Review: A decent page turner
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2013
I'll go ahead and say that I'm a friend of the author, but I tried not to let that interfere with my review. I wouldn't have posted this review if I didn't genuinely like it. As with most of my reviews, I'll post the praise first and any criticisms second.Praise-wise: This is a nice page turner. It's short and sweet, but keeps you wondering exactly what will happen next. There are some semi-familiar tropes in here, but they're used well. I rather liked the inclusion of the game "Words with Friends", as social media is something that can often be used to good effect specifically because the Internet allows for almost complete anonymity. The ending was rather decent as well, with the roles turned around like they were. Criticism-wise: I must admit that the story was a little slow to start and get immersed in. When I did get hooked I was absolutely hooked, but it just takes a while to get there.Overall this was rather well done and as someone who has read one of  Schiariti's previous short stories, it shows that his writing has grown and matured quite a bit. It was definitely a fun short read.