Thanks for the fun read. You've introduced us to two characters, Spouse and Yours Truly, told in first person through the eyes of - none other than - Yours Truly.

Opening: Recently I was asked to write a police interrogation. The assumption was that I'd been implicated in a burglary of which I knew nothing. ---I could have used a little more background here. "The assumption was..." What does that mean? Do you mean that this was the assignment? I'm confused about why the (apparently falsely) accused burglar would write their own interrogation.

"It was early morning, and the coffee was made..." This whole paragraph does a great job of "showing" anticipation on the part of the author.

"To my surprise it actually took two flying leaps." This was a cute visual.

"I had to practically roll Spouse off the bed, into the bathroom and down the stairs..." The visual worked for me in the first case (off the bed) but didn't work for me in the second and third cases. While I understand that absurdity is appropriate in comedic situations, my brain couldn't reconcile the weird imagery of Spouse being rolled into the bathroom (gross) and down the stairs (although, having read the ending, it does tie nicely in with the segue into a potential murder mystery.)

"Maybe I was impatient..." Funny, because it's a ridiculous understatement.

The dialog is fun, with Spouse being a pain. At first it seems Spouse is being obtuse, but eventually, it becomes clear that Spouse is deliberately messing with Yours Truly. I liked it better when Spouse seemed to be asking genuine clarification questions. First, they just woke up and wouldn't be alert enough to be witty yet. Second, it fits the character of someone who's an expert in interrogation. They would want all the details ("Detective or officer?" "What's the crime?") as well as being more likely to ask questions than answer them.

This was the most unrealistic moment: "Smug condescending look from Spouse." (Because Spouse just woke up and hasn't shown any evidence of anger about being prematurely woken for something stupid, so I have a hard time believing they're coherent yet. If they are, and this is how they show it, it doesn't work for me. There aren't enough additional hints of irritation.)

"You don't have to be a jackass about it. You asked for MY help, remember?" ---I don't personally see the need to capitalize "MY". I would understand the point without it.

And a cute ending.

Thanks for the fun read.

Cheers,
Michelle

My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .