Review: Short, But Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2013
I rarely purchase a book with less than  75-100 pp. on purpose.  Nevertheless, I bought this short story/book based on the myriad discussions about this particular controversy--short stories that are being passed off as books these days.  I have a list of books, IR romances and those of other genres, that have a slew of short stories now called novellas.  For the most part, I simply choose not to purchase them.  In this case, however, I must confess that this book and its accompanying comments/discussions intrigued me.  So, I broke down and bought it.  Oddly enough, I found this work to be a very enjoyable read.  We are given just enough insight into the characters to enable us to peer into their wants, desires and motivations.  This is one of only a few short stories that I would recommend.  In part, the recommendation is based on the ell-written storyline and the emotions the book elicited.  Yes, the book could have been drawn out, but in this instance, that may not have been a good thing.  In my opinion, this work accomplished what it started out to do--to tell a compelling story.  I don't think it was meant to be more.  I took a lot from this story--for one, the author can write.  I am looking for that fully fleshed out novel that I can just imagine is lurking in this author's imagination somewhere, begging to be written.  That is why I wrote this review.