โนเวลลาสั้นๆ ที่เล่าผ่านมุมมองของคิมเบอร์ลี ในวันที่เธอตาย จนกระทั่งมาเจอเจฟฟ์ค่ะเอาเข้าจริง ใน Life After Theft ก็เล่าเรื่องได้ครบอยู่แล้วนะ ส่วนนี้มาขยายเพิ่มแค่ด้านของคิมเบอร์ลี ซึ่งเป็นปัญหากับแนวคิดส่วนตัวล้วนๆเฉยๆ อ่ะ ไม่ได้แย่ แต่ก็ ไม่ได้มีอะไรที่ must read ขนาดนั้น It is the prequel and back story to A Life After Theft, It explains why Kimberlee is a kleptomaniac, well sort of. I will get to that soon. As as backstory I was hoping it would have stuff that was explained in Life After Theft, like Kimberlee going out with Langdon and Khail, bullying Sera and maybe more of the klepto stuff and how she became a klepto. What I got from the novella was how Kimberlee hated her life(later wants to live, before getting caught in the Riptide), hates her parents and doesn't care. Thinks the world revolves around her and she is in control even in situations that she isn't in control. It doesn't really give that much backstory, expect that she is klepto, she had a relationship with Khail and Langdon, hates Sera and her stealing alcohol and vodka from her parents and then going for a swim, where she gets caught in a riptide and becomes and ghost. Getting used to becoming a ghost and living like that for a year and a half. It could have been better and explained more, I did like it and Kimberlee. This novella tells you something, don't drink and swim. I read this after reading Life After Theft, so maybe that's why I didn't enjoy it as much. As much as I like Aprilynne Pike and wanted to enjoy this, I just felt that it wasn't a very good prequel. Love the writing of it though.
What do You think about One Day More (2013)?
Short beginning story about what happened to Kim. How she"got" in this state...
—haruhi
provides a nice insight on how she feels and dies is definitely worth the read.
—jaysean
Good book can't wait to read Life After Theft!
—pkallstrom
