"A LONG WALK HOME: A Christmas Novelette" by D.L. Finn








Imagine a holiday scene: the setting of a battle between good versus evil, despair versus hope. I liked the presence of the angels watching over Kenzie and keeping her safe. Kenzie's emotional trauma caused by her boyfriend throwing her over for her best friend during her favorite time of year evoked some sympathy for her character. Her reactions and interactions with the friend who betrayed her felt awkward, and they both contemplated suicide over the same slimy guy- maybe pushed it a little far. I didn't like that the angels foretold happenings, and then they happened after you already knew they would.