Reviews

The Angel's Cut by Elizabeth Knox

knitswithbeer's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely fantastic. Even better than the Vintner's Luck. Oh how I hope there's another.

quinndm's review against another edition

2.0

My ex highly recommended the first book, so I gave it a try. I fell in love with Xas. By the time I got this book, that relationship was over. I still loved Xas, but not his story.

This book -- for all its flaws -- has some great moments, though they are few and fleeting; from it's lessons about life and death, to the most powerful lesson in the book: love, and the risks of loving.

Finishing this book, I have a greater understanding of Xas's story but -- MORE IMPORTANTLY -- of my past relationship. Which can be perfectly summarized in one of my favourite quotes from the book:

And then Xas thought, 'I did love him, after all.' Sure he made a mistake with Cole, and had given his heart where he stood to lose it. But that was good, it was right, it was what should happen, it was the way faith worked, it was the proper use of love.

lucyblack's review against another edition

1.0

I sighed in disapointment when I finally finished this book. There is a lot of stuff I liked about it: the main character Xas is addictive, and the setting, and the cat. There was heaps I didn't like about it though: The pacing is (like The Vintners Luck) all over the show, The plot is like a sitcom or soap opera and the supporting cast are mostly boring (Crow, Millie) or ridiculous (Lucifer). I would say read it only if you're really into The Vintners Luck.

kelchup's review

I just couldn't get into this one. Loved the Vinter's Luck tho 

lem119's review

5.0

I didn't enjoy this sequel to The Vintner's Luck as much as I enjoyed the original book, but it was still very good. There were even aspects of it that were better than the original. For example, whereas I felt that apart from Xas, Sobran, and Aurora (and Celeste, to a lesser extent) the supporting characters in The Vintner's Luck were not very well fleshed out, The Angel's Cut featured far more interesting backstories for even the more minor characters. And the major roles, well, I loved seeing more of Xas's point of view, and Flora in particular was wonderful. I also liked the setting, 1930s Hollywood. Like The Vintner's Luck, the pacing of the story was a bit all over the place, but also like the original, what was important in The Angel's Cut was that it definitely struck an emotional chord. I already knew that I loved Xas, of course, but I really loved the other characters as well. This story had a happier ending than The Vintner's Luck, or, well, a more open ending—I'm not sure quite how put my comparison into words—but it was no less dramatic. But speaking of the ending of The Vintner's Luck, I loved how this story continued the threads started there—with Lucifer, and with keeping Xas's relationship with Sobran as an important part of his character—while also developing new stories and relationships.

kasss's review

5.0

Not quite as good as the first book, but still beautiful (just can't give it less than 5 stars orz)

This is the sequel to The Vintner's Luck, which, as you may or may not know, is one of my all time favourite books. It took me 1.5 years to read The Angel's Cut simply because I loved it's predecessor so much I was afraid this sequel was going to be a disappointment.

I admit, it wasn't quite as good as the first in the series, but I still think it was beautiful (and pretty darn emotional at times). The ending of the book was a surprise but it worked, and it worked well.
Anyway, if you haven't read it yet, definitely do pick up The Vintner's Luck, but I think you can get away not having read the sequel...

nbbird's review

5.0

THIS BOOK FUCKED ME UP

femme_bear's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0