Most prequels are kind of pointless. Nothing happens, no insights are given. This one was no exception. ( )

I'm glad I read this AFTER reading 13 to Life. If I'd read it before... man, I probably wouldn't have read 13 to Life. NOTHING happened here. Like, seriously. NOTHING. ( )

VERY short, though it does include a preview of 13 to life, myself I don't like to read those, I want to wait until I have the actual book, because I'm not a big re-reader. In this case however I think you would have to read the preview to get any real feel for the story, since the prequel itself is so short. ( )

Although not much happened in this short story prequel it was plenty entertaining and reminded me of the events in [b:13 to Life|7230309|13 to Life (13 to Life, #1)|Shannon Delany|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1282424424s/7230309.jpg|8079593] in time for the release of the sequel [b:Secrets and Shadows|8662410|Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)|Shannon Delany|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1281289489s/8662410.jpg|13533872] next month. ( )

This prequel to 13 Years to Life was about 12 pages long. I have to wonder if it was originally chapter one before edits. It had that feel. A short introduction to Jessie and her friends. We also get a brief glimpse into the strangeness to come. Actually, I think it works better as a first chapter then the actual first chapter of 13 Years to Life, which I didn't much care for.

A free ebook download worth the 10 minutes or so it would take to read, if you are a fan of the series. If you haven't read 13 Years to Life, this prequel won't really do much for you. And if the publisher ever ups the price to anything other then $0, I wouldn't recommend purchasing it. ( )