Review: Supernatural(ish) crime thriller
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2013
Angels started out with a curious premise. Going through the first chapters you get to meet characters named Gabriel, Michael and even Judas...very intriguing.Unfortunately I can’t overlook the deal breaker here, one that’s made reading somewhat a chore: the dialogue. The characters sound like they hail from the 19th century or from an ESL textbook. I can’t pinpoint why...oh wait, I can remember one thing: contractions.According to the Chicago Manual of Style: “If used thoughtfully, contractions in prose sound natural and relaxed and make reading more enjoyable.”Regrettably, this novel is a victim of bad editing.