Review: Heads up: NOT a stand-alone read.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
When reading ANGEL REDEEMED by Andris Bear, it became apparent, quickly, that I didn't understand the paranormal world the author had set up in this series.  The short story starts with a bang (trying to essentially reunite soul with body) but paranormal explanations are minimal and there's no back story to know what had happened or why the characters did what they did.  The Book Description (blurb) is very brief (as presently posted: "his is a BONUS SHORT STORY (less than 10,000 words) added from Angel Unborn (book 1 in the Deadly Sins series) and told from the hero's point of view. Ripped from the afterlife, Ursus, a defiant archangel, faces an ancient prophecy regarding the woman he loves. Will he bend to Heaven's will or claim her as his own?" -- and does not indicate that Angel Unborn must/should be read first.  Perhaps readers much  more familiar with Andris Bear's work will be less confused than I was.That said, the reuniting of lovers (apparently--I'm still confused here) separated by death is explosive.  There is back story missing (WHY, exactly, can't they fall in love?  WHY, exactly, is there such a heavy price if they form a bond?  WHAT is the danger if they make love?) such that it was hard to understand the conflict inherent in their realizations in this HOT reunion.Sensuality Level: HOTSadly, the missing pieces of the plot, back story, history between the characters, not understanding the mythical world story is set in has left me with little desire to track down other books/novellas/shorts in the DEADLY SINS series.