Review: Well Worth 99 Cents and More
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2012
While the short stories are short, the book is full of excellent recipes as well as short stories to go with them. The recipes along are worth 99 cents. There are also four short stories. How can people expect to get four books for 99 cents. I'm an author, and I know how hard it is to write a book and the amount of time and effort that goes into it. Our time is valuable. We are not getting the 99 cents like some think we are. We get 35% for 99 cent material. To get four books,you are going to pay a lot more than 99 cents. I would never expect to get four books for 99 cents, four short stories, yes, that's more like it. While these stories could be improved upon, you must keep in mind that this type of book is providing all those wonderful recipes as well as the writing, and it seems to me the author probably focused more on those. The recipes were also time consuming to include, so I am not disappointed with spending 99 cents for this boxed set. Remember, you get what you pay for, so if you want four books, expect to pay for a writer's time. It takes a long time to write four books. However, while these short stories may not meet some expectations due to readers being used to reading entire Amish novels, which are different than short stories, they do provide insight to the Amish way of life, and they're clean reads. I've always enjoyed reading Amish stories or books. Yes, I've read better stories when they were book length, but I, for one, think the author did a fine job of providing four short stories and recipes. There are such a thing as short shorts when it comes to short stories. Some are longer than others, but it's not so much the length that counts as it is the story itself and a writer's storytelling voice. This author has a storytelling voice. There is some telling instead of showing and room for improvement, so I rated it a four, but still, even so, this piece of work is worth 99 cents and more. The author has put more time into it than money she will get back out of it. If you want a full-length book, buy one. Make sure it says novella or novel and not short stories. As far as the recipes, they took me back to my childhood. Love them. Sweetpotato balls reminds me of the  holidays and mom's turkey balls. She didn't waste any of the turkey. That precious memory was worth 99 cents for me.