Review: Wanted to like it more...but I didn't fall for these characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE fan of Kristen Ashley. Have lost count of how many novels I have read of hers. Most of them I have really enjoyed. My favorite have been the 'Burg' and Colorado Mountain series. LOVE the Burg series.Storyline in a nutshell:Colin Morgan and Sibyl Godwin are the reincarnated souls of two loves, Royce Morgan and Beatrice Godwin (who were murdered in 1522).Sibyl is a good-hearted, almost angelic-like person who is sometimes careless and impetuous. Colin is a wealthy, alpha-male that is cynical about love and women. Sibyl and Colin embark on a relationship (albeit very rocky at first) and must fight the evils of both the supernatural and 'of this earth' evils.What I liked about this book:- Although Sibyl can be a little goofy and careless, she has a huge selfless heart - who couldn't love someone like this. She loves Colin unselfishly, doesn't lie, isn't super emotional. Solid.- Colin - yes, a bit of the alpha-male, but so sexy and 'take charge'. Can't help but feel safe with that around. When he finally commits to having Sibyl as part of his life-  he does it with the passion and emotion that is breathtaking.- Yum - yes - lots of steamy scenes although not as graphic as some of her other novels. Starts off super hot, then glosses over specifics. Still hot enough to set my Kindle on fire- No cliff hangers- HEA (super HEA)- Other characters are great. Even the animals play a significant role in the book- I enjoyed the beginning a lot. Colin is not falling immediately for Sibyl. He believes that she has malicious motives. I like that they didn't fall madly in love right away.- The mother, Mags is funny. She is goofy, inappropriate and perceptive. I enjoy people like that.What I didn't like about this book:- The story starts well enough. But then it gets into magic and I just can't get my head around it. The magic spells seem like an unfair advantage for the good guys.- The ending. Before their HEA - the evil souls get defeated WAY to easily! The build up was great. Shadows lurking. People that cannot be caught. 500 years of evil waiting for revenge. Etc. But poof - the good guys win almost without a sweat. Was hoping for a better battle. More suspense.- SPOILER------- Colin decides to propose to Sibyl and doesn't even purchase the ring himself. UGH. That threw the romance out the window. Why didn't he get it himself!- I found myself more interested in the secondary characters than the main characters towards the middle and end of the book. Didn't connect as much with Sibyl and Colin after the first part of the book. Not sure what happened. They seemed to react more to their outside environment than to each other.Again, I LOVE this author.Just not this particular book.