Review: Writing was 5 star, but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2012
This is the first time I've been exposed to this author, and her writing is wonderful.  She had a way of pulling me into the short rather quickly.  She touched my emotions and made me care about the characters as if they were real people.The reason for the 3 stars:Writing/Characters - 5 starsJenkins touches emotions when you read--a talent, especially in a short.  I've read a few lately I won't rate because they were more like a montage of thoughts than a story.  It is for Jenkins' writing ability that I've written this review.Length - 4 starsMaybe this is unfair because I wanted more, but with that said LOSING HIS GRIP was only 35% of the download, and it's a small file to start with.Formatting, facts and advertising - 2 starsIncluded in the short, which isn't (or wasn't when I downloaded) a note to the reader letting them know there are 5 more shorts included--but these are only sneak peeks at shorts by other authors.  So, assuming the second included in the Kindle book was another complete short, as the first was so short, I read it only to be met with a "read more" link to Amazon to buy the other short.  There was no note on the Amazon page that snippets of other shorts were included.  There was no mention proceeding the other shorts that these were samples only.  Even at the front of the Kindle book (looking closer at that now) there's note of these other shorts and their authors, but no note these are samples.Also, the short by Jenkins mentions a snow storm in San Francisco.  Now, I'm not from there, nor have I visited there, but I didn't think it snowed in California.  I Googled this online and found they received one inch in 1976, but it's more common outside the city for snow to settle on mountain peaks.  In the short there is mention of icy water, and this is in the city.  I find it implausible.So overall (if you can overlook the snow/ice) I would recommend LOSING HIS GRIP if you want just a short read that will touch you.  And know going in that the other shorts included are samples only before you start.