tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post2711100590753097234..comments2024-01-29T08:16:59.673-08:00Comments on In one eye, out the other...: Never trust a monk—or a publisherSusan Tunishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-51869381636730070352023-08-01T13:15:55.957-07:002023-08-01T13:15:55.957-07:00Just finished the trilogy and loved them all. Just...Just finished the trilogy and loved them all. Just like yourself i googled Ruin hence the reason im writting this as its where i found your blog 😂😂😂Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-89578003885306017802021-05-23T00:29:14.937-07:002021-05-23T00:29:14.937-07:00Page 141, decided to Google Ruin, citadel etc, ver...Page 141, decided to Google Ruin, citadel etc, very excited. Now, very disappointed but laughing as I too, have been duped! Brilliant book so far, too good as I can't put it down!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729084106013343893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-58289316626495664842018-03-22T17:58:04.348-07:002018-03-22T17:58:04.348-07:00Just started reading a few days ago and am enjoyin...Just started reading a few days ago and am enjoying it..it goes at a good pace which i like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-45102600058473430432017-09-16T04:02:30.463-07:002017-09-16T04:02:30.463-07:00Half way thru Sanctus and yes googled Ruin. Lookin...Half way thru Sanctus and yes googled Ruin. Looking forward to a great read. Try Solomon Creed Toynes more recent book. GreatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-1767368235962169422017-01-15T22:42:23.517-08:002017-01-15T22:42:23.517-08:00Have absolutely enjoyed Sanctus, cannot wait to no...Have absolutely enjoyed Sanctus, cannot wait to now start the second one. Has kept me wanting to find out what happens and cant put the book down. thanks for such a great book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-58947855052510973152016-10-26T17:16:20.872-07:002016-10-26T17:16:20.872-07:00Just finished Sanctus in 3 days, couldn't put ...Just finished Sanctus in 3 days, couldn't put it down. I also googled Citadel and almost floored me that it's fictional. Haven't read a book in ages and I must say, it was good! Looking forward to getting my hands on the 2nd book. Good one Mr. Toyne!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353625484859630680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-2830816791918001242016-04-23T13:37:25.045-07:002016-04-23T13:37:25.045-07:00So did I, until I read this Blog; I am only half-w...So did I, until I read this Blog; I am only half-way through the book, but I had to check out the authenticity of the Citadel. I am disappointed that the setting is not real, but the book is so far intriguing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-18341003455678352152015-12-09T08:44:20.334-08:002015-12-09T08:44:20.334-08:00I should know by now that if Barnes and Noble is ...I should know by now that if Barnes and Noble is giving a decent book away, that it's going to be a trilogy.. But, I'll just have to wait until the end to pass final judgment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-18749009456034217792015-10-29T22:11:36.086-07:002015-10-29T22:11:36.086-07:00Same here! Picked up a hard copy of Sanctus at th...Same here! Picked up a hard copy of Sanctus at the Salvation Army Store several days ago. Almost forgot to eat! Immediately ordered The Key and The Tower from Amazone as soon as I read the last page. Wow! Am now into half of The Key and just googled Ruin (as you all did! :-) And here we all are, Susan, brought together by this marvelous author and your wonderful review! Kudos to both!Michele Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900497924039371288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-63726343746355110482015-10-17T12:23:51.062-07:002015-10-17T12:23:51.062-07:00Yes, I wondered if it was a real place as well. I...Yes, I wondered if it was a real place as well. I have only just started Sanctus and I am hooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-52931301371950517372015-10-17T12:23:32.114-07:002015-10-17T12:23:32.114-07:00Yes, I wondered if it was a real place as well. I...Yes, I wondered if it was a real place as well. I have only just started Sanctus and I am hooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-18297136427149371492015-09-05T18:20:34.744-07:002015-09-05T18:20:34.744-07:00I also, was fooled into googling Ruin, whilst read...I also, was fooled into googling Ruin, whilst reading this entertaining book.<br />I couldn,t help being reminded of the citadel or 'cite" in Midi, France, which does exist, from another excellent book "Labrynth" (Kate Moss) <br />Kudos to Simon Toyne,<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-67461642745445032732015-09-03T00:14:41.136-07:002015-09-03T00:14:41.136-07:00Just finished Sanctus and what an entertaining rea...Just finished Sanctus and what an entertaining read and Tyrone has a great way of making it believable. The pace keeps you interested, very interested. In reality this is an unbelievable story what makes it great is the fact that so many of us have researched the city of Ruin willing it to all be true. That shows the excellent talent of the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-6752503474135230552015-02-26T00:13:39.276-08:002015-02-26T00:13:39.276-08:00I've only just started it, so I appear to be a...I've only just started it, so I appear to be about three years behind the crowd. I'd not heard of this book until it popped up on a list of Nook options in an e-mail. I'm staying up far too late into the night because I can't make myself put it down. "I'll just finish this next chapter and then turn the light out." The next chapter becomes the next chapter and the next...well, you get the picture. I tried three times to read THE DAVINCI CODE before giving it up as a lost cause. I seem to be the only person between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans who didn't love it. Too bad, because I usually enjoy Dan Brown's work. Will I read the next two segments of Mr. Toyne's trilogy? Probably, but with reservations going in. I find that sequels often crash and burn. I hope that doesn't happen to Toyne's efforts because I'd like to think I've found a new favorite author.