Review: Great short shorts
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2011
I received this book for free from the author in exchange for a review.As you can tell by the synopsis Fourth Degree Freedom is not only a short story, but it is also the title for a collection of 5 short stories. However, they should more appropriately be termed short shorts. Not that it's a bad thing, it's all a matter of preference.The downside is that all of the stories in Heily's collection start out in the center of the action and they don't really have a definitive conclusion. The upside is that they are all quick, entertaining reads which is fantastic for when you just don't have the time for a novel.As a writer Heily really gets to the core of human nature and has a true knack for realistic characters. Her worlds may be extremely unrealistic, in a science fiction way, but she is wonderful at creating them.If you like these, Heily has other short collections out there, and she is working on a novel.