I Let You Go

I don't like when characters are made to think, say, or do something very much against their grain just because the author wants the story to progress in a certain way, or wants to pull the reader in a particular direction; that happens here and I find it exceedingly irksome. Neither the story nor the writing is extraordinary, but it did accomplish a rare feat: it surprised me; and, for that alone, I'm glad I read it.