A Five-Star Review – for Fifteen First Times: Beginnings: A Collection of Indelible Firsts by D.G. Kaye

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I’m delighted to share my latest review, for D.G. Kaye’s new book: Fifteen First Times: Beginnings: A Collection of Indelible Firsts.

I’m no longer writing reviews on Amazon, because my last three were rejected without a clear explanation, so I’ve decided to leave them alone for a while. I’ll just be posting reviews on Goodreads and Bookbub for the time being.

Fifteen First Times: Beginnings: A Collection of Indelible Firsts by D.G. Kaye

What Amazon Says

This book is a collection of stories about some of Kaye’s first-time experiences with life’s most natural events. Told through the intimate conversational writing we’ve come to know from this author, poignant personal steppingstones to learning moments are revealed. She encompasses the heart of each matter with sincerity and sprinkled inflections of humor.

From first kiss to first car to walking in the desert with four-inch heels, Kaye’s short coming-of-age stories take us through her awakenings and important moments of growth, often without warning. Some good and some not, life lessons are learned through trial and error, winging it, and navigating by the seat of her pants.

My Review

5 Stars – a pleasure to read

I loved D.G. Kaye’s new book and it even exceeded my high expectations. I’ve enjoyed books by this author before – she has a great talent for writing highly entertaining stories. This is a heart-warming collection of fifteen stories about significant firsts in her life, mainly from her early years. Kaye regarded these as “her compass for life, setting up the direction for whom and how I’d become me.”

Every story was so easy to relate to and touched a chord with me, bringing back memories of my own life. They all tugged at the heart-strings and were told with a great deal of humour and common sense, showing a wonderful zest for life. The author is not afraid to shy away from some very difficult subjects, such as her first, very traumatic experiences with menstruation.

I enjoyed all of the stories, but my special favourites were:

Crazy Diets

My First Kiss – Yuck!

First Broken Heart

My First Apartment.

Most touching of all was the final story – a heartbreaking tribute to her beloved husband.

This was a joy to read, and I give it a resounding five stars.

Thank you for stopping by. My name is Toni Pike, a multi-genre author who loves writing thrillers for adults, non-fiction, and hilarious books for children.

I’m the author of LINDA’S MIDLIFE CRISIS, DESOLATION BLUFF, DEAD DRY HEART and The Jotham Fletcher Mystery Thriller Series: THE MAGUS COVENANT, THE ROCK OF MAGUS, THE MAGUS EPIPHANY and HOLY SPEAR OF MAGUS.

The Brody Cody Series is for children aged 6-9: BRODY CODY AND THE STEPMOTHER FROM OUTER SPACE and BRODY CODY AND THE HAUNTED VACATION HOUSE.

I’m also the author of two non-fiction books. THE ONE WAY DIET is a no-nonsense guide to losing weight and HAPPY TRAVELS 101 is a short book of travel tips.

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38 thoughts on “A Five-Star Review – for Fifteen First Times: Beginnings: A Collection of Indelible Firsts by D.G. Kaye”

  2. Jane Sturgeon

    Toni, a lovely review for Debby’s book, which I loved too. Debby has a way of getting to the heart of our first events in life and her tribute to G is heartbreaking and beautifully written. xx 💗

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  5. Carol Balawyder

    Toni, I totally agree with with you that Debby writes entertaining books and easy to relate to. I also felt that her tribute to her beloved husband was very heartbreaking. I loved this book and all of her books. ❤

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  6. dgkaye

    Thank you so much Toni, for reading, and taking the time to write this most beautiful review for my book. I am truly humbled at what you took from my stories and I’m so glad they touched you too. Thank you so much. I will be sharing yours and some other beautiful reviews I came across while away, upon my return. Hugs ❤ xx

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  8. D. Wallace Peach

    I really enjoyed this read too, Toni, even the experiences that were different from mine were great fun and oddly relatable. I guess the trials of growing up resonate. The Christmas tree and the hair coloring were my favs. Congrats to Debby for the wonderful review.

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