Review: The Encounter by Chrystalla Thoma
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2013
One of the first things I consider when reviewing a short story is the completness of the story. Did the author satisfy all the points? I am happy to say the author, Chrystalla Thoma, did. The characters were well rounded, complete, believable and acted in a way that worked seamlessly with the information we had been given about them. The story itself has the requist beginning, middle and end without leaving parts strewn about and dangling. In fact, this was very well written and edited.The main protagoniost, Ella, is a member of an elite Secret Paranormal Investigation Team whose job it is to seek out and destroy entities who are, by their very natiure, dangerous to the health and safety of humans. But things aren't going well. Her partner is missing, a stranger is butting in on her work space and the veil between the worlds appears to be thinning. While Ella tries to do her job and make sense of the unusual events around her, she finds herself fighting her attraction to an inappropriate man.Good story and good fun.Karen Bryant Doering,Parents' Little Black BookMistBlueEeyore@gmail.com