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caiken4's review against another edition
3.0
definitely a new take on the angel, vampire, lycan story lines that are the 'norm'. I was expecting more and was left with what I felt were a bunch of unfinished story lines..... guess ill have to read book 2.
renpuspita's review
DNF..
Maybe I'll continue to read this one for a while, when I'm in the mood. Easily distracted with other title, some things make me confused, and there are similarity with Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter series..
Maybe I'll continue to read this one for a while, when I'm in the mood. Easily distracted with other title, some things make me confused, and there are similarity with Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter series..
duhitskatie's review against another edition
5.0
What an awesome new angel read! It was so good I couldn't put it down. It was a little hard to understand the way she was throwing everything around without explaining it clearly. A bit hard to follow with all the rules and different types of creatures. I love the main character Lindsay she was brave and smart. A good book always has awesome characters. I love the plot it's different than what I ever read before it just pulls you in. From the beginning I was hooked I had to know what happened next. And of course the sex! I love a good sex story not too much but enough to leave you wanting more. And I love how the next book is about two different characters. Great start!
booklovinmamas's review against another edition
4.0
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I gave this book 4 stars...I enjoyed reading about the love story of Adrian and Lindsay (Shadoe). I gave props to Lindsay for being so strong against Adrian. I also gave props to Adrian at a certain point when it comes to Lindsay and Shadoe. The sex scenes were not as great as I'm used to, but they did get heated certain times. Especially, when Adrian ties up Lindsay. You will have to read the book to find out. I loved the ending, and I want to know what happens next. One character who I didn't mention that I enjoyed a lot was Elijah. I want to know what happened to him.
I don't want to spoil the book for anyone who has it on their To-read list any further. If you enjoy reading about Angels, Lycans, and Vampires, you will enjoy this book. You'll also enjoy it if you're looking for a different take on the Angels and Lycans. You will find it interesting on how Lycans came about in this story.
I gave this book 4 stars...I enjoyed reading about the love story of Adrian and Lindsay (Shadoe). I gave props to Lindsay for being so strong against Adrian. I also gave props to Adrian at a certain point when it comes to Lindsay and Shadoe. The sex scenes were not as great as I'm used to, but they did get heated certain times. Especially, when Adrian ties up Lindsay. You will have to read the book to find out. I loved the ending, and I want to know what happens next. One character who I didn't mention that I enjoyed a lot was Elijah. I want to know what happened to him.
I don't want to spoil the book for anyone who has it on their To-read list any further. If you enjoy reading about Angels, Lycans, and Vampires, you will enjoy this book. You'll also enjoy it if you're looking for a different take on the Angels and Lycans. You will find it interesting on how Lycans came about in this story.
bookish_spoonie's review against another edition
2.0
2 stars
I was hoping to read a great romantic fantasy with a strong lead female and yummy male angel love interest. What I got was nothing close.
Firstly there is a sex scene where the female says 'No' and tries to stop the sex multiple times but he just carries on. This is rape. There is no other way to look at it and especially not as something romantic which Sylvia Day wanted us to feel. It was stressful and left me angry and hating the male lead we are meant to love.
I actually liked the overall ideas of the storyline even though they aren't very unique, it was an interesting take on the angel/fallen angel storyline. Despite this, the overall finish wasn't good. There were too many plot lines! About 4 different plots going on at the same time and none of them got the attention they deserved. There was also about 7 or 8 points of view throughout the book. It was too much!
The writing was pretty mediocre and the dialogue was cringey and like two teenagers in a cheesy romcom, certainly not an angel aged 200+!
I also felt the romance was lacking. It was a definite insta love which I wasn't a huge fan of. There wasn't that much conversation between the two characters apart from how much they loved each other but shouldn't be together. It got really boring very quickly.
Overall, a big let down but with aspects that could have been great if the execution was better.
Please note that I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was hoping to read a great romantic fantasy with a strong lead female and yummy male angel love interest. What I got was nothing close.
Firstly there is a sex scene where the female says 'No' and tries to stop the sex multiple times but he just carries on. This is rape. There is no other way to look at it and especially not as something romantic which Sylvia Day wanted us to feel. It was stressful and left me angry and hating the male lead we are meant to love.
I actually liked the overall ideas of the storyline even though they aren't very unique, it was an interesting take on the angel/fallen angel storyline. Despite this, the overall finish wasn't good. There were too many plot lines! About 4 different plots going on at the same time and none of them got the attention they deserved. There was also about 7 or 8 points of view throughout the book. It was too much!
The writing was pretty mediocre and the dialogue was cringey and like two teenagers in a cheesy romcom, certainly not an angel aged 200+!
I also felt the romance was lacking. It was a definite insta love which I wasn't a huge fan of. There wasn't that much conversation between the two characters apart from how much they loved each other but shouldn't be together. It got really boring very quickly.
Overall, a big let down but with aspects that could have been great if the execution was better.
Please note that I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review.
emma_kerkhof's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
gems_31's review against another edition
2.0
Ok, first off, I have read this authors "Eve of..." series, so had very high hopes for this series to be just as good. Unfortunatly for me, it just didn't hit the mark.
I was plodding through the book asking myself why I didn't seem to be captured by the story? It had everything I love in the genre. Strong Alpha males conflicted by the situation they are in, A good idea for a baddy, A heroine who is far from weak? So why didn't I find myself salvating for the next book after reading it? Then it hit me!
Day seems to be trying to cram in so many plotlines and characters that none seem to gain enough time for you to get a vested intrest into them.
