Review: Mancusi's "Karma Kitty Goes to Comic Con"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2013
Cute, fun novella filled with references and in-jokes that make my geeky little heart feel all warm and fuzzy.The Pros:Reconciliation story (love them), smart and geeky heroine, pining hunk of a hero, a kick a$$ pair of boots, and more ninjas than you can shake a (chop)stick at. The best way to describe this novella is "fun." I enjoyed reading it. Who doesn't want to be a superhero when they grow up? I think the most enticing thing about Cons is that they give "grown ups" the chance to recapture those fantasies. So, what better place to have someone discover superhero abilities and a nefarious plot than Comic Con? It's wish fulfillment, and it's done well.The Cons:The edition I read (Kindle) had a good deal of editing issues. Missing words, duplicated words, duplicated or inaccurate punctuation. Something definitely went wrong either in line editing or formatting. While it happened frequently enough to pull me out of the story in places, it was not so much as to make me abandon the story altogether. This is not the author's fault (and I didn't lower my rating because of it), but it is something that impacted my reading enjoyment.There are editing issues, but the overall story is strong enough to shine through. I enjoyed the characters. I like the setting. If anything, I wish there was more use of the setting in the story, because Cons are just so much fun. For a quick, fun read, Karma Kitty saves the day.