Angel Souls And Devil Hearts (1998) - Plot & Excerpts
Absoloutely Brilliant! I was given the first book by the rep that we meet with at the store. And while I normally stick to reading and reviewing Young Adult and Children's books for the most part (being a childrens specialist bookseller), The first book captivated me so much that I rushed out to buy the second! And in my opinion it is actually better than the first. The storyline is stronger and you feel the main characters pain and misery as they are trying to overcome a very formiddable opponent. I like how Christopher Golden pushes through all of that and shows that no matter what your feeling are, war is war and there is no time to grieve for those that have fallen. There is only time to fight and help each other stay alive so that you will have a chance for vengance and also a chance to mourn later. I was extremely upset with how things turned out, however I understand that it ended in the only way that it could. Christopher Golden trully is a brilliant writer and I look forward to reading the next three in the series.
I'm not a big fan or reader of horror (which this definitely falls under), but as an outside genre reader, I thought that there was too much gut-and-gore type horror. Demons rip out body parts all over the place, which isn't scary... just plain gross. It was more thrilling to hear the thoughts of the villain, whose path to insanity is as easy as the path to Hell.One of the reviews on the back of this book said that it was "funny and original." For a vampire book, it certainly original, but it wasn't funny in any sense (unless you find ripping out hearts and intestines hilarious, that is). Several of my favourite characters suffer horrible fates. Although I can see how it is plot-relevant or character-developing, it doesn't mean I have to enjoy it.
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