by CrassiusNomex
When I got to the bottom of the first page of little to nothing happening and saw there were 7 more pages, I gave up.
2*
Very much worth the time to read. Excellent writing, thanks for such an enjoyable read.
Great story ... but some people give up too soon if it isn't all guts and glory before the end of page 1. After all most people don't live their whole life by the end of kindergarten - their is so much more !to come !
I tried, I really tried. I just couldn't get in step with Martin's character. He gave up too easy in everything he did, even if later justified or not, and was already in an emotional affair with Dianne before the big "reveal". Solid writing and plot development, but the premises behind the plot lines were the weak points. 4*
After the many initial pages of passive voice character descriptions I began to really enjoy the story.
But when further along yet more character descriptions broke the flow, I lost interest.
The plot lines were a bit far fetched and convoluted, but even with the semi supernatural backdrop of Martin and Diane's interaction I found that I could root for both of them. I sort of felt sorry for Jackie because I thought she really did love him and got trapped in a plot partly of her own making. If she had fessed up earlier they might have salvaged something of their marriage. Sometimes its fun to indulge in the fantastic. 5*
5 star story. Really good, but I would have liked to see more from the two of them and becomes of the ex wife!!!!!
There is definitely more story here. I'd hesitate to ruin this story by going over the top with some new conflict/challenge, but together, these people are amazing. There still needs to be closure with the ex-wife and her lover(s). There are too many people with too much to answer for.
But Martin and Diane can only get stronger. And in my mind, this story could take on a supernatural flavor - perhaps that's a different story? What would two such people who have this connection be able to do together?