This was an interesting book. I found it was so interesting.

I really enjoyed this book. It's refreshing to have a romance where the female character isn't whinny, but is strong and goes for what she wants. I actually found the male character to be lacking in personality. It is only book 1, so maybe they will be fleshed out a little more in the rest of the series. Looking forward to reading the next one!

I loved the characters in this book and the story kept me reading all in one day! This author is one of my favorites and this start to a new series is my favorite of hers to date! I’m dying for the next one already! The female lead is a bada** and her men are awesome. I love how it flips your point of view so Heaven appears to be the not so nice ones (does that make me a terrible person!!?) #sorrynotsorry

Melisandre has fallen from grace, quite literally and now she's out for blood. After being condemned to Hel for a crime she didn't commit, she's ready to battle the Prince of Wrath, Lucifer, Nephilim, Watchers, and even Satan himself to claw her way back to Heaven to execute her revenge.

She fell from Heaven, but I promise you she’s no saint

In the city of Dis- formerly known as "The city of sin and the heart of Hell," she learns that maybe being struck out from Heaven maybe wasn't such a bad thing. As she experiences emotions for the first time, she has the opportunity to truly live, without rules or guidelines, but passionately, from the heart.

The characters were very intriguing and I believed the author introduced some interesting and dynamic male heart-throbs. I enjoyed that each male appreciates a different aspect of her and they aren't all gunning for her looks or body. Lucifer has constantly been looking for another fallen Angel he can relate to, Belial wants to enjoy the rush of war and sex with her, Tascius wants a mate to bond and Azazel is looking for someone to fill the void in his life. Besides the men, I loved the perky and sassy attitude of her fellow female characters, especially everyone's favorite resident glitter queen.

Nothing said ‘your soul is mine’ like sparkly fingernails

The writing was equal parts snarky sarcasm and cute humor. When we think Reverse Harem (RH) we expect hot as hell sex scenes and off the charts chemistry which I think Cate Corvin nailed! It's quite vulgar and raunchy and full of alpha males that know what they want and aren't afraid to go after it.

What was fucking if not another form of fighting?

My only peeve with this book was with Mel and how she approached the various love interests. My difficulties arose from how she was written and then how she behaved, we were lead to believe she was an Angel, pure and innocent yet she embraces lust and other vices almost immediately. I understand the intent of the author, to highlight the dilemma between what she knows and what her body is telling her but the interactions were very inconsistent. One minute she wants to get hot and heavy and then the other she is shying away (urghhh !). As a person I yearned for stronger personal growth, I wanted her to betray her body and focus on herself. I wanted Mel to earn respect and show herself worthy of the male admiration- to be more than just brute force.

The writing also seems a bit patchy- the beginning needed more details and depth to grip us and set the pace and certain scenes seemed rushed and needed more elaboration. Mel's fights in the arena were an excellent opportunity to showcase her prowess as a warrior but instead, they came across as lackluster and her fast domination over her opponents seemed bland.

Overall it was an interesting concept with strong characters and big personality and I would read more into the series.

It just felt a bit empty? Like there were no real stakes, she always won the fights, all the guys were immediately all over her, she had her personal best friend/costumer, it was just empty wish-fulfillment which actually made it hard to care what happened to Melisande. I'm not going to bother with the rest of the series.

Summary: Melisande is pushed from Heaven and is immediately branded by Baliel who forces her to fight in his gladiator arena. Low stakes and reverse harem ensues.

The beginning was a bit slow, but I liked it very much, more like 4.5 stars.

Another home run from Cate!! This book was amazing, it's hot, fiery, funny and the MC is sooo full of strength and ready to kick butt no matter what! And the Men ahhh what can I say I just love them especially Luci but I'm biased lol!! Overall it's a book you have to read cause if you haven't you are missing out on a spectacular series!!

No sé si es mi bloqueo, o era el libro, pero me costó.
No estuvo malo, pero no tuvo lo necesario para atraerme.

La continuación la dejaré ahí, mientras se me pasa este estado, ya que quiero darle una oportunidad más adelante

DNF @ 38%