Review: Just so-so for me.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
It wasn't really a bad story, but it wasn't all that great either. There were times that I became very bored, and with this only being a novella....that's sad. It seemed like the author could have taken the time to expanded in certain areas, rather than turning to a repetitive dialogue.The things I liked....and disliked...I loved that the author included a situation where a child has just lost his father, and his mother was deployed overseas. That situation is happening everyday here in the U.S.. BUT... this is where I think the author dropped the ball with not delving into the little boy's emotional state a little further.  There was something else not quite right with this part though--- and I know for a fact, coming from a military family--- that if there is a child involved and one parent is already deceased, they usually won't send that surviving parent overseas. Plus there's the fact that this parent is now the sole provider for such child.Then there's the Uncle, which I adored for taking the time out of his own life of grief over the possible loss of his future career, to tend to the needs of his nephew while his sister is gone.  BUT... it was never really explained , how he got injured in the first place.As far as Callie goes, I thought the author did very well on that front. I am really happy about the way she went into more depth with that character.While I am somewhat happy with the ending, it felt a little rushed. One minute the child was sick with a stomach virus and carrying a temperature, and the next page it went straight to an epilogue, that never mentioned that scene again.  To me; it just felt like there were still a lot of loose ends.