Review: Just right to wet the whistle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2013
This short story is the second of three prequels to the upcoming novelThe Returned. I downloaded this for free from the Kindle bookstore. This review is based on the short story only and not the excerpt.InThe Returned, this story and the other prequels, and the upcoming television series, people are mysteriously returning from the dead as if nothing has happened. However, life has gone on for their family and friends, and no one knows what to make of the returned.In this story, a couple finds one of the returned, a little girl named Tatiana, and takes her home until they can figure out what to do. This story had so much more to it thanThe First (The Returned). There is a sufficient amount of compelling backstory for Tatiana to make the reader care for her. The reader not only gets to connect with Tatiana, but also with the couple that found her, Heather and Matt, and the tension that rises between them as a result of Tatiana being in their home. It was nice to get a perspective from people who did not know the one who had returned in the story beforehand.To me, this story gave a much better set up for the novel thanThe First (The Returned)did. The story here is much more engaging and interesting. There was just the right amount of backstory, emotions, relationships, and tension to keep the reader interested and wanting more, which I assume is the purpose of these stories.Before I read this story, I had already readThe First (The Returned)and then watched the preview for the series. This story sparked my interest the most of the three activities. I am now looking forward to the third preview,The Choice (The Returned)and the full novel.