Review: Enjoyable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2011
I enjoyed reading the sample, and I liked the rest of the story even better, as the action and conflict intensified.The story is told in first person from the perspective of Tainie, a teenager with self-esteem issues, who has suddenly become a shapeshifter.The story felt real to me, and as I read it, I experienced it as if I was Tainie.  The plot unfolds at a good pace, and the writing flows well. While reading, I found it easy to suspend my disbelief in shapeshifters and such.The only time when I felt I couldn't believe the story was shortly after Tainie realises she's a shapeshifter. I'd have expected that in this situation, she'd be pressing everyone for information, do a lot of research, find out everything she can about shapeshifting. She doesn't, and even consents only grudgingly to listening to her mother who can explain it. During those scenes, I felt alienated from the story. A few pages later, I was again fully absorbed.