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joseperth's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kimily's review
4.0
Modified is a fun, quick read. The story line is interesting, but because of the short length, no much character development has taken place. There are a few editing issues, but not enough to take away from the story.
jandrews560's review
3.0
I was bored. What is it with me lately I can't find a book to hold my interest?
barb4ry1's review
1.0
In moments of weakness and mental fatigue, I enjoy brain candies. This, though, made my brain mushy. I can see that some readers will enjoy sarcasm enhanced to the maxcore mode. I'm just not one of them. The characters are utterly flat, the protagonist is utterly shallow, and this short story (40 pages) is a waste of time.
see_sadie_read's review
3.0
Not bad, just not really for me. I picked it up as an Amazon freebie, after seeing it on Twitter, without noticing that it's only 40 pages. And short stories aren't really my jam, especially ones that aren't self-contained. Plus, it has a fairly graphic attempted rape scene it in, which is something I try and avoid in the fiction I read for entertainment.
stevethomas's review
Star rating withheld for a variety of reasons.
I found this one while I was trolling for comic fantasy novels to read. Its placement in that subgenre is giving me heartburn. On one hand, we do have snarky narration. On the other hand, the term "sexual situations" in the disclaimer is code for "on screen rape attempt." When I see book published in 2018 and placed in the comedy section with a disclaimer about sex, it sets my expectations for...not rape, I guess?
The other thing, which the author was much more up-front about, was that this isn't a complete story. It's essentially an extended sample for a serialized novel. Nothing wrong with that, but it makes it hard to say much beyond whether I want to continue or not.
I found this one while I was trolling for comic fantasy novels to read. Its placement in that subgenre is giving me heartburn. On one hand, we do have snarky narration. On the other hand, the term "sexual situations" in the disclaimer is code for "on screen rape attempt." When I see book published in 2018 and placed in the comedy section with a disclaimer about sex, it sets my expectations for...not rape, I guess?
The other thing, which the author was much more up-front about, was that this isn't a complete story. It's essentially an extended sample for a serialized novel. Nothing wrong with that, but it makes it hard to say much beyond whether I want to continue or not.
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