Review: Spot on minus one little bit!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
Fallen Angel by Tracie Podger3 out of 5 Stars**DISCLAIMER** As a reviewer, I don’t read other people’s reviews or the author’s synopsis prior to starting a book.  I want to go in completely unjaded and let the work speak for itself.  So other than the very brief overview or genre label I get when signing up for the tour, I have no idea what the book is truly about.  Onto my review!!Ok, so you know those books that you read that start out making you feel like something is going to happen one way and you keep reading EXPECTING that thing to happen or at least something like that thing to happen, and it never does?  Well that's Fallen Angel for me; in the beginning Podger gives the impression that Robert Stone is potentially a true fallen angel, with vision flashes, an incredibly dangerous aura, and some word choices and references to darkness, so I'm waiting for him to be a demon or some such.  However, within a few chapters, he just becomes a broken man with a lot of secrets and dark intensity.  The story I was left with is a good story, however I just kept waiting and the suspense and failure to bring the vision references back into the story kind of ruined it for me.Overall, I did enjoy Podger's writing style, minus the hiccup.  She writes in a way that truly sucks you in and her sex scenes are just as intense as her characters!  Speaking of characters, that's another area that Podger exceeds in.  I loved Travis and Evelyn and how they gave a life and warmness to  Robert and how full and rich his and Brooke’s conversations were once we started getting to know him.So it truly is a good story once you realize that Robert is not a true Fallen Angel from Heaven and there is nothing paranormal about this story.  Now, would I say it’s my fault for not reading the synopsis prior to reviewing it…no.  I think it is a slightly misleading bit in the story that didn’t get edited out or Podger decided to let go of it in favor of a different plot.  Every story should speak for itself from beginning to end and have no lose bits that make you wait for something totally out of left field, even if all other aspects of the style, characters, and plot are spot on!*A complimentary copy was given in exchange for an honest review*Pepper, My Secret Book Spot