Review: 2nd better than the first
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2012
Be Brave, book 2 of the Angel and the Assassin series.Angel and the Assassin is like crack for Kindle, I swear. I fought myself from clicking the "buy" button... and lost. Angel still annoys me (although much less so in this book), but I can't get Kael out of my head.The dynamic between Dominant Kael and his submissive boss Stephen Conran continues in this book, although even a little bit better because Kael is beginning to feel affectionate toward the other man. In fact, my favorite quote of Be Brave is when Kael says to Angel, in reference to Conran, "I feel a bit sorry for him sometimes. His job's not easy. Would you like to have to try to control a man like me?"It perfectly sums up the characterization of each man's position.The dungeon scenes are hot. And Kael finally gets around to teaching Angel some orgasm control, which let me tell you - has been way overdue. I'm awfully tired of Angel's, "I came without permission again, I'm so sorry, Daddy" in every sex scene.So all in all - there is a sense in Be Brave that some progress is being made toward Kael's goal of making a man out of Angel.Be Brave did not have the constant "daddy daddy daddy" thing from Angel that annoyed me to no end in book 1, but don't think you can skip the first one and jump right into this one - Be Brave would NOT be effective as a stand-alone, so if you're going to come on this journey, you have to read Angel and the Assassin first or you'll be leaping into the dungeon fully clothed, and you'll miss the full impact. Trust me, the gentle flogging of book 1 is a required precursor to book 2.I wonder how many days I can hold out before buying book 3?