Tagline: When Madison volunteers at the library, she doesn't expect to fall under the spell of a sweet Captain Hook!
Off the Cuff Observations: There's a "Who Needs Men List?" LOL I kind of don't understand. She writes down names of people who don't need men?
Okay, now I see that it's...
a list of things she liked to do without men.
This is cute and it shows her as a well-rounded person. We want our heroines to not need a man to be complete.
He pulled off the hoop earring, grimaced and rubbed his ear.
Love that little detail.
Okay, I made it all the way to the end of the story without stopping to add a comment. That's because I was engrossed. What Mary Ann does so well is really incorporate the list. That list isn't just a throwaway. I expected the list to be mentioned once and then again at the end, but instead the author included it several times. We see Madison really struggle with her vow to avoid men, but bit by bit Max wears her down until...
When she tried to remember all her solo plans, she just kept thinking of...him.
Also, note the ellipsis and how it adds a pause that gives the sentence a wistfulness, a little moment where she sort of begins to accept her list might not be in her best interests after all.
And then, at the end when she starts a new list...perfection! If Mary Ann had chosen to just call back to the list and have Madison write it off, the ending would not have that hopeful, wishing and most of all romantic quality.
Photo by Newcastle Library via Flickr CC License
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