Review: Nicely written, even if the ending was a little confusing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2012
This is a short story.  That may seem obvious, on looking at the specs for it, but I'm always surprised to see complaints about length.  The short story is a real challenge for most writers.  They have to plot tightly, flesh out characters so you come to care about them, then bring them to a satisfactory end--happy or tragic, as the case may be.  This story was nicely written, with characters drawn up more or less plausibly.  The heroine even effects her own rescue and her villain gets his just desserts.  But the very end is a bit flat. It's not at all clear how she has effected her own rescue.  The kindly old couple seems to be an afterthought.  Still, this is an admirably attempted tale.  I would purchase other stories from this author.