Review: Pleasant Surprise
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
I have to say the first two thirds of this story annoyed me. I had trouble buying into the premise that these people, about to become a blended family, hadn't already worked out the unpleasant history between the two sons, particularly after a fight requiring the police to break it up. Even halfway involved parents of college age boys should have been all over that. Nevertheless, I read on. There were places where the dialogue could have been more pointed, especially between the sparring young men as they traded barbs, but I stuck with it. The last of the story was quite enjoyable, ghosts and all. I ended up quite pleased for having taken the time to read it.