The Dystopian Nation of City-State – “How to Kill Your Senator”
@jamesacourtney & @KaisyWMills
A new short story from Courtney James and Kaisy Wilkerson-Mills, authors of our previously reviewed The Dystopian Nation of City-State: An Anthology: Origin, Corruption, and Rebellion. Read that review by wonderful Olga Núñez Miret here.
I read an early copy of this as a Beta-Reader and my Review at Amazon is based on that and what I say here will be as well.
The idea and handling of the idea was original. The main character is a man named Jackson who as the story opens has killed senators in the world the authors have created. As the story progresses Jackson is shown the true source of the political evil of his city. But can he face that?
The authors lead you along and as you follow you realize where the story is going and what the message is, but the ending isn’t what you expect. maybe.
I gave the book a 3 out of 5 stars.
The story itself, the idea was a good one, but there was some stylistic elements that took away from my being able to really losing myself into the story. Just when I would be there I would be made aware of the writing. As I said, that was a beta copy I read, perhaps those elements have been addressed. If I get a chance to read a new version I will let you know. In truth it would be an interesting experience to see the after results of beta-reading.
Do I recommend this for a read at 3 stars?
If you have read the anthology and are interested in jumping on board a new world as it is created I think yes, read it. It’s .99 on Kindle. It does give depth to the world by telling a side story that shows you more of the world than one can always put into a regular novel.
You can visit the Dystopian Nation of City-State site here.
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