Review: A Start, Not A Story
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2013
This isn't a story, but an overlong introduction to a story. Mona Deluce is a Mary Sue heroine, someone everyone seems intent on either killing or protecting simply because she exists. What makes her so special? But for the Amazon product description, I wouldn't have a clue; presumably, it will be explained in the next installment, to reward those readers who come back for more. Fortunately, her prime enemy seem more intent on standing around boasting about how he's going to kill her and her protectors than actually going about said killings... and the deadly beatings he doles out only rarely actually result in a death. That's good, because Mona's fairly useless as heroines go, relying on two boys (both strangers to her) to save her hide; any halfway competent villain would've had her head by Page 10. By the end, I was just glad it was over.