Review: A Good Prequel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
[Full disclosure: Unlike with her other works, I was not provided this short story by Anthea Sharp.  I downloaded it for free off Amazon so (as usual) my review is completely honest.]While we caught flashes of Jennet’s first forays into Feyland in The Dark Realm, we never really saw the level of detail that’s revealed in this short story.  We learn a little more about the Queen’s plot to bring Jennet to her, Jennet’s first quests and her character flaws.  After meeting the selfless person Jennet became in The Twilight Realm it’s a little hard going back to her old spoiled self, but it makes perfect sense.A lot of prequels don’t really add anything to the established universe but this one does.  It’s not necessary for understanding the story, but it gives you a much clearer picture of the events leading up to Jennet asking Tam Lin to be her champion.  There’s also a little more detail about Jennet’s life and her rather rocky relationship with her single father.The plot was fast-paced and interesting even though I knew what was going to happen.  The characters were believable and I loved the dynamic between Jennet and her father that explains a lot of her actions later on in the series.  So overall, The First Adventure is a pretty good short story.  If you read it and like it (it’s free on all major ebook platforms) I can’t recommend the rest of the trilogy enough.I give this short story 5/5 stars.