Review: Mysterious and Exciting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2012
The Prisoner is a short story shrouded in mystery and intrigue. I was pulled in from the very beginning immediately wanting to know more about who this Prisoner was and what he had done. The story did tell me a little bit about who he was, what he did, and how he became the "monster" that he is but not enough to leave me satisfied, which I think is what the author was going for as this is the first story in a series.Laura Lond's writing style is quick and easy to follow. She does not bore with a lot of backstory to build up to the actual story but writes the backstory in as the story goes along and incorporates it into the dialogue. I am sure that she could have added more character background, but the only character I was left really wondering anything extra about was the Prisoner. I did also gain a lot of respect for Torren as he tries to protect his family from the King and governor's wrath by dealing with the Prisoner in an unorthodox manner because he seemed to have a greater understanding and "respect" for the Prisoner where others were too ignorant to see and/or understand the truth about him.Overall, I think this is an excellently written short story that gives you just enough to hook you into the series and I cannot wait to read the next story The Knight which is going to be released soon.