Deviation: A Short Story

by Anela Huihui Deen

Indra knows adjusting to life in a new town can take time but after a month she still hasn't settled in. The gaps in her memory and her husband’s tendency to run mysterious errands at night don’t help matters. When she believes he is being unfaithful she follows him, never expecting to find an unimaginable confrontation and a stranger who knows her better than she knows herself.

Genres: Short Stories

55 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 11, 2017

About the author

A child of two cultures, this kānaka maoli girl is currently living among the tulips and windmills of the Netherlands. She now fills her days with family and fiction under rainy Dutch skies. With a house full of lovable kids, a three-legged cat, and one handsome Dutchman, she prowls the keyboard late at night while the minions sleep. Coffee? Nah, she prefers tea with a generous spoonful of sarcasm.

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Reviews

[Shirley Revill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story that I really enjoyed reading. very well written and interesting storyline.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sci-Fi is definitely not my normal read but this short story with a touch of mystery drew me in. A fun, quick read.

[Catherine Pratt · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good fast read. It was a little bit confusing but as you continue to read, it clears up. This would be a good story to read from someone who is just starting to look into this genre. At the end of the story there is a chapter preview of her next book called Failsafe.

[Intisar Khanani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story begins one place and quickly goes somewhere else - in the best of ways. Indra has staked out her husband's workplace, fearing that he's cheating on her. But with each thing she uncovers, and every memory she can't recover, we begin to realize there is a very different story at play here, and that nothing is as it seems. When things go terribly wrong, it falls to Indra to decide what the best path forward is--and at what point in time, that path forward should begin. I found the ending thought-provoking and satisfying, and am looking forward to the novel to come!

[Michael Bussa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Deviation straight through. The story is well written with a good storyline and believable dialogue. There is a twist that you may, or may not, see coming. There's more than just a story here, there is a message about the strength and ability of woman and as a man, I can tell you that we don't look at the world often enough through the eyes of a woman, even though women are almost forced to look at the world from a man's viewpoint if they are to move beyond historic boundaries.

This story held my interest from start to finish, surprised me, then left me thinking for a while after reading. When a story can do that, it has accomplished what the writer has set out to do.

[Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two good teasers in one

Deviation offers a good short story which leaves the reader hungering for the greater universe it is advertising. She teases us with more to come but there is plenty in this short drama to entice the reader for an upcoming novel set in this world. It also includes as a bonus, a sample of the start of her other good book, "Failsafe". Of which I have already read and given good marks on Goodreads and Amazon. This is a quick read that can be consumed with only a little bit of free time.

[OldBird · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting sci-fi short story/prequel featuring the perils of time travel that exist even for those in the know. Maybe a little bit heavy on the exposition-conversation trope, but I really liked how we got to see some backstory, realizations, and a twist at the end. A fun concept and characters with great potential to go further.

(About 75% of the pages are the short story with the rest being a preview of another book)

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 2 out of 5]

Um ... well, it was unpredictable, for a while. It got a little too Highlander for my taste. I wasn't happy to see that this was supposed to be the prequel to a novel. It seemed complete in and of itself. I decided not to read the extract from Deen's cyberpunk novel Failsafe since I wasn't too thrilled with the short story.

Don't think I'll ever read this author again.

[Graisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good, though I wish it had it been longer. I'm looking forward to the full novel that takes place after this. I see it's been a couple of years since this was released; are there still plans for a full novel?

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time travelers, an 'almost' romance; what's not to like?

[Nigel Perels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do not be deceived by the beginning of the book - you'll be drawn in deeper and deeper! A cracking yarn told by a great story-teller. And that is all I will say - suspend belief and dive in.