Review: Violets Are Blue
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2012
Roses are Red.Violets are Blue.The first was amazing.The second was too.Having downloaded Carrie Green's Roses are Red and enjoyed them, I was interested to try Violets are Blue.In this novella, Green sets a gripping scene where the honeymoon period enjoyed by the protagonist, Sarah, and her husband, Todd, comes crashing down to earth at the hands of her sinister mother-in-law. The book centres on the common in law relationship issue, but things take a shocking twist when Sarah's new life turns into something of a nightmare.Not for the first time, Green does a terrific job arousing intrigue and accelerates the book at a good pace, yet still allowing plenty of background on the story. Her enthralling, fast-flowing writing style ensures the reader remains on the edge of their seat and desperate to know, yet at times unable to look on, as the story reaches its gripping climax.As with Roses are Red, I love the way the author writes and her skill at developing the story is impressive. As this was a longer story than the 3 in Roses, it was also nice to see the protagonist shine through strongly, particularly her realistic behaviour when faced with her troubles and the way it unleashed the true potential of her good and bad.Very good.