A review by bookdingo
Aladdin and His Wonderfully Infernal Device by Tee Morris
3.0
Fun, quick romp with a genie automaton. I noted a few typos, and there were instances where I was confused and the establishing details weren't all there (Example: Aladdin's in the water, then BOOM! He's on the roof.). Also, there are some moments of just plain bad judgement. Aladdin escapes from the guards by rushing into a random building, spots a large fellow, he doesn't know who the fellow is, but he goes ahead and follows him back into the marketplace? What? But he was just being pursued for stealing? And what about that performance in front of the Sultan? Aladdin and Giles simply waltz onto the stage. Hey royal guard, your guarding sucks!
I think this story needed an extra scene to take us from the sand dunes to Jaha's performance as well, because everything about Aladdin's destiny and his plan to get back at Jaha is known to him and Giles, but not the audience. Heck, a few extra scenes were warranted because there's plenty of potential here!
I think this story needed an extra scene to take us from the sand dunes to Jaha's performance as well, because everything about Aladdin's destiny and his plan to get back at Jaha is known to him and Giles, but not the audience. Heck, a few extra scenes were warranted because there's plenty of potential here!