RaveThe Cullman TimesBarbara Borland has been more than once in serious contention for major writing awards — an Edgar best novel finalist, a peer contest, among those — and her most recent novel, The Force of Such Beauty, is a case in point ... Turning upside down the typical girl-prince dichotomy, Caroline is certainly no passive princess in this thriller masquerading none-to-subtly as a deep introspective on our notions of privilege, station, womanhood and marriage. The messages are not lost, but enhanced in this haunting, smart satire.
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
PositiveMountain Times... a deeply introspective monologue that will satisfy some, horrify others and leave the rest of us looking from the outside in. If that sounds like a mouthful, it’s because it is. It’s not just that Savage Tongues is a cerebral read ... Largely eschewing plot and other narrative conventions, the story progresses through inner revelations, leaving the reader only brief gasps within a claustrophobic tale ... Those who have lived through abuse will find either solace or torment in the pages of this revealing novel. Others will find understanding—a beginning comprehension of the attempt to voice the excavation of profound pain.
