Review: Intriguing Prequel to The Song of Eloh Saga
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2012
Eloh is the initiate. Picked as one of 10 girls who will be sacrificed to the Gods in hope that one of them will be The Chosen One. We hang out with Eloh before she hits the stage as her makeup is applied and we learn a little bit about this strange custom, reasons for sacrificing young girls, her family and boyfriend Ben.Short stories and novellas often have problem that there is not much place for character development. But here we get to know Eloh pretty well. Other characters feel flat compared to her, especially Ben her boyfriend (I just could not feel the love).The story length is good, not too long or too short. There is enough information and mystery to intrigue us to learn more about this strange world and to find out what will happen next.The writing is a little bit simple (problem with most books written for young adult audience), but again this is too short to get a real taste of what Megg Jensen is capable for. I will have to readAnathema (The Song of Eloh Saga, Book 2)before giving any final conclusion.I recommend this book to: fans of ya fantasy who plan to read or have already read The Song of Eloh Saga.This review is also posted on Goodreads and my blog.