Alicia Wright Brewster

Vivid, well-written. Short work (novella) that I am not starring because I think it is an excellently written work of Urban Fantasy. It was too gritty, violent, and disturbing for my tastes so averaging me into the star ratings would not be fair. I can cheerfully recommend to Urban Fantasy fans with a warning that vivid moments in book contain stuff like self-mutilation in all its painful, bloody gore. Thru target="_top">http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/100721?group_id=56898 I received this book free for an uncensored, un-remunerated review.… (meer)

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Rating: 3 out of 5 Controllers
Review Source: Tour
Reviewer: AimeeKay



Let me start by saying I liked the story. The idea of Satan having a wife and her trying to escape hell was very intriguing. In particular seeing where the author planned on taking Six and her fellow escapee Alden. I enjoyed the writing. Brewster’s descriptions of Hell and of Earth, Six flying, the people that she encounters, they all really helped me see the story as it played out. I also liked the main character and seeing how Six became acquainted with life on earth and how she interacted with people in general.



However (yes there is the dreaded but), I think the story itself would be better served as a full length novel instead of a novella. In my opinion, the other characters such as Cara and Satan really didn’t get to be as fleshed out as they could have been, and this is the case especially Alden. We get the basic idea of his mannerisms, but he just seems to fall a little flat otherwise. Also, while the book itself is descriptive and I feel I understand why the characters have done what they’ve done, it just feels as if there could be more. I know there is supposed to be another book, in fact, this one ends on a cliffie, so I’m assuming that more of the world will get described and the questions I have will eventually be answered in the next novel or novella. But it just felt as if the story was squeezed into the confines of a novella and I think Don’t Call Me Angel would have been better justified if it was longer.



Also the story had one major part that bothered me. People just see angels flying all over the place and don’t really seem to react…Yes they point and stare, but you don’t have any of the other characters mentioning that it’s all over the news or anything. And it’s Atlanta so I’m assuming someone has a cell phone and has snapped some pictures or something, or at least reported it. Again, maybe this is something that will be explained in the next book, but it seems rather major and I don’t understand why it wouldn’t have been dealt with in the course of this story.



Overall I’m giving Don’t Call Me Angel 3 out of 5 controllers. I think the story itself deserves to be a full length novel, not just a novella, particularly since it’s being continued into another book anyway. I also had questions about why Six and Alden just seemed to go unnoticed, or at least unreported, when they get to earth. But despite the issues I had with the book, I would read the sequel, since I would want to see what finally happens to Six.… (meer)

The world is going to end? And in the just a few days? I have to say that certainly got my attention, so I was curious about the world and those that lived in it. Ashara is our protagonist, and she is a young girl that has still dealing with the loss of her brother, and now has learned that she been assigned to a Ethereal task force. One who will train and fight against the Mages to prevent them from gaining power. The problem is, she has never had any powers, and now in this “time” she does.

Ashara is completely stubborn to the whole idea, of having any ability. Her behavior is sometimes selfish and doesn’t make great decision, but she is young and this is all new to her. But not only that, the one person she doesn’t want to see from the pain he caused her if the very same person that will train her. Loken, her ex-boyfriend. Ashara irritated sometimes to the point I just wanted to shake her, and make her see what she was doing. But in a way I understood why, I would probably be the same way if everyone was telling me I was something I didn’t believe I was either. Ashara does redeem herself toward the end, which I pleased with. Her time with Loken was sweet and you could see how much he did in fact care for her.

The world that laid out before us was interesting and like most dystopians, you have those who govern the futuristic world. Here there is the Council. They are the ones who assign people to the task forces and make the decision and laws and if and when time is rewound. Each have an ability. Being able to rewind time to try prevent events that could possibly end the world is an intriguing idea In a world that is on the brink of ending, I would think there would be an urgency to prevent it from happening, I just didn’t feel that though. The pace was slow at the beginning , but does pick up later in the story, leading up to an exciting battles with the Mages to try and save the world and then it is all over. The ending left me wondering if there is going to be a sequel. And with the abrupt ending, I sure hope so…

Overall, Echo was an enjoyable read, with an intriguing plot and interesting characters. I would say that fans of science fiction will enjoy this one as well as fans of fantasy.… (meer)