Review: Excellent book, but frustratingly short
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2012
I know we're told, straight up on the page, that this is a novella.  Same for the previous book.The thing is, though, that they're not long enough for the stories they're telling.  The plot and characters are so interesting and the world Ms. D-Drake has created seems familiar (hello, vampires) but with interesting twists.  The internal mythology is consistent, the characters solid and believable.  The dialogue sometimes seems a little clunky, but that really isn't distracting because the story clips along at a good pace.  Unlike the previous novella, this book does lag a bit in places, but on the whole the pacing is excellent.My only problem is that this book ought to be a novel.  There's too much story here for a novella - too many things left unexplored, too many questions unanswered. I'm very much hoping that this book and the previous novella will eventually be turned into full length novels.