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Silent Fugitive:
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What people say about the Silent Fugitive series:
My Fugitive and Voice of a Silent Fugitive are parallel accounts, told from opposite perspectives. The story moves slowly out of necessity, but it doesn’t feel slow: Dostoevsky could take a lesson from Stephanie. It moves slowly when it needs to, and picks up the pace when appropriate, much like anything by Tom Clancy. The internal monologue will be familiar to anyone who’s read the Jack Ryan series as essential to telling the story. It may only encompass a few days, but it’s an immersive experience; you don’t want to put the book down. For both books in the series, prepare to have your heart violently torn from your chest. Simply put, read the books.
- Scott Williams
Wow. I REALLY enjoyed this book! I must admit that once I started reading this story, I couldn't put it down. Well, I didn't want to to put it down. It pulled me into this wartime environment that I hope to never have to experience. Yet, despite the awfulness of the environment, the author successfully tells a story of love, self-realization, and strength.
The story is told from the perspective of the main character. She is a strong-willed woman who struggles to save herself and an injured man in the most dire of settings. She self-identifies as a caregiver, one who saves, heals, and nurtures--a strong woman character most women, on some level, can relate to. I felt as if I had a front row seat as her perceptions and emotions unfolded in her mind. They took me with her. The story moved me. I found myself still thinking about it hours after I finished the book.
My Fugitive is very well crafted and well formatted. It is refreshing to read a novel for the Kindle that is free of distracting grammatical and spelling errors. I highly recommend reading this novel if you like good writing. It is very well done!
I liked this book so much I sent a gift copy to my mom. Looking forward to part 2!
- Kindle Customer
The story is told from the perspective of the main character. She is a strong-willed woman who struggles to save herself and an injured man in the most dire of settings. She self-identifies as a caregiver, one who saves, heals, and nurtures--a strong woman character most women, on some level, can relate to. I felt as if I had a front row seat as her perceptions and emotions unfolded in her mind. They took me with her. The story moved me. I found myself still thinking about it hours after I finished the book.
My Fugitive is very well crafted and well formatted. It is refreshing to read a novel for the Kindle that is free of distracting grammatical and spelling errors. I highly recommend reading this novel if you like good writing. It is very well done!
I liked this book so much I sent a gift copy to my mom. Looking forward to part 2!
- Kindle Customer
I found "My Fugitive" to be a moving read that intrigued me as much with its writing style as it did with its plot.
The story, which takes place in a world thrown upside-down by disaster and war, examines human cruelty but more essentially looks at the natural instinct to care for people in need. And it does so in a touching way that seems somehow deeply familiar.
The author uses a unique style of first-person narrative that quickly hooks you in, creating a sense of daze illustrated through the disaster-torn mind-set of the main character. The story then unfolds in a dark world through that character's feelings and emotions.
I found myself studying the writing, which at times borders on poetry, as I read along, and I have since gone back to look at parts. The style is not only unique but is thoroughly polished and natural.
"My Fugitive" was recommended by a friend and I will certainly recommend it to others. The author apparently is also working on a unique form of a sequel, which I look forward to reading, as well. This book is a moving read and also a smooth one.
- J. Sailors
The story, which takes place in a world thrown upside-down by disaster and war, examines human cruelty but more essentially looks at the natural instinct to care for people in need. And it does so in a touching way that seems somehow deeply familiar.
The author uses a unique style of first-person narrative that quickly hooks you in, creating a sense of daze illustrated through the disaster-torn mind-set of the main character. The story then unfolds in a dark world through that character's feelings and emotions.
I found myself studying the writing, which at times borders on poetry, as I read along, and I have since gone back to look at parts. The style is not only unique but is thoroughly polished and natural.
"My Fugitive" was recommended by a friend and I will certainly recommend it to others. The author apparently is also working on a unique form of a sequel, which I look forward to reading, as well. This book is a moving read and also a smooth one.
