Review: Good Story, Could Use More Action
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Transported through a magic portal, Moira finds herself in Skyfall, where she just happens to be the Chosen One.I will admit that I was not too impressed with main character Moira. She starts off at school, where she is destined to play the victim. She is bullied and would rather just accept it and pout about it on her own rather than do something about it. When she gets to Skyfall, she is just another dumb girl in need of rescuing. She obviously has the hots for Belamar from their first meeting, and he for her as well. This tired old love story is predictable and unoriginal. Have her fall for a gargoyle. I don’t care, just don’t have the two main character’s fall in love. It’s been done a million times, and I would love to see something original for once.In contrast, character Airi is a strong woman. She is a warrior, she has a past of her own, and her character had more depth than any of the others. Surpassing the main character in her range of emotions and actions, I connected with her far more than any other. Her brother Belamar struck me as your typical muscle-bound meat head who is just there to protect the weak girl. I’d love to read more about Airi and leave out the other two.The world of Skyfall has a rich history and has been developed quite well by the author. It is an interesting place, complete with sibling rivalry for the throne. I always appreciate a good villain, and this tale does not disappoint in that respect. There are nicely written histories for the characters, which added greatly to their depth, even the ones I didn’t care for much.The action scenes are quite nicely written, but they are too short and too few for my personal taste. The action is slowed down by minor details such as cooking potatoes and fixing one’s hair. There are also far too many adjectives in some places. For example: “whisper-thin golden brown velvet gown”. I would have preferred a lot more action because the author keeps those scenes to the point rather than being overly wordy and descriptive.I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.