Review: Confusing at first - breathtaking towards the end
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2012
I skipped a few of the books in the Fallen Angels series because Michael fascinated me so much. I would still recommend that you read the first book in the series,Thunder & Roses: Fallen Angels #1, before you read this one because it gives you some important knowledge of Michael`s past. My fascination with this scarred hero (literally and figuratively) was not diminished by this very entertaining book.The book was a bit confusing in the beginning because we got a chapter, were then thrown back to the first time Michael saw Catherine and then back to the second time he met her. At least a third of the book is from that time and it was a lovely part of the book but one couldn`t help turning the pages extra fast because the very first chapter raised so many questions one wanted an answer to (in the very first chapter Catherine asks Michael to pretend he`s her husband).The build up of the love between them is beautifully written since both of these characters are very honorable and, though they love each other, they would never act in a way that was less than honorable. I loved how the writer stayed true to their characters and didn`t have them break away from their honorable ways - not because that kind of honor is important to me but because it would have made the characters less credible if she had taken the easy route and made Michael and Catherine jump into each other`s arms on page three. A slow build up makes the love scenes all the more worthwhile IMO. :-)The ending of the book is fast paced and breathtaking. I loved that part and thought it was very well written.All in all this was a book I can recommend. I`ve read quite a few Mary Jo Putney books lately and some of them have been great reads and some a bit too schematic and almost boring. This book was one of her better books!