A bit about the author:

RCFletcher is a teenaged, Christian, homeschooled, self-published author now enrolled in college. She enjoys writing clean, young adult books, having a special interest in fairy tales. She also plays piano and sings in her church choir. She has four books in print now, one of which is now proudly sitting on my bookshelf, and is the first book in the Rachel Andric series. I've included the link to her Amazon page if you guys want to check it out! 

Title:

I've already said that the series and book titles in the series aren't the most unique. However, I think this one is the most eye-catching of the three. In fact, last night, I was reading it and my dad was sitting next to me and he exclaimed, "What is Rachel Andric and Final Death???" XD

Cover:

Again, the covers aren't the most eye-grabbing either, though I like this one perhaps the best of the three. I don't really care for the girl model though because it always looks like she's wearing too much eye-liner or something that makes her eyes rather scary.

Blurb:

The blurb is a bit too long--and I mean just a bit. It has enough to excite me, certainly, but there are phrases and such that I think would be better taken out. Plus, so many references of The Story get a little redundant; it would be good to limit those.

The Good:

Surprisingly to me, this book was a lot better than the previous one in the series. (Not quite sure how you managed that. For me it's usually the other way around...) There were little to no typos, and the pacing was a lot smoother than the previous book. I was able to actually enjoy reading it without feeling like I was on some super fast car ride through the countryside without much time to enjoy the scenery. Your descriptions and details were also a lot better. Good job!

The Bad:

Yes, there were few grammar mistakes. The only ones I kept noticing every here and there was your use of putting punctuation outside quotation marks. Granted, it's the English language and there are exceptions to that rule, but there were a few places in your book that I noticed the punctuation was outside the quotation marks and that really needs to be fixed before getting it published.

Secondly, while the pacing was smooth and the descriptions and stuff were fun to read, I honestly think it could still do with more. It was so much better than Book 2, but I really would like to see the story fleshed out even more to make it more enjoyable.

Also, your jumping to various characters in different parts of your story was a bit confusing at first. I know you can do a good job of it based on reading other works of yours, but a lot of times I had forgotten what was going on with some person over here while I was reading what so-and-so was doing over there and it took a few times of rereading to remember what was going on. And I wasn't even taking breaks while reading, so I think that could do with a bit of smoother pacing. Maybe have what happened at the end of the chapter be put at the top of the next chapter with said characters and put it in italics. I don't know, just an idea.

My only other concern is that the ending of the story seemed a bit rushed. I think it would flow better a little more drawn out, especially the epilogue.

What the Reader Thought:

I know I've said this quite a few times above, but this particular book in your series was so much better than Book 2. I really enjoyed reading this one, and I was nearly in tears at the end. The characters are very memorable (I still can't get over Merlin and Alan-a-Dale's constant feuding XDDD) and I really enjoyed this series. I think that it definitely needs some work to make it better, but it is definitely a gem that needs more popularity.

In closing, best wishes to this story and I can't wait to buy the next ones when they're in print!

Score: 8.5/10