Review: What happens when an angel falls?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
4.5 starsAzazel is a fallen angel; he once was the leader of the angels sent to earth to teach mankind after their exile from Eden. How can such an exalted creature fall from Grace? Azazel feels his story should be told from the beginning, so he sits down and writes it. Night Before Doomsday is his account, told in his own words, of how he and the other Grigori came to earth and how they all fell.While Night Before Doomsday is a short story, 29 pages worth, it manages to pack a pretty good punch. The author tells us in her forward that this is not intended to be a religious story, but a new take on an old story. We do meet Adam and Eve, even Noah is there, and although the story has biblical references we will all recognize, I agree with the author, this is not a religious story. I read it more as a tragedy, a cautionary tale of those who were truly good and how even they can be tempted and swayed from their path.I'm not sure how she did it, but Ms. Nightingale managed to put so much into this short story that I actually felt like I had read a full length novel when I was done. There was romance, there was betrayal, there was violence and there was even a little bit of sex. I'm not ashamed to admit that a time or two there may even have been a tear or two in my eyes. It didn't take me long to read this story, I would guess no longer than a hour, but it stayed with me for quite a while afterwards. I'm not a big fan of the short story, I get frustrated because they are over so soon but this one was well worth reading, and I actually felt satisfied when I was done.Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Dual Review Team