Review: Down to earth heroine...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2011
This is one of favourite my genres so I was intriqued to find out what this author had to offer. First of all, it may not seem very important but I really like both the cover and the title. I liked the fact that the main character isn't yet another super beautiful bouncy 20 year old with no life experience. Instead the heroine is in her 30s with a child and in the midst of divorcing her cheating hubby. She is confronted not only with her true parentage but also with the fact she has no choice but to learn to fight evil monsters and moody demi gods. I felt the author was pulling from real life experience when she described the heroines feelings about her marriage, her accomplishments in life, which made the character more genuine and made it easier to relate to her. However I also felt that the author shifted in intensity during writing, perhaps in a effort to make the book readable for a younger audience. This throttled effect did the book an injustice I believe, as the author is obviously full of utopian ideas but maybe wary of the reaction if she puts too many on paper. I enjoyed the concept and will be on the look out for the sequel. I recommend you give this writer a go. I received a free copy of this book for my review.