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Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 8/10

PROS:
- The subject matter here was simply enthralling to me, as were sections of the writing itself. Morningstar's narrative voice is part frank cynicism and part poetry, and the author explores the nature of angels in a way that I found unique and incredibly intriguing.
- I haven't read many stories about fallen angels, so I'm not anywhere close to being an expert on the subgenre. As a result, I can't comment on the originality of the story. However, I found the angels' personalities very interesting: they possess a whole slew of doubts and emotions I typically consider human (they'd have to, I realize; otherwise the book would be boring)--like fear and worry and extremely passionate love.
- Armstrong does a good job of showing the differences between Morningstar and the other angels: his tendency toward anger when that emotion is absent from most of the angels, his near-obsession with humans when the others prefer to keep their distance, etc. These little indications that he's fundamentally different from his peers make his Fall from Heaven seem inevitable.
- I loved the character of Radueriel, Morningstar's lover. I always like sweet, innocent characters, but the fact that Radueriel is an angel who's never experienced the cruelties of mankind first-hand made his naiveté utterly believable to me.

CONS:
- There are passages in the story that convey a wealth of information very quickly, and they do so by telling what happened, in a play-by-play sort of way, rather than showing specific occurrences in any detail. Here's one example: "Man never knew of the conflict his Creator and His angels engaged [in], but we fought long into Man's history." This is such an intriguing idea to me, but the scene leading up to this statement is relatively undeveloped. It's mostly "this happened, then this happened..." and so on.
- The characters' dialogue mimics that of the King James Bible at the beginning of the book (examples: "What is it thou askest of Me?" "Why doth thy brow crease, Morningstar?"). While I understand the probable reason behind the author's choice to write like this, those lines come across as rather jarring, especially considering that most of the narration uses contemporary speech patterns and vocabulary.

Overall comments: This is an interesting and unique story, but if you're sensitive about the twisting of Biblical lore, you should probably avoid this one. I consider myself to be a pretty open-minded Christian, and parts of this story still made me cringe. As far as the love scenes go, there are several (4 or 5) in this relatively short story, but they're pretty tame and none of them last very long.


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Morningstar S Armstrong 9781430312642 Books Reviews

Didn't buy it for myself, but for my girlfriend, she loved it, and I love the artwork for the cover, and what I have read of it, it's a very sweet story, highly recommended.
This is a brilliant pieces of fiction with some LOVELY sex scenes. The angels - both fallen and not - are believable characters. Not quite human and so very amazing. The Morningstar is funny and witty and flirty, and Radueriel is sweet and loving and his attempts at trying to find a way to reconcile his devotion to God with his devotion to his lover are beautiful. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Christian mythos - it's a nice take on the story of the fall of Lucifer.
I really do love this book. The story is easy to follow and read and everything comes together by the end. The characters are endearing even those that are only seen briefly. Morningstar is an intriguing narrator and even in first person it flows perfectly.
This is so the type of story that I dig. Beatiful, lyrical writing, I love fallen angels stories and these authors did very creative twist on Lycifer and his love. Enjoyed very much.
This may just be a novella but it is brilliant, absorbing and unique. I love stories which have a sympathetic view on God's Fallen Angel. Morningstar is that and much more. The added bonus is that this is a M/M romance too. I love this Fallen Angel's passionate narration as he tells us of his love for God in the beginning, his fallout with God, his rebellion, his expulsion and ultimately his exile among mankind. Even after his fall from grace, I love Morningstar's ' stubbornness and pride as he held on to his own belief and principles, refusing to succumb to his Creator. Great imagination on the writer's part but convincing and sympathetic. Then there is Morningstar's great love from the very beginning, Radueriel the dark haired and sapphire eyed angel who abandoned everything to be with his love. Love the part where these rebellious angels try to make a living among mankind and when Morningstar is attacked we are in for a nice surprise.
This is one writer who can really write. Check out her other effort, The Keeper which is just as original.
Warning This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating 8/10

PROS
- The subject matter here was simply enthralling to me, as were sections of the writing itself. Morningstar's narrative voice is part frank cynicism and part poetry, and the author explores the nature of angels in a way that I found unique and incredibly intriguing.
- I haven't read many stories about fallen angels, so I'm not anywhere close to being an expert on the subgenre. As a result, I can't comment on the originality of the story. However, I found the angels' personalities very interesting they possess a whole slew of doubts and emotions I typically consider human (they'd have to, I realize; otherwise the book would be boring)--like fear and worry and extremely passionate love.
- Armstrong does a good job of showing the differences between Morningstar and the other angels his tendency toward anger when that emotion is absent from most of the angels, his near-obsession with humans when the others prefer to keep their distance, etc. These little indications that he's fundamentally different from his peers make his Fall from Heaven seem inevitable.
- I loved the character of Radueriel, Morningstar's lover. I always like sweet, innocent characters, but the fact that Radueriel is an angel who's never experienced the cruelties of mankind first-hand made his naiveté utterly believable to me.

CONS
- There are passages in the story that convey a wealth of information very quickly, and they do so by telling what happened, in a play-by-play sort of way, rather than showing specific occurrences in any detail. Here's one example "Man never knew of the conflict his Creator and His angels engaged [in], but we fought long into Man's history." This is such an intriguing idea to me, but the scene leading up to this statement is relatively undeveloped. It's mostly "this happened, then this happened..." and so on.
- The characters' dialogue mimics that of the King James Bible at the beginning of the book (examples "What is it thou askest of Me?" "Why doth thy brow crease, Morningstar?"). While I understand the probable reason behind the author's choice to write like this, those lines come across as rather jarring, especially considering that most of the narration uses contemporary speech patterns and vocabulary.

Overall comments This is an interesting and unique story, but if you're sensitive about the twisting of Biblical lore, you should probably avoid this one. I consider myself to be a pretty open-minded Christian, and parts of this story still made me cringe. As far as the love scenes go, there are several (4 or 5) in this relatively short story, but they're pretty tame and none of them last very long.