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Reviews...
The
Fallen Chronicles: Dark Angel
by
Amanda Jones
Read: 9th
– 15th April 2017
Format: Kindle
My
Goodreads Rating: 4 Stars
So, before we go any further I just want to tell you that I
was lucky enough to be given a digital version of this book for free after
making a request to the author via Netgalley.com in
exchange for an honest review.
Thank you, Ms Jones!
...So
what’s this book about?
This is basically a paranormal romance novel (approx 298 pages) which feels to me very
much like an occult thriller; it features many paranormal characters including,
of course, angels, demons and humans. Dark Angel is the first book in Ms
Jones’ new series The Fallen Chronicles. The
series will follow the seven angels who were cast out of heaven for rising up
against The Deity and causing a war; Asmodeus, Azazel, Baliel, Bataryal, Lucifer,
Samael and Yetarel – now known as The Princes of Hell.
This book focuses on Lucifer Morningstar; when a human sells
his soul to the devil, Lucifer is the one tasked with bringing that soul to Satan
in Sheol (Hell). As my regular followers will know, I don’t post spoilers or reveal
any plot twists in my book reviews so here’s what the official blurb has to say:
Katia may be a celebrated musician, but she'd always felt a little like an outsider looking in. Who knew that being abducted by a handsome stranger would set her on a crash course with her destiny...
Luc has spent an eternity keeping everyone and everything at a distance as an unstoppable darkness consumes his soul. Will his beautiful captive be his salvation, or will they both be consumed by the ultimate evil...
...So,
what did I like about it?
I found this book very easy to
read and liked Ms Jones’ writing style; the way she created a very unique
interpretation of what Hell is and how she spun her tale. I like the fact that
she brought humanity to Lucifer and his fallen angel brothers. My regular
followers will know how I crave characters who are a complex amalgam of good
and bad, dark and light; I feel it makes them all the more believable.
I liked the fact that although the romance
part of the story develops early, we don’t actually see Luc and Katia take
their relationship to that physical level until later in the story. The sex
scenes were not graphic or OTT but they still managed to convey the feelings of
the characters while getting my temperature rising.
As well as our two main characters, Luc and Katia, we have a
few important secondary characters too; I liked the way that Ms Jones wrote
sections of every chapter from different character’s point of view without
making the experience confusing.
Now, I must confess, there were scenes in this book that made
me actually laugh out loud like a lunatic, being the soppy soul that I am it
also made me shed a tear once or twice too but rest assured dear follower, the
smiles did outweigh the tears.
...So, ummm, was there anything I disliked
about it?
No, I didn’t dislike anything about the story or how it was
told. No cliffhanger, so I’m a happy bunny.
I read some reviews that spoke of a few editing and grammar
issues but nothing really jumped out enough for me to mention in the copy that
I read. I remember a couple of times feeling a bit lost when a scene was being
described but again not enough to mention specifically. I just wish that the
cover was a real model rather than a drawn one.
...So, basically what I’m saying is...
I really enjoyed this book; it was a wild
adventure that kept me reading from start to finish – I was hooked! I look
forward to reading Broken Angel, book
2 in this series (we get a chapter 1 at
the end of this book) and hope that eventually each of The Princes of Hell get
their own book.
I recommend this to anyone
who wants read a heart-warming romance with a thrilling story to boot that will
keep them turning the pages from start to finish.
So, has my review of THE FALLEN CHRONICLES: DARK ANGEL sparked
your interest? Just click on any of the links below to check out the book
yourself, or to find out more about other books I’ve read, take a look at my profile
on Goodreads.
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