Review: Filled with deep feeling & beautifully written!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2012
"One Hit Wonder" by the tremendously gifted Denyse Cohen is a novel that should appeal to a wide variety of readers. While the plot itself is intriguing enough on its own terms and the personality of Audrey (the main character)is clearly and vividly portrayed, what I personally found to be the most striking aspect of this novel was its moments of superb descriptive writing.In keeping with the subject matter, there are appropriately sections of dialogue that sound casual, realistic, and down-to-earth; but then, in startling contrast, you come across a passage like this: "Adrenaline still ran in her veins like a lizard on hot asphalt." This sentence alone, in my estimation, reveals the depth of Ms Cohen's talent in her ability to write vivid descriptive passages.Then, when the author tells us how Audrey is feeling while in the embrace of the man she's in love with, an allusion to the Earth tilting back on its axis elicited a strong emotional response from this reader.I did think that the Epilogue could have been shortened just a tiny bit, but by that point, I was obviously already taken in by the events and lives of the characters I'd been enjoying reading about.Please note: A copy of this novel was kindly provided to me by the author herself.