Review: Best Angel Series I've Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2012
So I picked up this book for free on Amazon, but I wasn't completely sure I knew what to expect. Once I started it, I still had no idea what it was about. What I did know was, that I instantly loved Dayton Blainey, the girl that still needed a nightlight as a teenager. A girl that even though life hadn't been kind to her, was determined to remain true to her self and the future she imagined. A girl that was addicted to dumdums, was a total tv/movie buff, absolutely PETRIFIED of heights, a total potty mouth, and had one wicked creative imagination."I cursed him in my head. Didn't people tall people realize walking faster meant short people had to jog to keep up?"If my review it too long & boring, skip it. Stop here & instead, read this book. It's so entertaining!On the eve of her 17th birthday her life's choices were taken away from her. She was betrayed by the only family she had and bound to a man that saw her as a curse. Although she tried to fight the memories of that night, it was impossible. They followed her to school and then beyond."You have my strengths and none of my weaknesses," Marcus said quietly, his eyes raking the scene behind us as I tried wrapping my mind around the fact that I had just thrown a full grown Demon across a car. Super hereo much? That thought made me pause."And you...What did you get from me? I asked him hesitantly.Marcus looked down, his blue eyes meeting my green ones evenly."All of your weaknesses," he said.Oh, Um...oookay. Well, that was a downer."You sure do know how to make a girl feel important."I must tell you I absolutely emerged myself in this book. When Dayton felt her world crumbling apart with the knowledge that everything she thought she knew was wrong I found my own heart breaking. When she thought of her parents and didn't want her memories tarnished, I was right there with her. When she tried to live in denial and pretend all was well in the world and the Abbey, I did too. There were a few moments I was saying to my Kindle `Come on Day, you are better than this. Use your friends. Tell Roe. Call Connor. Get away.' Eventually she was forced to listen and called in the calvary - Monroe. The bestest friend of all besties ever.`It felt warm & comfortable, and I shut my eyes with a sigh. The most amazing feeling came over me. It felt like being hugged, felt like sucking on a million dumdums while reading a favorite book, felt like a spring rain when the sun's still shining, felt like standing on the edge of a cliff knowing if you jumped there'd be no doubt you could fly. It felt like love. It felt wonderful, but I didn't know what to do with it.'I'm being very vague, aren't I? I'm sorry. I just felt that by the time I started getting the answers at around 30 something percent, my adrenaline was pumping and I just had to know whaaaaaat the. The mystery was really thick. So thick that I wanted to skim, but I wanted all the details. You know what I mean? I want you to feel the same.`My power wasn't my strength. My power was my determination. It was my fear, it was the overwhelming emotions I tended to let swamp me. It was me.'I'm trying not to tell you that Dayton's potty mouth made me giggle, the hot demon she got bound to is HAWT stuff, there is a Lex & a Luther - get it? Lex Luther? Bahahahaha. [Thanks R, that gave me a great chuckle.] I also don't want to tell you that here is some Cain & Abel/Adam & Eve/Lillith/Angel/Demon/Gargoyle stuff, or that Dayton is in WAAAAYYYY over her head cause she's crushing - BIG TIME, and I think it's mutual, but that she has got a whole lot more demon drama coming her way.I loved everything. I saw landing in Italy through Day's eyes, I felt how it felt to be surrounded in loving light, but mostly I knew what it was like to have unconditional loyalty from my best friends. Their banter was fun and their genuine love & concern so touching I had tears.RK Ryals has weaved a tale that I can't stop thinking about. It was painful to stop now & write this review when I knew I wanted to get back to the flying carpet...I am off to read Ransom now! And I strongly suggest you start this series TODAY!"Our mistakes don't define us, Dayton. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise. Our mistakes make us stronger, wiser. If we didn't make mistakes, we'd be open to much more temptation. Hard lessons learned are harder battles fought."