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A short story that was really well written and I really enjoyed.
Delightful! All Is Bright captures a young woman’s memories of the past and hopes for the future as she returns to her hometown at Christmas to visit her grandmother, who resides in an assisted living facility. Thirty-year-old Elise Andrews plans to spend the night alone at her dad’s house, since he is away on a long-anticipated, well-deserved vacation. While shopping for a few necessities, she bumps into the mother of an ex-boyfriend and is invited to her home for dinner. Soon the memories near...
Lovely short story!
I obviously knew that it was a short story, but I didn’t anticipate how short it would be. Since “All is Bright” was just a few chapters, I am going to aim my review more at Sarah Pekkanen rather than her story. I am impressed how rich of a history and backdrop she could paint with so few words. Only a few pages in, I was pulled into the life of Elise, the main character. Elise exposes us to a rage of emotions that made me feel immediately sympathetic to her situations. A delightful and funny ca...
I almost feel bad getting credit for reading an entire book for rating this… This was a super short story (about 30ish pages, so a good way to spend a lunch break). It was even shorter than I thought it would be- but apparently there’s a few more in the series? I’m excited to see what happens as I really like the characters introduced here! Wishing Pekkanen had made this one of her full length books.
I don't know how to rate this. It was good and funny in the right parts, but it was ridiculously short. The preview of The Best of Us was longer. Fortunately, I have the follow up Love, Accidentally ready to go.
This had a great start, but it was really short. I knew it was a short story, but it ended so abruptly. I was left wanted more. I had to go back and check to make sure I didn’t skip pages. Then it ended with an add to read another short story that was from the other woman’s perspective. I would have liked to read that one and wish it was just included in this download. It would have made more sense.
I really enjoyed the writing style of this author and appreciated the short story format. I used to read short stories all the time in high school and college (English major), but in my adult life, I've gotten out of it. This story was perfectly done and made me want to read more from this author. I love that Kindle offers these little snippets for 99cents.
I didn’t realize this was a short story. It was cute but I thought it ended abruptly.
WHY IS THIS JUST A SHORT STORY?? I really enjoyed it. It was only like a 15 minute read and it left me wanting an entire book. It ended sort of abruptly and says there's a continuation of the story from another character's perspective in a separate short story, so I'll try to download that.
I really enjoyed All Is Bright. It was truly a lovely little story to read. My only problem was that it was so short - it only took me around 20 minutes to read. I wanted to know more about Elise and her past with Griffin.The premise of the story is very real. A woman returning to her home town to spend Christmas with her grandmother. Something everyone will probably experience at some point in their lives. Elise is just unfortunate enough to run into her ex boyfriends mum.I absolutely loved Eli...
First in a series of three short stories. Look forward to seeing what happens. It’s super short and an easy, quick read.
The first short story in a series of three - read this one first, then Love, Accidentally, and finally Beginning Again. The first two are free on Amazon and the third is $.99.
I love Sarah Pekkanen! I so wanted this to be longer. Her writing definitely sucks you on right away and keeps you interested.
I adore e-short stories! Sarah is a wonderful author (I just discovered with her new book “The Best of Us” (a 5 star), which I read first, so diving into reading her other previous books. (I usually start with new ones which pull me into the author and then start backwards). Being in the online media world, front covers are a big draw as well as reading works of my favorite authors---especially with e-books, as the crisp colors are so appealing since you do not have the typical print front cove...
All is Bright was an impulse download. It was free and Christmasy so I thought why not?. This was such a great little story! There where parts I read aloud to anyone who would listen because I liked them so much. Even though this is a short story, only a few chapters, I loved the characters! I felt for Elise and her situation, I can totally relate! I got a kick out of Nana and her friends and I may heart went out the sweet Janice. I can’t say too much about the story because it’s only a few cha
Elise and Griffin were a couple for fifteen years, but Elise just couldn't bring herself to marry Griffin. Eight months after the childhood sweethearts broke up, Elise visits her hometown of Chicago for Christmas. She runs into a familiar person in the grocery store: Griffin's mom, Janice. After being invited for an evening of eggnog, carols and food, Elise begins a walk down memory lane. It is filled with warm memories of Griffin, but mostly of Janice's motherly ways. Elise begins to wonder if
