This novella has one more chapter than Ever After Volume One, but is about twice as thick. The author decided to put a little bit of extra care into these stories, in my opinion, and I am all for it. I think that overall you will notice a big difference in tone here. Volume One was mostly playful and sexy, Volume Two is serious, powerful, and heart stirring.
If you aren’t interested in a heavy read, maybe you should skip this one. I would say that every single one of the chapters in this novella touches on a serious issue or plays through a tense situation. The one serious topic, which required two chapters of plot, involved a life threatening medical issue with Tess. While I myself did not relate to the issue at all, and was not disturbed by what I read, the author was right in putting a warning at the beginning of the novel for anyone who might be sensitive to the issue. As for the other situation that required two chapters worth of narrative, it was less dramatic, not life threatening, but a delicate issue none the less. It focused on our moody, tight lipped Caleb, and the solemn Ilmari. These two chapters were more about longing and heartache, and they ended up being sweet and romantic and the guys worked through their issues. These two chapters ended up being my favorite in this novella.
Having finished this novella I fell right into the third novel in this series. If you want to find out who the love interests are in that book, come back tomorrow.
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