Published: July 09, 2012
Words: 2,794 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476167749

Short description

Two friends, Sandy and Angela, join a rambling group, in the hope of finding love. The girls are unused to walking and ill-equipped for their expedition. Early in the walk Angela hurts her ankle but she refuses to give up. Events that follow challenge both girls' first impressions of their fellow ramblers. "A really cute, well-written short story," (5 Star Review, Barnes & Noble, Aug. 2012).

Extended description

Two friends, Sandy and Angela, join a rambling group, in the hope of meeting boyfriends. The girls are unused to walking and ill-equipped for the expedition they set out upon.

Early in the walk Angela hurts her ankle and is tended by Rob, to whom she takes an instant liking. Another walker, Chris, offers to take her home but she turns him down, refusing to give up, and continues walking.

When Angela and Sandy later stray from the footpath, they lose sight of the rest of the group. As the weather deteriorates, the girls begin to despair and Angela’s injured ankle becomes unbearable. (Read more) Two friends, Sandy and Angela, join a rambling group, in the hope of meeting boyfriends. The girls are unused to walking and ill-equipped for the expedition they set out upon.

Early in the walk Angela hurts her ankle and is tended by Rob, to whom she takes an instant liking. Another walker, Chris, offers to take her home but she turns him down, refusing to give up, and continues walking.

When Angela and Sandy later stray from the footpath, they lose sight of the rest of the group. As the weather deteriorates, the girls begin to despair and Angela’s injured ankle becomes unbearable.

Sandy reluctantly leaves Angela to try to find the other walkers. Events that follow challenge both girls' first impressions of their fellow ramblers.

"A really cute, well written short story," (5 Star Review, Barnes & Noble, Aug. 2012).

"Kinda cute. Good for young adults," (4 Star Review, Barnes & Noble, Oct. 2012).

"A nice scenario for a short story," (Smashwords Review, Nov. 2012).
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Tags

romance, love, friendship, comedy, short story, chick lit, outdoors, walking, rivalry, first impressions

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Reviews

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Review by: David Blake on Nov. 08, 2012 :
A nice scenario for a short story. I don't really see the need to break such a short story into numerous chapters, however...
Firstly, the characters needed to be much more clearly defined. Angela and Sandy are almost interchangeable, apart from the fact that Angela is the more headstrong we know very little about them. What do they look like? How old are they? What do they do when they're not on a ramble? How long have they been trying to find men for, have they had any previous relationships, why are they single?
Secondly, there's a lack of description, atmosphere. We aren't given a hint of what the weather's like until it becomes significant, for instance. Is it a hot day, a cold day? Is it early morning, mid-afternoon?
Thirdly, the 'drama' seems rather forced. Without knowing how old the protagonists are, it seemed a bit far-fetched that the two girls would be reduced to sobbing wrecks just because they get caught in a downpour, similarly Sandy's change of attitude towards Chris seemed to come about too
easily. For me, he needed to do something a bit more heroic to cause this.
Lastly, a lot of the dialogue tags seemed awkward. Lots of 'Angela asked Sandy' and 'Sandy said to Angela' when there's just the two of them in the scene, for example. And some are just wrong - how can Rob 'correct' someone who is asking a question?
On the plus side, I don't think I spotted any typos, spelling errors or punctuation faults, it's nice to come across a writer who checks their work properly before uploading it.
I think the story has a lot of potential... But I think it needs to be told entirely from Sandy's viewpoint throughout, and it needs more depth through what she sees, hears, smells, feels, thinks, remembers etc.
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Review by: Haitian Chica on July 13, 2012 :
not bad. nothing serious.
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Review by: Narlen & Eveline Evans on July 09, 2012 :
Too simple for my taste. Needs more description of the walking trail, etc.
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Review by: Gerty So on July 09, 2012 :
Loved It, really nice tale...
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