Review: 2 books for the price of 1
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2012
Since there are two stories in this one I am going to review them separately. I give The Beach 3 stars and Short Time 4 stars.The Beach - Alan, the main character, was very well written and you could easily picture him and his beach in your head. This story didn't grab me in the beginning as much as some of Jaye's other stories did. I think it was the main character that I disliked.  However he was supposed to be a character that you don't want to be around. Once I got further into the story I was more into it.Like the other stories before, Jaye has written this from a male POV and she did a wonderful job. Alan gets a chance to make a bargain with a genie type being but doesn't think it through. If an offer sounds to good to be true it usually is. Words to live by I say. LOL.Short Time - This was a very short story just after The Beach. The main character remains nameless throughout the story which adds a level of mystery to it. I was very surprised how quickly I was sucked in this story. The main character was a male who made a bargain with The Suits that he could have anything he wanted for 6 months but then they would come for him and after that he belonged to them. They would determine his life from then on. He agreed and signed the contract. The story is about what happens after the 6 months are up.I really enjoyed reading this story although I figured out the very end before it was revealed. I just can't believe how stupid he was. Someone should have caught him 6 months ago and shook him just to wake him up!All in all I recommend checking this book out. It was a fun read and not that long.