Right. The general direction is nice, but for the purpose of this review there’s one part in particular I wanted to pick up on…
The blood dripped slowly down his cheek, and in her altered state it was almost pretty, like strawberry syrup…
Just brilliant! It’s sentences like this that make me love your writing Leila – not only is it some great imagery, but once again it’s emphasising that shiny gloss Cassandra seems to put on life to make it seem better – her dreamlike interpretation of the scary into the serene…
yeah, that was a shock, seeing him. Love how you describe her altered state and each step is conscious, needing to be thought about as she starts to drive. :)