Rose’s Reviews > A Firefighter's Flame: A Novel > Status Update

" He is a guy, and it would be naïve for me to think he stayed celibate for over a year." Very naïve for you to assume anyone's sexual history because of their gender. *silently fumes*

I feel like the quality of the writing has its highs and lows, but it's getting a little easier to read, though the subject matter is tough. Len has a lot of issues going on.

I cringed at the next line. "Maybe I should save him from the same fate as me." The entry ended there. I remembered very clearly when I wrote that and why I didn’t write anything after. I had succumbed to a horrific guilt for having any thoughts of killing my unborn child that I went to my parents’ house to sleep it off under the protective eyes of their company.

Still reading. Not really much to update other than I hate the fact that Len's character has no sense of responsibility. I want to sympathize, but I can't.

Now, I'm more than a little upset. That's your way of justifying a cheating relationship? Really? I think if this novel had better transcription, it would be a little more palpable, but the way it comes across is juvenile and undermining. I'll try to finish this today

Forgive me, but I'm getting really irritated by the read. I think its a combination of the telegraphing, time leaps and the fact that a miscarriage was compared to having a "weird period".

I think the only thing that's keeping me from liking this story more is the way that the narrative's structured and written. Too many time jumps and far too much telling (not showing) for the story to be intimate. But I do see its merits. I just find it a struggle to get through, because of these factors.