Review: Decent short story, but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2012
This was an interesting premise (if a bit corny), but I was seriously put-off when the Parker compliments Ashley "with a smirk." (location 152) That's not romantic, that's annoying - and then there were 7 more smirks that showed up, along with 5 winks, and 12 comments delivered "with a smile." Ms. Rose needs to develop a better repertoire for conveying nonverbal communication.  The dialogue in general didn't feel natural: a forty five year old man saying, "That must be cool" (location 240), too many "I am" statements, and just general cheesiness.  Overall, it was a quick read that was mildly enjoyable, but I won't be picking up anything else by this author.