Reviewed by Dee
TITLE: Seeing Love
AUTHOR: Sean Michael
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 40 pages
BLURB:
Kay can see. Barney can’t. Which is why Barney’s brother hired a scrawny street kid to help his brother out. That and to get Kay off the street. Who would have ever thought an older, distinguished guy like Barney could fall for him? Not Barney’s business associates or Barney’s ex. Kay has a pretty hard time believing it himself, even if he loves Barney with all he has. Can these two find enough common ground? Read and see!
REVIEW:
As is typical with most short stories, this is a quick read, without a lot of plot or character development. I’d love to say the relationship between Barney and Kay was engaging, but unfortunately for the most part it came across as awkward, embarrassing even. I guess that could be attributed to the age gap of 30 years between them, not to mention the fact the characters’ voices grated on my nerves. The dialogue was choppy and again, awkward.
I’m not normally bothered by characters’ names, one way or another, but when things like ‘Oh, Kay’… yes Barn,’ are uttered, the dialogue sounded a little creepy, and I had to resist looking away.
There was an instance when the ex turned up, which I guess was supposed to cause conflict, but within half a page he disappeared again, leaving me scratching my head.
My heart rating is for the concept behind the story. The idea of a blind man and an ex-rent boy finding love together, and the addition of Kay reading to Barney was sweet.
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