Walking Away

By Adriane Tait-Boyd

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Reviewed by Deana Wolstenholme

Twenty -five year old Coraline Renfro is in mourning. She and her long time boyfriend, Blake Parrish, have broken up and Cora hasn’t been dealing with it well. She’s shut herself off from the world around her, and buried herself in her work. Tired of being alone, Cora accepts a date from a colleague, and slowly begins to move on. When Blake comes calling again, will Cora take him back or will she show him how it feels to have a door slammed in his face and his hopes and dreams of a future with her dashed?

I  should  start this  review by  saying that for the  most  part I don’t  read novellas or  short stories.  Not because I  dislike them but  because I love  getting into a  story and being able to  stay in the  storyland as long as  possible. When I came across Walking Away by Adriane Tait-Boyd I  was instantly drawn to the  cover.  When I  saw that it  was a novella I  figured I would give it a  try and I  was not  disappointed.

Walking Away is the  Story  of  Coraline is heartbroken when she comes home one day to  find that her longtime  boyfriend has left.  Cora(line) tries to  move on but  is merely a  shell of  who  she  used to  be. Despite being urged by her sister Abi to move on,  she doesn’t  feel she can until she  opens her  eyes to a  co-worker named  Charlie.

This is Adriane Tait-Boyd’s debut novella.  It is  really  well written, an  enjoyable  read and a complete  story that  will leave you feeling  satisfied when you are done. Despite the  length, 57 pages, the  characters are well developed, likable and memorable. I love, love, love one particular part where she  accidentally punches a  truck and  breaks her  hand.  It  was awesome.

The  author writes beautifully with emotion and has you  cheering for Coraline.  She  has experienced her  share of  pain and  loss and  you want so much for her “win”.   The  relationship between her and her sister Abi is realistic and  aggravating. Everything that  sisters seem to be in life.

I’m looking forward to  Adriane Tait-Boyd’s next offering, "You Just Know" is  due out this spring and I'm looking forward to reading it. It's a  full length novel and the  story  sounds great.  Check out Walking Away here. It's only $0.99 and  worth every single penny!