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Diggory Franklin met a beautiful woman today. Twice.
The first time, she warned him of impending doom and then bestowed the most passionate kiss of his life. The second time, she had no memory of the first.
And that’s really just the start of his problems . . .
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Listed: Jun 28, 2008
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Diggory Franklin’s first chapter drew me in, immediately piqued my interest, and left me chomping at the bit for more. I was willing to be dirty and underhanded to get more of it. 
What follows is an offtimes amusing, tantalizing story which raises all sorts of questions.
As of July 16th, the story stands at 23 chapters, and unfortunately, I don’t really feel as if the story has gone anywhere since Chapter 1. A lot of time is spent on what feels like buildup, and while most chapters are fun to read, taken as a whole I must admit I was hoping to get more answers, or at least more of an indication what the mysterious aspects of the story are about. Or, at least, for more strange and exciting things to happen. I’m not very interested in any of the stuff focusing on Diggory’s business life, which is coming into play more and more.
However, just when I start to snooze, the mysterious Ms Calla Wiley reappears to shake things up, and I start chomping at the bit, wondering, "What?!?! What’s going on?"
In short, a little less dancing around the story’s hook and a little more crazy chick, please!
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Warning: This story is a serialized novel currently being regularly updated. Review is subject to change based on future content.
ETA: I originally wrote this review about a year ago. A lot has changed since then.
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At first, I detested Diggory Franklin. He was the kind of person I would walk a mile to avoid. For the most part, he was a spoilt lawyer with an equally spoilt friend who was just a smidgeon more interesting. Slowly, I changed my opinion and actually started to like Mr Franklin. Not only did I like him – I [more . . .]
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Gavin once again provides an excellent romp filled with well-fleshed out characters and excellent cliff-hangers that keep a reader coming back for more.
The beginning reaches out and grabs you and never really lets go. Gavin has an excellent writing style that is just as capable of portraying an action-packed fight [more . . .]
The first issue of "The surprising life and death of Diggory Franklin" is full of clichés about time travel. Mr Franklin meets a beautiful lady who warns him to stay away from her or he will die, only to affirm that she loves him. Mr Franklin of course only remembers the passionate kiss, so when he see the lady with [more . . .]
This story is a great shocker. It always surprises me and catches me off guard. This story is a great story if you like fiction in general.