Release Date: February 15th, 2012
Format: eBook
Publisher: Self-published by Jenelle Jack Pierre
SUMMARY
“Though we were four
years younger than Ariya, we’d watched teenagers before at an older cousin’s
house. They talked on the phone, they texted their boyfriends, they watched movies
on DVDs. Sometimes, they tidied up the house by wiping the table with a damp
sponge after feeding us, removing the crumbs and ring spots from the bottom of
our glasses. But we’d never seen any of them work like Ariya did.”Twin sisters. Stepdaughters. Neighbors. In this short fiction, the lives of the twins are forever changed when their mother remarries and they move next door to a family unlike their own. Could their lives have been different with a flip of a coin?"
MY REVIEW
What I love about short stories is, well... how short they are, lol!
What I sometimes dislike about short stories... how short they are!
And in the case of Someone Else, Somewhere Else - I really do wish that it was longer...
What I sometimes dislike about short stories... how short they are!
And in the case of Someone Else, Somewhere Else - I really do wish that it was longer...
The story is about twin sisters that live with their mother and step-father, who have just moved to a new small town located on the island of Antigua.
Throughout the story, the girls names are never mentioned - they are oftentimes referred to as 'girls'. I have to admit, I'm a stickler with names. But in this story, I did not even notice the lack of information until I had finished reading it and had to think about it.
Pierre's writing style flows prettily. Very descriptive and inviting.
The girls are at a curious age were they notice all the little details and want to know why.
They spend a great deal at their neighbors house, even though their parents know what is going on, which confused me a bit. As a parent, if I suspected any type of odd behavior or abuse, I truly believe that I would not allow my children to be near the situation.
I was also under the impression that the story was taking place in the past - with laundry being hung out in the back and potato peeling being done on the front steps, until there was mention of the children sitting in the living room playing Xbox.
In the end, I really did wish that the story would have continued. I would have liked to have really gotten to know the girls (perhaps their names too, lol), see what they would have thought about what they had discovered with what had happened next door and whether or not they were still aloud to continue to be friends with them.
Hopefully Pierre will turn this short story into a novel someday.
Throughout the story, the girls names are never mentioned - they are oftentimes referred to as 'girls'. I have to admit, I'm a stickler with names. But in this story, I did not even notice the lack of information until I had finished reading it and had to think about it.
Pierre's writing style flows prettily. Very descriptive and inviting.
The girls are at a curious age were they notice all the little details and want to know why.
They spend a great deal at their neighbors house, even though their parents know what is going on, which confused me a bit. As a parent, if I suspected any type of odd behavior or abuse, I truly believe that I would not allow my children to be near the situation.
I was also under the impression that the story was taking place in the past - with laundry being hung out in the back and potato peeling being done on the front steps, until there was mention of the children sitting in the living room playing Xbox.
In the end, I really did wish that the story would have continued. I would have liked to have really gotten to know the girls (perhaps their names too, lol), see what they would have thought about what they had discovered with what had happened next door and whether or not they were still aloud to continue to be friends with them.
Hopefully Pierre will turn this short story into a novel someday.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
"I was born
in Trinidad and raised in Maryland. My parents encouraged my love of reading
with lots of books. I’m an only child, which means I’m good at board games,
especially Scrabble.
I started
writing as a way to entertain myself, mostly poetry. I majored in Communication
Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park and after college, I became
a media researcher (radio) at a PR software company. Soon after that, I interned
and studied writing at Johns Hopkins University.
Before I
Breathe is my first YA novel. I also
write contemporary short stories.
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Someone Else, Somewhere Else is available now for Free on Amazon, BN.com and iTunes.
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Happy reading :)
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Lovely review. :) I have the same problem with short stories! I like how quickly I can read them but I hate how quickly they're over! But awesome that this is free on Amazon- I just went and downloaded it!
ReplyDeleteWonderful job with the review! Enjoy it Nicola.
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