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All Is Bright: A Short...
All Is Bright: A Short Story
by
Sarah Pekkanen (Goodreads Author)
AN ORIGINAL SHORT STORY FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE NOVELS THE OPPOSITE OF ME AND THE UPCOMING SKIPPING A BEAT . . .
Thirty-year-old Elise Andrews couldn’t bring herself to marry Griffin, her childhood friend turned sweetheart, so she let him walk away. Eight months after their breakup, she arrives in her hometown of Chicago on Christmas Eve and hears a voice from the
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(first published December 21st 2010)
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Jan 15, 2011
Stephanie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
chick-lit,
short-stories
I obviously knew that it was a short story, but I didn’t anticipate how short it would be. Since “All is Bright” was just a few chapters, I am going to aim my review more at Sarah Pekkanen rather than her story. I am impressed how rich of a history and backdrop she could paint with so few words. Only a few pages in, I was pulled into the life of Elise, the main character. Elise exposes us to a rage of emotions that made me feel immediately sympathetic to her situations. A delightful and funny ca...more
Elise and Griffin were a couple for fifteen years, but Elise just couldn't bring herself to marry Griffin. Eight months after the childhood sweethearts broke up, Elise visits her hometown of Chicago for Christmas. She runs into a familiar person in the grocery store: Griffin's mom, Janice. After being invited for an evening of eggnog, carols and food, Elise begins a walk down memory lane. It is filled with warm memories of Griffin, but mostly of Janice's motherly ways. Elise begins to wonder if...more
I am usually not a huge fan of short stories but when I recently got a Kindle Fire and saw how many great authors have short stories to inexpensively download I thought I should give a few a try. When Sarah Pekkanen announced on Facebook that she would be giving away her new short story, Love, Accidentally, to her fans as a Thank You I was really excited. Since All Is Bright is a prequel of sorts to Love, Accidentally I thought I would go ahead and buy it and read it first. I am SO glad I did!
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This story was so short,
it was shorter than an Amazon Kindle sample.
When I purchased this story,
"short story" was Not in the title.
It was well written but for the length of it,
it would be a sin not to be structurally and grammatically sound.
In addition to the story being challenged in length,
it was also Depressing.
The narrator is lamenting during the Holidays over lost love
or rather, the love who "got away" and who has "moved on".
I am not sure what I expected before reading the story
but......more
I'm having a hard time articulating a review on this one. What content was there was good, but even for a short story it seemed...well, short. I don't read a ton of short stories, but when I do I tend to like the length and amount of story/details in those such as After Sunset by Stephen King or Ford County by John Grisham. The stories are short, but you get to know the characters a little bit. I was pleased with the end surprise though it did seem abrupt.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dinner with the...more
I thoroughly enjoyed the dinner with the...more
I'm not really sure what to say about this one. It was a short story, which I didn't know at first. I genuinely wish that there was more to it because I think it would have made for an amazing novel. However, even with the limited words used I felt that the point of the story was well written, and I fell in love with the characters immediately. I would recommend reading it. I am intrigued to know what her other books are like now because her writing technique was so easy to follow. Amazon here I...more
Loved it. But again, like with another short story I read, I'm left wanting more. I feel like the story just stopped. But this was about a girl returning home for the holidays to visit her grandma and got news about an old flame that crushed her. It also showed how we develop relationships with certain people for specific needs. Great story. Off to read Love, Accidentally.
Short, really short. Read that on reviews here but then the kindle file downloaded and it seemed long. Turned out to be mostly previews of her other books (which I've already read). Felt like I just paid for the previews. Story was fine, just not much to it.
I knew this was a short story before I started reading it, but even so, it felt like only half a story. It's really a shame because I liked where it was heading. There was definitely enough material for a longer novella, if not an entire novel.
So, I know this is supposed to be a short story. But I was shocked at exactly HOW short it was. I finished this book in 25 minutes. I really wish there had been more to it, because the storyline was promising. And I absolutely loved Elise's fun loving, flask carrying Nana. But the ending was so abrupt, I was definitely left hanging.
Sep 22, 2011
Kimberly Russell
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
short-stories,
chick-lit
Really? I know it said short story, but 20 pages is way too short, more like a long poem really... I really dont have anything to say because there wasnt enough. I'm glad I only paid 99 cents.
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Can I just say that reading this short story makes me crave to get my hands on "These Girls?"
I wish it was longer, but hey it is a short story. And it was a great short story.
I wish it was longer, but hey it is a short story. And it was a great short story.
To my knowledge this is first in this series of interconnecting characters. I am disappointed it is very short! But its good enough that it catches interest in the relationships.
Sweet, but left so much more that could have been written. Of course, that was the point of it being a short story. I just wish it would have been a bit longer.
Not a bad short story--kind of sad to me...would love to see it expanded into a full novel. just realized why the characters were so familiar to me...
I really enjoyed this and was just getting into it when it ended. I guess I missed the part about it being a short story.
This book broke my heart. Hope she gets her happy ending in another book. I will wait patiently with my fingers crossed!
Shorty story, a little too short. I wanted more. Would have liked to see what happened when Elise went back home.
Surely becoming a new go to author for a pick me up! I love her pluckiness and her fresh take.
So cute!! Love her short stories! I was smiling through the entire book. Quick and easy read!
this was so good but this was a short-short story. I wanted to read much more.
Wasn't expecting it go be THAT short, would've liked it to be longer.
This was a very good short story that I would love to see expanded as a full length novel. 4 stars!
Sarah is one of my favorite authors. She's fantastic!
Great short story. Wish it was a full book, left me wanting more.
I can't lie, this brought tears to my eyes.
May 10, 2013
Angela
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
christmas-chick-lit,
classic-chick-lit
Too short, but still really good!
Don't bother. It was fine but, eh.
This was very cute! Very short. I had to borrow my daughters Nook to read it.
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"Fans of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin will strongly appreciate this rising star in women's fiction." - Library Journal.
Internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen's newest book is THE BEST OF US (April 2013, Atria/Simon&Schuster). She is also the author of THE OPPOSITE OF ME, SKIPPING A BEAT, and THESE GIRLS. Sarah's linked 99 cent short stories, published by Simon&Schuster exclu...more
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Internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen's newest book is THE BEST OF US (April 2013, Atria/Simon&Schuster). She is also the author of THE OPPOSITE OF ME, SKIPPING A BEAT, and THESE GIRLS. Sarah's linked 99 cent short stories, published by Simon&Schuster exclu...more
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