Title:
Karma
Author:
Donna Augustine
Series:
Karma #1
Genre:
YA, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance
Source:
Kindle
Pages:
252 pages
Rating:
5 stars
Available at:
Blurb: (via
Goodreads)
People say karma's a...well, you know. Personally, I don't think I'm
that bad. It's not like I wanted this job. I wasn't even in my right mind when
I accepted the position.
Now, I'm surrounded by crazy coworkers like Lady Luck, who's a bit of a tramp, and Murphy's Law, who's a bumbling oaf. But the worst is Fate. He's got a problem with transfers like myself, and I have to see him constantly. It's unavoidable. We're hunting the same man—my murderer.
Now, I'm surrounded by crazy coworkers like Lady Luck, who's a bit of a tramp, and Murphy's Law, who's a bumbling oaf. But the worst is Fate. He's got a problem with transfers like myself, and I have to see him constantly. It's unavoidable. We're hunting the same man—my murderer.
My Review:
When I saw the cover for
this book in the New Release section of Amazon, I was immediately drawn in
before I ever read the blurb. The concept of this book was so fascinating
(reminding me a bit of the movie The Guardians with Santa, The Easter Bunny,
Jack Frost... etc) that I was surprised how few authors have written around the
idea... or at least very few authors that I know of. Saying that, having found
this original idea, I was ecstatic to read the book.
I am so glad to say that
the book lived up to my expectations. Augustine's writing was exciting and riveting.
She knew how to give subtle hints to the reader without exposing too much and
to keep the reader interested. The plot seemed well thought out and developed
into something much more complex than I had originally thought it out to be.
The Universe is complicated; it makes sense that a bit of that complexity would
seep into a story written about it.
Perhaps the most fascinating
aspect of the novel would fall to the characters. To start off we have the main
character Karma, and her love interest, Fate. Karma's development throughout
the novel was outstanding. You can see her transition from her old life as a
human, to her new life as an Unknown Force of the Universe (UFU). Not only her
physical limitations and struggles, but also her mental and emotional
transitions as well. You watch her struggles and you witness her strength as
she over comes them. Fate's development is less obvious, but his development is
no less important. It is done subtly, but you can see his feelings change
toward Karma. You witness his confusion about how he should feel about her and
you empathize with his uncertainty as a slew of emotions wiz past him.
Of course, we have our
minor characters that show up as well. We get to see classics like Lady Luck
and Death, as well as some less familiar faces like The Cat Lady and Murphy's
Law. I feel the minor characters really kept the story going. Karma's excitement
over Santa's existence to the fall out of her interaction with Cupid, these
minor snippets laid the foundation of Karma's new world. I look forward to
reading about more Unknown Forces in Augustine's sequel.
Overall, I have to say
that I really did love this book. If anything, I'm sad I discovered it so soon
after its release date, because now I have to wait an eternity before the
sequel is released. This novel truly met all my expectations and even has the
beginnings to my favorite kind of love story, hate that turns to love (am I
weird for that?) The plot was well paced and fascinating, sneaking in new UFU's
when it needed some filler (which I thought was a clever idea). The writing was
easy and straight forward, but well done and captivating. An Easy 5 stars, and
I cannot WAIT until the net installment.
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