Review: Interesting Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2012
There are always penalties for hiding criminal activity and keeping dark secrets. That's what happens here. Brooke and Faith are with Faith's drunken father when he hits and kills Ian's mother. Faith convinces Brooke to keep quiet, but Brooke has always cared for Ian. The secret and guilt drive her away, but, when Faith's father dies, she comes home to find she's more attracted to Ian now than even.There are some explicit sex scenes, although only one goes all the way. There's not much profanity. I think it would have been better if Hughes had kept the attraction without the steamy details.The plot is interesting, but this is really a character driven novel. The reader gets to know and understand Brooke and Ian, and I liked them both. It is a short, quick read, but I really think the story could have been lengthened some. I would have had Brooke going back to the city only to realize she can't be happy unless she's closer to Ian. Still, I felt the novella was worth reading.