The Way We Weren’t
By Cliftonia Ali
Published by A Random Penguin
Pages: 32
Genre: Romance
Rating: 5 stars

Known for her brevity, Cliftonia Ali outdid herself this year with a stunning novella that tore apart societal conventions and then sewed them back again with a warp and weft that left readers wondering what the hell a warp was and why would anyone call anything a weft. This love story becomes a spy thriller from the get-go, as readers are taken on an action-packed, emotionally flatulent roller-coaster ride that leaves them nauseous and on the verge of tossing their cookies.

Excerpt:

“Her love for him was unquestioned. His love for her was questionable. It was this very equation that had driven a wedge between them and forced her to become a secret agent so that she could prove to him (as well as to her local Vigo dealership) what she was capable of. She had bought a one-way ticket to Gangetica and knew this could be the last time she would be travelling business class. Who knew what the future had in store for her? All she was certain of was that there was no one waiting for her at baggage claim and all that she considered valuable and worthy, she had left behind, frozen and in abeyance… like........

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