Review: Good first part
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2011
I enjoyed the action and adventure parts of this story. I don't believe in writing a review unless I have actually read the entire selection. There is homosexuality, as previously mentioned, but it is treated in a fairly positive light and does not detract from the main plot or the actual lovingrelationship between the main hero and heroine. What did bother me is the blatant rape scenes described, one happening in real-story time between a heterosexual couple and another happening as a flashback between two males. Generally if rape is part of a story it is mentioned briefly, not described in detail. I cannot believe this did not bother the other reviewers more than the homosexuality (which I don't have a problem with as long as it's consensual and the characters are at least close to being of-age). Nevertheless, the plot kept me interested and the pain associated with a rape was dealt with in a compassionate and phychollogically approriate way. Most of the writing was strong and errors-either typos or the wrong word substituted for a closely spelled one-did not detract from the reading at all until about a quarter of the way through and then only slightly to those familiar with those minor problems when doing writing of their own. The only thing that kept this from being a five for me was the easy way of dealing with the dark mage/demon and the once-in-a-while drag or delay I felt in the otherwise interesting plot momentum. Perhaps this treatment will be resolved in book II, which I have already decided to buy and read. I appreciated the free-read, especially the length, which can often be lacking in free books.