Observations: Wow. LONGEST TAGLINE EVER. LOL It was like a full paragraph. They're really taking advantage of the double page spread. :)
I actually got a chill at the end of this story, something I wasn't expecting. It was a little eerie, but what to you expect from a Halloween story, right?
Again, for a Harlequin Woman's World story, I think this is indistinguishable from the norm we're used to seeing. Maybe the editorial staff and Harlequin had a meeting or are communicating more. Whatever they're doing, it's making the "5-minute romance" experience more consistent for the reader.
Regarding this story in particular, I liked the "coincidence" of the hero dressing as the thing that the heroine is afraid of. I also liked that he was Itsy Bitsy, instead of a scary spider. Again, talking about characterization, the fact that this man isn't afraid to channel his inner child or about being "manly," shows that he's real life romance material--at least the type of romance material Woman's World story readers are looking for. No tortured, alphas here. No sirree.
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3 comments:
Kate, I laughed at your tagline comment. Honestly, I never read the tagline which is why I found your comment so funny and so true.
Another great story with an original premise. I loved the use of the fortune cookie in this story. Nice touch. Also the use of so few words for a story that covered such a long period of time jumped out at me.
I agree about the spider, as someone who suffers from arachnophobia, I was so glad his was a kids' spider and not a scary one.
I thought the end had just the right amount of Twilight Zone creepiness for Halloween!
I enjoyed this story, especially since I love fortune cookies!
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