Review: heartening and disheartening!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2012
As I have said before, if you've never read anything written by Mr. McKinney, you have to start right now! I was debating giving this story a 4 or a 5 star, but the 5 star ultimately won out because of how engrossed and emotionally attached I became to the main character of this story from the beginning. This young boy, who has already had to deal with losing his sister, his father becoming a drunk, and abandonment issues, etc., goes on to totally lose his childhood innocence by the end of this wonderful yet mortifying tale. The author has the ability to capture the feelings and raw emotions of the young kids in this story, that really make you feel for them. This story encompasses fear, love, guilt, terror, and the unknown all in approximately 9 pages! Tears of Love is the perfect name for this short story, and having read Mr. McKinney's other works, I am absolutely CERTAIN that he is on his way to a long and successful career in writing. I will be reading his works every step of the way! Job well done Mr. McKinney!