Review: Great start to what I'm sure will be a brilliant series...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2013
There were things that peaked interest from the first page. Dunn hints at a rich history bringing us to the moment when we meet F6 (known then as Sienna). We know that there were religion wars and that religion for a time was illegal. We know that mankind subsists off of fake food or supplements. Sienna has a real pizza early on in the novel and her first encounter with the food is almost sexual. Once the mystery aspect entered the story line, the narrative picked up momentum. Questions were answered. The plotline moved cleanly and logically though there were some unforeseen twists. Dunn's future, while not a pleasant prediction, makes sense and reads in Just This Once (An F6 Novel) as very well thought out and plotted. As interested as I was in the story, I was also interested in the environment and the social structure of the novel's setting.F6's identity changes are very fluid in the narrative. She thinks out her character and acts appropriately. Once I started to get to know F6 and the motivations behind her, the story was compelling. Just This Once (An F6 Novel) is the kind of novel that you don't want to stop reading because you've simply got to know what happens next. I have to imagine that it's hard to develop a character who is herself and many characters at the same time but Dunn manages this feat to perfection. Each character, without regard to how minor a role they played, had a moment for us to get to know them and for them to shine. Dunn's dialogue is also very character specific so that a reader gets the sense of voices.Just This Once (An F6 Novel) is Diana X. Dunn's first novel in the F6 series. The ending of Just This Once (An F6 Novel) made this reader giggle in girlish glee about what is sure to come next. Just This Once (An F6 Novel) and I had a great first date and I'm a little infatuated with this series. Expectation says that the next novel will seal the deal to a very happy future as fan and series.