Review: Strangely Unsatisfying
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
Overall, this book is not horrible, and therefore not deserving of a single star. However, I am forcing myself to soldier through it rather than try something else on my Kindle.I think ;the biggest problem with the book is that despite the author's background, there appears to be no love for language. Everything is stated very straightforward, with no side trips for ambiance, and it reads much like a newspaper account. This happened, then they went here..., he turned his head and saw..., they walked over there... There are no qualifiers, no descriptors, it's pretty thin reading.The story itself is three genres in one. We have a bit of a fantasy element with the vampires and angels, a whodunit with the search for a killer, and a romance between an angel and a vampire.Thank gawd the author did not go for the romance alone. Our hero looks at her for the first time, she is described as blond and skinny with big boobs, and shortly thereafter, for no reason that I can determine, he decides that he has all these feelings for her. I think the author is trying to say that it is reciprocated, but the dialog is so stilted, continuing with the newspaper reporter's fascination with brevity, that I really can't say for sure.As a mystery, eh. Thank heavens the author didn't try to do this on its own either. The writing style really hurts the story line here because everyone sounds exactly the same. There is no rambling, no exposition, no background. "Just the facts, Ma'am."The fantasy had an interesting take on the origin of vampires, but other than that, it really wasn't that well developed either. There was also a glaring inconsistency on the relative strength of various characters, but whatever.So, no. I cannot recommend this book. I actually found myself skimming over the sex scenes. I NEVER do that. I'm all about the cheap thrill, but the writing style did NOT go with the action.