Review: Short escape from reality *spoilers*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2011
First let me say i am not familiar with this author. However, Illona Andrews' books kept coming up as recommendations and I thought this short (and cheap .99) story may be my prove fruitful. I am so pleased i purchased this.  Be warned this is a VERY SHORT story. I personally read it at the nail shop. An estimated 30 min later my toes needed drying and  i was completed with the story.This was a SHORT piece about a young lady whose family has fallen on difficult times due to a recent death and is in need of a financial loan.  As a result she is asked to go on an outing with a fellow whose family can determine if the loan is approved. The young man is not to her liking. She describes him as a childhood relation whose become a thug. She eventually agrees to the sacrifice after some arm twisting by her mother in particular. The date consisted of a movie, an attempt at ice cream, and a pig. Hence the title "Of swine and roses". Anyway the movie she believed was a historical film was in fact some awful action flick. The ice cream shop was closed. The conversation was dead in the water. Then there is the matter of the pig. He turns out to be a victim of Chad's under a spell whom after many difficulties she saves from being slaughtered. The pig later returns in his human form and sets up a fishing date. Hopefully they have good conversation. =-PI would recommend this "book" to anyone considering Illona Andrew's series as a possible addition to their library.