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kelly04's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
iheartchickens's review against another edition
DNF. I read about 50 pages and just couldn't get into this book. The apparent heroine was a slutty demon and the hero was too perfect. Neither are characters that I want to read about.
ria_mhrj's review against another edition
2.0
Having read and loved The Iron Duke, this series has been on my radar for a long time. Sadly, Demon Angel did not work for me.
An epic war between heaven and hell, with humanity caught in the crossfire. Star-crossed lovers who are seemingly doomed from the start of their 800 year acquaintance. A three headed dog. There was lots to like here and the world building was impressive and very carefully considered.
My biggest problem with the book (and this fault may lie with me more than the writing - maybe I wasn't paying enough attention?) is that time and time again I struggled to fully understand character motivations. People were sacrificing themselves left right and centre, scheming and forging alliances, alluding to rules and laws and uttering statements that left my head spinning - so many times, a character would do something that left me wondering "Why?"
And Lilith and Hugh were a problematic pairing. Both characters are fairly standard types in the genre - the bad, leather-wearing girl whose ostensibly evil doings are actually a disguise for a heart of gold, and the brave knight who will gladly sacrifice himself for honour's sake. Ultimately, I could not bring myself to care for their predicament - continually they are faced with an enormous gulf between them, but at no point was I concerned or agonising over how they would end up together.
I would not rule out reading future entries in the series, but for the time being, I will content myself with The Iron Seas series.
An epic war between heaven and hell, with humanity caught in the crossfire. Star-crossed lovers who are seemingly doomed from the start of their 800 year acquaintance. A three headed dog. There was lots to like here and the world building was impressive and very carefully considered.
My biggest problem with the book (and this fault may lie with me more than the writing - maybe I wasn't paying enough attention?) is that time and time again I struggled to fully understand character motivations. People were sacrificing themselves left right and centre, scheming and forging alliances, alluding to rules and laws and uttering statements that left my head spinning - so many times, a character would do something that left me wondering "Why?"
And Lilith and Hugh were a problematic pairing. Both characters are fairly standard types in the genre - the bad, leather-wearing girl whose ostensibly evil doings are actually a disguise for a heart of gold, and the brave knight who will gladly sacrifice himself for honour's sake. Ultimately, I could not bring myself to care for their predicament - continually they are faced with an enormous gulf between them, but at no point was I concerned or agonising over how they would end up together.
I would not rule out reading future entries in the series, but for the time being, I will content myself with The Iron Seas series.
mdlaclair's review against another edition
2.0
The story dragged a little too much for me in the beginning but got better at the end.
nicole_nicole's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
jafeyrer's review against another edition
2.0
Just couldn't get into this one - I found the plot too hard to follow. Still, I LOVE her steampunk series and might try more in this series cause I know just how good her writing is.
nelsonseye's review against another edition
4.0
Rounded up from 3.5 stars. A slow read (for me) but well developed leads and secondary characters.
tita_noir's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
The first part of the book is much, much stronger than the later part.
The first part begins in the middle ages where Hugh is a young squire newly knighted. Lilith is already a century old demon who is sent to the castle where Hugh lives to send corrupt souls to Lucifer.
Lilith is a Demon who serves but even though she is sarcastic, manipulative and lies alot, you can't really dislike her. Hugh is good, smart and so pure in spirit it practically shines out of him. And even though Lilith should be able to corrupt him she can't. Through a series of events, Hugh is killed and is made a Guardian -- an angel who lives on earth and protects mortals.
The next few chapters details almost 1000 years of the two of them crossing paths, taunting each other, alternately suppressing their feelings or flirting lightly with each other.
This part was really good. I liked the establishment of both their characters, personalities and relationships.
But then we get to the present time and there is a turning point in their relationship that precipitates a life altering event for both characters.
Now they are both on earth as humans. Lilith is an FBI agent and Hugh is a college professor. The remainder of the story becomes a somewhat plot heavy, almost muddled story of Lucifer manipulating Lilith to steal Hugh's soul. Along the way they deal with nosferatu, vampires and a faction of demons who are trying to steal Lucifer's throne.
I thought the second half of the story, especially the overtly byzantine plotline with all the hidden agendas and betrayals bogged the story considerably. I actually struggled to stay interested. The only part that kept me involved was the intense relationship and continued connection between Hugh and Lilith. I have to give the author a lot of credit she did a great job of creating a deep emotional romance between two characters who probably should not be together. And she made them both very likable even in their extreme natures.
The first part of the book is much, much stronger than the later part.
The first part begins in the middle ages where Hugh is a young squire newly knighted. Lilith is already a century old demon who is sent to the castle where Hugh lives to send corrupt souls to Lucifer.
Lilith is a Demon who serves but even though she is sarcastic, manipulative and lies alot, you can't really dislike her. Hugh is good, smart and so pure in spirit it practically shines out of him. And even though Lilith should be able to corrupt him she can't. Through a series of events, Hugh is killed and is made a Guardian -- an angel who lives on earth and protects mortals.
The next few chapters details almost 1000 years of the two of them crossing paths, taunting each other, alternately suppressing their feelings or flirting lightly with each other.
This part was really good. I liked the establishment of both their characters, personalities and relationships.
But then we get to the present time and there is a turning point in their relationship that precipitates a life altering event for both characters.
Now they are both on earth as humans. Lilith is an FBI agent and Hugh is a college professor. The remainder of the story becomes a somewhat plot heavy, almost muddled story of Lucifer manipulating Lilith to steal Hugh's soul. Along the way they deal with nosferatu, vampires and a faction of demons who are trying to steal Lucifer's throne.
I thought the second half of the story, especially the overtly byzantine plotline with all the hidden agendas and betrayals bogged the story considerably. I actually struggled to stay interested. The only part that kept me involved was the intense relationship and continued connection between Hugh and Lilith. I have to give the author a lot of credit she did a great job of creating a deep emotional romance between two characters who probably should not be together. And she made them both very likable even in their extreme natures.
heyt's review against another edition
3.0
I had a good enough time reading this though at times it was a bit hard to follow. The first part of the book takes place over 800 years and is a series of meetings between the main characters. Parts of it were hard to follow because they were just random excerpts in these characters' lives. Where this book really shines is in the character of Lilith. She's the kind of girl you want to be smart, sarcastic, and a survivor when she really needs to be.