Wahabah Hadia Al Mu'id

The only positive thing I can offer about this collection of 4 short stories is that when the second story began with
"I should have known that something was up when the cat brought in a mouse she’d caught and I absently took it from her and ate it."

I knew this would likely remain as one of the top 10 most memorable opening lines to any short story I have ever read. It was also the only story out of the 4 that I came close to enjoying. I like stories that I can get lost in. I like stories that make me feel something. These were more like reading a lecture with no suspense and nobody to care about.
I received a complimentary copy for review.… (mehr)