Story Review: Supernova from Posh Bytes by C. Rose

[image error]Spoiler Free Summary:  In Supernova, from Posh Bytes by C. Rose, Mink isn’t celebrating her birthday. For her, aging means the end of an illustrious modeling career. Determined to stay on top, she’s ready to give everything to remain the most sought after model in the business, no matter what it cost.

Character:  Mink is tragic, and she represents a lifestyle that is equally so. I honestly associate with her a lot because of her relentless drive. It honestly scared me to see how hard she’s willing to push herself in comparison to how hard I push myself. That gets me thinking. Is it tragic if one attains their life goal? Mink makes me think a lot, and I truly felt for her. Characters that force one to think about their own challenges are what writing is all about.

Exposition: While still a weakness for Rose, it was better in this book. Then again, great characters and interesting conflict tends to cause readers to overlook exposition. Either way, I didn’t notice it so much.

Worldbuilding: While we don’t see too many characters from Eye of the Beholder or The Hawk in this story, we do meet a few other new cast members who bring more value to the world at large. This is still my favorite part about this anthology.

[image error]Dialogue:  If perhaps melodramatic, it was still effective and conversational. Some of the most powerful information and compelling drama came from this aspect of the story.

Description:  As this story relied on description, Rose brought out her A-Game to make it work.  I don’t think things would have came together if this wasn’t where it needed to be. It was, so it did.

Overall:  There are a few stories I think are just amazing in this anthology, and this is one of them. I’d go so far as to say it’s one of the top two, and I really can’t tell which one of those two is the best. I’d say it depends on what you value most as a reader.  I’ll probably lean toward the other (to be reviewed later on this blog)., but this story is great on its own. If you are interested in this anthology. Pick it up. Read this story. If it doesn’t hook you, the rest of the anthology isn’t for you.

Thanks for reading

Matt