Review: surprising
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
I read this short story to get a feel for the author.  I was trying to decide if I should purchase another one of her books.  About 3/4 of the way through, I was wondering where all of it was going, but since it was short, I had time to finish.  I found myself mildly surprised by the end of the book; meaning, the author tied everything up in the end and actually left me with something to think about.There is a little bit of magic, and the mystery of magic in this book.  A stranger comes to visit and the heroine is skeptical wonders how everything will work out.  By the end, she has gained some valuable insight into herself.  The author puts this in the story, but in such a subtle way that she does not preach to the reader.  She lets the story unfold and lets the reader to draw her own conclusions.