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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79382905
to: Queene of Light (Lightworld/Darkworld, #1)byJennifer Armintrout bookshelves: -2009-books,
2-stars,
paranormal-romance
I picked this up because I had read and liked Armintrout's previous work, but honestly, I found it disappointing. The characters are two-dimensional; the most interesting is Keller, a secondary character who is a BioMech, part human and part machine. He's quirky and a lot of fun.
As a romance, this book utterly fails. While I'm used to the recent trend of multi-book romance arcs, there is nothing appealing whatsoever about Malachi in this book. He's a Death Angel who accidentally Falls at the beginning of the book, and spends the rest of it brooding and talking like a caveman. There is no reason shown why Ayla would be attracted to him; in fact, she dislikes him until he forces a kiss on her. From that point on, he is brutish and possessive, and their "love scene" did not read far off from something far less consenting. The overall personality of this character is -- honestly, I'm not sure he even has one. It's either suicidal brooding or possession or yelling at Ayla. The amount of care given to his character is on-par with what most writers give a step-on extra.
Garret is a one-dimensional villain who has one thing on his mind: power. He is supposed to be clever, but even when we are not in his POV, it's easy to see through him. Everyone is surprised when he turns out to the bad guy, even though it was right there in front of everyone's eyes.