Review: So very close to perfect
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
This story had me from the first word to the second-to-last chapter. The characters are well-developed, the plot is gripping. You want these characters to have a happy ending, despite everything that's happened to them. The only problem is, this is a novella. It is very short. Most of the plot builds up to a satisfying crescendo, but then it suddenly skips a lot of the important stuff. The main characters have a lot to talk through and work out, but it seems like the moment the big revelation comes to light, things just magically fall into place. Old hurts are forgiven, arrangements are made and agreed upon, it was all a bit too rushed for my liking. The story was going so well up to the last chapter, it could have used a couple more to really work out the emotional pain all of them had suffered. Doesn't really advance the large plot of the series, but still worth a read.