REVIEWED BY CINDY
TITLE: The Summer When it Snowed
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Self-pub
LENGTH: 49 pages
Blurb:
The year winter came back in the summer, Kirkor, the young son of a chieftain meets Alin, a man with eyes so blue they seem to melt the snow around him. That same night, Kirkor loses Alin to another man’s ruthless greed, but he is only a child, and no one believes his testimony.
Years later, Kirkor is unjustly accused of plotting against the chieftain and banished from his home. Roaming through the forest, he finds shelter under a lone weeping willow. There is nothing extraordinary about the tree, but if so, why does its whisper seem so familiar?
Review:
I love a good fairy tale and this one made me smile! I love the first meeting between Kirkor and Alin and how Alin seems to be the only person who really sees the young man. It sets the tone for the rest of the story.
It has all the ingredients of a good fairytale…except the damsel in distress and I like that about it. Both men in this story are the hero and it takes both of them working together to save the all the people in the land.
The bad guy is very dastardly indeed and of course the Chieftain is woefully oblivious to the wolf among his sheep.
The reunion of Kirkor and Alin is sweet and magical and I wouldn’t have minded that part lasting a little longer.
In fact that is my only (small) complaint about this lovely story. I wanted it to be more. Of course I always want more because I’m greedy and while more room to grow anticipation would have enhanced the tale, the story really is fully told.
I had a couple of short moments where I was a little confused about POV, but slowing down and re-reading helped me figure it out. The writing is well done and the prose is beautifully worded.
All in all, this was a wonderful little read that I enjoyed a lot.
Rating: 
Buy Links: