Review: A Refreshingly Enjoyable Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
"Seraphina: The Awakening" is a wonderfully engaging novel that manages to take what could have been a cliched plot and turned it on its head to create a fantastically imaginative story. Sheena Hutchinson uses strong dialogue, authentic characters, a sound plot and a talent for writing to weave a tale that entertains the whole way through.The story centers around Sera, a woman who is fairly normal (save for those pesky visions she gets occasionally) until a mysterious event changes everything and awakens something in her that has far reaching effects on her life and the world around her. All of a sudden Sera is swept up in a truly unimaginable world where things are so different that her learning curve is sharp and she must unravel the mysteries in front of her if she's going to survive.This is a novel that is well-written, vibrantly engaging and uniquely enjoyable. It has a fast-pace with a dramatic tone that never ceases to suck you back in over and over as Sera's world is turned on its axis, leaving her racing to figure out her purpose in this new world she found herself swept up in.Overall, I had a wonderful time reading the novel and I believe it is a very promising start for Sheena Hutchinson as an author. I'm eager to see what else is in store for Sera and just where Ms. Hutchinson plans to take us readers next.