Review: Too Short
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2013
My only objection to this story is that it was to short and ended too quickly. Because of this, there was no opportunity to develop the story or the characters, and the ending just sort of jumped out at you.  I don't think the author gave it much of a build up during the story.  The story concerns Amanda, stressed out from raising her four-year old alone, still grieving for her dead soldier husband who died suddenly in Afghanistan, and from caring for her 80 something grandmother. The town of Last Chance and the watermelon festival are a perfect setting.  There is a new radio DJ in town, who has replaced Amanda's grandfather, though her grandmother, true to form, acts as if her recently deceased husband is still alive and, as a former DJ of the radio station, is due to begin making announcements and conducting on-air interviews at any moment. Amanda's son Ethan desperately wants to ride the Ferris wheel, but Amanda, who will have to go with him on the ride, keeps putting that off since she fears heights. All too soon the story is over, almost before you realize it. I personally loved this story plot, though I think it was far more suited to a longer novel or even a novella, since there was almost no time to develop the plot.  The characters were developed, and, in such a short space, something had to give. I recommend this to anyone looking for a quick, summer, chick lit read. I received this from the publisher through Net Galley.