United Kingdom • 61 y/oReviews Received
Like the concept. Old-time feel of a good cliche. It's like Little House on The Prairie style.
Overall, great. With the sequencing of events and how you described them, they seem cut-off. Instead of a steady consistent flow, it is stop-and-go in some areas. Not to much, but recognizable, at least in my opinion.
I finally got the time to read your story and I love it. Misty I hope this family gives you great memories lol.
This is a great story! You're very talented. I could really feel Jack's guilt when you told me about it. It's sad how people can manage to find ways to tie horrible incidents back to them and claim the incident as their fault. I hope you'll continue writing because you're a natural. Great job!
As you gave me a lovely review, Ian, I can certainly return the favor. This is a very moving story. Eugenics is a horrible part of our history. As for the "disability" of deafness, I would hate to think of a world without Beethoven. Bravo, sir!
This was a lovely read! I really enjoyed your descriptions and the twist with Giscard, and overall I think that this was well thought-out and well-written :)
Hi
I very much enjoyed this contemporary story -- I appreciated the mystical nature of the two souls seemingly reincarnated to do good.
I enjoyed this story. The apt references to the lockdown were apt - Kirsty's job as a carer and the health risks that brought, and the future viability of her husband's business in limbo. But this was essentially a ghost story, and the build-up to her seeing the apparition was done skilfully. And I liked the fact that you left what she had seen open to interpretation. For me, what joined her in the car, near to where the accident occurred, was the young man who had died.
This story starts well, drawing the reader into the action. And there is also an excellent sense of place - although I did feel that some of the later descriptions were arbitrary and didn't add to the story. However, not only did I enjoy it, I learnt something. I had no idea that deafness was ever considered an unacceptable disability in the UK, which is quite horrifying.