The Year of the Crocodile (Cyclone) by Courtney Milan Series: Cyclone #2.5
on September 12th 2016
Genres: Contemporary
Pages: 43
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“You want to do something risky? Invite my dad to join your family this weekend.”
FINAL DECISION: Simply fabulous. I loved just about everything in this story. I liked seeing Tina and Blake and I just adore Adam Reynolds! He’s a difficult person to love but Milan makes it possible. More please!
THE STORY: Tina Chen and Blake Reynolds have been together for almost a year but their parents have not met. This story is about that first meeting between Blake’s father and Tina’s parents.
OPINION: Absolutely amazing! Admittedly only for fans (it really requires reading TRADE ME first), this story manages to give an update on Tina and Blake, give some serious hints as to where Adam’s story is going (surprise! surprise!) and still be incredibly entertaining.
Milan has created an incredible character with Adam Reynolds who has a personality which just leaps from the pages. He’s a jerk (AR would certainly use more colorful language!), is incredibly messed up, and loves his son.
This vignette manages to be funny, personable, informative and fascinating at the same time. Don’t get me wrong: it’s the story of Adam meeting Tina’s parents but the story did not go in any fashion I expected. It’s short and relies upon the reader knowing the characters already. But for what it is, I loved it!
More Adam soon, please!
WORTH MENTIONING:
CONNECTED BOOKS: This short story should only be read after TRADE ME. The story assumes knowledge of the characters in that book.
STAR RATING: I give this short story 5 stars.