Angela+M

Angela M's Book Review
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Dark and handsome, he can reel any female in with his beauty. Everything comes with a price, and the Darkangel's beauty comes from the richest and most elegant girls, from which he marries then devours their souls - leaving them old, withered, and simple-minded. With wings made of shadow, that swallow up sunlight, he soars in the sky, and hunts for these youthful woman. A plain character, named Aerial gets caught up one day in his game, when her mistress gets captured. As a mere slave, she looks at her choices - try to kill him and most likely perish, or become a new servant to an unkind owner. She decided on going after him, but instead of either one dying, he captures her, and forces her to work for him, or rather, the unpleasant, yet long living soulless bodies of his wives.I think this book is fairly interesting. It is exciting, and dark at the same time. The only thing I don't like about it is the "mystical" creatures it has in it, but that's only because I don't take a personal interest in them. However, the way the wives and Darkangel were portrayed was fantastic. The book is hard to put down, because you never know exactly what is going to happen next.It's a historical novel, around the 17th and 18th century. Although this time period is fascinating, it is common. Its characters are cliche, and it's plot doesn't stand out much. It seems as if there is only people that are "good" and people or things of which are "evil".The books characters are based on legends, and is a good book if you unfamiliar with them. It does not go into detail as to where they originated from or why they are what they are, but it simply throws out the names and descriptions. Before reading this book, I did not know what a vampyre was (not vampire; vampyre) or what an icarus was. It gave me a hint of what was of their original stories.This book was not as well written as is could have been. Even though it was enjoyable to read, it did not go into the mentality of the characters. It was as if you could see the character's actions, but could never actually understand the character themselves. Our minds are complex, and filled with immense amounts about thoughts and emotions. The author almost made each character simple minded, and to think about their number one goal. The writing almost seemed as if it was missing something, or that the author was holding back. I did not mind reading this book, but I would have preferred a different one.