Thanks for the review, Timothy. You've sold me Judas Tree  Downloaded and on my reading list.

I was looking for something totally different to read when I came across this story. After I started to read it I couldn´t stop until I got to the end. It is a great story even if it is sad and sometimes very hard to read. I still have the next two parts to read. 

What a wonderful storyline and characters!!!! The writing is beautiful, emotions raw and genuine. I fell in love with Simon and Dustin and cant wait to see what's next. I highly recommend reading all three. Thanks AC for sharing this with us! and Timothy M for reviewing it.

Timothy, that was a fantastic review! You know, when you're editing a piece of work, you're so busy concentrating on the editing and making sure the story flows and there's continuity, etc., that you don't really have time to stop and think of what all these situations mean for the characters.

I want to read this story all over again just from reading your review. It is a terrific story and AC is a wonderful storyteller. Plus I'm also learning a lot about Christianity. lol Pretty good for a Jewish girl like me.

Simon is adorable and he's learning many life lessons at such young ages. He's a sweet and gentle kid that anyone would be lucky to call a friend.

A great review, Tim.  Entices one to read the story without giving any of the plot twists away.  I'm working through Novella III now, and am being battered by so many emnotions, but it's a story you can't stop until the end--and it is well worth it!

As I already said to AC, this story is a revelation. The skill with which AC evokes emotions and thoughts and memories is astonishing. There are so many brilliant and mesmerizing authors on this site but there is no one quite like AC. He tells a story in his own unique way...he draws you in and grabs a hold on you that you don't want relinquished. I approached this story with trepidation because I thought the subject matter was something to be avoided. I am glad to say that I was so wrong. I really think that Simon and Dustin will live with me forever. There is an innocence in their characters that illuminates their story even when surrounded by vileness, evil and injustice. I will be forever grateful for being allowed to take this journey with Simon and through him, Dustin and all the other characters. The great thing for me is that after three novellas, there is still more to come. In case you haven't guessed, I highly recommend this to everyone who appreciates a story that will leave a lasting impression. Cheers...Gary

My Gosh! You are all so kind...

Since I am allowed to 'quote,' I will try to thank each of you individually

[but, give me a little time, lol]

Thanks for the review, Timothy. You've sold me Judas Tree  Downloaded and on my reading list.

Rano, thanks, and I hope your list is a short one  

I was looking for something totally different to read when I came across this story. After I started to read it I couldn´t stop until I got to the end. It is a great story even if it is sad and sometimes very hard to read. I still have the next two parts to read. 

Thank you, Suvitar. Your reviews for Judas Tree were great, and I was happily surprised you read the whole piece, even though you had started out looking for something 'light.' 

I've read the first two and have the third on my list.  It's a great series.  Definitely worth the read. 

That you, Valkyrie71! Your support means a lot to me.

What a wonderful storyline and characters!!!! The writing is beautiful, emotions raw and genuine. I fell in love with Simon and Dustin and cant wait to see what's next. I highly recommend reading all three. Thanks AC for sharing this with us! and Timothy M for reviewing it.

Thank you, Cole! You flattered me by sitting down and reading the first three novellas in basically one sitting. That is a great honor to me, and humbling too. I hope the last two can complete the series in a way will still leave you wanting more  

Timothy, that was a fantastic review! You know, when you're editing a piece of work, you're so busy concentrating on the editing and making sure the story flows and there's continuity, etc., that you don't really have time to stop and think of what all these situations mean for the characters.

 

I want to read this story all over again just from reading your review. It is a terrific story and AC is a wonderful storyteller. Plus I'm also learning a lot about Christianity. lol Pretty good for a Jewish girl like me.

 

Simon is adorable and he's learning many life lessons at such young ages. He's a sweet and gentle kid that anyone would be lucky to call a friend.

Dearest Lisa - so much of the strength of this series comes from your forbearance with my sometimes (that is, often) over-reaching text and foibles that you try to reign in. And also from your insight and suggestions. I do not know if you remember the advise or not, but the way you reacted to the climax of From the Depths helped me gauge the way to fine tune Simon's lonely thoughts after the lunch lady returns to school. Both Simon and I owe you a lot.

