Review: THE MYSTERY BEGINS
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
When Emily reached the age of thirteen, she started to suffer blackouts. During these she would find herself in an alternate universe. Sometimes others would be in this place with her. In this terrible world monsters stalked their prey. The misery makers. As Emily's blackouts increased so did their length.Emily had been abandoned by her parents, she was the ward of her Uncle Spencer, he and his fiancée Irene along with Emily's best friend Ben looked out for Emily.The story proper starts in the present, when Emily is just starting her university life at Oxford. Where she hopes to make friends. Ben her best friend is at university in London, she already misses him.When the author asked me to review her four part story, I was intrigued by the premise. This first part leaves the reader with many unanswered questions. Who is the mysterious Henry, and what part will he play in this? Who and what are the GT's? Why did Emily's parents desert her? Who are the misery makers? I will be reading part two to find out.This is a well written novella, with interesting characters, and a story that draws the reader in.