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readingmissfroggy's review
3.0
This was the last one that I needed to read before I could pick up Stolen. I have seen Eve in another short story and thought she was interesting but seeing her interact as a mother made me really like her. I hope that we will see her again, who knows...
kathydavie's review
3.0
A free short story, 1.75 in the Women of the Otherworld urban fantasy series, revolving around three major hidden groups of supernaturals: werewolves, witches, and sorcerers. The focus is on Eve Levine and her daughter, Savannah.
My Take
I've always wondered about Eve's escape from that prison in Stolen, 2. Now I know.
Damn.
Armstrong uses a first person protagonist point-of-view from Eve's perspective, so we know what she's thinking, doing, and saying.
Damn.
I could wish that Armstrong had managed to infuse the story with more tension and drama, a sense of Eve's being frantic about their situation. Instead we get what we expect, lots of thoughts with small actions.
Damn.
The Story
Captured. If only...there are a few regrets, part of which Eve blames on her mothering rules, but it must be fate.
The Characters
Eve Levine is a black witch and an Aspicio half-demon. Savannah Levine is her twelve-year-old daughter.
Ruth Winterbourne is the leader of a coven and has a daughter, Paige.
The Prison
Sondra Bauer of the perfect suit, perfect hair, and perfectly phony smile is one of those in charge. There's a guard out for his own bit of fun.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a closeup of Eve's eye and cheek in a soft gray and cream. The color comes from the blood that starts as a scroll behind the author's name, in white, at the very top. The bloodstream pools in Eve's lower lid and then streams down to form a pentacle in the "a" of the title, which is a distressed white with a black shadow. Below that, in very tiny print, is a credit to the artist.
The title is where Eve's focus is, on "Escape".
My Take
I've always wondered about Eve's escape from that prison in Stolen, 2. Now I know.
Damn.
Armstrong uses a first person protagonist point-of-view from Eve's perspective, so we know what she's thinking, doing, and saying.
Damn.
I could wish that Armstrong had managed to infuse the story with more tension and drama, a sense of Eve's being frantic about their situation. Instead we get what we expect, lots of thoughts with small actions.
Damn.
The Story
Captured. If only...there are a few regrets, part of which Eve blames on her mothering rules, but it must be fate.
The Characters
Eve Levine is a black witch and an Aspicio half-demon. Savannah Levine is her twelve-year-old daughter.
Ruth Winterbourne is the leader of a coven and has a daughter, Paige.
The Prison
Sondra Bauer of the perfect suit, perfect hair, and perfectly phony smile is one of those in charge. There's a guard out for his own bit of fun.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a closeup of Eve's eye and cheek in a soft gray and cream. The color comes from the blood that starts as a scroll behind the author's name, in white, at the very top. The bloodstream pools in Eve's lower lid and then streams down to form a pentacle in the "a" of the title, which is a distressed white with a black shadow. Below that, in very tiny print, is a credit to the artist.
The title is where Eve's focus is, on "Escape".
krisin95's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Ugh the cliffhanger and I don’t know when or where I’ll get a resolution as I go through the books, short stories and novellas in chronological order. But I don’t regret the read.
vikingwolf's review
2.0
Eve Levine and her daughter Savannah have been captured and put into cells at the whim of a rich madman who wants to experiment on supernaturals. Eve has no intention of remaining there and comes up with an escape plan.
Since I read Haunted, I really wanted to know what happened to Eve when she was captured but this short story was a bit disappointing. It was way too short to do justice to the subject.We need more than a few pages to show the capture, planning and escape story that I had hoped for. When we join the story, they are already prisoners and Eve knows she needs to get them out of there before someone hurts Savannah.
Anyone who hasn't read Stolen, look away NOW. OK you had your warning! In Stolen, we hear about how Eve was killed trying to escape. I never did understand that. If they went to so much trouble to capture her, surely they would have taken her alive? And the sudden end to the book was not great.
A bit let down by this one.
Since I read Haunted, I really wanted to know what happened to Eve when she was captured but this short story was a bit disappointing. It was way too short to do justice to the subject.We need more than a few pages to show the capture, planning and escape story that I had hoped for. When we join the story, they are already prisoners and Eve knows she needs to get them out of there before someone hurts Savannah.
Anyone who hasn't read Stolen, look away NOW. OK you had your warning! In Stolen, we hear about how Eve was killed trying to escape. I never did understand that. If they went to so much trouble to capture her, surely they would have taken her alive? And the sudden end to the book was not great.
A bit let down by this one.
garnetofeden's review
3.0
Quality short story but too short for me to feel comfortable giving four stars without being part of a collection.
Rating reviewed 1/20/2023.
Rating reviewed 1/20/2023.
hemloc's review
5.0
Three reasons to read Escape:
1) Eve and Savannah's relationship before Eve dies is one of my favourite in the series.
2) Eve is at her best in this story: bold, protective, and ready to kill. I couldn't help but root for her even though I knew how it would end. She deserved to win.
3) Stolen tells us that Eve died but didn't go into the specifics. This story sated my curiosity, which was nice.
One drawback to Escape:
1) The same can be said for a lot of the other short stories in this universe, but it's most obvious with this one: It can't be read on its own. You need to have read at least Stolen for it to make sense.
1) Eve and Savannah's relationship before Eve dies is one of my favourite in the series.
2) Eve is at her best in this story: bold, protective, and ready to kill. I couldn't help but root for her even though I knew how it would end. She deserved to win.
3) Stolen tells us that Eve died but didn't go into the specifics. This story sated my curiosity, which was nice.
One drawback to Escape:
1) The same can be said for a lot of the other short stories in this universe, but it's most obvious with this one: It can't be read on its own. You need to have read at least Stolen for it to make sense.
readingrenbo's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25