At First Glance

by Susan L Tuttle

[phyllish]

Not all that glitters is gold

Penny had felt overlooked from the time she was very little. Her mother and her younger sister were constantly nagging her about her appearance and the fact that she could afford to shed some weight. How in the world could she ever find someone to love her the way she was?

Oh, how my heart went out to her! I’m hard enough on myself without having those who are “supposed” to love me tell me how insufficient I am. I loved the message of the story and the way the author showed so clearly that inner beauty matters so much more than the external.

I would have preferred to have had the story told only from Penny’s perspective. Having it told from two perspectives did take away a little of the surprise related to the love triangle. I came to be suspicious of motives early on, perhaps more so because of this fact. While I liked hearing Jonah’s thoughts on the various events, without them I would have not known so quickly the direction the story was going to take.

Overall, I enjoyed this debut story for the author and hope she continues to write.


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads


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