A beautiful review was just posted on Masticadores Philippines by Rowena “Winnie” Suarez. Winnie, I am so touched by your words. How can you read this review and not be emotionally affected? You poured your heart and soul into it! Thank you for the time and effort you put into writing such sweet, tender words about my book. Here’s an excerpt from Winnie’s review:

“(Joni) possesses a strong and beautiful soul. Some individuals who have experienced similar trauma might not have survived her ordeal. I extend my deepest admiration to her for sharing every aspect of herself through her exquisite prose and poetry.”

Winnie’s amazing book, “SWEETBRIAR,” also kept me emotionally entangled and brought tears of empathy. We are writers sharing our pain and sorrow while a river of tears runs down our cheeks. I know that when my book brings tears, just as hers certainly did for me. We have shared our truth, no matter how hard and painful, in hopes of helping even one other person. My review of her book can be found here.

Thank you, Winnie, for posting such a beautiful review, and thank you, Michelle, not only for posting this review and supporting my book, but for continuing to support our writing community. Thank you as well to the broader Masticadores community for supporting authors and artists around the world! To read the full review, please click here or go to the embedded link below.

To pick up my book, “One Petal At A Time,” please click here for the Amazon link, and to pick up Rowena’s book, please click here. Both books are available in paperback and Kindle formats.