“I think Cole Worth put everything he had onto those pages,” Marie answered, after a pause. “Whether that’s good or bad, subpar or sublime, depends on the reader. I think maybe you’ll like it.” She thought more than ‘maybe’ but she didn’t want to overegg the thing – nothing kills off a book like too much hype – though ironically hype’s exactly what’s needed for them to flourish. Similar deal with oxygen: too little, you die; too much, you die.
