pretty standard story and characters
343982
Not a lot of substance here, pretty standard story and characters.
1193047
Well written and entertaining, the story unfortunately offers nothing really new in the genre.  The plot is fine enough, but the characters come off as a bit stereotypical at times.  It's not bad, and is worth the read, but I probably won't read it a second time.
2740076
I did enjoy reading this, but it's just the same old story told slightly differently. The writing style is decent, but there are some parts which where unnecessary, like the main character constantly reminded us of the same thing (that he is faster). The main character also had to be careful not to give himself away. There are times he almost does, and makes a big deal of it, yet there are times he does, and nothing is noted about it, which seems like the author missed it, or it'll be brought up in the other novels, though there is no hint of that.
Even though the baseline story is not original, how it is told is still entertaining, and enjoyable enough.
1646878
I really wanted to give this a good review because it's written by a fellow author on the fanfiction archive Ghosts of the Vanguard, and I definitely don't want to discourage anyone. The story is very short and simple, which isn't a bad thing, but the characters don't make up for it. They're one-dimensional, even Gina Torres and Maureen Grey. The story itself is a well-known one: Wife is domestically abused, kills husband during attack, is acquitted under self-defense and moves away. The abusive husband was set up with a back story that would leave people saying, "It was obvious he'd be a wife beater." It seems too easy.

The story is littered with typos, redundancies, and grammar mistakes that could easily be fixed simply by carefully reading through the piece. The first one to jump out at me was on the very first page, which read, "After about five minutes of ringing the bell for about a minute." "About a minute" is used often for actions that don't actually take a full minute to complete.

I feel like this story can't be a reflection of Ms. Johnson's ability. This story seems hastily thrown together as a "safe" first publication. It is need of some serious fleshing out, and a few more plot points.
910340
Entertaining enough if you're into this genre of books. Pretty similar to others of the type with a few new additional elements.
1736958
Althrough the story is ordinary ,It still has something to follow. I hope that the people who read it  will like as I do.
3348453
This was an okay read and I enjoyed it well enough, but I read a lot of urban fantasy and overall it was just incredibly standard. Like I could probably look through my TBR and find 50 books that are almost exactly like this with only minor plot / characterization changes. And when you have an incredibly formulaic urban-fantasy-chosen-one-with-traumatic-family-past-must-save-the-world plotline you really have to wow me with the characters. Unfortunately while all the characters were likable enough, they were still basically the same archetypes you are going to find in a hundred series like this so I didn't end up actually connecting with any of them. If you don't read a lot of urban fantasy then I think this could be a very enjoyable series, but I needed a little bit more out of it if I was going to be convinced to continue and unfortunately I didn't get it. Still, it was a pretty fun and quick read so that's why I gave it 3 stars instead of 2.
1186319
"Forever Fall" is a very typical boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, boy and girl live happily every after. The plot was weak and the characters were somewhat thin. Overall, an average contemporary romance. Not horrible, but not great either.
Disclaimer: I received the Kindle book in exchange for my honest review.
619489
I have had this book on my to be read pile forever and was excited to finally get to read it.  It was a quick read and a decent story.  I had some trouble engaging with the characters and thought the plot was okay but not great.

This was a decent story about a modern day teen, Jack, who finds out he is the heir to magical warrior powers.  He ends up drawn into the political machinations of modern day wizards and enchanters.

This is very much one of those classic types of fantasy where a character in a modern day world finds out they have magical powers that tie back to centuries old magic.  It wasn't all that unique but it was decently done.  The story was fairly engaging and it was interesting to watch Jack unravel the mysteries of his power.

I personally don't plan on reading more of this series, I just didn't find the setting or idea all that engaging and I had some trouble relating to the characters as well.

This story is self-contained and wraps up nicely.  I think middle grade/teen boys might enjoy this series a bit more than I did.

Overall a decent fantasy story.  The storyline is pretty typical of a number of middle grade/YA books where a young person in our world finds out they have strange powers and get embroiled in ancient politics.  I think middle grade/YA boys who love fantasy will enjoy this more than I did.  I don't plan on reading future books in this series.
4900217
Okay read, story not very strong, characters not well developed
1287387
I think the characters are well developed enough for a reader to like them and care about what happens to them.  However, the basic story is generic and not much different from every other vampire story out there.  There are enough differences from the generic vampire to twist the story's details to fit the overall premise though.  It's a fun read.  There's nothing thought provoking or existential about the series.  This is escapism reading with a bit of sex thrown in for good measure.
3639015
I was looking for something "different" to read when I picked this up on a "Countdown Deal" a while back.  And that's pretty much what a got.  This is a mostly light, sometimes even shallow, alterverse read about super-powered beings.  The story is told with a good sense of humor, and sometimes borders on being a little "campy." I don't care much for stories told in the first-person point of view, but this was still a decent read, as long as you don't mind Penny's adolescent storytelling voice. I did think it could use some professional editing.  The pacing was a bit odd in parts of the story. Some of the day-to-day stuff dragged while some of the "action" sequences seemed rushed in comparison.  Some of the superhero mythology and alterverse history weren't well explained.  Other times, with that and "Teddy Bears" gameplay, it bordered on boringly-overkill description and was just a bit "uneven" overall. The story seemed to end abruptly with no real resolution to the kids' superhero vs. villain conundrum, so I'm guessing there may room for more books. Content-wise, there shouldn't be much here for parents with young teen readers to be concerned about other than rule breaking and some poor decisions.  The story does has a good base with themes of friendship and loyalty. There is little to no sexual content, other than some innuendo about costumes and one kiss.  Overall, pretty refreshingly clean stuff.  I would suggest if you're looking at this for your kids, you read it first, but I always would recommend that any way.
3781823
This book was rather simplistic and predictable.  No great plot, no remarkable characters.  Just a simple mostly feel good story.  I enjoyed it but I wouldn't rush out to read another book similar to this one.  I downloaded it for free on my Kindle.  Glad I didn't have to pay for it as I would have been disappointed.
2868148
It was an easy read with a decent story and fun world building. Not especially memorable, as I had to go read a bit of it to remember it when I went to write this review. I read too many books per week. The characters didn't really stick with me like my favorites do. And the story, and the end of the book is kind of odd... I won't spoil it, but it leaves a weird nostalgic taste behind for a bit... Like some old early 90's sci-fi books with unfinished business at the end.
2874705
Basic thriller.  You've got your main villain, some more villains, corporate/government bad guys with the money.  You've got your heroes, man, woman, kinda diggin' on each other during the story.

It's an alright, fluffy, summer type read.  Formulaic and not surprising.  Characters are likable and probably would have brought this book up if the characters had been better developed.

Put it this way, it's been about a week since I read it and I don't remember much of it.
3856493
Not much to say here, whole story is getting predictable and is what you see many times before in this genre, main characters are still hanging in there, dialogue is still good and the storyline continues at a fairly decent pace. This whole SHORT book involves around a new threat to the homestead and how it's handled. Pretty standard fare and not all that exciting. Spelling and grammar continues to irritate, please have someone at least proofread before publishing; especially when 'he' and 'she' gets used interchangeably. Yet this book has its moments and isn't terrible. At this price point it is worth a read and is better than some selling for two or three times for what the asking price is on this one. Give it a shot, you may like it.
2594004
I got it for free. Characters were fairly likeable. Story well written. I read through it pretty quick so it was an engaging read, but nothing spectacular.