Review: Either an Adult-lite OR Young Adult short fantasy adventure... 3 1/2 Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2012
"Crimzon & Clover I - Orphaned Dragon, Lucky Girl" is the first in a series of short fantasy adventures by author M. R. Mathias. This Kindle e-book was a 168 Kb download (approx. 51 printed pages) and was free (normally $1.00) at the time of righting this review.This tale took up approximately 41%  of the download, the remainder was excerpts of other books by the same author.<spoilers>This tale tells of a hatchling dragon, Crimzon, (whose mother has be killed) and an adventurer, Clover, who discovers the abandoned creature and provides him not only with sustenance but also a budding friendship. As they develop their relationship they encounter a group of treasure hunters who are hell bent and determined to discover the fabled dragon's lair.<end spoiler>Some thoughts on "Crimzon and Clover"...1.) an adventure that many might consider in the Young Adult (YA) genre. Regardless, I really enjoyed this short work as it was generally well written and exciting... it just didn't have the same depth and diversity that fantasy readers might expect to find in a full length adult fantasy adventure.2.) intriguing, eye-catching cover.3.) Crimzon's hissing dialect had many words ending with 'esses'.... an annoying  characteristic that you'd probably find in a YA tale as opposed to an adult fantasy story. I couldn't imagine this speech pattern for a full length novel.Conclusion:A fun fantasy adventure featuring a young dragon and a female adventurer. Short, well written and interesting. Just long enough.3 1/2 Stars.Ray Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com