Save Me, Stranger by Erika Krouse is a collection of 13 short stories. I like the occasional short story collection as a reset to my reading, and experiencing one in the first month of the year felt right - maybe I'll read one annually in January.
While the collection includes a story specifically named Save Me, Stranger, the concept was woven through most, if not all, stories. It was interesting to look for the theme in each. One ends on a cliffhanger that would be interesting to discuss with a group of readers.
Each story was unique and a tale unto itself, even though I had plenty of questions about what happens next to the characters in each. I read this via audiobook, and having a female (Blair Baker) and male (Adam Ewer) narrator alternate stories helped set each apart in my mind.
The stories have a wide range of settings, and I was very surprised to discover a story that takes place in my city of Omaha which is portrayed realistically in a less-than-positive light.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for pre-publication access to the audiobook. All opinions are my own.
While the collection includes a story specifically named Save Me, Stranger, the concept was woven through most, if not all, stories. It was interesting to look for the theme in each. One ends on a cliffhanger that would be interesting to discuss with a group of readers.
Each story was unique and a tale unto itself, even though I had plenty of questions about what happens next to the characters in each. I read this via audiobook, and having a female (Blair Baker) and male (Adam Ewer) narrator alternate stories helped set each apart in my mind.
The stories have a wide range of settings, and I was very surprised to discover a story that takes place in my city of Omaha which is portrayed realistically in a less-than-positive light.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for pre-publication access to the audiobook. All opinions are my own.
