Review: A Lot Of Fun And Well Written
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2012
Many moons ago, I started life writing short stories for comps and things to earn pocket money... I once tried to do a story about a paranormal detective and failed miserably, but I was young and I'm sticking to that excuse.I got this after it was recommended to me, along with another book by the same author and I wasn't disappointed. Max Killian is a P.I. of the old school, and Schneider's world where the people of fairytales are back amongst us and vying for the same jobs and the same pay... it's inspired and brilliantly written.Of the 5 stories, I liked the third and the last one best, though every offering was well written and entertaining in a slightly different way. Although it would have been nice to see greater character development as the stories progressed, I didn't feel this detracted from the stories - indeed, it made it more viable that they could stand alone and not confuse a reader picking them up in a varied order - and so I understand why the writing follows the pattern it does troughout the book.This is a good book and a nice little escape from the normal read. Personally, it took me three weeks to read all the stories, as I fitted them in when the fancy took me rather than ploughing through the whole book and missing the subtleties of the stories.Very enjoyable. Very nice book. 5 deserved stars.