Review: Short story?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2013
Short stories, like books, have beginnings, middles, and ends.Even mere chapters have that. This "book"does not. There is mediocre beginning and a hint of a middle, but that's about it. The writing is awkward, as is evidenced by the title. There are pictures in the book - that's how it reaches it's presumed 34 pages. The pictures don't add anything, they're just there. There is one picture that supposedly represents the grandmother - she of the curly grey hair - but this is a woman with straight, white hair, so it's really just filler. There's also a photo of a brunette slouching at a desk - presumably the overly tired CARMINE haired Alicia...This vignette ends with Alicia waiting to get on the school bus - and is immediately followed with a sales pitch for another book. Since this story went nowhere, why on earth would anyone want another by this author?There is a trend among self-published authors to sell their tales as serials. It worked for Stephen King, after all. Other writers give you a full book for the cost of this poor 'serial'. This one isn't worth reading for free. The premise has potential. The author should try living up it.