Review: Likeable Main Character But When The Story Becomes Really Interesting It Wraps Up
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2012
This would be a great opening chapter to a really good novel.  Bob, a man who sees nothing wrong with taping up his old Bluetooth headset if it still works rather than updating with the latest fad like his controlling wife does, who wants him to so he doesn't embarrass her in front of the neighbourhood, is a really likeable guy. In an attempt at a pre-emptive strike before his wife forces him to get a Greentooth like hers when she will be dragging him to the shops that afternoon, he goes to his local pawn shop to find another Bluetooth he can at least use for parts.  However the owner is not there, instead a bully smashes his headset and forces him to put a Redtooth in his ear.  Unfortunately for Bob, the Redtooth cannot be removed without an explosion and there's a voice in his ear giving him weird instructions.I really liked this story, but for me it ended just when it was getting interesting.  It was almost like the short story was setting the scene for something much bigger, but because this is just a short story we never get a chance to follow Bob there. Bob's a very likeable character, I would stuck with him for a whole novel and Brian Rathbone ever decides to bring him back, I'd definitely check that book out.