Reviewer Lydia Harris says of BEREFT:
“Gidney’s storytelling abilities, complemented by his deftness with words and strong writing skills, result in an outstanding contribution to the young adult genre. The believably realized characters, strong description, and relevant knowledge of the adolescent experience, when combined with his willingness to take on the “hard” controversial issues facing today’s youth’s marks him as an author to watch. Undoubtedly his future work will be even more rewarding for readers”
Read the rest of this great review over at Lambda Literary Online.
Gidney’s storytelling abilities, complemented by his deftness with words and strong writing skills, result in an outstanding contribution to the young adult genre. The believably realized characters, strong description, and relevant knowledge of the adolescent experience, when combined with his willingness to take on the “hard” controversial issues facing today’s youth’s marks him as an author to watch. Undoubtedly his future work will be even more rewarding for readers. – See more at: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/24/bereft-by-craig-laurance-gidney/#sthash.ZCCNJcDy.dpuf
Gidney’s storytelling abilities, complemented by his deftness with words and strong writing skills, result in an outstanding contribution to the young adult genre. The believably realized characters, strong description, and relevant knowledge of the adolescent experience, when combined with his willingness to take on the “hard” controversial issues facing today’s youth’s marks him as an author to watch. Undoubtedly his future work will be even more rewarding for readers. – See more at: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/24/bereft-by-craig-laurance-gidney/#sthash.ZCCNJcDy.dpuf
Gidney’s storytelling abilities, complemented by his deftness with words and strong writing skills, result in an outstanding contribution to the young adult genre. The believably realized characters, strong description, and relevant knowledge of the adolescent experience, when combined with his willingness to take on the “hard” controversial issues facing today’s youth’s marks him as an author to watch. Undoubtedly his future work will be even more rewarding for readers. – See more at: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/24/bereft-by-craig-laurance-gidney/#sthash.ZCCNJcDy.dpuf
Gidney’s storytelling abilities, complemented by his deftness with words and strong writing skills, result in an outstanding contribution to the young adult genre. The believably realized characters, strong description, and relevant knowledge of the adolescent experience, when combined with his willingness to take on the “hard” controversial issues facing today’s youth’s marks him as an author to watch. Undoubtedly his future work will be even more rewarding for readers. – See more at: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/24/bereft-by-craig-laurance-gidney/#sthash.ZCCNJcDy.dpuf
Craig Laurance Gidney 
That’s fabulous!! Congrats! I just bought what looks like the last copy on Amazon. It looks like an amazing book.
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Thanks for supporting my writing. I hope you enjoy the book.
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