Review: Delightful!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
If I had to choose one word to describe Apples Should Be Red by Penny Watson I would use “Delightful!”  Don’t let the size of this little novella fool you.  In these short 75 pages I completely fell in love with Beverly and Tom.Beverly is 59 years old and is a widow.  Her marriage, though, had been less than stellar, far less!  Its Thanksgiving and due to a set of unfortunate circumstances, she is forced to stay at her daughter’s father in law, Tom’s house.  She wants this Thanksgiving dinner to be perfect in every way.  But things don’t always go according to plan.Tom is 62 years old and also a widow.  He is a cranky, beer drinking, cigarette smoking, foul mouthed pain in the you know what!  At least that’s what Beverly thinks of him.  But over the course of the few days they are forced together, they learn that perhaps old dogs CAN learn new tricks.“I feel like I’m jumping out of an airplane without a parachute.”  Tom removed the glass from Bev’s hands and pulled her into his arms.  “I’ll catch you.  Don’t worry.”I just loved this little book.  These two characters are (clears throat) close to my age.  And I loved how they came across as sexy, loving, adventurous people willing to open themselves to a chance for something new.  I highly recommend that you find the time to read this book.  I can honestly say that it will put a smile on your face and make you laugh out loud like it did me.“I guess I’m a late bloomer.”“I sure like you blooming with me, Bev.”