Review: Excellent writing and characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2012
Chaos might be a strange name for a woman, but it is an apt one. Chaos has somehow or another been followed by terribly unlucky occurrences, usually involving the deaths of other people. The latest incident leaves her with a dead body cooling in her house; a creepy man who forced his way into her home and tried to rape her. Even after her trusted employee disposes of the body, the intrusion isn't over. The ghost of the man returns to haunt her, and the only way to get rid of his vengeful spirit is to enlist the aid of Dakota, who is something of a spiritual medium/ghost hunter. Both Chaos and Dakota are compelling characters. Chaos is distrustful and cynical due to her hard life, but she has a softer side as well. Dakota is similarly suspicious of Chaos in the beginning, but he can't bring himself to leave her alone. The supporting characters are also varied and just interesting enough to add more spice to the tale.In the beginning I was worried about the writing quality as the sentences had a short, sort of halting quality. However, by the middle of the first chapter this cleared up (or perhaps I just felt more used to it?) and the writing became more engaging, and I felt as thought I were right in the action. The writing is clear and easy to understand; no fancy prose here. It's well formatted and edited, as well. The story moves swiftly but doesn't feel rushed or sloppy, and while the book can be read in a day or two I feel satisfied with it. I think this is a great start to a promising series.