Review: Passion,Fortitude, and Aching Desires
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2013
These are dark shorts that I was able to read quickly.  Having read A Human Element last year, I recognized several characters from that novel and was thrilled to delve deeper into their backgrounds.  One story, in particular, I personally found very disturbing, but I think, as a whole the collection, is balanced, entertaining and renewed my sense of wonder.  Donna writes descriptive, flowing prose that draws the reader into the action. Her characters seem to come alive.  The stories are succinct but each shows the passion, fortitude, and aching desires that have shaped these individuals into either the heroes or villains they have become. It is not necessary to have read A Human Element before diving into these, but it was quite entertaining for me to have read the short story collection in the context of the original adventure.This book was provided by the author at no cost in exchange for my honest review.Reviewed by Laurie-J