Hello there.
Popping in to give one last review for RevMo, and to give a deserved second review.
I think that by this being in the first person, this kind of reads as repetitive, especially the description of the cold wind and the winter. This being a short story, I'd rather see a daily event in the narrator's life and show that maybe some soldiers were trying to piece together jackets or ate a scare amount of saved food.
I think that with more specific examples, this would connect more with the reader. At the moment, this reads like a pretty ordinary, fantasy-somewhat tale of a character rallying his troops, of weary men to fight against the evil people. I don't really feel anything for this guy so far, as I don't really know anything that makes him tick, besides the fact that women were not among the soldiers? To each their own, but I figure that if it's going to be a super cold, miserable winter, they might as well take everyone they can.
In addition, the prose in this is okay, but everything is summarized, which reads like a dull story. Like, there's no playful interactions with the characters to prove that the old dude is a complainer, or that these people trained so hard it was ridiculous or why these people were even kicked out in the first place. I think that's a good place to start and even thinking about whether to make this into a more novel-like format.
That's all for now, as there's not that much to really go over, besides the classic fantasy vibe of starting a novel right before or right after a battle. Peace.
Points: 31520
Reviews: 415
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