Review: It didn't really work for me. 2.5*. Spoilers
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2012
**spoiler alert** 2.5 stars.I have liked the Gaven series by this author a lot, but this book didn't really worked for me.Gaven's world building was rich and fascinating from the start; in this book there are two peoples at war and the only special thing about them is that they have wings, in all the other aspects the setting was dry.The reason of the kidnapping of Anyar and his commander is feeble and the connection between the two is severed in a very casual way, Anyar seems to forget his commander and his feelings for him during his captivity for a long time - but at the beginning it seemed that thinking of his commander was the only way he could endure his mistreatment. Then the thought of his commander suddenly reappears and he conveniently finds the way to free him and escape with him, leaving his heart with his ward.I like reading books with Stockholm Syndrome, but I can't see why Anyar fell in love with someone like Vanyae who didn't really show a single redeeming quality, apart from what happens at the very end, but at that point Anyar was already in love with the man. My problem is that Vanyae seemed weak, driven by his desires, but not by real passion.I also felt that the writing wasn't really flowing. I'm disappointed because I was sure I would like it a lot, but I was not really satisfied. I'll keep reading books by this author.