Wednesday 22 March 2017

Written on the Stars by Norma Budden

This sweet short story has a lot to like in it. It’s a second chance romance with two interesting main characters, some lovely descriptions, and sound advice for life as well as love. I liked how it was the guy who went completely head-over-heels, though he didn’t push, and how the girl stood her ground.

The ending was sweet but came all too soon. I would have loved the story to be more fleshed out. I felt like I was coming into the story at the dénouement, after the big misunderstanding but just before the happily ever after. As such, there was a lot of backstory included, but even more that was missed out or glossed over. I got very little sense of what Sarah and Mike’s relationship was like before, other than his parents disapproving, or what the characters had done during their seven years apart.

Three sweet stars

I received a copy of this story from the author through ReadingAlley in exchange for an honest review.

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