Five stars! San Francisco Book Review (August 2014)?
A life-altering coming-of-age story filled with magic and imagination.
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Five Stars! Midwest Reviews, Diane Donovan (May 2014)?
Those seeking powerful . . . sagas will find it engrossing.
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No BS Reviews in New World Authors, by Nick LeVar (June 2014)?
This was one of the best novels I've read in a long time. It is a fast, easy read, and if you wish you had the nerve to live out the fantasy of your favorite characters, you would like Finding Sagrado, a title I highly recommend!
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Outstanding, Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards (2014)?
A heart-warming story of a teen who . . . lives his dream and learns life lessons at the same time. It is a thoroughly enjoyable yarn, sometimes poignant, sometimes amusing, with the lightness of a fairy tale, and the gravity of a coming-of-age saga. I lived it . . . .
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Portland Book Review, Aaron Michael Green (Nov. 2014)?
Carrier's descriptions of the vast American backyard are Steinbeck-esque in their thorough, yet simple detail . . . . this novel is not for young eyes. It is real, it is raw, and yet, it is honest and worth anyone's time to read.
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John H. Manhold, award-winning fiction/non-fiction author
Carrier has written a delightfully engaging book that conjurers up thoughts on many levels far removed from the pessimistic perspective so prevalent today . . . an excellent 'coming of age' story.
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A Touching Search for the Sacred, Cody John Laplante, Amazon reviewer
. . . a great desert setting with a strong Americana feel, clever realizations, amusing dialogue, and an almost Shakespearean set of coincidences and plot twists, Carrier creates a very valuable . . . narrative about life in American duril3’