This story is about a young girl
who dies in a fire and wakes up in the afterlife. She takes a while to realize
she is dead and the people who inhabit the afterlife have to convince her.
After she admits her death she is to be trained as a currier of souls and protector
but she despises the fact that her destiny was chosen for her and that she could
not life a normal life. She eventually finds out that the men who want her to
be a soul currier and protector actually killed her in the fire because she had
an unusually strong spirit. Upon learning this she runs away and has a showdown
with her trainer and she ends up getting wounded and is left adrift on a “lake”
in the forest they were fighting in.
What I enjoyed about this story was
that it was exciting. So much happened that throughout reading it you were
never bored. That being said a lot of the story seemed like genre fiction and
bordered on corny and unoriginal several times.
The point of view for this story
was first person and I think that that was a smart move. This point of view
allows us to get into the head of a dazed spirit that is recently deceased and
that is a pretty interesting subject matter to read about.
So much happens in the story but
there is not enough time to really get to know the characters as this is
happening. There are friendships forged and a betrayal occurring but it is hard
to be drawn in when the timeline is so brief.
The development and pacing are
rushed and almost confusing. This could be cleared up with making the story
cover less of the events currently being described.
The dialogue in this story works
and feels organic.
Imagery is utilized but even that
seems to be of manga-ish genre conventions.
The setting works but is not
described in a coherent enough manner. It seems so interesting but at the same
time it is pretty confusing.
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