Review: Amulet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2011
I got this story when it was offered as a freebie, and to be honest, I wasn't expecting a lot from it, I guess. However, as I started reading, I got more involved in it; I kept turning the pages, wanting to find out what would happen next. I don't normally go for stories set in or around high school, but this story really pulled me in. I was expecting it to be some good erotica, but it was really much more than that. Before I knew it, I was half-way through the story and in love with the protagonist, an eighteen year old high schooler named Jason.With this story told from a male point of view, Jason's POV, I found myself living the life of a curious and horny yet thoughtful boy on the verge of becoming a young man. The author never writes Jason in a condescending way. He treats Jason the way you would a little brother, good-naturedly but with the right amount of ribbing. Jason comes across as very real, the teen angst never seeming melodramatic. Jason's life (and angst) is sometimes serious, sometimes humorous, but the author always treats Jason kindly.Jason receives an amulet from a mysterious stranger after he saved the man from being run over by a truck. After taking this gift, Jason is oddly drawn to it. Alone, he studies it and feels compelled to clasp it around his neck. It is then he notices that it grants the wearer invisibility. Soon, Jason is using the amulet to look into people's private and secret lives. Of course, he does use it for some ignoble reasons, like spying in the girls' locker room, and this does lead to some very pleasing erotic scenes in the book, but more importantly it leads to his finding out something very concerning about a close friend. And in seeing all of this, Jason realizes that someone special has been right in front of him the whole time.I wasn't sure how this story was going to play out, what with its paranormal twist and its teenage hero, but it was entertaining all the way through, very erotic in some instances, and even sweetly romantic in others. I really enjoyed this story. It's well-written and filled with some interesting characters and with real emotion. And I loved Jason; his understandable flaws, his painful mistakes, his youthful libido, and his heroic intentions all endeared him to me. I think you'll feel the same way, too. You gotta love when the nerd gets his girl. I found myself ending this story with a smile and with a soft spot for Jason.