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289619870799445094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-87138975011164407862014-07-13T10:54:22.629-07:002014-07-13T10:54:22.629-07:00I was pleased to see how your review of Sanctus mi...I was pleased to see how your review of Sanctus mirrored my thoughts. Very hard to put down. Finished it quick and yet not sure I want to move on to books 2 & 3. I did want to know more about the twins' lives before they separated, since you mentioned it. I loved how everything came together at the end of this book, and of course, I too searched for the mystical city of Ruin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-14897804496773659272014-05-04T02:41:40.044-07:002014-05-04T02:41:40.044-07:00I have just found this site and I love it. I heav...I have just found this site and I love it. I heave read Sanctus and have obtained a copy of the Key and am about to read it. I concur with your review. The small chapters kept the pace high, making the reader read just one more chapter even though they were out of time. I did google Ruin only to find I too had been suckered in to believing its existence. The story was not too patronising on the religious front, nor did it make out that religion is either a good or bad thing. It just exists. Great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-9716542701845536122013-12-19T21:50:38.634-08:002013-12-19T21:50:38.634-08:00Just want to admit finding you on Google too, Susa...Just want to admit finding you on Google too, Susan! Liked your comments, so I've bookmarked you and will read more of your blog as time permits! Thank you. :-})Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037143244270787600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-51189086351363966622013-08-26T03:07:20.586-07:002013-08-26T03:07:20.586-07:00Ha ha! Me too - brought up in a very strict RC fam...Ha ha! Me too - brought up in a very strict RC family and just googled Ruin as I thought I had been dragged to/educated of every religious site on the planet and couldn't work out which one it was!!! Simon Toyne must be very chuffed with himself - what a credit to his writing abilities.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-36951671079940879032013-08-07T04:39:30.330-07:002013-08-07T04:39:30.330-07:00It's comical how many people found this blog g...It's comical how many people found this blog googling a fictitious place! Even more comically, I'm one of them! I'm glad I found such a charming corner of the net though, very serendipitous :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921925880161365097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-42219620721147242192013-08-06T15:31:52.644-07:002013-08-06T15:31:52.644-07:00Half way point. I had to put the book down, and lo...Half way point. I had to put the book down, and look for flights to Ruin. Also fooled. Very good read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-82016885255191458782013-07-11T11:21:18.259-07:002013-07-11T11:21:18.259-07:00The book was enjoyable, but I think the Breath of ...The book was enjoyable, but I think the Breath of God is a better religious thriller. Have to admit I just googled Ruin Turkey and that is how I came across this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-33643279350856663452013-06-27T19:23:21.219-07:002013-06-27T19:23:21.219-07:00Well, you are correct. I started Sanctus two week...Well, you are correct. I started Sanctus two weeks ago (thanks to my father's gift of the book to me.) I hesitated in starting to read it because it was a bit long for an easy "day" read. (I am a working Mother with two boys, 8 and 12, and a 39 year old husband, so time is a bit limited. <br /><br />I picked it up and read the raving reviews and decided to dive. I honestly couldn't stop. I ordered The Key and The Tower off of Amazon to be delivered to my kindle app, that I don't much use, but was sooooo worth it. I was completely sucked in by this trilogy and finished it in it's entirety last night. I completely believed that the Ruins and the Citidel (though I questioned my education since I had not heard of them before) were completely real. <br /><br />This story, in its entirety, just rocked. I loved, loved, loved it and hope he writes again. I am stunned by the creativity and the story in whole. Just loved it and couldn't put it down. Late night reads for me. Highly recommend and honestly, I fell in love with all of the characters differently than I did with my very favorite Angels and Demons book, which is saying something. Maybe I was just ready for a nice new tromp through this kind of story. <br /><br />Thank you, Mr. Toyne, if you are reading this. I loved every one of your books and have a hard time even separating the experience since I was lucky enough to have started this adventure with all three books published. Could not put it down!!!!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935285971632421113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-42807998672355759912013-06-24T06:09:38.119-07:002013-06-24T06:09:38.119-07:00I was halfway through the book when I HAD TO GOOGL...I was halfway through the book when I HAD TO GOOGLE FOR RUIN TURKEY. I found your blog near the top. I like it. VinceP1974https://www.blogger.com/profile/14213974096172795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-75165843620814110072013-06-13T07:13:04.312-07:002013-06-13T07:13:04.312-07:00the whole point in any novel is a)lure the reader ...the whole point in any novel is a)lure the reader in b)keep them intrigued c)at the end have them wanting more .Simon Toyne does it in spades so be gratefull 4 his trilogy or not !!!!!!!billybobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-38972290699509189402013-05-21T14:29:26.125-07:002013-05-21T14:29:26.125-07:00Not only did I read and get intrigued to Google Ru...Not only did I read and get intrigued to Google Ruin but I had to deal with a personal glitch in my Nook that kept taking me back to the beginning. Strange and inspiring as much of my own inheritrd dogma. I will read the rest of this trilogy. What a wonderful and dangerous imagination has Mr. Toyne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com