Book Review: Raziel by Kristina Douglas
Raziel by Kristina Douglas. © 2011 Pocket Books. ISBN 9781439191927. Mass Media Paperback. Paranormal Romance. 384 pages. Source: review copy provided by the publishers.
Synopsis: “You’re dead” is so not what Allie Watson wants to hear. Unfortunately, it explains a lot. Like the dark, angelically handsome man who ferried her to this strange, hidden land. The last thing she remembers is stepping off a curb in front of a crosstown bus. Now she’s surrounded by gorgeous fallen angels with an unsettling taste for blood—and they really don’t want her around. Not exactly how she pictured heaven.
Raziel is unsure why he rescued Allie from hellfire against Uriel’s orders, but she stirs in him a longing he hasn’t felt in centuries. Now the Fallen are bracing for the divine wrath brought by his disobedience, and they blame Allie for the ferocious Nephilim clawing at the kingdom’s shrouded gates. Facing impossible odds at every turn, the two must work together to survive. Raziel will do anything to defend his spirited lover against the forces of darkness—because Allie may be the Fallen’s only salvation.
Review: Sadly, this book just didn’t do it for me. I got 83 pages in and just gave up. I felt absolutely nothing for the Raziel and Allie. The only characters I found intriguing were Azazel and Sarah (and I believe the next book in this series, Demon, follows Azazel so I’m definitely interested in checking that one out). I really enjoyed Kristina’s idea of the feral, flesh-eating Nephilim who only come out at night and stalk the fallen angels and I wish that had been enough to make me stick with this but honestly, I wanted to punch both Raziel and Allie too much to make me suck it up. ;)
