Review: Great Dialogue
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 20, 2013
He calls her Sunshine (he cannot stop wondering about her tan lines) and she calls him Trail Mix (he's a vending machine snack shopping expert).  Sunshine, the main character in this story, is a kindergarten teacher from San Diego, who can banter with the quick thinking police officer who negotiates for hostages for a living.  She's sharp (graduated from UC-Berkeley) and funny.  He's hardened by a tough foster care childhood. The back and forth chat between the two lovers is worth the price of the book.  Daniel lays his intentions right out there like a hand of cards -- as blunt and direct as I have ever read a character to be.  She gives it right back to him.  How refreshing.  This is a Snickers bar of a book: over too soon, some hidden nuts, strangely satisfying.