Review: Stories to bring a smile and a chuckle to any reader...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
This is a short collection of eight humorous short stories, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed. The 'twist at the end' in the first four stories are more the sort to make you smile and chuckle rather than gasp in amazement, but every scenario and ending are entirely believable and just the sort of situation that any reader might readily identify with. In the latter stories the twist endings tend to have a bit more 'punch' to them, and the stories steadily become a little more intricate.The author keeps the number of characters to a minimum in each case, and within the obvious confines of a short story, the characters are well developed with convincing and natural dialogue. Each story is written in an easy to read and follow style, yet despite their apparent simplicity, all are actually very clever and well crafted.By the author's own admission, the stories are primarily aimed at a female readership, but the quality of writing and story-telling does I believe give them a much broader appeal. I shall certainly be reading and reviewing the other three volumes in this series.* I bought this book via Amazon.co.uk hence it not appearing here as a verified purchase...