Review: Effie needs her own novel!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2011
This very short story follows Effie's thought processes as she deals with the frustration of being the younger sister to a beautiful, seemingly perfect, older sister, and knowing that she's losing that sister to a (too) perfect guy. Although the story is really just a taste, Effie comes off very clearly as a vulnerable teen. The author manages to develop Effie's character really well in this short time, and I felt like I really knew who Effie was. In fact, I could probably see a bit of my former self in Effie. Effie's frustrations and disdain regarding this whole marriage situation were were written in such a way that it was clear Effie was covering up her own fears and insecurities. In other words, a typical teen learning to deal with change. The writing style is really appropriate for its intended audience and is full of Effie's voice.This story is a lot of fun, and I'd love to see Effie get her chance in a full-length novel.@ MotherLode blog [...]