Review: The story was pretty unique but it didn't change the fact that I was expecting to reach the end of this book being touched
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2013
Written by Dolce AmoreOriginally posted on confessionsfromromaholics dot comARC provided kindly by Manic Readers for reviewing purposesDana Marie Bell created a world where the Angels and Nephilim are walking among us. There are many types of Nephilim; the Malachi, with the ability to sense angels born within a few miles of his location, speak any language he reads or hears and can teleport short distances; the Seris have power over fire; the Angelus can fly and be invisible; the Legionnaire, are almost impossible to hurt; the Oracle are angels born with the power of visions; Chameleons can change their shape at will, imitating specific people and appearing human to all but the most acute angel-born senses; the Knight can make weapons out of nothing and are extremely hard to kill; the Azar can heal. And there are even more!Abby Marcheson has a crush on Seth van Licht since "like forever". Seth attended college with Bill, Abby's brother. The only time she thought she could forget Seth ended in disaster five years ago. Douglas Finley, her ex, an abuser, had raped Abby's sister and killed her little brother and almost killed her and her parents.Now that Abby has rebuilt her life, she wants to see if she can seduce Seth. Abby's sister-in-law and her brother are helping with that by inviting Seth to have dinner at her place. What she doesn't know is that a Shem is hunting her. And only Seth can protect her.The Shem are angel-born who have given themselves over to their baser desires, becoming demonic in both appearance and temperament.Someone is messing with Abby's head ... she thinks it is Douglas, because he escaped from prison, but they soon discover that he's dead. Her stalker is deadlier; a Shem Chameleon is hunting Abby, feeding off her fear. And Seth and Abby must discover who it is before it's too late.I have to confess I was thrilled to get this ARC before its release. I love the author so I expected a lot from this book. However, I admit it didn't reach my level of expectation. Yes, the characters are deep and well created, something less would have been impossible, but for me they didn't have enough "soul" so they could turn unforgettable.The story was pretty unique but it didn't change the fact that I was expecting to reach the end of this book being touched by the story and in love with the characters, which I wasn't. So I'm rating it just 4 couples.