Nancy D. (miz-firefly) -
What's the first thing that comes to mind when I say?
There can be only one
You Highlander geeks know where I'm going.
It's going to take me a while to get past my disappointment. I expected better from C.E. She borrowed the cannon for The MC's foundation straight out Highlander. She added a couple small details of her own, but for the most part it's all there. Holy ground as sanctuary, sensing the presence of another immortal, the compulsion to battle other immortals, beheading immortals and gaining their strength, the watchers with wrist tattoos. Even Adrian's physical charismatics, tall, pale complected, with long dark hair and a blade shaped nose. Even her choice of name begs comparing, Logan - Duncan Maybe it's intended as an homage, but it left me cold.
I don't think it was just the fact that I objected to the foundation for the story that left me disappointed. I didn't like the way it was structured either. The story sort of starts in the middle. Setting up an interesting premise. Then it starts jumping back and forth alternately flashing to the past to fill in the missing years then skipping forward to dole out a few current details to inch the story forward. It felt like more time is devoted to the back story than the actual story. And while how they got to where they are presently is good to know, It was pretty boring. I think she could have done better with less.
There can be only one
You Highlander geeks know where I'm going.
It's going to take me a while to get past my disappointment. I expected better from C.E. She borrowed the cannon for The MC's foundation straight out Highlander. She added a couple small details of her own, but for the most part it's all there. Holy ground as sanctuary, sensing the presence of another immortal, the compulsion to battle other immortals, beheading immortals and gaining their strength, the watchers with wrist tattoos. Even Adrian's physical charismatics, tall, pale complected, with long dark hair and a blade shaped nose. Even her choice of name begs comparing, Logan - Duncan Maybe it's intended as an homage, but it left me cold.
I don't think it was just the fact that I objected to the foundation for the story that left me disappointed. I didn't like the way it was structured either. The story sort of starts in the middle. Setting up an interesting premise. Then it starts jumping back and forth alternately flashing to the past to fill in the missing years then skipping forward to dole out a few current details to inch the story forward. It felt like more time is devoted to the back story than the actual story. And while how they got to where they are presently is good to know, It was pretty boring. I think she could have done better with less.
