Review: Just...Wow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
There is something incredibly touching about this story.It takes place shortly after the events of "First Shift" and Patrice explores this situation with extreme care. Yes, she writes about a character introduced in the shift series, but in no way does she step on Hugh's toes or take the story to an unnatural place. In fact, for the first time I found myself really liking Helen, who I didn't really care for in the shift books.Patrice writes most of this story in the present tense first person narrative, which normally I dislike, but her writing is evocative and powerful, so it was easy for me to get past this. I actually found myself tearing up several times, not because something bad happened, but simply because something about the scene particularly moved me. It's difficult to pinpoint what it is about Patrice's writing I enjoy so much... but it's obvious she has a talent with words.I also thought the memory aspect of the story was written quite well. Great work, I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel.