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A review by shelflife
Angel Time by Anne Rice
2.0
Angels and Time Travel, sounds interesting? It's not. This book seems written rather quickly with little real character development or depth.
The story of an assassin who finds redemption through time traveling with an angel to make right all his wrongs was a good premise, but sadly turned into a boring, preachy read. From a historical perspective, I did learn a few things. The assassin, Toby, gets sent back to 1200's medievel times to Norwich to help a jewish family out of a predicament they are tangled in which could end badly for them and all the jews in their community. In this time you learn about how the jews suffered so in England at the hands of their christian community. I was not aware of this part of history and found it interesting enough to find out more about it.
Being this is a first book in what apparently will be another series for Anne Rice, I will give it the benefit of a doubt and continue with the 2nd installment. Although, I do miss the rich, elegant writing style of her vampire stories which were far more believeable as well than this, I will give it a chance.
The story of an assassin who finds redemption through time traveling with an angel to make right all his wrongs was a good premise, but sadly turned into a boring, preachy read. From a historical perspective, I did learn a few things. The assassin, Toby, gets sent back to 1200's medievel times to Norwich to help a jewish family out of a predicament they are tangled in which could end badly for them and all the jews in their community. In this time you learn about how the jews suffered so in England at the hands of their christian community. I was not aware of this part of history and found it interesting enough to find out more about it.
Being this is a first book in what apparently will be another series for Anne Rice, I will give it the benefit of a doubt and continue with the 2nd installment. Although, I do miss the rich, elegant writing style of her vampire stories which were far more believeable as well than this, I will give it a chance.