4.5 StarsThis is a darker version of the series. There are bigger and scarier things at play and our Angel hero Bobby is really down on his luck. This one takes place right after the last book and even though he survived Hell, things are not going well for the $ Man. I love this series. It is sim...
As everyone says, this book is not quite as good as the first in the series - which is something of a fumbled ball because Hell scenes are usually more entertaining than Heaven (Thanks Milton for the precedent!). Part of the problem is that Williams describes his Inferno quite literally. The book...
I've read Tad Williams fantasy books The Dragonbone Chairs series, and was totally fascinated by the storyline...a la "Lord of the Rings" style. This book I chose to read based on the fact that it was the same author. I knew it wasn't like the Dragonbone stories, but I gave it a try. It took a...
Well, that was a waste of time. TAD could have summed this up in 100 pages or less. Bobby is not what I would call an engaging character and as angels go, not very convincing. Actually, he's a jerk who is in lust for Cas, not in love with Cas. And would you really go to Hell for lusting after...
To be honest, when I started reading the book, I wanted to put it down immediately, because it seemed that the author had read some bad urban fantasy and was trying to emulate it. However, if you get past the first 100 pages, it's not actually a bad book. The beginning seemed to drag on, like Wil...