I prefer this to the prequel, even though I thoroughly enjoyed that one. There is a much darker tone here, which is generally something I enjoy.
Great dialog and descriptors. “I shot back as fast as eighty proof would let me,” is a fantastic line.
One nit-pick is that third-to-last sentence there. It either needs a comma, or to be re-worded. I’d go with “Apparently, when under the influence, I’m as cocky as my friend is dramatic.”
John Perkins
InLoveWithTheSky
Marli
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