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[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prodigy Slave, Book One: Journey to Winter Garden" by Londyn Skye.]
Although the story of a slave owner falling in love with a slave is not an original storyline, the adventures they had are original. The one layer of this story was a “Romeo and Juliet” primus set in 1859, the son of a slave owner’s relationship with a slave. The other layer of the story was that of a young woman learning that dreams can come true.
The book is The Prodigy Slave Book One Journey of Winter Garden (Revised Edition). It was written by Londyn Skye.
The journey of the slave, Lily’s life contained several healthy and unhealthy relationships that were examined. A few of the relationships were: father-daughter, work, platonic friends, and sexual. The author kept this reader’s attention with the multiple layers to the story and the unexpected twist in the plot. This author did not use descriptions that are so detailed that the reader loses interest. The twist in the story occurred at an unexpected point even at the end.
One negative thing that can be said of the book is the way the slaw owner’s son speaks. James, the son, spent six years in Ohio without ever visiting home. At that time, he was attending medical school. Upon his return home – an educated doctor – he spoke like an uneducated slave. His southern accent may have remained, but that does not mean he would speak like someone who was illiterate. Another negative thing about the book was the author’s handling of Lily’s first sexual experience. It was written with very comedic descriptions. The negative aspect is not the comedic description, but the length of it. There is only so much that can be said until instead of being funny it makes the reader wonder if he is milking a cow and thinking of her.
I would rate this book a 3 out of 4. The book began slow and the first half of the book was difficult to get through, but the second half of the book made up for the beginning. The action was constant and many times unpredictable. I reached the end of the book emotionally charged to read the sequel.
This book is not appropriate for children, young teenagers, or anyone sensitive to sexual activities being described in a book. This book has several romance scenes that are discussed for numerous pages.
I found only two errors in the book and they may have been typing or printing errors. The first error was in Chapter three, page 50, in the fifth line, of the third paragraph. It reads “… and she was will do and…” Between “willing” and “do” the word “to” is missing. It should read “… she was willing to do…” The second error was on page 44 inline one. The word “deceleration” should be “declaration.”
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The Prodigy Slave, Book One: Journey to Winter Garden
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Although the story of a slave owner falling in love with a slave is not an original storyline, the adventures they had are original. The one layer of this story was a “Romeo and Juliet” primus set in 1859, the son of a slave owner’s relationship with a slave. The other layer of the story was that of a young woman learning that dreams can come true.
The book is The Prodigy Slave Book One Journey of Winter Garden (Revised Edition). It was written by Londyn Skye.
The journey of the slave, Lily’s life contained several healthy and unhealthy relationships that were examined. A few of the relationships were: father-daughter, work, platonic friends, and sexual. The author kept this reader’s attention with the multiple layers to the story and the unexpected twist in the plot. This author did not use descriptions that are so detailed that the reader loses interest. The twist in the story occurred at an unexpected point even at the end.
One negative thing that can be said of the book is the way the slaw owner’s son speaks. James, the son, spent six years in Ohio without ever visiting home. At that time, he was attending medical school. Upon his return home – an educated doctor – he spoke like an uneducated slave. His southern accent may have remained, but that does not mean he would speak like someone who was illiterate. Another negative thing about the book was the author’s handling of Lily’s first sexual experience. It was written with very comedic descriptions. The negative aspect is not the comedic description, but the length of it. There is only so much that can be said until instead of being funny it makes the reader wonder if he is milking a cow and thinking of her.
I would rate this book a 3 out of 4. The book began slow and the first half of the book was difficult to get through, but the second half of the book made up for the beginning. The action was constant and many times unpredictable. I reached the end of the book emotionally charged to read the sequel.
This book is not appropriate for children, young teenagers, or anyone sensitive to sexual activities being described in a book. This book has several romance scenes that are discussed for numerous pages.
I found only two errors in the book and they may have been typing or printing errors. The first error was in Chapter three, page 50, in the fifth line, of the third paragraph. It reads “… and she was will do and…” Between “willing” and “do” the word “to” is missing. It should read “… she was willing to do…” The second error was on page 44 inline one. The word “deceleration” should be “declaration.”
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The Prodigy Slave, Book One: Journey to Winter Garden
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