Review: Delightful surprise!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
I wasn't expecting this novella and it was a pure pleasure to find it. This is a background story to Jo's Journey, so you should definitely read that first.Mattie is a member of the circus and when the owner says he plans to take the show to the stars, she agrees to go with her "circus" family. During the voyage on the Starship she meets the Kassis warrior Jai just before they are attacked by pirates, Mattie is tough but she's not a warrior like Jo and her sister's. But during the attack she uses her dogs to help find explosives that have been planted by a traitor. After they live through that attack Jai and Mattie fall in love. They make plans for their life in Kassis and Mattie is looking forward to joining her life to Jai's.This is a charming story of the background characters that populate S.E. Smith's stories, it's great to get more information and it makes the world building more solid. Great little read!