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A review by kewlkat70
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The best thing I can say about this book is that there is not enough to it to get that mad about it.
The concept is interesting but the more a reader digs at it the more it falls apart.
The author should have kept God out of the equation. Or make the angels to be something other than what humans expect. Instead she kept the Revelations avenging god idea but with no philosophical thought behind it. I am used to better writers using Lucifer and other angels in their fantasy stories. Although his name is anathema now, Gaiman has used Gods and their tools in his novels to brilliant effect.
The author wants the FMC to be smart. She quotes Poe and Shakespeare and Dickinson from memory! She coulda gone to university as an English major! (English major here, don't have Shakespeare memorized but her Hamlet quote is misused. Hamlet is a whiny boy prince who is wracked by self doubt and inability to function. And yet our FMC has the typical romantasy heroine of self assuredness and independence. Macbeth was also full of self doubt and unfulfilled ambition).
I digress.
If you are looking for some hot action and a love story it's here. If you don't care that questions about theosophy and the nature of God and religious belief are brought up but never actually dug into too deep, then you will find this a decent romance with a unique storyline.
If you are used to authors that dig a little deeper into the meaning of God, whether it's speculative or humourous you will find big holes here.
The concept is interesting but the more a reader digs at it the more it falls apart.
The author should have kept God out of the equation. Or make the angels to be something other than what humans expect. Instead she kept the Revelations avenging god idea but with no philosophical thought behind it. I am used to better writers using Lucifer and other angels in their fantasy stories. Although his name is anathema now, Gaiman has used Gods and their tools in his novels to brilliant effect.
The author wants the FMC to be smart. She quotes Poe and Shakespeare and Dickinson from memory! She coulda gone to university as an English major! (English major here, don't have Shakespeare memorized but her Hamlet quote is misused. Hamlet is a whiny boy prince who is wracked by self doubt and inability to function. And yet our FMC has the typical romantasy heroine of self assuredness and independence. Macbeth was also full of self doubt and unfulfilled ambition).
I digress.
If you are looking for some hot action and a love story it's here. If you don't care that questions about theosophy and the nature of God and religious belief are brought up but never actually dug into too deep, then you will find this a decent romance with a unique storyline.
If you are used to authors that dig a little deeper into the meaning of God, whether it's speculative or humourous you will find big holes here.