Lisa_Allen

Riveting story with great characters

I absolutely loved this story. The main characters were interesting, rich characters with flaws but still likable. There were just enough surprises to make the plot gripping. The author managed to capture the essence of the story primarily in dialog, with entertaining but natural feeling conversations. The overall writing was exceptionally good. The story was good enough that it made its few flaws stand out more. By far, my largest issue with the story was a lack of speech tags in the dialogue. It often took me multiple readings to figure out who said what. On a few cases, there were speech tags, but they were misplaced. I have not yet read anything else by this author, but I certainly plan on doing so. I hope they improve that aspect of their writing. I would certainly recommend this story to almost anyone who ikes mysteries.

The Marvelous World of Hitsy

This is a collection of anecdotes of Hitsy's own life. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes head shaking, but always relatable. To be honest, I'm amazed by her openness and honesty about herself. There are eight chapters thus far; I'm looking forward to more. Each of them is a look at her and her culture. This is not a story that will keep you glued to your seat waiting to find out if she survives or if the romance with her now husband works out. But you'll feel better having read them, getting to know her better.

An imaginative and spicy romp

This story draws on the author's two typical strengths: her ability to imagine and convey a world that' complete alien to ours, but seems somehow familiar, while imbuing the entire tale with spice and sexiness. As the tittle suggests, this story follows the tale of a half-elf, from her life in a breeding house to her life with a group of orcs, It is at times touching and at times highly erotic, with a set of characters taking you through the story. To be honest, my favorite chapters in this story were the less racy ones. Certainly if you like spicy tales of non-humans, this is one you should read.

Bait and switch with inconsistent writing

Before you start this, you should know that the story closes in on a climax and then says read the rest of it elsewhere. I dropped my overall rating by one star because of that. The good: At times, the writing is wonderful. The main characters are interesting, but somewhat underdeveloped given the 36 chapters given here. The plot line has a nice mix of predictable and twists with good emotional engagement. The bad: At times, the writing becomes very sloppy. Random line breaks in the middle of paragraphs. Changing past versus present tense mid-sentence. Missing opening or closing quotes. The story includes chapter numbers, about half of which clip the second digit, which somewhat epitomizes the sloppiness rampant as the story moves on. I suspect the story was copied from another site and never proof read on here. The story itself at times meanders. The 36 chapters here would have been much better being 25 or so. Bottom line: I regret having read this because of the switch and bait along with inconsistent writing. Both are relatively easily fixable; it could have been a wonderful story, easily 5 stars, with a solid editing pass. And posting the entire story here.

A Flight Through An Imaginative World

A close friend loved this story, so I chose to read it as well. I was not disappointed. The gem of this story is the world the author has created. It was well developed, consistent and endearing. The plot was comfortably predictable with just enough twists. The biggest downside for me was the writing. The mechanics were nearly flawless; no complaints there. But at times it became a little awkward or slow. Not overwhelmingly slow, just enough to take me out of the story momentarily. But I'm very picky with writing. I certainly would recommend the story to anyone who would like to think about a new vision of dragons.

A Short, Sweet Sex Romp

A delightful little tale of sexual exploits bringing a couple closer together. The writing was at times playful, at times graphic, but always enjoyable. This story lacked as much character development as I prefer, but it's also shorter than I usually like. What development there was felt too forced, planed, rather than a natural outcome of the events.