Review: Expectations too high
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2013
I took a break from my reread of To Have and to Hold by Patricia Gaffney to read Rivers' short novella. In all fairness my reaction to The Story Guy may have been more positive if I weren't coming off a THATH high.The MCs behavior and plot points that didn't work for me in TSG mostly stem from a sense of feeling rushed. The transition from hopelessness (Brian) and general malcontent (Carrie) to all-problems-solved! HEA was so speedy that I can't help but think it was too easy and that a lot of steps were skipped. This needed to be a full length novel. I think this debut author was rushed into the marketplace with a half-done book (not a book - a short story). I hope Rivers takes enough time to fully flesh out her next one.