Review: Intriguing little tale...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
Thank you kindly to the author for giving me a copy of this novella for review.When branch manager Giles Macintosh arrives to open up one morning and finds an injured bum and his battered dog lying in the doorway of the bank, he little suspects what lies in store for them all.This was a quirky and intriguing little story - my one complaint is that I would have liked it to be longer..it felt like a novel in the making. Thats not a bad thing incidentally, it meant that I would happily have read on....Its a bit difficult to put this one in a genre box. It was a fairly gritty read whilst also having a heart warming message at its heart and an intriguing supernatural element.I love the mish mash of styles here - depending on whats going on and who we are with at the time, the style and content of the writing changes to give each character and/or situation its own voice. Even the more magical elements felt realistic. I love that - it makes me wonder if there really are people out there with strange and wonderful gifts...Plot wise it is involving and flows nicely- you will want to contine to the end - and the ultimate resolution for me was satisfying. I have not read any of this authors other work but I would surely read another tale of this ilk. I very much enjoyed it. It would make a wonderful full length novel if the tale could be embellished and expanded - there are definitely certain aspects I would like to know more about. All in all a terrific read and great for a Sunday afternoon. My Sunday Side Read this week was well worth the effort.Happy Reading Folks!