The King of Birds
Ross Dupree
Fantasy
48 pages
Teen
Warnings: Implied sexual content
Cassian is an alchemists apprentice. When his master, Linus, needs some Mero's breath for his work, he sends Cassian to go with the local harvester, to see the world. As the two leave, they meet John the Rambler, the King of Birds, who really sets their adventure in motion.
Writing Style: 8/10
I can be a real sucker for this type of writing. That being said, I did notice a few errors in the writing and I really think it could have been proofread better, which took off a few points.
Plot: 6/10
It was a fairly good plot, but it had some drawbacks. For one, I think Cassian and Sera's relationship progressed a little faster than I would have liked. I wish that there would have been more time to get to know them and see their love bloom. I also believe that it was a little predictable.
Originality: 5/10
The plot was fairly standard for an adventure story. Go on some unexpected adventure, probably with a girl you end up getting, meet some mysterious stranger that gives you a gift that somehow helps you later. This was also a short that made it difficult to put it's originality in.
Enjoyability- 8/10
Despite all of it's flaws, all of which are listed above, I really enjoyed this story. The character's were well written and interesting and though predictable and not as original as some, but it was written well enough that you would forget about those things and just engross yourself in Sera and Cassian's adventure.
End- 7/10
I was a little disappointed with the ending, but I believe that it was done this way because Dupree is planning on expanding Correndrum (the country where this and his other short stories take place) into a whole universe, possibly with full-length novel featuring Cassian and his other character's. I'm not certain on this, but it would explain the ending that just leaves you wondering what lies in store for Cassian.
Overall- 34/50
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You said you liked this writing style, what type is that?
ReplyDeleteI get turned off really easily while reading something that I don't think is up to par. The fact that you pushed through and ended up enjoying the book overall shows how much you must love reading. That's a pretty good example to set. This makes me want to go back and check out all the half-read books I have laying around my room. I've lost a lot of really good bookmarks to partially read books due to this bad habit!
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