Review: Short, but riveting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2013
Fallon has been given a mission. Her first. She's told to kill one of the king's knights, Xander, and prove her loyalty to the Rebels and the woman who has raised her.But to Fallon's dismay, when she meets her mark, an unbidden attraction springs up between them. Despite being a knight of the Force, Xander too wonders at what lies Outside. And he's never heard of the Rebels.So why do they want him dead?I love a good dystopian and though it's not a novel, the novelette Unveiled definitely fits that criteria. I am so very glad that Page Turners Blog was contacted for a review and that I was lucky enough to be able to read it!The world that Trisha Wolfe has created is certainly intriguing. It's futuristic, but harkens back to an earlier time simply because the King has commanded it so. Both the history-lover and dystopian drama queen in me loved it.I also found the characters of both Fallon and Xander to be utterly absorbing. Fallon wants so badly to prove herself and will do almost anything to do so. And Xander is both adorable and gallant, ever the gentlemen. Even when Fallon is doing her damnedest to kill him.My one quibble is that Xander and Fallon seem to progress from attraction to full-blown relationship status awfully quickly. It only takes a couple of days. I would have liked to see more development, personally. But it didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of the story.This novelette is fast-paced and absolutely jam-packed with action, intrigue, twists and turns. In the course of a night, life as Fallon knew it is turned on its ear and she must move forward with new knowledge and responsibilities.I look forward to reading the upcoming novel set in this world and more of Trisha Wolfe's work. Unveiled was short, but riveting.