Review: FAILED TO ENTICE ME INTO READING THE SERIES
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2012
I would rate this as more like a 2 1/2 - almost a 3 but not there.  I downloaded this because the series sounded interesting and thought it would be a great way to find out more  If this was meant to entice the reader into buying the next book in the series - it failed big time with me.I understand that to write a short story that is developed enough to be really enjoyable would be a difficult task but I don't think an author should try it unless they can pull it off.  There's just too many problems if they can't.Pros:- It's free- Doesn't take long to read it- I didn't hate itCons:- Right after finishing it, my immediate thought was "That was rather choppy"- I never felt anything for the main characters and could care less what happened to them.- It was a "tell" more than "show" - trying to relate the facts that the reader needed in the least amount of words or actions.- Not enough development so that everything seem rushed.Bottom Line - it just failed to interest me enough to go on with the series.  I'm also concern that if this is the writing style of the author - then the other books in the series may lack character and world development as well.  While this book was free, I have read other free short stories that were quite sucessful in getting me addicted to a series.  It just did not happen here.