Review: NOT A STAND ALONE STORY
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2013
I completely disagree with the assertion contained in the description that this is an "erotic stand alone story".  However, when taken in the proper context that it is a prequel to the "Marechal Chronicles" it makes more sense and has more depth.  The depth for me would be sorely missing if it were not a prequel.Being a hardcore erotica fan, pardon the pun, I found the three "sex scenes" in this story only mildly interesting.  Hey, maybe I'm too jaded in my taste of literary erotica, but I found the title of the book and the cover far more stimulating, another Pun, sorry, than the "sex scenes" in the story.  I was planning to read the "Marechal Chronicles" even before stumbling upon this prequel. Although, this story does provide  a "little" insight into Alexandre's backstory before he becomes the Marechal, I don't feel that reading it is vital to my enjoyment of the Chronicles when I read it.Like one of the other reviewers mentioned, I too have a thing for sex between humans and mystical creatures and I also would have liked a longer story with more scenes focusing upon the goblin aspect.  In addition, it was pretty predictable who the goblin turned out to be in this story, no real mystery there.I can't honestly recommend reading this book unless one is planning to read the "Marechal Chronicles" and 'desperate' for more regarding Alexandre's back story otherwise there's just not enough to this story on it's own to justify the cost.