Unassigned Territory

Huh... I feel like this took a sharp turn towards the end. Loved the characters. Stephanie seems like she's solid in her religion of Jehova's Witness, but at the end seems to have a deep attraction to the female ‘hippie' and seems to be displeased, near disgusted, at her proselytizing partner's mention of her intented. And then it just ends.

I wanted more...and was disappointed. I listened to LeVar Burton read this and he too admitted to being disappointed at the ending upon first reading, but he goes on to say that he read it two more times and felt more satisfied. He talked about liking his heroes to be big, but sometimes they're better than that; sometimes heroes are life sized.

Stephanie read as authentic to me, and perhaps to just have this (potential) struggle is enough. Burton spoke of it as taking the path of least resistance, but I think that it could be different, that she can make her own path.

3.5 rounded up because setting and characters were wonderful.