Review: Interesting Premise, Characterizations Are a Little Weak
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
I enjoyed this story, it had an interesting premise: the hero had his life and fortune stolen and was then turned into a statue for centuries, all by a wicked witch and a greedy cultist.  Because of the hero's unwilling "sacrifice", the heirs of the greedy cultist still possess great wealth and extreme luck in business.  As long as the hero remains enchanted, the huge fortune and good luck will remain untouched.  Only the pure-hearted heroine can save him from this involuntary servitude.The characters were likeable, but not too well-developed, perhaps because the work was quite short, only four chapters.  Also, I have heard that a short story is the most difficult to write well, exactly because there is little space in which to tell the tale. So, I consider this only a slight weakness in the story.The editing was very good. I saw no glaring spelling, punctuation or grammar errors to detract from the story.  The writing was pretty good, it flowed well and the plot made sense.  I am sure that this author's work will only improve with time, too. I would have given it 4 and 1/2 stars, if I could, but Amazon does not have that option.  I got this as a free Kindle download off Amazon, so I think it was a very good deal.  Loved the good-looking hunk on the cover of the work.