Review: IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
This short story was very short- only four chapters.  Maybe it had to do with the word count, but I feel something was missing.The story begins with Angelina walking to mate her lover for their monthly boogie call.  When he gives her a song-and-dance about why they can only see each other than on the full moon, she said no more, calls it off and walks away.  I'm like good for her when Dmitri explains why he can't- that he's protecting her from his crazy brother.  The very next chapter we met Boris, his brother, when he kidnaps Angelina.  I feel the story might have been better if we were told the explanation from Boris point of view.  We could have met him, realized he was a little crazy and, more importantly, found out how he learned the Dmitri's affair.  If the full moon was blocking Boris from Dmitri's where about's, how did he find out?  We'll never know.Valerie Twombly has a good, well written story here. I just feel it's lacking depth.  Having said that, it was worth the short time it took to read it.  2 1/2 Stars.