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Anna's Visions
Anna Morgan is a seer who sees visions of impending doom for her granddaughter, Tori Hicks, the day Tori is born. Through the years, she experiences more unnerving visions, but she can’t put the pieces together and figure out how to save Tori. Tori is an only child coming of age in a small town in Kentucky where no one locks their doors and everyone knows everyone. From her earliest childhood, she has lived a fairytale life along with her best friend, Jill. When she and Jill enter high school, Tori meets Wesley Asner, the love of her life. But when tragedy strikes, Tori and Wesley find their lives torn apart. Broken-hearted and desperate for a change, Tori sneaks off to Florida for what she hopes will be a romantic adventure that will take her mind off Wesley. On the beach, she meets Cody Baxter, a handsome young pharmacist who is hiding a dark and dangerous secret…
340 pages, Paperback
First published October 16, 2012
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April 12, 2013
Although I rarely read fiction, I bought a copy of “Anna’s Visions” by Joy Redmond. I found this to be a very good read, and difficult to put down! The story focuses on a grandmother’s love and devotion to her granddaughter. The grandmother, (Anna), has psychic abilities, seeing sometimes disturbing images, of events to unfold.
This story set in rural Kentucky, is earthy, with every emotion known……love, passion, intrigue, and mystery. Ms. Redmond has the ability to make the characters come alive in an exciting, and very realistic story. The story has many unexpected twists and turns, and one cannot wait to see how it all ends! What starts out as an idyllic tale of a Kentucky family, soon finds you on the edge of your seat. I recommend!! Dona Gayle
This story set in rural Kentucky, is earthy, with every emotion known……love, passion, intrigue, and mystery. Ms. Redmond has the ability to make the characters come alive in an exciting, and very realistic story. The story has many unexpected twists and turns, and one cannot wait to see how it all ends! What starts out as an idyllic tale of a Kentucky family, soon finds you on the edge of your seat. I recommend!! Dona Gayle
August 11, 2016
This books starts way back in time in rural Kentucky, just like the only other book I've read from Joy Redmond, Give Me Wings, and like that book, it delves deeply into characters who end up not being the main characters at all which certainly makes for surprises along the way, and you never know what's going to happen next or when a dramatic scene is going to occur.
I felt that the lead up to the drama and tension was taking quite a while, but then when it finally happened, I viewed it more positively as if it were a long runway that made the sudden change in the story that much more dramatic and compelling. By the time the story went out of state, I couldn't stop reading and read the second half of the book in one sitting..
On the bad side, there's the piss-poor job of editing provided by the publisher. I feel for the author since she had every right to expect her book to be tended to once the manuscript was in the publisher's hands. It wasn't her job to perfect the manuscript and create the finished, polished copy. It was theirs, and they failed. I would also guess that there were no editing sessions between the author and the editor to go over some plot points that needed improvement. I got the impression that a first draft was delivered, a quick proof-reading was done, and then the manuscript was sent to the printer. I hope the author regains her rights and has the opportunity to self-publish this title with the loving care she would've no doubt given it if she had been an indie author at the time of publishing.
I ended up being surprised by things when I didn't expect it, and not surprised when I feel that I should've been. I also feel that the author is reluctant to pull the reader's heartstrings. I reached a point near the end where I anticipated a scene that was going to make me cry, but then it's like we sort of jumped over the scene and then addressed it a little retrospectively. I remember feeling in Give Me Wings that there was a point where the author stuck the knife in, but didn't bother to twist it.
I'd like to see what Joy Redmond could do if she took the gloves off and really let us have it. I have no doubt she could score at least a TKO. But in the two books I've read so far, I get the sense she's holding back for some reason.
Bring it on, Redmond! We can take it! We want to take it.
:)
I felt that the lead up to the drama and tension was taking quite a while, but then when it finally happened, I viewed it more positively as if it were a long runway that made the sudden change in the story that much more dramatic and compelling. By the time the story went out of state, I couldn't stop reading and read the second half of the book in one sitting..
On the bad side, there's the piss-poor job of editing provided by the publisher. I feel for the author since she had every right to expect her book to be tended to once the manuscript was in the publisher's hands. It wasn't her job to perfect the manuscript and create the finished, polished copy. It was theirs, and they failed. I would also guess that there were no editing sessions between the author and the editor to go over some plot points that needed improvement. I got the impression that a first draft was delivered, a quick proof-reading was done, and then the manuscript was sent to the printer. I hope the author regains her rights and has the opportunity to self-publish this title with the loving care she would've no doubt given it if she had been an indie author at the time of publishing.
I ended up being surprised by things when I didn't expect it, and not surprised when I feel that I should've been. I also feel that the author is reluctant to pull the reader's heartstrings. I reached a point near the end where I anticipated a scene that was going to make me cry, but then it's like we sort of jumped over the scene and then addressed it a little retrospectively. I remember feeling in Give Me Wings that there was a point where the author stuck the knife in, but didn't bother to twist it.
I'd like to see what Joy Redmond could do if she took the gloves off and really let us have it. I have no doubt she could score at least a TKO. But in the two books I've read so far, I get the sense she's holding back for some reason.
Bring it on, Redmond! We can take it! We want to take it.
:)
August 30, 2013
"Anna's Visions" is a beautiful story of Anna and her family, their love, friendships, tragedies and triumphs. Anna has a remarkable seer gift, a hereditary trait skipping every two generations in her family. With a touch here and vision there, Anna's gift allows her glimpses of a seemingly predestined future beyond her control. Thus, her gift is both a blessing and a source of pain.
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