Review: good progression to an unsatisfactory, abrupt ending
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2012
This novella would have been more enjoyable as a full length novel, but that was not the author's intention as she states in the description. Even so, there is much potential here, but the author rushed the ending too quickly. She could have made the ending make more sense if she had put a bit more work into it. The abrupt ending is keenly felt because the author was doing such a good job of developing the plot when she simply rushed through the end. The result was a complete disconnect from the rest of the novella and an abrupt and unsatisfactory ending.Readers will get immersed in Jayce's plight as she tries to find a place with a husband who continually denies her. The tension filled opening is fast-paced and the author does a good job of capturing Reese's anger and Jayce's confusion and fear. Her writing is detailed and builds anticipation in the reader. That is why the abrupt ending is both confusing and unsatisfactory. This could have been a better written novella, if the author had but taken the time to make it so.The novella ends at around 39% followed by a barrage of excerpts. Really, it's an unbelievable number of excerpts. I couldn't believe it as it clicked through my Kindle. Something is just not right about that. An author should not sell readers a rushed novella in order to hurl tons of excerpts at them. Insulting.