Review: Tries to be more than it is, which doesn't work.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
I get that it is a novella and it is supposed to be short.  That's fine, so write it for what it is, a short romance novella.  There are other outside issues and complications that are introduced but then completely skimmed over.  Just make it about the romance or explore the issues further if you are going to introduce them.