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A review by sixscorchedroses
The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole
2.0
everyone i've seen on tiktok, goodreads and reddit have raved about this book.
i couldn't get into it. it reminds me of When The Moon Hatched. it's extremely slow in the beginning and doesn't really make you want to keep going.
i also just cannot get into a character who is supposed to be centuries, or over a millennia, old and still acts like their 17 years old. i get that their love language is touch, but does she have to hit him so much? sounds like high school flirting to me.
samkiel was okay, immature, but i also appreciated how he wasn't immediately all knowing. he kinda struggled with the language and interpreting meanings. it's easier to accept than if it was immediate, especially if he was away from people for centuries.
the end was as expected considering all the barely concealed foreshadowing. some people do enjoy that, but i like when the author picks me up and tosses me around the room with the twists.
i couldn't get into it. it reminds me of When The Moon Hatched. it's extremely slow in the beginning and doesn't really make you want to keep going.
i also just cannot get into a character who is supposed to be centuries, or over a millennia, old and still acts like their 17 years old. i get that their love language is touch, but does she have to hit him so much? sounds like high school flirting to me.
samkiel was okay, immature, but i also appreciated how he wasn't immediately all knowing. he kinda struggled with the language and interpreting meanings. it's easier to accept than if it was immediate, especially if he was away from people for centuries.
the end was as expected considering all the barely concealed foreshadowing. some people do enjoy that, but i like when the author picks me up and tosses me around the room with the twists.