A review by fresholivebread
Raziel by Kristina Douglas, Anne Stuart

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A fallen angel defies orders to rescue a woman set for hell and sets off a chain of events. It's an interesting and dark world of outcast angels, and an unusual "meet cute" for the MCs. He's the classic Stuart hero - cold, cruel, reluctantly entranced by the FMC and fights hard to bury his feelings. She's fiery and strong-willed, and not easy to like at first, but she grew on me. Their romance is slow burn-ish - lust aside, there's a lot of dislike, though they feel very drawn to each other. 

The push-pull is fraught with yummy sexual tension. Once they break down the walls, their romance is intense, emotional and passionate. They go through a lot to be together, and he'd burn the world for her. The action/suspense parts are great, though it gets theological at times. I really enjoyed this cos I love Anne Stuart, but you either hate or love (me me me) her heroes. 
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