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Reviewed by Stephanie Chapman for Readers' Favorite
The short novella, Michaela Betrayed, focuses on Michaela’s first year away from her home. Narrated in the first person, Margaret Lynnette Sharp introduces Michaela reflecting on her life before winning the Fernwood Scholarship for Pianoforte Studies. She aspired to follow in her father’s footsteps. On the day she is to leave Australia for England, her close friend Thomas gives her a story he has written. When Michaela reads the story, she feels Thomas has stronger feelings for her than he had ever revealed to her. Torn between loyalty to her parents and knowing they disapproved of the aspiring writer’s unstable lifestyle, Michaela finds herself distracted by her personal thoughts of a possible romance. In winter, she falls ill with pneumonia and returns to Australia to recover. Will she pursue Thomas’s feelings and stay in Australia?
Margaret Lynnette Sharp’s Michaela Betrayed made it easy for me to understand Michaela. Putting her feelings on full display, I understood her hesitation when Thomas seemed to profess love and a successful life with her. I agreed with her parents when she blindly believed that Thomas was her soulmate. The plot flowed smoothly and had enough detail for me to feel the surroundings of the beach. I was shocked by the end of the story, and I think that I would not be as forgiving as Michaela appeared to be. I also felt that she may have been doubting her talents when she thought about changing the path of her career. Likewise, I recommend this story to young adults that enjoy a light romance story devoid of explicit scenes.
