The Girl Made of Cool - Alan Fox

Synopsis:
Featuring a new novel and two other stories by Alan Fox. ---- Author ALAN FOX writes love stories, filled with a sense of awe and wonder, and set against a brutal world. "THE GIRL MADE OF COOL" is his vibrant new novel and the centerpiece of this collection. Here, Fox tells the story of a young man and woman who are falling in love with each other, but the young woman doesn't know it. She believes that she's falling in love with the man's far more handsome, more perfect friend. ... As the story unfolds and deepens, we see how these two highly talented young men must suffer, struggle, and wage battle to woo this young woman. This, as all the while, she grows into an ever greater beauty, a more charismatic personality, and an all-the-more alluring woman. ... This, as all the while, this young lady grows to become an elegant woman made of shining love and elusive cool. -- Also featured here in this collection, you will find: The Novel "HELL HAS BLUE SKIES" -- A love story about intense relationships in an office, whose unusual line of business is to train people to become 'world-class experts.' And the short story "THE LOVELY LADY AT THE LOVE MUSEUM" -- A colorful tale of romance and high-level maneuvering in the big city.


Author Bio:
Alan Fox writes love stories about people looking for a sense of wonder in a brutal world, people pursuing beauty in the face of insanity. His previous novel, "The Seeker in Forever," is now available in a second revised edition.


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My Opinion:
This book is actually three short stories. So I will review each respectively.
Short One, The Girl Made of Cool opinion;
For stories, this was a good one. The characters were easy to relate to, and well rounded. It had a beginning, middle and a great finish. The one thing I don't know that I'm fond of is the format to which it is written. It is almost in screenplay format, and though it creates a scene immediately, it also feels repetitive at times. Still was a good read.
(3.5/5)

Short Two, Hell Has Blue Skies opinion;
This short was not as good as the first one, but in some spots I laughed out loud, and did enjoy it. Written in the same fashion as above.
(2.5/5)


Short Three, The Lovely Lady at The Love Museum opinion;
Funny how "oneupmanship" made it from the second story to this one. However this story was better than the second but not as good as the first. Maybe read them in that order....
(3/5)

Overall Rating: (3/5)

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~I received a copy from the author. I was not compensated for my opinion.~