Sharon Shinn

Archangel (Samaria, Book 1)

This book was a gift from my partner because they know I love good world building - and this book delivers on that for sure. A lot is biblically based name-wise, but many of the cultures were all their own in terms of how they behaved and interacted. Sure, they were probably partially biblically based as well, but I enjoyed the cultural differences all the same.

The main characters drove me up a wall. Don't get me wrong! They were very well written! However their constant need to pick fights with each other was insanity inducing. I feel sorry for the children they will undoubtedly have in the coming books.

I'm on the fence on if I'd like to read on, because I did enjoy the world and I did enjoy the side characters, but I wanted to huck Rachel off a cliff some chapters and I wanted to shout at Gabriel some of the others. Having your two protagonists be married and yet hate each other was not super fun for me.

Kirsten Simkiss

This book was a gift from my partner because they know I love good world building - and this book delivers on that for sure. A lot is biblically based name-wise, but many of the cultures were all their own in terms of how they behaved and interacted. Sure, they were probably partially biblically based as well, but I enjoyed the cultural differences all the same.

The main characters drove me up a wall. Don't get me wrong! They were very well written! However their constant need to pick fights with each other was insanity inducing. I feel sorry for the children they will undoubtedly have in the coming books.

I'm on the fence on if I'd like to read on, because I did enjoy the world and I did enjoy the side characters, but I wanted to huck Rachel off a cliff some chapters and I wanted to shout at Gabriel some of the others. Having your two protagonists be married and yet hate each other was not super fun for me.

Shafel McDowall

I plowed through this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and even the heavy religious themes. I was tempted to take away a star, because I often felt annoyed by the main female protagonist. However, I realized she was intended to be frustrating, and I cannot fault the author for making a convincing character. 

Sidenote: The cover art of this book doesn't match the actual character descriptions. Who let this go to print? Do better.

Archangel (Samaria, Book 1)

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