A good premise with interesting lead characters, the plot had some good twists I actually would have loved more of it as the side characters did not get enough time but it wasn’t enough to spoil my enjoyment. I really appreciated the subtleties of the sexual content . I will definitely keep my eye on the author and read the next book the publish.

*thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an digital advanced review copy of this book. i was given this book for free in exchange for an honest review. all thoughts and opinions are my own.*
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i tried really hard to push through this book but i ended up dnf at about 20%

in a world of angels and demons, the third prince raphael fights for the rights of demons. he recruits a demon with special powers, dante, to become a part of his royal guard as they hatch a plan to dethrone the king of heaven and create a better world for all. will the plan fail if they fall for each other, an enemy they’ve been raised to despise?

this book was told in a duel point of view, one from raphael and one from dante, however they were both in third person. therefore, it was difficult for me to get into their mindset and i feel as though there could have been a benefit to switching to a first person point of view.

as for writing flaws, there were many descriptions that halted the story line as well as random characters or phrases thrown in the readers face that you had to figure out as you went. there is a great way to introduce a new character and setting, and unfortunately this book did not have that feature for me. i felt as though certain descriptions took me out of the scene instead of building a clearer picture of what was going on.

additionally, there were weird jumps in the timeline and i was unsure what was going on and where at multiple points. it was also unclear as to which character was speaking as delivery of dialogue changed in a single paragraph. the style just did not serve me well as a reader.

there is great potential to this plot. i was very excited to read this after the description entails a fantasy world of angels and demons but unfortunately this just fell flat for me. i do this this book definitely had so much potential, it just needed a little more refining to be the novel is could have been.

I really loved the concept and world building of this book, it had so much potential and creativity. However, I personally struggled to connect with the writing style, and I found it a bit difficult to fully engage with Raphael as a character. The relationship with Dante also felt a little off to me from the beginning, which made it hard for me to enjoy. I do get the feeling it might develop into a great slow burn later on, but for now, I don’t think I’ll be continuing. That being said, I can really see how others might really enjoy it!