Review: SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
**********SPOILER ALERT****************This was my first story by Chicki Brown and I have to say that I was very excited when I first began to read. I liked the interaction between Jan and Mac and I felt as if I were in the kitchen right along with them. Unfortunately, as the story went on, I became less and less involved. There wasn't any real tension or drama to keep me interested or make me feel as though Mac and Jan's relationship was ever in jeopardy. Jan's youngest daughter had a brief temper tantrum about the relationship but that was squashed easily and then she was completely supportive of the relationship. I thought Mac's mother's objection to the age difference would be the obstacle Jan and Mac had to overcome but even that was resolved quickly and without much dramatic effect. Robert showing up at the wedding was anti-climatic and served no real purpose, in my opinion. I guess that's it . . . there were hints of drama but it never quite panned out.What I wanted most was to be a part of the story throughout it the way I had been in the beginning. Everything was basically told to me. I was told they were happy without really witnessing it. I never understood why Mac was so willing to give up the opportunity to have children. Nor did I see Jan struggle with the age difference. It was mentioned but I never got a sense of it. Overall, I just felt the angst and drama that propels a story forward was missing. That's why it took me nearly two weeks to finish a short story. I wanted to like it more and I'm sad to say that I didn't.