Love you!         

A great review, Tim.  Entices one to read the story without giving any of the plot twists away.  I'm working through Novella III now, and am being battered by so many emnotions, but it's a story you can't stop until the end--and it is well worth it!

I'm sorry, ColumbusGuy to have made you cry, but the truth is, these novellas make me cry too, even if i just 'pop in' to try and edit them. I am glad and relieved you liked the resolution to From the Depths, and I hope you will not mind following Simon into his 7th and 8th grades for the final two stories. They should please you, and restore your faith in Simon's still-growing heart. He is not quite a kid anymore, after what he did to Dustin, and he knows it.   

As I already said to AC, this story is a revelation. The skill with which AC evokes emotions and thoughts and memories is astonishing. There are so many brilliant and mesmerizing authors on this site but there is no one quite like AC. He tells a story in his own unique way...he draws you in and grabs a hold on you that you don't want relinquished. I approached this story with trepidation because I thought the subject matter was something to be avoided. I am glad to say that I was so wrong. I really think that Simon and Dustin will live with me forever. There is an innocence in their characters that illuminates their story even when surrounded by vileness, evil and injustice. I will be forever grateful for being allowed to take this journey with Simon and through him, Dustin and all the other characters. The great thing for me is that after three novellas, there is still more to come. In case you haven't guessed, I highly recommend this to everyone who appreciates a story that will leave a lasting impression. Cheers...Gary

Yes Gary, I strove so hard to be evocative, and conjure up the flavor of what it was actually like to be a ten year old boy the summer that Star Wars came out. But, to that end, I also did not want to turn a blind eye that many 'bad things' that happened to kids when we were young. I hope times have changed in that regard today.

Thank you for all of your many and wonderful reviews for the entire series. I should begin uploading the fourth novellas of the series shortly.   

And Timothy M - thank you.

You appeared like a ray of summer warmth when I was feeling very cold and lonely. Just as I was facing the daunting prospects of writing the fourth novella of the series, and feeling pretty hopeless that Simon would ever get any sympathetic readings, you found From the Depths. From your very first review, you gave me hope. In a phrase, you got it, and you got it so well and so entirely that you really took my breath away. With that bit of encouragement I had renewed motivation and determination to make the last two entries in the series as good as if not better that the first three. As I have said to you, that when I needed encouragement the most, you were there. And I do not believe in accidents.

With all of that in mind, I hope you understand how emotional and sincere I am when I write these simple words: thank you for everything.      

Thank you, Renee Stevens, for shepherding this review through the process and helping Tim in so many ways. Your time and support are greatly valued and appreciated by yours truly

Also, thank you to all who have read Timothy M's review. Please be sure to let him know that he produced a fantastic review, and that he's just an awesome person in general    

Thank you, Renee Stevens, for shepherding this review through the process and helping Tim in so many ways. Your time and support are greatly valued and appreciated by yours truly

You are most welcome, AC!  I'm happy to have been able to be of whatever help I could and I am glad to see how well received it has been. 

Aww shucks AC, now you have me from all the praise. It was no more than what you and your story deserved.

I read the first book of the Judas Tree, so far.. it left me speechless and frankly wordless. I managed to write a review. The was written by someone with exceptional talent, crafted, created, it was beyond beautiful. It touched me deeply.. 

I read the first book of the Judas Tree, so far.. it left me speechless and frankly wordless. I managed to write a review. The was written by someone with exceptional talent, crafted, created, it was beyond beautiful. It touched me deeply.. 

Thank you, Tim. You offer me high praise indeed, and I know it comes from your heart.

I read the first book of the Judas Tree, so far.. it left me speechless and frankly wordless. I managed to write a review. The was written by someone with exceptional talent, crafted, created, it was beyond beautiful. It touched me deeply.. 

Thanks for leaving a comment here too, tim. I know you found Judas Tree by yourself, but I can see from your reviews that you agree with my opinion of the story.