Pub Date: April 2011
Publisher: Avon
FTC: Received at RT 11
I have really enjoyed this series in the past. There's quite a bit of humor, the characters are well done, and the writing is usually quite good. None of that is really missing from Vampire Mine, but this book just didn't work for me at all.
I probably should have realized going in that the angel romance wasn't going to work for me. I've read angel romances that have worked, but every one of those features angels as supernatural beings rather than spiritual ones. Not so here. In this book, Marielle the angel is every bit the angel of the Christian faith.
For someone who is not in the least bit religious—me— this book was way too full of religion and faith. And it might offend those on the opposite end of the spectrum, too, with the transformation of Marielle from a heavenly to an earthly creature. For me, the religious references were way too prevalent, burying the romance beneath page after page of "heavenly host" information. I made it about halfway through before giving up.
My Grade: DNF
Nice review! I have to admit the angel thing was definitely different, but for the most part I had enjoyed this one. Especially since this is one of my favorite authors to read from. Sorry to hear that you couldn't finish it, hope your next read will be better for ya though.
ReplyDeleteI normally love this series, so I was a bit bummed that it didn't work for me.
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