Review: Emotionally charged
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2013
"The Lover" by Megan J. Parker is an intense short story. It is the prequel to "Scarlet Night", a book I have already read some time ago. In this short story the protagonist Serena is reliving moments of her love to the late Damon. The story is too short to give away the plot but you will find in Serena a raw energy and a very emotionally charged woman on the edge.Parker's writing is strong and engaging, her character Serena intriguing and the concept of the prequel really works in that it raises many questions that leave you hungry for the novel itself. There is another prequel, called "The Fighter" which covers other introductory aspects and if read together they leave you maybe a little confused (if you have not read the main book) but also in a well prepared state of mind to appreciate Parker's writing.It is a clever concept that works well but "The Lover" is also a work of art in its own right and that will leave you gasping for air.