"Dr. Margarita Holmes is one of those rare columnists who pulls no punches. Candor should be her middle name. If she doesn't like the tone of your letter, she'll tell you so (and still give you a straight answer). For the truly in need, she is there with a sympathetic ear and heartfelt advice. She has tackled nearly every subject imaginable and is absolutely fearless, whether the subject is an abusive husband, underwater masturbation, or a man in search of love on the other side of the planet. Whether the topic is popular or not, Dr. Holmes gives it her all in a sometimes acerbic, frequently witty, and always honest style. You'll want to come back again and again to see what she has to say."--Fred Arbuckle, Spring, Texas (one of Dr. Holmes' readers).

"Holmes is funny, perceptive, and she writes awfully well. A feminist, but not obnoxiously so. Objective, but not cold."--Elvira Mata, Daily Globe

"This Holmes may not be a Sherlock, but she approaches issues with a down-to-earth logic that could earn her an honorary detective's cap."--Asia Magazine

"The authentic student of life will be delighted in her verging-on-the-risque syle while also being aware of the possibilities offered her to discover that once fear of the truth is conquered, everything else is possible."--Raquel Edralin-Tiglao, Executive Director, Women's Crisis Center

"Her advice provides us with the constant reminder that most human relationships have a physical as well as psychological component and the two are usually closely intertwined."--Allen Tan, PhD., Editor, Philippine Journal of Psychology and Past President, Psychological Association of the Philippines

"Margarita's is a sensibility with great intelligence running alongside great laughter: the very stuff counselling ought to be about."--Jo Ann Maglipon, Editor-in-Chief, Parents: The Family Magazine

"Dr. Margarita Go Singco-Holmes demonstrates that it is possible to reconsile the competing demands made by the profession of clinical psychologist and newspaper columnist--and she makes it look so easy. This, perhaps, is the major reason for the public response to her."--Gerry Gil, PhD., Associate Editor, Manila Standard and Lecturer, Ateneo Graduate School

"Controversy becomes Dr. Holmes. She has no qualms about publishing letters which disagree with her views. If her voice is too persuasive and, therefore, for some too frightening, it should not be stilled. There are many to whom it has brought a ray of sunshine into what would otherwise be a dark subject."--Lourdes V. Lapuz, M.D., Head of Psychiatry, St. Luke's Medical Center