Review: "Counterfeit Youth"... the Pros and Cons... 3 1/2 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
"Counterfeit Youth" is a sci-fi novella by author Narbeh Avanessian. This Kindle e-book was approximately 70 printed pages and sold for $2.99 at the time of writing this review.General themeCombining unbelievable wealth with immortality... what could be better? Well you might be surprised...Some thoughts on "Counterfeit Youth"...1.) generally well written and edited.2.) an interesting story premise.3.) a definitive ending.The Cons:1.) characters that I didn't particularly connect with or feel any sense of empathy towards.2.) character dialogue/thoughts seemed a bit forced and contrived.3.) a time-line that seemed to jump around quite a bit along with the abrupt change of locales. All at the expense of character development.Impressions:An intriguing sci-fi short story that held some promise. However the rather unaspiring characters and their weak dialogue left this story somewhat less than it might have been.One of those books whose brevity, adversely affected the overall quality of the tale being told.As it is... 3 1/2 Stars.Ray Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com@ralannicholson