Review: Sweet, emotional romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2012
Butterface is an emotional, sweet romance. Beth is working as a waitress in a small diner near the local college. She has scars left over from surgeries because of a childhood deformity and it's affected her outlook on life and about herself. Compared to others who have suffered from the same issue she knows she should feel `lucky' since her scars aren't that noticeable. She uses sarcasm as a barrier to keep people at a distance. While waiting tables she meets this guy `Lucky' and they develop a sweet relationship. What starts off as a friendship slowly turns into something more. Lucky doesn't see what Beth sees in herself. He's sort of a typical guy in that he notices how hot she looks in a tank top and wants to see more of her. He focuses on all the good whereas she has a hard time seeing anything but what she perceives as flaws.Lucky is a freshman in college and he's there because of a soccer scholarship. He makes a stupid decision that affects their relationship and since this is such a short story it would be hard to say much more without giving away a spoiler. Beth and Lucky have to work for their relationship and I like that there wasn't a quick fix to this story. This story is really short but there's a lot of emotion packed into it. This is the first thing I've read by Gwen Hayes and it's a great example of her writing. I'll be checking out more from her in the future.