Review: Suspense and Romance.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
3.5 stars. Review originally published at twimom227.com. I received a copy of this novella for an honest review.I really like Arizona, ghost towns, and historical sites. I can sit and imagine history unfolding around me as I take in the ambiance of an area. I’ve always been fascinated by ghosts, the paranormal, and anything that could be remotely construed as horror or the occult. I was pretty excited to read Yesterday’s Kiss, since I’m jonesing for warmth in the middle of this frigid Michigan winter, and Arizona is fabulously warm!I did have a few issues with this title. I felt as though the plot was stifled. It had so much growing it could have done! Probably could have been a full. Sentence structures and complexity also irritated me. The sentences were quite simple throughout, it felt. The dialogue for Joseph felt almost authentic for the time period, but the rest fell a bit flat for me. There was one plot issue that bothered me, but not enough to stop reading.I did like a lot of things about the story. Ms. Fall is great at writing details. Sensory details. I felt as though I was right there, in the moment. I liked the way the characters traversed time, and the way the author showed us what happened. I’ve never been to Bisbee, but it seemed as though the descriptions were authentic, and completely believable.I liked Joseph. I thought he was a genuine character. I liked the way we got to see his history with ‘Margaret’. I could feel his love for her. I could also feel his pain. Really. I may have dabbed at my eye a time or two, to keep the mascara from running.Maggie was truly a lovable character. Readers will probably have a lot of compassion for her, and many will probably identify with her. I, on the other hand, wanted to protect her from early on in the story. For some reason, she just felt as though she needed protecting. I’m not even totally sure why I felt that way about her. I also liked her inner monologue throughout the title. She was constantly trying to talk herself out of the whole Joseph thing.And the end. No. Phreakin’. Way! I actually had no idea how Ms. Fall would tie up the loose ends on this title! Kudos for keeping me in the dark for so long!Rating:C+ -- Liked It - But I had issues