Surrender at Dawn by Laura Griffin a 2011 Laura Griffin publication. This book was a freebie in the Kindle store and I while I normally check this, I just saw the name Laura Griffin and purchased it without looking into the specifics. As it happens, this book is only about 37 pages long. So, it's a super duper fast read. Charlotte's brother, a journalist, has disappeared. She enlist a friend of a friend, Jack, a former navy seal to help locate him. Jack agrees because of who Charlotte knows but she has no idea how dangerous things are about to become. Despite it's brevity, the book is still interesting and has some genuinely tense moments, plus some hot romance. There were way too many unanswered questions and the ending will leave you a little puzzled. But, I have to give the author kudos for cramming such an intense story into so few pages. This one gets 3 stars. I'm give this book a 3.5 rating. I didn't care for the abrupt start. I found it to be quite confusing at times. The characters were decent though. Despite being a short story that doesn't leave a lot of room for character development, I never once felt a disconnect from them. I also loved the authors voice, and the writing was solid. No complaints there.I did have an issue with the editing, namely the lack of division between scenes. There was a few times where a scene would change in the middle of a paragraph, and I found it to be both confusing and annoying, since I had to go back and reread parts to make sure I wasn't missing something. My final complaint was with the ending, which was devoid of any HEA or even a HFN (Happy For Now). It was very abrupt and a major let down. Had it been more emotionally satisfying and complete, I would have happily given 5 stars for this story. But as it stands, I felt I was robbed of my time and cannot recommend this book.
What do You think about Surrender At Dawn (2011)?
I feel like this was just one chapter to a book she didn't finish. I want more!
—Anchi08
