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soovailyn 's review for:
What Angels Fear
by C.S. Harris
Veronica is a great source for new books. I started this one because of her high recommendations for the books farther into the series. She fell in the love with this series come book four. I wonder if I will too? At the least, I definitely had fun reading this one and plan to read more.
The author's note about Bithil Syndrome at the end of the book was really cool. I have a mental note to look into it. Is it weird if that's my favorite part? It makes sense. I mean, the syndrome is a key part of Sebastian and he is the main allure for me to keep reading. He's pretty cool and I want to get to know him better.
Overall, I liked the story more for not figuring out who the killer was until the end. This is suppose to be a mystery but it didn't feel like one to me. The case felt more like a mechanism to draw out the characters and the time period. The politics came across as heavy-handed and awkward. It's hard to take a character as smart when the actions do not back it up.
If I'm right, this story is the basis that will flower into more intrigue, drama and romantic entanglements. I caught ideas that are seeded in this one and I hope they will come to fruit later.
Harris did a wonderful job of setting up the characters in a manner that is easy to digest and you immediately have an idea of what to expect. I enjoyed the way I got to know Rachel. You get a hazy frame of her at the very beginning and fill in the outlines with tidbits of her life. It makes you want to know more about her. Even though she's dead and likely to play no farther part in the story. Pretty cool to care that much about a character that's dead. Yet, she was definitely a star within this novel.
Usually, I'm all for lovers to surpass all confrontations and conflict in order to be together. Not this time. This time, I like Sebastian so much that I'd rather he fall in love with someone else. I can see why he loves her. I'm definitely there with why she loves him. But I want more for him. For many, I'm sure others enjoy the mysteries that probably make up the stories in this series but that's not the main allure for me. I just want to dive into Sebastian's life, see what happens and cheer for him against the odds.
The author's note about Bithil Syndrome at the end of the book was really cool. I have a mental note to look into it. Is it weird if that's my favorite part? It makes sense. I mean, the syndrome is a key part of Sebastian and he is the main allure for me to keep reading. He's pretty cool and I want to get to know him better.
Overall, I liked the story more for not figuring out who the killer was until the end. This is suppose to be a mystery but it didn't feel like one to me. The case felt more like a mechanism to draw out the characters and the time period. The politics came across as heavy-handed and awkward. It's hard to take a character as smart when the actions do not back it up.
If I'm right, this story is the basis that will flower into more intrigue, drama and romantic entanglements. I caught ideas that are seeded in this one and I hope they will come to fruit later.
Harris did a wonderful job of setting up the characters in a manner that is easy to digest and you immediately have an idea of what to expect. I enjoyed the way I got to know Rachel. You get a hazy frame of her at the very beginning and fill in the outlines with tidbits of her life. It makes you want to know more about her. Even though she's dead and likely to play no farther part in the story. Pretty cool to care that much about a character that's dead. Yet, she was definitely a star within this novel.
Usually, I'm all for lovers to surpass all confrontations and conflict in order to be together. Not this time. This time, I like Sebastian so much that I'd rather he fall in love with someone else. I can see why he loves her. I'm definitely there with why she loves him. But I want more for him. For many, I'm sure others enjoy the mysteries that probably make up the stories in this series but that's not the main allure for me. I just want to dive into Sebastian's life, see what happens and cheer for him against the odds.