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Zuriel's Fate (2013)

by Serena Yates(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Diversity Novels

series

Celestial Justice

review 1: Needed more detail and less repetition from the first volumeWarning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS. Rating: 5/10PROS: - The heavenly world here is consistent with the one in Araton’s Destiny, but it also contains some fun new details, like “The Celestial Center for Energy Management.”- It’s interesting to see angelic characters whose impulses to remain emotionally are at war with the desire to behave the way their human charges do.- I liked reading about Zuriel’s supernatural powers. It’s a bit like reading a story about witchcraft: he just snaps his fingers and stops time, or waves his hand and fixes a fatal injury.CONS:- As is the case with Araton’s Destiny, the story moves a little too quickly and lacks detail on a global lev... moreel. There’s a motorcycle crash, for example, that’s a fairly momentous occurrence in the story, and it lasts for only a few paragraphs. Even the revelation that Zuriel is an angel takes only a couple of minutes for Luke to accept.- There is a fairly large section of the story in which the wording is taken almost verbatim from the first volume. I suppose it’s not plagiarism if an author copies his or her own words, but I wanted to see Yates describe things in a new way. Here are some examples: -----“Bright white light poured in from the transparent ceiling, reflecting from the mirrored walls and creating a feeling of being exposed” (Araton’s D); “Bright white light poured in from the transparent ceiling, reflecting from the mirrored walls and creating a feeling of exposure” (Zuriel’s F).-----“Araton’s head snapped up of its own accord. All seven archangels stared at him with an expression of severity that would have made him tremble if the devastating judgment had not already numbed him” (Araton’s D); “Zuriel’s head snapped up. All seven judges stared at him with an expression of severity that would have made Luke tremble if he’d really thought about it” (Zuriel’s F).I could go on, but I’ll stop there.- In some sections of text, the characters’ thoughts or behaviors seemed inconsistent to me. For example, there’s one point when the two men are in a bar, and Luke thinks about Zuriel, “Was he here for a hookup? Luke sure hoped so,” and then four sentences later, there’s this: “Not sure what to make of him, Luke attempted to ignore the weird guy and focused on his beer.” (In case you’re wondering, Zuriel doesn’t do anything too “weird” or out of the ordinary during those four sentences…nothing that seemed to me like it would warrant Luke’s change in perception.)Overall comments: I liked the characters here, but overall I found the story rather forgettable. It would have made a greater impact on me if it had been fleshed out more, and the repetitive section drove me bonkers.
review 2: First off, what a yummy cover – two gorgeous hunks who perfectly fit the descriptions of the characters in the story! I loved the combination of innocence (Zuriel) and bad boy (Luke). Luke was great in the way that he stood up for and defended what was right, and wouldn’t cower to the greater powers when they were basically trying to railroad Zuriel. The storyline was an interesting twist on angel falling for his human charge – may the punishment always fit the crime. Enjoyed it! less

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