We can't believe all of the thoughtful emails we have received from so many people who have read The Running Waves! We are thankful and truly humbled. We wanted to create something real that might not always be pretty but always truthful and in the end would entertain and maybe even teach a few lessons in life. One being - Enjoy what you are!

So, to those people who have sent us emails and Facebook messages and all of the other readers who have enjoyed the book we thank you. But we still do need your help. We hope if reading The Running Waves was a positive experience you will write a quick or even long review. Good reviews from readers is what is going to help our little book become known nationwide. We have an amazing publisher who has believed in us, but the reality is she and we don't have big money marketing campaigns, but after reading those emails and messages we realized we might not need them. Yes, right now, we are "the little engine that could", but we know the power of our readers' words will get us over that mountain!

Thank You,
Ted and Seton

Jake from Somerville, MA

13/07/10 18:46 Filed in: Reviews

This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster, the likes of which I've never experienced before. The characters came to life for me, mostly through the amazing dialogue, which felt so natural and free that I could see the characters acting them out in my mind. The twists and turns of the plot kept me reading this book for three days straight. The use of music in the book was a creative twist that I appreciated because I was able to discover new music while travelling on the journey with these characters.

I think Running Waves is a crucial read for any adolescent, or parent of one, to get an idea of the pain that substance abuse can cause families and friends and its connection to loss. The book is an amazing depiction of the lives of many of our youth who are confronting some very dangerous years and the repercussions from those years. Parents would be well-advised to read the story told in The Running Waves and see how much of it relates to their own kids.

I want to thank the Murphy brothers for telling a tale that speaks for so many of us, here and departed, and for shedding light on issues that are so often kept in the dark.

asdfasdf