Review: mixed bag of nuts.....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2013
This was an interesting read in that it had much potential and possibilities, but it just fell a few steps short. I know that most people complained about the high price for such a short story, but that didn't bother me really. I felt that there could have been so much more, and if the author had expounded on a few things this would have been a wonderful story instead of a mediocre one.The premise of letters going back and forth between a civilian and a serviceman is very romantic (Cat Johnson has one in her red, white, and blue series that is off the charts). Very nice to see the developing relationship, and so much can be said about having a personal hand-written missive over an impersonal email that adds so much. Also, the fact that the sister had a helping-hand in getting things rolling made things believable. The main characters all say that the writing over five years helped to stoke their passions, and that the H stalked her the last time he was home on leave (but never approached her) just added to the reality of it all. It kind of gave it a 'Hey, that could happen to me' quality.  But we never saw any of that, really. It starts out with her at the airport and then straight to canoodling. Okay- whatever. But of the author had put in a glimpse of the earlier years (even as a flash back) it would have added so much more.The other main problem I had was with the H and his family. All a tad too juvenile most times. The sister says she would help her brother out with him getting together with the h but then tells her brother she was mad when they did hook up as now she wasn't going to have a friend to have girl-talk with. He also throws a few pouty sessions that are beneath a 34 year old hardened military man... And the mother too joins in by acting just a tad too high schoolish, like demanding to know what the h wrote to the H about in her letters. Really?The author has a lot of potential. Would I read another book of hers? Hmm, maybe maybe not...But most probably. But next time I would like to see a bit more for my four dollars.