Review: There's A Lot Going On
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2011
Although little happens in this novella it felt  frantic. Too many characters are introduced, too many backgrounds given. For example, in order to give one character a gun Dare incudes background information on another character, the activities of the town they live in and the belief others  have about that town. While that sounds like a boring read, I give Dare credit for forcing so much information into her tale without overpowering it. There are twins (one disabled), shop owners, a criminal father, an innkeeper, a doctor expecting a child, the list goes on. It seemed the main characters were a distraction rather than the reason for the tale. I don't know that I would read another book by the author, but for the price she delivers an entertaining short with a solid introduction to her series. Based on this, and the excerpt of another book included, I don't think it's for me. I would recommend this short to readers interested in Dare but not ready to purchase a full length book.