Review: Sent from heaven
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2013
Literally fallen from heaven, Erick Angell is sent to earth as punishment because of his failure to empathize with and understand humanity.  He is extremely hard on the human race and is thus sent to go and live with them.  Just to be clear, Erick is an angel - well, a dark one in a way because of his lack of understanding.  When he was cast out of heaven he was at least provided with plenty of money and he invested in many businesses.  Whilst he has the ability to help humans but over the years he has kept himself isolated and only had the minimum contact possible with business associates as he finds that he simply cannot relate to any humans.This all changes when he meets Holianne Talbot as suddenly he finds himself fascinated and unwillingly drawn to help her in any way possible.  He ends up hiring her to help her out of a particularly bad spot of financial trouble but he soon realizes that there is a lot more to the initial attraction and they have instant chemistry together.  Erick of course doesn't understand the way he feels and Sandra Ross does a superb job of describing his character and confusion and progression of the dark angel's understanding and exploration of humanity.  Erick is the angel and Holianne feels that he is her guardian angel but ironically she is the human angel who is sent to him to help him understand all his unanswered questions.This story is well written and Ross takes care to slowly unfurl the characters at a comfortable pace and the style is very relaxing and well-written.  The development of their relationship is fresh and interesting from a different angle, the view of an angel's but don't worry - there is plenty of chemistry to keep things exciting!  Holianne is not normally a love-at-first-sight kind of girl and she usually finds that her attraction for somebody develops over time but when she meets Erick she is instantly mesmerized and is surprised at herself.Ross has a well-thought out plot and it is very refreshing to read as the plot unfurls and to be kept entertained mentally.  This isn't just a love story, it is a story about humanity and understanding human life from a completely new and different perspective.  I also appreciate the build up because I find that romance stories can sometimes just be about sex and don't always have a well-developed plot, more akin to a `wham, bam and thank you ma'am' kind of feel for me and I usually find myself wanting for more and not feeling fully satisfied.  However, the plot in this instance is well written and I can't wait to read the sequel.