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A review by kblincoln
The Immortals by S.M. Schmitz
4.0
3.5 stars, actually.
I am a little torn with this one, to tell you the truth. I went into it liking the main couple: Irish Colin and Anna and their demon-fighting ways in Louisiana. The story hooked me in with the question of their need for secrecy and the delicious romanticism of Colin's love for Anna.
I also liked how there was just the inklings of a greater problem and world building of demons and angels inherent in the strange demons that Colin and Anna were all of a sudden fighting.
That part was great.
And then just as a human gets turned into a demon and their Hunter friend Luca shows up, things really start getting interesting....and the story was over.
Yep, it's the length of the story that lost this one half a star, otherwise its 4 star. The length of the story keeps this from satisfactorily resolving anything: the romance, the greater problems, the reasons for the demon changes, etc. etc. I wanted about 100 more pages to develop the story.
For some, this might not be a problem. I realize that indie published stuff can go by different rules. But for me, I wanted more in this first book.
I am a little torn with this one, to tell you the truth. I went into it liking the main couple: Irish Colin and Anna and their demon-fighting ways in Louisiana. The story hooked me in with the question of their need for secrecy and the delicious romanticism of Colin's love for Anna.
I also liked how there was just the inklings of a greater problem and world building of demons and angels inherent in the strange demons that Colin and Anna were all of a sudden fighting.
That part was great.
And then just as a human gets turned into a demon and their Hunter friend Luca shows up, things really start getting interesting....and the story was over.
Yep, it's the length of the story that lost this one half a star, otherwise its 4 star. The length of the story keeps this from satisfactorily resolving anything: the romance, the greater problems, the reasons for the demon changes, etc. etc. I wanted about 100 more pages to develop the story.
For some, this might not be a problem. I realize that indie published stuff can go by different rules. But for me, I wanted more in this first book.