Review: Would Have Benefited From Being Slightly Longer But Still a Good Less Than Ten Minutes Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2012
Snowdomed has some good writing in it, the only thing that lets it down is that we jump quickly to an out of nowhere reaction by the ex boyfriend, which seemed over the top just so we could get to the ending.  Maybe for Stephen King's British publisher's competition, there was a word count limit or something meaning this was necessary if Holten wanted to be able to enter and win, but Snowdomed definitely would have been brilliant if it had been padded out slightly more.  It's only a ten minute read at most, which means Snowdomed is a good way to pass the rest of a lunch break after you've finished eating or while you are waiting for the microwave to become free.Basic plot revolves around a sister and ex boyfriend of a girl who has become obsessed with snowglobes, that obsession seemingly making her more and more mentally unbalanced.  They plan to drive to her home and have an intervention to force her to face reality.If you're looking for a good ten minute short story, you won't go wrong downloading this one.