25 review for Number One Angel

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   4 out of 5

   Dianne – Feb 02, 2013

   How a tale with so few pages can rate so high on the just dark and creepy factor is the sign of a good story teller! Allison M. Dickson's Number One Angel managed to make my skin crawl, feel sympathy for the pathetic daughter and wonder what would happen next! Is "the boyfriend" as awesome as he seems? OR... is there something dark and menacing that he has managed to keep hidden, until it was too late? How a tale with so few pages can rate so high on the just dark and creepy factor is the sign of a good story teller! Allison M. Dickson's Number One Angel managed to make my skin crawl, feel sympathy for the pathetic daughter and wonder what would happen next! Is "the boyfriend" as awesome as he seems? OR... is there something dark and menacing that he has managed to keep hidden, until it was too late?

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   4 out of 5

   Allison – Jan 26, 2013

   Allison's books tend to be a little dark, and that quality is a part of the reason I'm drawn to her writing - her short stories are a vacation - without the packing, the booking and the hours stuck in an airport. I get to experience someone else's life for a while, without taking on the inevitably fucked up ending they find for themselves. Yes Allison, I know you are going to read this, and I am talking to you. Why do you continue to mess with my head and produce stories I can only read in the li Allison's books tend to be a little dark, and that quality is a part of the reason I'm drawn to her writing - her short stories are a vacation - without the packing, the booking and the hours stuck in an airport. I get to experience someone else's life for a while, without taking on the inevitably fucked up ending they find for themselves. Yes Allison, I know you are going to read this, and I am talking to you. Why do you continue to mess with my head and produce stories I can only read in the light of day? I love how this tale started: overweight, belligerent, abusive mother stuffs herself to death with cake. And while it's possible to eat yourself to death, her cake had an extra ingredient - all of this is revealed in the first few pages. But what really got me, was the passive aggressive, affection-starved daughter who was poisoning her mother to be rid of her, and to appease her lover. Normally I'd dislike a spineless female lead, but the way the story progresses...I actually feel sorry for the poor girl. Then enters the mysterious and worldly boyfriend, who it turns out...is as evil as the now dead mother had warned her daughter. It's a twisted tale of co-dependence and abuse, and giving yourself completely to another person because you had no positive role models, or sources of love/affection as a child. I'm looking forward to the companion story featuring the brother that was briefly mentioned in this story. I think this short story has the potential to be a full novel, mainly because of the implied backstory between the "villain" and the mother.

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   4 out of 5

   Christine – Mar 10, 2014

   I bought the holiday collection "The Twelve Days of Dickson" and this was the seventh book. Number One Angel is a great example of why I love Allison's short stories: she develops characters like nobody's business. It begins innocently enough as a mother and daughter sit down to eat birthday cake, but in a few short pages all hell busts loose. If you're looking for a quick read on your break, this is it. I bought the holiday collection "The Twelve Days of Dickson" and this was the seventh book. Number One Angel is a great example of why I love Allison's short stories: she develops characters like nobody's business. It begins innocently enough as a mother and daughter sit down to eat birthday cake, but in a few short pages all hell busts loose. If you're looking for a quick read on your break, this is it.

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   4 out of 5

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   4 out of 5

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   4 out of 5

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   5 out of 5

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   5 out of 5

   Drew Wheeler –

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   5 out of 5

   Nicole Wilson –

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Kate –

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    5 out of 5

    Adam Vanzant –

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    5 out of 5

    Zoe's Human –

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    4 out of 5

    Igraine –

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    4 out of 5

    Jody –

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    5 out of 5

    Harry –

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    5 out of 5

    Tracy –

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    4 out of 5

    Elaine –

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    5 out of 5

    Samantha –

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    5 out of 5

    Mary Teresa Reno –

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    5 out of 5

    Dan –

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    4 out of 5

    Cinisajoy –

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Marnie –