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marthadreamer's review against another edition
5.0
Review: When I started this book, I did not have any expectations for it other than the normal ones like: full story, full detailed characters, and a great pace of all story lines flow smoothly.
This book did not disappoint!
Nick Englebrecht is a bisexual, chain-smoking, ill repute that wants to be known as the “Prince of Darkness” but lacks the tough exterior of it. When the local Sheriff, Ben Oswell, asks for his help to find a missing girl, he does it without much thought of it being good or bad. He was more worried about the town’s people.
Nick reminded me of the 2005 movie called “Constantine” that had my great love Kneau Reeves as John Constantine. John was trying to fix his world to get to heaven but Nick is not. He just has a soft spot in his heart.
The character development of Nick was full of one-liners and kept me, as the reader, hoping he got better respect for his good doings.
The story line did not disappoint but it felt like waiting for a pan of Jell-O in the frig. to harden up. An anticipation of what’s to come, but knowing you can’t rush perfection.
Four stars.
I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book did not disappoint!
Nick Englebrecht is a bisexual, chain-smoking, ill repute that wants to be known as the “Prince of Darkness” but lacks the tough exterior of it. When the local Sheriff, Ben Oswell, asks for his help to find a missing girl, he does it without much thought of it being good or bad. He was more worried about the town’s people.
Nick reminded me of the 2005 movie called “Constantine” that had my great love Kneau Reeves as John Constantine. John was trying to fix his world to get to heaven but Nick is not. He just has a soft spot in his heart.
The character development of Nick was full of one-liners and kept me, as the reader, hoping he got better respect for his good doings.
The story line did not disappoint but it felt like waiting for a pan of Jell-O in the frig. to harden up. An anticipation of what’s to come, but knowing you can’t rush perfection.
Four stars.
I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
theatomicpirategirl's review against another edition
3.0
This title is really what got me scratching my chin and thinking that this is a book I want to read. And it started out amazing. Then…I started having mixed emotions about our hero Nick.
Nick had a good voice with amazing one liners and descriptions, however, there were times that I felt that he was a little too creepy for me. And to me, he didn’t sound handsome. At one time, K.H. Koehler described him as David Bowie from the Labyrinth. I like David Bowie, but not really my cup of tea. Also, there seemed to be this really strange obsession with describing the size of hands and man parts was a little off putting. There was some sexy time between Nick and Vivian, a half demon like himself, and after reading it I felt like I really needed to take a shower…to wash away the ick factor. But then, Nick would redeem himself by doing something related to the main plot of the story in investigating the missing little girl or do some kind of awesome action scene that involved fighting some seriously badass angels. While reading this, unfortunately, I couldn’t help myself thinking that Nick is merely Diet Dresden: seems like my favorite hero Harry Dresden, but just not as satisfying.
I had an issue with how women were portrayed in this book. Vivian seemed to be more than kind of slutty, and the evil villainess was absolutely bonkers due to her thirst for ultimate power. The only female in the story that seemed stable was Morgana. She was the calm and rational force that seemed to keep Nick grounded in reality.
These issues I had to with the story didn’t prevent me from finishing the tale. I found that my favorite part of the book was the interaction between Nick and Lucifer. It seemed to me the only time where there is genuine emotion other than snark and horny. It was an honest conversation between father and son. The father delivering the worst of bad news, and advising that he is the only one who can stop what was happening, however, he better watch his ass because bad things could happen to him as well.
Nick Engelbrecht, he’s not a bad guy or a bad character, and the story and mythology of the spiritual world was interesting and it did peak my interest. I did enjoy the book for the most part. But I just felt that the things that put me off made it hard to really get behind and cheer for Nick and tell him to go kick some butt. This is the first in series, and really, not for the weak of heart. Will I read the next books? More than likely. There seems to be something up with Vivan. I mean, she was referenced as the Whore of Babylon. So that has to be important right? Right?
Go forth and read, my friends.
Nick had a good voice with amazing one liners and descriptions, however, there were times that I felt that he was a little too creepy for me. And to me, he didn’t sound handsome. At one time, K.H. Koehler described him as David Bowie from the Labyrinth. I like David Bowie, but not really my cup of tea. Also, there seemed to be this really strange obsession with describing the size of hands and man parts was a little off putting. There was some sexy time between Nick and Vivian, a half demon like himself, and after reading it I felt like I really needed to take a shower…to wash away the ick factor. But then, Nick would redeem himself by doing something related to the main plot of the story in investigating the missing little girl or do some kind of awesome action scene that involved fighting some seriously badass angels. While reading this, unfortunately, I couldn’t help myself thinking that Nick is merely Diet Dresden: seems like my favorite hero Harry Dresden, but just not as satisfying.
I had an issue with how women were portrayed in this book. Vivian seemed to be more than kind of slutty, and the evil villainess was absolutely bonkers due to her thirst for ultimate power. The only female in the story that seemed stable was Morgana. She was the calm and rational force that seemed to keep Nick grounded in reality.
These issues I had to with the story didn’t prevent me from finishing the tale. I found that my favorite part of the book was the interaction between Nick and Lucifer. It seemed to me the only time where there is genuine emotion other than snark and horny. It was an honest conversation between father and son. The father delivering the worst of bad news, and advising that he is the only one who can stop what was happening, however, he better watch his ass because bad things could happen to him as well.
Nick Engelbrecht, he’s not a bad guy or a bad character, and the story and mythology of the spiritual world was interesting and it did peak my interest. I did enjoy the book for the most part. But I just felt that the things that put me off made it hard to really get behind and cheer for Nick and tell him to go kick some butt. This is the first in series, and really, not for the weak of heart. Will I read the next books? More than likely. There seems to be something up with Vivan. I mean, she was referenced as the Whore of Babylon. So that has to be important right? Right?
Go forth and read, my friends.
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