Reviewer: biokogy22 Signed
Date: June 10 2016
Title: Chapter 55: Chapter 55
For starters, I liked most of this story except the end, I feel it was way too nice to Madison and Mirielle.
For Madison this can be broken off into points (for organization):
- Yes, Madison had childhood trauma, Yes, her family was horrible to her, but in the end, it was just too easy for her here. There was no struggle for her to get the company, and she pretty much got what she wanted, despite the horrible things she and Adelina did to get it.
-Madison was punishing Michael then eventually took it too far by bringing their mother into it or rather, letting Adelina do so. To me, that's a bit much especially since she was implying using Michael for pleasure acting as his mother. She also ended up, when she was aware of his prescence, of making him think she planned to kill him.
-Madison allowed her father to basically be tortured by Mirielle. He was horrible and mean to her yes, and he is a Nazi follower, but as odd as it sounds, I think what is about to happen to him is probably far more punishment than he deserves as he generally did nothing in this story other than work until the end.
At this point I would say Madison now is worse than Michael at the beginning. I would also say the Michael, for all he's been through, deserves a big win over his now incredibly rich and powerful sister. Sure she's now fully alone in the world with no one to confide into but, she I feel that's not really a big thing for her, like maybe being more rich and powerful than her somehow, owning something she desperately wants, or even not forgiving her or acknowledging her existance even if she begs for it unless she does something to make it up to him. Basically, I think Michael deserves to get the upper hand over her in some fields.
For all she's done, all thats happened to her, yes she deserves something, but she's gotten so much in such a horrible fashion that I feel she deserves a punishment like Michael to be taken down a few pegs. Again, I also think Michael deserves something as a large victory over his sister.
Overall I did like the story, it was well written, the pace was fine, just the ending was way too easy on Madison and Mirielle (although I didn't mention Mirielle at all because, well, she's kinda just an evil parasite that uses other's success as their own).
Author's Response: Thanks for taking not only the time to read this story but also for sharing a review. I agree there definitely appears to be an inequality of punishments for both Madison and Mirielle but so too is there little justice for Adelina and the tragedies in her life. The old adage of good things happen to bad people and bad to good seems appropriate. We know Madison resemblance to Nadia blinded the old woman and meddled with her judgement. It might be very entertaining to pen part 2 now that Teodora is awakened because she has no clue she and Madison are related only that she is a Hearst and must be made to pay. The just desserts may be dispensed there. I thank you again for your comments and invite you to peruse the wealth of other stories here, mine included.