Friday, January 24, 2025

Love Burns Brightly

by Colleen LaQuay Urbaniuk from the January 13, 2025 issue

Tagline: Peter knows a thing or two about putting out fires, but a surprise visit from Angela reveals the one fire he never quite extinguished.

Observations: First of all, I loved the tagline. It was extra clever this week.

There was a lot I liked about this story. I loved all the banter amongst the firefighters. If you love that type of thing too, I highly recommend the book Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center. It really goes deep into the world of firefighting. Katherine Center is one of my favorite authors.

I noticed this story had an omniscient POV, which isn't seen as much but was worth noting, if you like writing that POV.

I also really liked how much time was spent with the main characters interacting and exploring their past feelings and setting the record straight. Everything that happened back then sounded very plausible. When the story ended, I felt confident these two had a real chance at love.


2 comments:

Sandy Smith said...

I noticed the POV as well. It is harder for me to get into in some ways. But it was a cute story with great humor. Loved how much the guy loved the tractor.

Pat said...

I loved the story but wasn't sure what to call the POV. It changed with almost every character. I laughed at the guy and his tractor. My Hubby has trains so I can relate. lol