All of these prequels to the first book are short, but this one was ridiculously so. It really doesn't justify the $1.99 price per each. I'm just now starting the fifth prequel (they'd be better off called vignettes), and am a little irritated. It would be much better if all five had been combined into one prequel for $2.99. I read this one in less than 15 minutes. Truly. They are all good, all well-written and interesting, but they don't really add much to the first book in the series, which is Charming. They basically only serve to introduce a new monster or two, and to build the world around John Charming. This vignette features a female spider-like monster that spits a hallucinogenic phlegm on its male victims, and lures them with haunting music. John is attacked by her and thinks he is dreaming. Of course, he eventually figures out what has happened to him and overcomes the monster, as always.
These prequels are interesting, but you will be fine just reading book 1 in the Pax Arcana series; it will give you all you need to know about John Charming and his world. If you feel you must spend the $10 total to read all five of these prequels, do so AFTER reading Charming.
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