Review: Monster

Monster by Elizabeth Burgess
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was introduced to Elizabeth Burgess through her young adult fantasy novel, Witch Dance, a story completely different to the Counterplay series. Having enjoyed Witch Dance, I was super interested to give the Counterplay series a try – after all, the Counterplay series seemed to be right up my street.

Whilst investigating the Counterplay series, I stumbled upon Monster on the author’s website. It’s a short story, one that can be completed in no time at all, yet it leaves you super interested in grabbing the future books in the series to see where things go.

Filled with dark deeds and questionable characters, it gives you an insight into the drama you can expect from this series. From the start, you’re curious as to where things are heading. The characters are all involved in something shady, you know something big is going to go down, and you’re rushing through the story to get your answers.

Then, when things happen, you’re hit with a bang. It grabs you, leaves you wanting more – only for the story to come to an end, leaving you wanting to read the main series to find out how everything plays out. For such a short story, this one really does leave you wanting more.

A wonderful little prequel story to leave you grabbing at the Counterplay series.

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