Black Wings (Black Wings, Bk 1)
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Genres: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
I really like this series. I enjoy Maddy and her world. Ive read through #3 and cant wait to get my hands on the rest. Whether or not my review will help depends on what you are looking for in a story. Personally I look for believable characters, fun narrative, and humor is a must. I'm more interested in the story than the relationship. I don't care for explicit sex, and generally skip pages if sex scenes go on for more than a couple pages.
And it turns out I love Christina Henry. She has a clear voice, I can always keep her characters strait, and I can depend on her for a fun read. I do have a problem with the romantic element in this series. The author didn't sell me on why she fell so hard for her hearts desire. I just didn't see the love.
Most of the complaints I have heard about Black Wings were with her being a virgin. For me it was an integral part of the plot and made perfect sense for the character. And the Character who is introduced and dies within the space of One chapter? That happens in Chapter One, and is the essentially the catelyst for all that follows. I don't want the backstory frontloaded. I'd rather discover it along the way.
Don't look for a lot of depth. This is a suprisingly lite read. True there isn't much world building, primarily because as far as I can tell it is happening at present time, under present circumstances. Hiding in plain sight. but Henry inserts her supernatural happenings into present day Atlanta quite well.
It's probably just me but I get more out of a review when I understand the mindset of the reviewer, so I'm adding a thumbnail about my tastes. I hope that helps,
My favorite reads in the past few years have been The Kate Daniels series, C. E. Murphy's Urban Shaman, Karen Chance's Dorina Basarab, (Cassandra too but not as much as Dory) Darynda Jones, the Grave Witch series. Kelly Meding's Dreg city 1 and 2. The first Gin Blanco was really good and I expect them to get better.
If you liked the above mentioned books, Im betting youll like this one too. Not as high octane, but sound little stories with enjoyable characters and fun plot lines.
And it turns out I love Christina Henry. She has a clear voice, I can always keep her characters strait, and I can depend on her for a fun read. I do have a problem with the romantic element in this series. The author didn't sell me on why she fell so hard for her hearts desire. I just didn't see the love.
Most of the complaints I have heard about Black Wings were with her being a virgin. For me it was an integral part of the plot and made perfect sense for the character. And the Character who is introduced and dies within the space of One chapter? That happens in Chapter One, and is the essentially the catelyst for all that follows. I don't want the backstory frontloaded. I'd rather discover it along the way.
Don't look for a lot of depth. This is a suprisingly lite read. True there isn't much world building, primarily because as far as I can tell it is happening at present time, under present circumstances. Hiding in plain sight. but Henry inserts her supernatural happenings into present day Atlanta quite well.
It's probably just me but I get more out of a review when I understand the mindset of the reviewer, so I'm adding a thumbnail about my tastes. I hope that helps,
My favorite reads in the past few years have been The Kate Daniels series, C. E. Murphy's Urban Shaman, Karen Chance's Dorina Basarab, (Cassandra too but not as much as Dory) Darynda Jones, the Grave Witch series. Kelly Meding's Dreg city 1 and 2. The first Gin Blanco was really good and I expect them to get better.
If you liked the above mentioned books, Im betting youll like this one too. Not as high octane, but sound little stories with enjoyable characters and fun plot lines.
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