Review: Fun Filler
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
I've said it before and I will probably say it again but these short stories and novellas can be quite hit or miss for me. They can add a lot to the world but they have to be able to stand on their own.  "Shadow Cats" and "Shattered Mountain" by Rae Carson and "Leashing the Tempest" by Jenn Bennett are a few examples of novellas that work perfectly.  I think they need to be held independent of the series since not all readers will purchase them but they should also fill in some blank spots or add to the world created by the author to reward series followers."Glitter and Doom" was a good novella but nothing amazing. I am very glad to have read it because I enjoyed "Masque of the Red Death" so much and I am eager to start the sequel "Dance of the Red Death".  The writing is as excellent in the novella as it is in the first book.  I really found myself enjoying the viewpoints of April and Kent.  In fact, I am really rooting for Kent, I find I like him quite a lot. It was also a fun refresher for those of us who finished the first book quite awhile ago(like me!).  That said, if you miss this one, you aren't missing anything important.  There wasn't anything that made me think "Wow, I had to read that!".  However, I am going to go jump into "Dance of the Red Death" right now, so I guess this novella did its job!