My main gripe was with the actual plot(s). I say plots because we have in one hand this suposed eternal love that Adrian has for Shadoe, whose soul is in the body of Lindsay Gibson. I could by the instant pull each had and the sex scenes were smoking, but this constant "I know we are each others ruin but I can't help but lusting after you," grows really thin. By the end I didn't really care that they got together.
The secondary plot with the war between the Sentinals and the fallen is very flat. Even the fact that there is obviously a double agent in one or both groups, trying to push them to all out war is underdeveloped and to me seemed the most intresting part of the story,. There is lots of hints and nudges that something isn't right, but it goes no further. (no doubt for the next book in the series)
The mutiny of the lycans is another underdeveloped plot. Elijah (one if not the only intresting character in the books) is described as an alpha and we are told what happens to alpha's, but apart from controling his beast, he has no leadership skills.
As for the fallen, Day attempts to make us understand why they are the way they are, but it didn't work for me.
My feeling is that Day is trying to cram too much in and would have benifited from concentrating on either the Sentinal/Fallen war or the Lycan mutiny. By spreading the story so thin it lacks that punch from her previous series which sucked me in from the first chapter.
Shame really
I was plodding through the book asking myself why I didn't seem to be captured by the story? It had everything I love in the genre. Strong Alpha males conflicted by the situation they are in, A good idea for a baddy, A heroine who is far from weak? So why didn't I find myself salvating for the next book after reading it? Then it hit me!
Day seems to be trying to cram in so many plotlines and characters that none seem to gain enough time for you to get a vested intrest into them.
My main gripe was with the actual plot(s). I say plots because we have in one hand this suposed eternal love that Adrian has for Shadoe, whose soul is in the body of Lindsay Gibson. I could by the instant pull each had and the sex scenes were smoking, but this constant "I know we are each others ruin but I can't help but lusting after you," grows really thin. By the end I didn't really care that they got together.
The secondary plot with the war between the Sentinals and the fallen is very flat. Even the fact that there is obviously a double agent in one or both groups, trying to push them to all out war is underdeveloped and to me seemed the most intresting part of the story,. There is lots of hints and nudges that something isn't right, but it goes no further. (no doubt for the next book in the series)
The mutiny of the lycans is another underdeveloped plot. Elijah (one if not the only intresting character in the books) is described as an alpha and we are told what happens to alpha's, but apart from controling his beast, he has no leadership skills.
As for the fallen, Day attempts to make us understand why they are the way they are, but it didn't work for me.
My feeling is that Day is trying to cram too much in and would have benifited from concentrating on either the Sentinal/Fallen war or the Lycan mutiny. By spreading the story so thin it lacks that punch from her previous series which sucked me in from the first chapter.
Shame really
amyiw's review against another edition
1.0
OK this was heading for a 2, 2 1/2 but the cliffhanger of an ending killed even making this OK. Up in the air is pretty much everything. So the only thing answered is whether or not Lindsay and Adrian stay together, they do. Pretty much all the rest of the over arching plots are hanging. So since I really didn't like Adrian (sorry Jen my issue was more with Adrian than Lindsay) and didn't feel the chemistry. He was lying and keeping everything from her. Very important things, so when it is time to fight, she doesn't have the information she needs. What an ass. It is all about possession not love. So in addition... Lindsay at the end So her choices at the end make no sense.
In addition I disliked the writing style. The phrases and the words are used grated. Too many words you would never hear in everyday speech. The speech just seemed awkward and unreal. It put me off from the beginning to the end.
I can see how some may like this but for me not my type of story or writing.
**************** My comments while reading **************
Got this on audible but they don't have that edition listed. The only audio non-CD version is read by a Samantha. This is read by Luke Daniels, whom I love doing the Iron Druid series.
Wow, by 75%, she has used the word "regardless" 15 times, and usually where still, but or even with/so, would have made more sense. It is driving me nuts! Then again, I'm not enjoying it much and the word directs me to the phrase that they are disregarding, often when it is unnecessary. This makes me have to pay greater attention to a story I would rather skim, except that I am listening to the audible version.
More wording that puts me off. "Her greedy sex". Argh, there are plenty of others but that was particular off putting.
Spoiler
Who betrayed Adrian out of the angels, who betrayed Elijah, where is Elijah, Vashti didn't kill Lindsay's mom so who did, and who killed the Dad, and why would Sire reward Adrian by returning Lindsay?Spoiler
she just gives up and agrees to be changed, really? So she would never be able to avenge her mother and father? She thinks freeing Shodoe's soul will free Adrian; on what planet.In addition I disliked the writing style. The phrases and the words are used grated. Too many words you would never hear in everyday speech. The speech just seemed awkward and unreal. It put me off from the beginning to the end.
I can see how some may like this but for me not my type of story or writing.
**************** My comments while reading **************
Got this on audible but they don't have that edition listed. The only audio non-CD version is read by a Samantha. This is read by Luke Daniels, whom I love doing the Iron Druid series.
Wow, by 75%, she has used the word "regardless" 15 times, and usually where still, but or even with/so, would have made more sense. It is driving me nuts! Then again, I'm not enjoying it much and the word directs me to the phrase that they are disregarding, often when it is unnecessary. This makes me have to pay greater attention to a story I would rather skim, except that I am listening to the audible version.
Spoiler
Why would Elijah have to kept a blood oath he doesn't take, and if he took it why would he take one he doesn't agree with? All it did was piss me off more. I think I might hate this book. We will see with what happens from here though the idiotic blood "oath" he didn't take, and then the forced sex scene. 70% and it actually is worse then at 50%.More wording that puts me off. "Her greedy sex". Argh, there are plenty of others but that was particular off putting.