Review: I love a protagonist with a mission in mind.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
My review of In Search of Priscilla by Bellakentucky.This short story about one man's journey in a post-apocolyptic world caught my attention and I have to admit, while not my usual genre, Bellakentucky surprised me with a story that held my interest, and entertained me.What I liked about it: The determination of the main character, Abner to find his fiancée Priscilla after Earth fell. His journey to find a way over the crevice that separates them is remarkable, well-thought out, and a wonderful mini-quest in this short. And, the creatures that come out of the crevice at night...they certainly amped up the tension.I thought the story felt like a cross between Steampunk and Post-Apocolyptic-Scy-Fy. It's pretty groovy, character driven, and filled with tension.I enjoyed the secondary characters almost as much as Abner. Junkyard is my kinda' dog - we should all be so lucky to have such a faithful companion. And as for Letch, well, he certainly left an impression on this reader.What bothered me. Well, there were issues with punctuation that sometimes threw me out of the story. I found some slips of point-of-view. Nothing that a fine-toothed edit couldn't fix, and certainly nothing that should keep readers away if they enjoy this genre.All-in-all I have to say I'd read more of these characters.