Review: Wonderful Voice
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2012
I love the Lord of the Rings but I've always wanted to see more romance in it. "Not Magic Enough" answers that desire. The author has a wonderful voice for telling romantic high fantasy. Even though the story could benefit from a round of professional copy editing, I thoroughly enjoyed the first two thirds of the novella, where Douglas developed Dorovan and Delae's relationship. The final third feels rushed, and I would have led up to the climax in Delae's POV rather than showing it entirely in Dorovan's.I haven't read Douglas's other books, but I gather NME stands as a prequel to her "Coming Storm" novels. It will serve better as an ambassador for those books if she tidies it up a bit, but while this novella has its flaws, I still recommend it because of Douglas's rich voice.