Book: Sublet - A Short Story
Author: Greer Hendricks
Pages: 53
This is my 2nd read for the year
What Amazon Says:
Anne is barely keeping it together. A frazzled ghostwriter and aspiring novelist, she juggles 9 year old twins and a listless marriage from an overcrowded Manhattan apartment, spreading herself thinner each day. Just as Anne is about to give up on her dreams, she lands her biggest client yet: Melody Wells. Melody paints a picture of serenity and empowerment in the lavender haze of her visualization workshops - however, the one thing she can't manifest are the pages her publisher is demanding for her new motivational book. Enter Anne. As Melody invites Anne deeper into her magical world, Anne finds herself working impossibly long days and traeling far beyond her comfort zone. When Melody passes along a lead on a spacious sublet complete with East River views, built-in closets, and 3 bedrooms, Anne can't believe her luck. Melody seems to know just what her family needs. But as small, unsettling incidents begin to accumulate, Anne starts to wonder what price she's willing to pay for the good life.
This was an interesting enough short story. I have a goal this year to work through my large backlog of Amazon free reads/short stories, and this was one of them. Overall it felt like a complete story even with its few pages, and I was curious enough to keep reading it all at once. Ending was a bit weak, but overall, a solid read.
Stars: 3
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