Interesting introduction to Jaz Parks. Sets her character up very well for the first full-length book. ( )

I enjoyed reading the first book in the Jaz Parks series and heard about the death of the series' creator Jennifer Rardin. I had most of the rest of the series in my TBR pile and was excited to hear of several short stories being offered on Amazon for $1.99. Some of these shorts are about Jaz and some of them aren't. Either way I preordered several of them. I started right in on "Scouting Jasmine" as it is a prequel to the first full novel. The plot is just as the title suggests. It tells of Vayl (who becomes her vampire partner in the first book) 'scouting' Jaz based on the things he has heard about her. He wants to see for himself what this woman can do.

This is a cute, but unnecesary short story that really doesn't have an impact on the series at all. The story is also over before it begins. It is extremely short and ends abruptly. I'm glad to pay something for the story but $1.99 is too much; it would be better as a .99 offering and would probably make readers more prone to enjoying it more at that price. I would want potential readers to know that this story isn't at all bad, but really and truly you aren't missing a thing if you take a pass on this one. ( )