Review: Great Idea, But...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2013
I loved the idea for this novella and series - Irish druids/sensitives, beginning with the Great Chicago fire, and ending in the Old West.I received a free copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.But there isn't really a STORY here, with a beginning, middle, and an end. Jessie has visions of the fire, and tells her father, who blows her off. Despite this, she, her father, and her brother Tye escape the fire anyway. In the winter following the fire, hardships ensue. Tye (who is supposed to be an empath) and Jessie, who has touches of precognition. decide to pursue their own goals which are contrary to their father's, but there's not a lot of angst or struggle there.I didn't hate either Jessie or Tye, but I wasn't enthralled by them, either, and I had hoped to see much more in terms of psychic powers/gifts from both characters. The sections about the fire are excellent and graphic.