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The Mirrorverse
An ongoing series, with new episodes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
The world is exactly as you know it. No, really it is. Except that your landlord might be a spirit, the tree outside your window may be a nymph, that flash in the sky wasn’t a trick of the light and that guy in the suit might just not be a bored lawyer on his lunch break.
The Mirrorverse
Suits. Cookies. Guns.
— contains some graphic violence and harsh language —
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Editorial Reviews
Fast paced and action packed.
If you like stories that jump right into the action, Mirrorfall is the way to go. The storyline itself spans a rather short amount of time but there’s a lot of story to tell. The characters are dynamic and varied; some wanting to appear two dimensional but, much to their chagrin, a third layer is there to be found. Steph Mimosa is a compelling character to follow, what with her antisocial behavior and her conflicting emotions for human contact. She’s more at ease with a computer but there were a few instances where I interpreted them as her wanting something a little warmer. Her doll, for instance. It gives her that human quality that she seems to try so hard to fight against.
While I’ve come to realize that cyberpunk really isn’t my thing, this is still a story I was able to roll through and which made me forget that I was reading anything but a good story. If you start reading this, I can tell you now you probably won’t stop. Just because the chapter ends, doesn’t mean the action does.
I did have some major qualms with the very end, though. We’re talking the last two chapters. According to Grace, it’s something that’s rounded out in the second arc of the Mirrorverse, something I haven’t read. The design of the ending isn’t something I agree with and I feel that it could have ended differently, or been a little more fleshed out and warranted. I think it’s something that should be contained within the original story, but that’s just my opinion. I’m not a fan of using the ending of one story as a means to segue into the next. But don’t confuse that with me not being a fan of this story. I certainly am. I’m just not fond of the ending, at all. I found it disappointing, lacking, frustrating and angering but I take it if you read on to the second arc, all shall be answered.
Read this story. It’s one of the better serials out there and it deserves to be read and have fans. You might even like the ending. If you get hooked on this story I have no doubt you’ll go on to read the next. I just haven’t had a chance yet but I’m sure it’s just as good.
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Good rollicking fun with a heart
The Mirrorverse serials are seasoned drinks at a gulp. Each installment chances just the right edge of humor, action, and crunch-all-you-want. Readers can be treated to a strange geeky humor that involves a multitude of universal memes—they run a strange spectrum from the utterly mundane spy chronicle to the wacky wizards-and-warriors of a fully populated mythology.
Each installment provides a new insight, or another fun turn of thought, to keep the story flowing and character interest brewing.
People who enjoy urban fantasy will find an amused place in their hearts for this fiction.
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A serial with character
What can be said about Grace McDermott’s Mirrorverse?
Imagine a world where the supernatural exists right under your nose but remains completely hidden from the world at large. Sounds like something you’ve read before? Sure it is, but for a group such as the Agency (who are vastly supernatural in their own right) the hidden world under humanity’s notice is just as mundane as the other.
This serves as the backdrop for the story and the setting into which our unlikely heroine, Stef Mimosa, finds herself drawn by fate. Filled with minor dramas and punchy dialogue, the sagas that comprise the Mirrorverse keep you throughly entertained while a full cast sweats it out together as they wait for the next world ending event to come along.
The characters are broken and emotionally stunted, and you come to like them that way, and cheer every time they overcome personal obstacles and continue to come into their own. All of this is very evenly balanced out by unique fantasy concepts flavoured with a dash of inspiration from cyberpunk.
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