There are very few books that I don’t finish. A lot of things go into factoring why I can’t finish them. I am sad to say that Angel Evolution is one of those books that I was really excited to read but had a hard time getting into the story.
From what I read though, here is a brief synopsis and review of this book.
Taylor is a freshman at college and considers herself more of a free spirit. Dresses the way she wants, and doesn’t really care what others think about her. Four-leaf clovers are her one thing that usually brings solace to her days until she meets Gabriel Knight. She immediately knows he isn’t what he seems and realizes that her dreams she has had throughout her life have him in them.
Granted, I didn’t read a lot of this book. I get pretty picky with a book if it can’t keep my attention span and this was one of them. I really enjoyed the mystery of the first chapter and was excited to read the rest but quickly found myself nodding off while reading.
I really liked the character of Taylor. She knew what she wanted and didn’t mind what others thought of her. She holds her mother deep in her heart and continues to keep her in her life even though she had passed on before the story began. And she is a determined girl, to figure out how to conquer her fears and face them.
One thing I didn’t like at all was all the dreams and memory recalls that seemed like the author was dumping too much on the reader all at once. The dream was the same dream, over and over with a little added detail here and a little added there, but all the same. I didn’t feel like it was adding anything to the story, so I started to skip over it a couple times while reading. The memory recalls seemed too much like I was watching a television show and the character looks off in the distance with a slight head tilt and glaze over in their eyes then a shimmer and you’re now in a memory. Too cliché feeling for me and yet, another reason I got bored quickly.
This story needs some really good editing through it in order to engage the reader more fully. I believe that I would try reading it again if it is edited and fixed up a bit more.
I give it a 2/5 on the rating. Story has potential, but just couldn’t get into it.
I felt the same way about this novel and actually uploaded my review on it today as well. I also got Casey Barnes Eponymous but haven't uploaded my review on that one yet. Really enjoy your reviews. New follower :)
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