Ladybug

The ladybug initiates change when it is needed the most. In spite of its size, it appears to be fearless. Its presence, often associated with luck and the enabling of love and protection against harm, is also a pest intuitively focused on its task...

LADYBUG is a passionate and psychologically vigorous debate between head and heart, reality and the ideal. Cara a cara with social stigmas, cultural undercurrents, crafty rhetoric and a sober understanding of the human condition, it remains however charmingly resilient and steadfast to the sensitive truths it lives by. Unable to make one feel indifferent to what the small but mighty definition of friendship is all about.

Review by K. C. Finn for Readers' Favorite, 5 stars: "This is a slow read, but those ... willing to explore the journey at such a pace are indeed rewarded by its immersive storytelling and masterful use of language. Overall, I would highly recommend Ladybug as a thought-provoking work of fiction that hits on sensitive subjects that we all must face at some time or another. An accomplished work from a philosophically minded author."

Review by Rabia Taveen for Readers' Favorite, 5 stars: "Ladybug is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. I enjoyed the flow of the story, how the reader gets a quick yet profound glimpse into the life and mind of Michèle before she takes you deeper into the conflict she and Charlie are trying to break from. You will find yourself asking questions and then, after a couple of chapters, you will answer them yourself. This is a story that will be enjoyed by readers of Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Ladybug is modern literature at its best!"

C. J. Michaels is a Canadian writer who has lived and worked extensively in Europe and in Asia. Ladybug is Michaels' first book of two from the author's MystroMediation series, where which the author may be contacted directly at cjm@mystromediation.com.