Review: Short...yet full of surprises!!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2012
"Absorbed" is my first exposure to Author Penelope Crowe and I had no idea what to expect. This novella starts off with the appearance of a mysterious gift on Violet's doorstep. It's wrapped so beautifully that Violet lets it sit for awhile to just admire it with little regard to its content. She has absolutely no idea who dropped  it off and quickly starts the process of elimination as to whom could have sent such an obviously expensive gift. Violet quickly excludes her abusive boyfriend Mick as the gift giver and is unable to come up with any other possible candidates.This seems like a pretty ordinary storyline but....after she opens the gift, all hell breaks loose. The plot takes a turn that I certainly did not expect. I must admit that I would have perferred it to stay on the more ordinary track but, nonetheless, "Absorbed" is a good read. I merely dsicovered it is an unfamiliar genre to me but will probably delight many other readers!