- J. Sailors
First sentence starts innocently and then in a whirr you're engulfed in God knows what. The main character is "lying on a wall" and we don't know if it's a male or female.
As the character starts moving through the rubble a head injury is revealed. We get a glimpse into the character's morality because he/she promises to help those if they're in need or skate by unnoticed if they're not in need.
Did an earthquake fell the building? Was it a suicide bomber or terrorist? Was it a missile from a precision military strike?
We soon discover the main character seems to be a civilian assessing the situation. She creeps into a room with 2 dead soldiers, a man tied to a chair who seems to have been tortured. I guess she's a woman because the character says "his dark eyes are deep inside my soul". I don't see a man ever saying that.
The chapters are short and quickly readable which I like. The suspense remains because even into chapter 3 the female character is a mystery. No name even given yet. She seems to be a caretaker or nurse who lost her parents long ago.
She feels the Florence Nightingale syndrome but doesn't have the experience, confidence or a mentor to tell her whether to trust, embrace or even indulge these urges. The reader twists and turns with her as she struggles through this emotional minefield.
It sucks you in and doesn't let go until you find out what happens. Does she continue to fight her feelings or does she release and indulge them?
I'd give it 4.5 stars if that rating was possible. The only thing I didn't like were parts of the book where body language was described in detail with lots of adjectives. But some readers enjoy when an author paints a vivid word picture so I chalk that up to my own reading style.
I enjoyed how easy it was to read and highly recommend it.
- Clint Evans
As the character starts moving through the rubble a head injury is revealed. We get a glimpse into the character's morality because he/she promises to help those if they're in need or skate by unnoticed if they're not in need.
Did an earthquake fell the building? Was it a suicide bomber or terrorist? Was it a missile from a precision military strike?
We soon discover the main character seems to be a civilian assessing the situation. She creeps into a room with 2 dead soldiers, a man tied to a chair who seems to have been tortured. I guess she's a woman because the character says "his dark eyes are deep inside my soul". I don't see a man ever saying that.
The chapters are short and quickly readable which I like. The suspense remains because even into chapter 3 the female character is a mystery. No name even given yet. She seems to be a caretaker or nurse who lost her parents long ago.
She feels the Florence Nightingale syndrome but doesn't have the experience, confidence or a mentor to tell her whether to trust, embrace or even indulge these urges. The reader twists and turns with her as she struggles through this emotional minefield.
It sucks you in and doesn't let go until you find out what happens. Does she continue to fight her feelings or does she release and indulge them?
I'd give it 4.5 stars if that rating was possible. The only thing I didn't like were parts of the book where body language was described in detail with lots of adjectives. But some readers enjoy when an author paints a vivid word picture so I chalk that up to my own reading style.
I enjoyed how easy it was to read and highly recommend it.
- Clint Evans
This isn't the sort of genre I usually read, but I still can't deny a well-written story when I see one. My Fugitiveflows very well; in places it takes on the feeling of a prose-poem, consistent in its references to the story of the Beachwalker. As you read, it eventually pulls you in and makes you care about its characters. I read the majority of it in a single sitting, because I wanted to know what would happen, and by the end, the story had touched me enough that I almost started to cry. In short, grab your nearest box of tissues and give My Fugitive a read. ;)
- Samantha
- Samantha
Stephanie O'Brien is a new author to watch. My Fugitive is captivating like Jack London's To Build A Fire- she pulls you into her character's experience in an unforgettable way. Ms. O'Brien's intuitive skill shines in this work. -Lorraine Pursell, MA, BCET, Global Parent Mentor, yourkidslovinglife.com
- Lorraine Pursell
- Lorraine Pursell
This is one of those books that you don't want to put down! It touched a deep place within me that yearned for recognition. She has truly captured the heart and dilemma of those who have given above and beyond the call of duty. This is a must read!!
- Tracy O'Brien
- Tracy O'Brien