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mar's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
3.75
SO. this is a book about an angel and a demon running a paranormal detective agency. (which, from the get-go, absolutely banger concept). i was kinda expecting it to follow, like, one main mystery, but instead there's two or three (a bigger one kicking in around 40%), and they were alright (the mysterious corpses in the sewer one was my favourite), but it's also very clear from the beginning that this is not a mystery book by any means, this is a book about Sunshine and Felix's relationship first and foremost. it's a romance in a paranormal setting (the typical "angels, demons, vampires, witches, faeries, etc. are real and More Or Less Successfully hidden from the human world"). And bro... i am not immune to codependent angel/demon detective duo 🥺 their dynamic is Extremely fun, the casual intimacy (even with little to no touch at the beginning) was written so well, it's just. lovely. mwah. This book feels almost... slice-of-life-y at times? Sunshine and Felix run an office (I did not expect to enjoy the office shenanigans as much as i did!), take a holiday, go to a wedding, and then also hunt down murderous monsters or make deals with Satan occasionally. u know how it is.
also. love the LGBT rep. AND the general gender fuckery. the main characters get to wear dresses, Satan's gender presentation is literally just whatever (Felix ur dad looks gnc af), it's fun. and there's also a trans man side character whom I adore, Rose my beloved <3
Another thing: I don't personally particularly care for sex scenes and the like, but I have to say I do appreciate the honest conversations the characters have about their likes/dislikes, expectations and boundaries. i feel like you don't get that often enough in romances where sex is involved, it's nice to see books that normalize that over just having the characters somehow magically Know what the other person likes in bed.
as for the things i didn't like as much: the book does have some dark humour throughout, and there were a couple jokes that made me a little uncomfortable, but it was nothing major to take away from my enjoyment of the book. i think my one genuine complaint about the book would be that the Loreâ„¢, especially when it comes to character backstories, is difficult to follow at the beginning and remains kinda under-explained by the end, imo? kinda like the author didn't want to Exposition Dump so they decided to sprinkle it all bit by bit, but then didn't sprinkle in ENOUGH. But since it appears this is the first book in a series, I'm hoping we'll get to find out more details in the sequel(s?), which I'll def be readin :)
(Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!)
also. love the LGBT rep. AND the general gender fuckery. the main characters get to wear dresses, Satan's gender presentation is literally just whatever (Felix ur dad looks gnc af), it's fun. and there's also a trans man side character whom I adore, Rose my beloved <3
Another thing: I don't personally particularly care for sex scenes and the like, but I have to say I do appreciate the honest conversations the characters have about their likes/dislikes, expectations and boundaries. i feel like you don't get that often enough in romances where sex is involved, it's nice to see books that normalize that over just having the characters somehow magically Know what the other person likes in bed.
as for the things i didn't like as much: the book does have some dark humour throughout, and there were a couple jokes that made me a little uncomfortable, but it was nothing major to take away from my enjoyment of the book. i think my one genuine complaint about the book would be that the Loreâ„¢, especially when it comes to character backstories, is difficult to follow at the beginning and remains kinda under-explained by the end, imo? kinda like the author didn't want to Exposition Dump so they decided to sprinkle it all bit by bit, but then didn't sprinkle in ENOUGH. But since it appears this is the first book in a series, I'm hoping we'll get to find out more details in the sequel(s?), which I'll def be readin :)
(Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia, Trafficking, and Transphobia
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