Little Shorts: Girls . Elevator . Mister . Whisky by Pinkberry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 

This author is not very known. I believe there is a reason for this, and while it's nothing bad, as you read her first short story novella, it will pretty much explain it all. In this compilation, there are three stories:
~Girls
~Elevator
~Mister
Every single story is roughly a dozen pages, if not less and i've managed to read every single one of them within an hour. Personally, i'm used to reading novella and full length novels, so this was completely different from all the previous books i've read so far. So here are my thoughts and my review for these short stories:

Girls:
This was intriguing. While taking the concept of AIs being able to evolve beyond their original programming to become friends with humans, we're coming face to face with two girls and the AI. We don't get much more information than beyond that. It's the kind of story that supposes that there could be more. Something that is intriguing. But before you get the chance to really get into this story, it's over. So yes, it was interesting, but before i could really get a handle on the characters, the setting and even the events that are about to transpire. I wish there was more. I truly do, because i can feel that this story could go places. Why was the call placed? Is something after the girls? How did they meet the AI? Who are these girls and what makes them special?

Elevator:
This story, compared to the rest of them... well damn. I now personally hate elevators and even more so if they break down. I wouldn't want to meet some woman who is crying on the floor one minute and disappears the next. I could honestly feel my heart beat faster and needed a few breaks here and there to be able to get through it. From all of this author's short stories, this was my favorite because it made the biggest impact. The one that made me really think and wonder just where the story could go. Again, my biggest wish was that these weren't merely short stories, but novellas so that we could at the very least be able to tell us more of these characters and the events about to unfold.

Mister:
Another interesting read by this author. Not much is told about the characters and in this instance, it was the same thing as the previous short stories. Just a few pages to whet your whistle and you better hope that you got what was happening because it would be over before it begins. But it draws you in to the point where you just can't help but be curious.

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I think that the biggest problem i had with this book is the fact that these stories are over much too quickly. They have much potential to be something that you'll want to read, but i had troubles connecting with them. Why did i rate it a 4 on 5 stars? Because no matter what, this author managed to make my heart beat faster with emotions and feelings when i didn't expect it. Truly, i hadn't expected it because it was short. But she didn't manage that and that's why my rating. Whether or not these stories will be developed on in the future is another matter; i hope that they will because i can see the potential of what they could become with development and thought.

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