Review: How a Short Story in a Series Should Be...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2012
Stacia Kane deserves major kudos for writing an great short story set in her Downside series.  This short story features Chess and Terrible as a happy new couple.  Chess gets a case to investigate about a potential haunting.  She investigates and resolves the case in full.  She makes a personal decision in the case that echos where she is in regards to her relationship that I think was beautiful and very meaningful.  I loved seeing Chess and Terrible happy...no fighting..very little insecurities.  Also the drugs, while mentioned, were portrayed only briefly.  The drug addiction is my biggest pet peeve with this series.  I loved that the relationship and the case where the highlights of this short story.  Also, so many times these special short stories feel incomplete and it makes the reader almost regret buying them.  "Home" is far from those.  "Home" is a nice, complete tale that really does add a special something extra to the series.