Reflections of Dannick is a post-plague type story reminescent of the television show The Tribe. A virus has decimated the earth, though unlike on The Tribe, some adults have been able to survive this deadly plague, but the majority of the survivors are teens and children. Society had devolved into street gangs. Details in the story are sketchy. From chapter one when everyone dies, we go to Madie living in ‘Bear Country’ which seems to be a type of commune set up, but not much information is given about the place. Madie is supposedly the leader, though I can’t really pinpoint why.

The writing is cursory. I couldn’t develop any clear connection with anyone nor a clear sense of the world. From the description here on the WFG, this is supposed to be a diary, but it is told in simple first person perspective. There no sense of cohesion between entries except when one chapter’s actions immediately follows the previous. It doesn’t feel like Madie is writing this down. It’s just being told through her eyes.

The chapters are brief and could be much longer if the author spent time really describing scenes and characters. Very important details like ages are not mentioned for most of the characters, and when it is mentioned, like with Victor, it’s far too late in the story. It appears there’s a sequel posted on Scribd and maybe an earlier draft of this story as well. I glanced at them, but the problems seem to persist that I saw with Reflections of Dannick.

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