Review: A complex character who is ripe for revenge
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2013
For Asuka death seemed like her only choice for so long. As a slave to a crime lord in Japan, her life lacked meaning until the day she decided to end it all. Summoning the courage she needed to complete the task she goes to her master's training room to enter the afterlife. Before she brings the sword to her body she is stopped and given another course of action. Now her motivation for revenge drives her to a new world with a new set of challenges that feel a little too familiar.Asuka's Confession is a short prequel to a new series by author Eva Marie Paulliere. In this story Paulliere introduces us to Asuka, a complex character who struggles with her fears and past while still trying to keep true to her need to exact revenge. I enjoyed how many dimensions we got to see of Asuka's personality. She is ripe with possibilities as she describes her history to a therapist in an attempt to make sense of her new life.While I liked Asuka and her backstory, I did not like her therapist, Dr. Browning. If you get a doctor like him I suggest you get a refund and run. I think the point was to make him a sleaze ball, but the story could have been stronger if he was a little more sympathetic or at the very least pretended to feel something as Asuka told him her horror stories.Asuka's Confession is a short read that will keep you enthralled as you watch this character grow from a timid and meek girl to a refined avenger.(This book was provided to Compulsion Reads for review by the author.)