Review: Waiting for my Angel in Disguise!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2013
At first when I saw this book, I thought of "City of Angels" with Meg Ryan and Nicholas cage. I almost passed on it because I really didn't want to fall in love with the characters only to watch them die in the end. I was glad though that I followed my gut instead and gave the book my full attention.I found this supernatural love story to be promising but the characters need more meat. The story is about an earthbound angel named Erick who is just starting to get used to his human form then he begins to experience the stirrings of human emotions for the first time the moment he meets the down trodden Holliane Talbot. It's starts of right in the thick of Holliane's despair and Erick so happens to be sitting across the street witnessing her humiliating row with her landlord. Instantly he become intrigued by this poor woman's plight. Then the story takes off and he injects himself into her world to get to know her better and finds that he is falling in love with her the more he gets the know her. Holliane on the other hand is almost instantly taken with him.The story has a very nice flow and the romance more of a journey into self discovery as Erick tries to cope with his human emotions. Holliane has a very tragic background which puts her in a very vulnerable position. Because of this when Erick sweeps in to pull her out of the rut she was in her gratitude turns into something much more profound. It made me question the sincerity of her love for him. If she hadn't been in the position she was in - would she have fallen for him the way she did? I had trouble understanding why Erick was on earth in human form in the first place. Where was his background? Was he kicked out of heaven or sent on a mission? I needed these answers to make the story more believable.He was truly her Angel in Disguise but there wasn't anything truly unique about him other than the fact that he was an actual Angel that seemed to be without purpose until he met her. I thought the title should have been "White Knight in Disguise" because there wasn't anything dark or sinister about Erick to begin with. I wanted more. I wanted to get to know more about Holliane's and Erick's background to understand their mindset. If I understood how Hollaine's mind worked for example then I would have been satisfied with her reaction towards him when he saved her. I did not get to connect with Holliane the way I would have liked. I'll give it to Sandra the story was gripping but there were many gaps that needed to be filled.I would attribute this story and the way it unfolded to watching a butterfly emerge from its cocoon. It truly is the unfolding of a romance, how two hearts are drawn to each other and the wonders they experience along the way. For Erick it's an awakening and for Hollaine it's discovering the truth about the man that holds her heart captive. It's a touching story that makes you wonder whether or not there is an angel out there cloaked by human flesh waiting to swoop into your life. I for one would welcome the opportunity to welcome that sort of supernatural love!