Review: Fun premise, but serialization is a turn-off
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2013
Even though writing wasn't terrible, it could benefit from more editing and better transitions/story development--a bit choppy.  What really rankles is reading the first installment, but next in series is not available.  A series in which each book is a stand alone does not bother me, but this type of open ended type of series leaves one dissatisfied.  I realize this is marketing and a way to make money and presumably entice readers into buying subsequent installments (and an author is entitled to compensation for their work and good writing is hard work).  This would work better for me if the author had told Caroline and Mark's story in one book and developed stories around them into other books, e.g., Mark's sister.  The premise of the story is a nice fantasy, but the the frustration of having no follow-up takes the fun out it.