Review: Promising start that failed to deliver
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
.On the way back from her husband's funeral, Valerie is forced to make an overnight stop after hearing a tornado warning on the radio.She takes refuge in a motel with other strangers. The idea of the candle Valerie is given is good but I felt that the writer failed to develop the image further and it had huge potential but blew out.This story gives such an evocative description of the tornado that I felt I was there although, living in the UK, I have never experienced such a thing. However I felt this story lacked promise because Valerie's attempt to deal with her own grief and new status was not explored more thoroughly and this is something I DO know something about.What Valerie learns the morning after the tornado is compelling tale of loss and sacrifice of livelihood but the story was too short and could have gone into this a lot more. The writing was good but in my view it promised far more than it actually delivered.As a short story this lacks a lot but as a novel it would be a far better exploration of belief that those we love never leave us