Review: Pleasant Surprise
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2012
I downloaded this book during a promotion for free. Any fantasy I have read without getting a recommendation from someone I trust has been pretty terrible. These two things left me quite skeptical about First Chosen. I was wrong.Gallowglas managed to create a believable world, even if the introduction to it came pretty quickly over the first couple of chapters and was therefore a bit hard to follow. The main character follows the standard formula: a fiesty young person who tends to break the rules, but is also good at heart suddenly fines themselves thrust into real responsibility and rises to the challenge to become a true hero. Still, Julianna is an ejoyable and likable character.There were a few typos here and there (a missing the, sent instead of scent, etc.), but not enough to distract from the storyline.Basically, First Chosen was an enjoyable book that kept me going back for more. I will definitely be buying the rest of the books in the Tears of Rage series.