Bella Chew Chew: A romantic comedy short

by Alana Greig

Kindle Edition

Published August 14, 2020

About the author

Alana Greig is a thirty something mother of two and happily married. She lives in on the west coast of England and loves to spend time at the beach.
Alana predominantly writes fantasy. The Aurora Stone is her debut novel. Once Upon a Reality is a collection of short stories based on old classics. Alana co-wrote the book, part of a three-part series, with international bestselling author Erin Lee. Twice Upon a Reality and Third Time’s a Charm? Will be released early 2018
Work is also underway for Alana’s second novel, PULSE, which is based on Princess Winter from The Aurora Stone. Finally, Alana is also working on her first Horror/thriller WAX, also due to be released in 2018
When Alana isn’t creating new worlds, she loves nothing more than to curl up with a cup of tea and lose herself in someone else’s

Reviews

[McKenzie Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are things I enjoyed about Bella Chew Chew, and some things I thought could have been better.

Minor spoiler alert:

I thought it was a strange choice to have her end up in the hospital, and it happened so quickly that it felt like it came out of nowhere. There are other environments that she could get trapped in where lots of people chew food besides a hospital.

I also wished for a little more development with Bella and Gareth's relationship, but I understand that it's a short story, so there's only so much relationship growth that can occur.

One of the things that I thought was really unique and creative was Bella's reaction to hearing people chew. I know someone who has similar reactions, so I know that that sort of thing is primed for comedic situations. Off the top of my head, I can't think of another story that revolves around this condition, but it's an interesting premise.

[Diana | Indie Book Addict · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greig puts a humorous spin on life with Bella in this short story.

Bella is such a fun and quirky character. I could definitely relate to her "chewing issues" as I have them myself. For being a short there is some great character detail which I love. Such a great ending on this too!

This was my first read from Greig and I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more of her work.

[Shelby W · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was witty, funny and sweet. An enjoyable short with likable characters.

I did notice the formatting appeared to be slightly off on the e-reader; at times, certain words\sentences dropped off in the middle of the page and continued on the next. It didn't take away from the reading experience, it was just an observation.

It is really nice seeing Author Greig return to writing, looking forward to reading her upcoming releases.