Review: Just didn't hit the mark.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2013
I think the idea for this novella was great. When I read the synopsis I thought it was very interesting and had great potential. I understand that novella's are to be short but I think there are some great ones out there that have been complete no matter how short. This one, however, was not. It jumped off into what felt like the middle of the story. There was no description of the characters or the town. I need to connect with the characters when I'm reading but I had absolutely no way of doing that. Then the main character proceeded fell in love after what seemed like a two minute conversation with a stranger. Not to mention I found her generally unlikeable. And I found her "confession" of love completely unbelievable and unrealistic. I cannot imagine any girl ever speaking that way. I will say that the few pages of the book I did find myself interested in what happened next, but overall I just felt the whole thing was rushed and incomplete. I would be interested in seeing this fully developed into a complete book, because I do think there could be a story to tell there.