Review: Hearts of the Fallen, Book 2: The Demon's Desire
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
***Received from Entangled Publishing for an honest review***Dru is a two thousand year old vampire with two jobs: help her Vampire King brother keep their city of Terra Noctem safe, and keep Fallen Angel of Storms Meresin from frying the inhabitants with lightning. While the first job is simple enough, the second isn't. She might be able to calm the brooding Fallen with a touch or a word, but being near the unstable Angel wrecks havoc with her emotions, especially since that kiss...Meresin is a ticking time bomb, a living weapon forged in Purgatory who's becoming more and more unstable with every passing day. And when his instability reaches its peak, he's forced to confront his past, this time with Dru. He knows the journey ahead will be hard, fraught with dangers of all kinds. What he hadn't counted on was danger that Dru would present to his heart, and how she would ultimately be the one to help guide him to the redemption, love, and acceptance he's desperately craved all these years.This is an amazing love story about two severely wounded people: one who has already made amends with her past but hasn't forgotten it, and the other who hasn't and can't. Dru's ability to see the light and goodness in the darkness surrounding Meresin is as touching as Meresin's past is heartbreaking. I love Dru's infinite patience with the Fallen Angel, how she continues to believe in him, believe the best of him, even when he doesn't.Ms. Castle has penned a moving story with two memorable characters I'm not likely to forget anytime soon. And it wasn't just the story itself I found enjoyable, but her attention to detail as well. Emotions, places, and events were so well described I felt like I was there seeing and experiencing everything Meresin and Dru were going through. To pen a great story is one thing, but to pen a story is I can get completely absorbed in is another. I look forward to reading more of this series by Ms. Castle.