Review of "Fallen Leaves," short story by Rachel Elizabeth Cole
Summary: For as long as fifteen-year-old Grace Sather can remember, her great-grandmother has hated her mother. And now Mom wants Gran to move in with them. But before Mom can talk Gran into it, Gran has a bad fall and winds up in the hospital. Now a long buried secret is about to emerge. A secret that could shake the family to its very core. Review: This story is good but for some reason left me dissatisfied. The result was that I had to think about it for a few days before writing this review which is a quality I do appreciate in a short story. I like having to digest a plot. While the plot is from the point of view of a fifteen-year-old, it is mostly focused on the mother figure. Grace is watching her mom react to the grandmother. The point of view choice was excellent given the plot content. It was just enough to make the details vague. Grace is as in the dark as the reader so you want to keep reading to find out what the b...