A review by booksshereads
A Welcome Reunion: A Short Story by Lucinda Berry

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a good read.
I would’ve loved for the book to be longer with a lot more going on. Janie actually starting something again with the family could have given this book a punch. Janie reached out to Cole and manipulated his mind against his parents then what? Why wasn’t that explored more? Why wasn’t Janie confronted on the expensive neighborhood she was living in and how did she get the person to pay all her bills? Too many questions left unanswered. Hearing Janie point of view at the near end would’ve suffice for this short book. Besides that, I liked the details given on what Jamie really did to Caleb, Cole, Allison and her college roommate’s. I was stuck on this book. The ending didn’t satisfy me because the story ended way too quick.
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