**** “People Pick” 4 out of 4 stars review ****
“Harrington’s first novel makes a powerful statement against the war without pointing fingers. There are thousands of American kids like Alice, facing down their teen years with a parent gone to war. Her story is harrowing and heartbreaking, but it reads like truth.”
** Sue Corbett, People Magazine, July 4, 2011
“Move over, Scout. Meet smart, plucky, funny Alice Bliss. …. I loved this book the way I loved To Kill A Mockingbird…”
**Charlotte Gordon, June 6, 2011
“You won’t see Iraq in these pages. Laura Harrington is too smart to go there. She stays with the people left behind, with home fires that burn dimly. Her book, in the end, really isn’t about this war. It’s about kids and fathers, about growing up with decent values and then being shaken hard and having to figure it out from there. It’s a very fine book, and if rips your heart out, that’s not a bad thing.”
**Jesse Kornbluth, Head Butler, June 16, 2011
“As I started this review, I wished I had a rating system in place to adequately express how special Laura Harrington’s Alice Bliss is. If I went by stars, I’d give it twelve. If I used thumbs to express approval, I’d put up all my fingers, too.”
**Elyse Dinh-McCrillis @ PopCultureNerd, June 15, 2011
“Alice Bliss is one of those rare gems of a read that will remain with the reader for a long long time to come.”
**Jason Godbaut @braincandybookreviews.com
“Possibly the best book I’ve read this year.”
**Katie Noah Gibson@ katieleigh.wordpress.com
“Although Alice Bliss is a fictional character, the story is an accurate representation of what so many military families have endured over the last ten years of war. Heartbreaking yet optimistic, the book gives the audience a behind-the-scenes look at life on the home front, a glimpse of the other side of war that the public eye rarely sees.”
** Wife on the Rollercoaster @ ridingtherollercoaster.com
“These characters were so well drawn, they were part of the 1% like me. I’ve met that woman at an FRG meeting, I’ve seen that teenager slumped in the halls of the schools we meet in, I’ve read their cries for help on Facebook and on blogs, I’ve met them at conferences. I’d like everyone else to meet them – especially the other 99%.
** LAW (liberal army wife) @ leftface.wordpress.com
“This is one of those books that changes your life forever… Alice Bliss is a marvelous debut novel by author, Laura Harrington. This brilliant novel is definitely in my Top Ten books ever read.”
**Danielle Smith, July 1, 2011
“…a beautifully wrought tale of a young girl growing up in small-town America during our most recent years of craziness and warfare — and all that this does to one family.”
**Jana Siciliano, August 4, 2011 @Bookreporter.com
“Laura Harrington is a fantastic storyteller … Alice quickly became one of my favorite teenage protagonists…. Alice’s story is an important one. Highly recommended.”**Carrie K, June 210, 2011 @ Books and Movies
***** 5 out of 5 stars *****
“This book will be one of those books that will last for generations and will be read again and again.”
**Lori Caswell, June 5, 2011 @dollycas.blogspot.com
“This amazing novel may become a classic in the vein of To Kill a Mockingbird or Catcher in the Rye.”
** Marilyn Beebe, June 8, 2011 @marilyn-stuff.blogspot.com
“This brilliant novel is definitely in my Top Ten books ever read.”
** Danielle, July 1, 2011 @chicklitreviews.com
“One of the best I’ve read in the past few years.”
** Melanie K @ArmyWifeNetwork