The Text: A Short Story by Claire Douglas

My Rating - 2 out of 5 stars
Publisher - Penguin
Genre - Short Story/Crime/Thriller/Mystery
Publishing year - 2017
Language - English
ASIN - B073XY41QH
Pages - 40

My Review - 

The Text by Claire Douglas is a crime thriller. It revolves around the sudden death of a person when a text is accidentally sent to the office group. It will change the life of a female protagonist. The cover page is appealing, and that's one of the reasons I chose this book.

The main character is Emily Latimer; she works in an office under Andrew. Emily lives with her boyfriend, Stuart. She plans a trip to Edinburgh, but Andrew doesn't give her time off. 

Furiously, she typed a text to send her boyfriend, but she sent it to the office group by mistake. The next day, a dead body was found. Emily creeps out when she finds out that someone close to her did something horrible and has secrets. 

The story is fast-paced, but the plot doesn't execute well. The story has an office romance, abusive behaviour, gossip, jealousy, and suspense, but it lacks proper characterization. 

A handful of characters didn't have a space to grow with time, and women portrayed it as a weak one. Men like Stuart and Andrew are easily seen in real life, who think that a woman has to stay at home and take care of children. The story starts with a text and ends with it too. 

The language is simple. I hoped for a good suspense story, but Claire Douglas failed to deliver that. If you like short stories, then give it a try. 

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