Review: A great first book by a talented writer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2012
The book left me wanting more.There were several editorial problems - the grammar needs improving - but from Ms Cole's response to the 1-star review it seems that this will be taken care of.Ms Cole is definitely a gifted storyteller. The tale has great potential, but I felt a bit short-changed. This could/should have been a longer book as I felt that a lot more could have been done to flesh out the characters and the story. Everything seemed just a little too short, too hurried. The concept is great, but a lot of explanations are lacking. I would have loved to know more about the heroine's background - why was she chosen to be the sacrifice; what is her family background that made her the perfect sacrifice etc. Is this the start of a series?I believe the author reads her reviews as she responded to the 1-star reviewer. I hope she keeps writing as her story-telling is good. Just - please give the reader a bit more...!***UPDATE***I have now read the updated version of this book and have changed the star rating. The author has taken all comments on her book seriously and the language issues are gone. Now that I know that this is the first part of the story, I read it differently and I believe that the author has re-written this quite a bit. Anyway, the book is really enjoyable now. The ending makes you look forward to the second instalment with the author cleverly dangling bits and pieces of the puzzle in front of the reader but withholding the answers. I will definitely buy the second part and look forward to reading it!