Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Genre:
Fantasy/Fairy Tale
Approximate
word count: 16-17,000
words
Availability
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Author:
“Antara
Man started writing at the age of seven and continues to this very
day. Apart from reading and writing, you can find her practicing
yoga, as she has developed a keen interest in self-improvement,
spirituality and becoming a better human being. She is currently
preparing her second book that is a time travel fantasy novella. She
also enjoys writing criminal and suspense stories and believes in
unity in diversity. In her opinion, the best books and stories are a
crossover between genres.”
Learn
more about Ms. Man at her website.
Description:
“TV
reporter Julia Preston is frustrated in life and love...
...until
a street vendor sells her a magical coin that fulfills all her
darkest wishes.”
Appraisal:
This
is a twisted little tale that takes all kinds of bad turns during the
story. Julia is a decent person with a conscience and had no
intention of getting so out of control. It all starts off innocently
when Julia is presented with a rare opportunity after a lousy day at
the office. The magic coin vendor must have had an advanced degree in
marketing, he knew exactly how to manipulate Julia. Be careful what
you wish for is the theme of this tale, which ends up going from bad
to worse. I found this a thought provoking short read. The important
characters are well developed. The non-important ones were a bit
two-dimensional, their single purpose was used for Julia to learn
from. As misguided as Julia was during this journey, I wanted things
to work out for her in the end.
Format/Typo
Issues:
I
found a small number of proofing errors. However, in the chapter 8 in
the file I received for review, Mike was called Steve.
Rating:
*** Three stars
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