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Araton's Destiny (2013)

by Serena Yates(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Diversity Novels

series

Celestial Justice

review 1: Mushy and all about the sex, which didn’t quite work for meWarning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS. Rating: 6/10PROS: - Some of the specifics about angels are fun: their physical forms, their emotions, the way their lives work, etc. I was also amused by the distinctions made between different types of celestial beings.- Araton is incredibly naïve, never having experienced sexual contact of any sort before meeting Jake, and the author manages to portray Jake in a similar way despite the fact that he’s had a bit more experience than Araton has. The sweet and tentative nature of the physical scenes almost made me feel as though the characters were two teenagers rather than grown men.- The story’s a quick read, and probably almost half of i... moret consists of lovingly described sex scenes. They’re detailed and drawn-out, and Yates seems to have a gift for writing about what her characters do in the bedroom. (see cons below also)CONS:- The whole story felt rushed to me. Descriptions of the setting, relation of key scenes (for example, Araton’s first experiences with sleep and food and physical touch), and even conversations would have had more of an impact on me if they’d been slowed down just a bit and expanded upon.- The men have sex when they’re still strangers, which means there’s very little buildup. As a result, the sex had zero impact on me.- The story is rather spectacularly mushy at times. Araton gets Jake a nothing-special-about-it, football-shaped clock for Christmas, and Jake’s response is, “It’s absolutely stunning!”…and Jake is calling Araton “baby” within 24 hours of having met him. Now, I’m one of those people who actually believes that love at first sight (or at least, within a few hours) is possible, but I wasn’t convinced that it happened here. Maybe with more detail I could have been.Overall comments: The sex is well written and fairly expansive, so if you’re looking for a short story with a healthy dose of erotica, you might try this one. I like to read sex scenes that are between people who have more of an emotional connection than these two guys, though, so overall I didn’t love this one. The sex is the story’s biggest selling point, and the sex didn’t do it for me.
review 2: I loved this book. The guardian angel them is a time-honored one and I loved that both Araton the angel, and his human, Jake, are both flawed individuals who can only be redeemed by love. I enjoyed Serena's sense of humor--and her sense of the ridiculous. I am looking forward to book two in this series. These characters really wormed their way into my heart and I want more. MORE!The sex scenes by the way are scorching...Araton is one bad-ass, sexy angel!! less

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