Review: 3.5 star - Midsummer Magick - and Angels
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
Exiled angels, faery touched maidens, Tudor court and a wisp of Arthurian legend...Midsummer Magick was very hard to get into at the beginning, part of that was the heaviness of the language early on - I should mention that I am not much of a historical romance reader - but the story didn't pick up for me until Linnet's quest to find her missing mother and she finally actually accepts that she needs the answers about her missing years (in faery perhaps.) It was also hard for me to initially connect with the leads, both the timid Linnet and the rebellious angel who attempts to immerse himself in debauchery. It took until about midway through the story until I finally become invested in Zariel's redemption, even as his feelings for Linnet put him on the verge of 'falling' and becoming his notorious father's right hand man.It was when the pair reached Tinagel that melange of angelic and Arthurian myth became really interesting and I have to say that I never saw that it was possible for Linnet and Zariel to even achieve a HEA, much less the way they gained one. So the last 70% of the book is what really made this story for me and made up for the slow start.Carina Press Complimentary copy for review via NetGalley - I received no compensation for my review and my opinions are my own. Release date 8/12/13