Review: Keepers of the Water (Guardians of Nature) by RG Porter
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2013
This is an interesting story concept concerning environmental consequences for two different dimensions on planet earth. At one time, both dimensions lived in harmony on one plane. However, this fact has been hidden since the Veil was erected between the human world and the more earth friendly magical world by the Elementals who guard pieces of a weapon of mass destruction. The council of the magical realm blames humans across the Veil for environmental disturbances in both realms and seeks to put an end to the human realm. The action is fast-paced with some surprising twists in the plot as secrets and conspiracies are revealed. The author does a nice job setting up her magical realm and describing the way of life in that dimension. Arieana is a strong female lead with some surprising powers; I enjoyed her character a lot. I even enjoyed Sorien Jacobs, an archaeologist she forges an alliance with, even though he is no Indiana Jones.I do believe this story would benefit from another round of editing. From content editing to cut down on the repetition and to weave a tighter story, to copy editing to clean up some sentence structure, and finally another round of proofing to clean up extra or missing words. I believe the story here is worth the investment.**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. ** April 17, 2013