Strangely drawing, and refreshing in how original it is. November 8, 2013
By K. Cross
Format:Kindle Edition
Pilgrimmage of Angels afforded a new twist on greek mythology that I wasn't expecting.
Sardella and Rice use a combination of mythological creatures and current religious parallels that I couldn't miss and really enjoyed. On the other hand, it wasn't so obvious that I'd say it has Christian undertones, just parallels. They have a few main characters that they follow in the story, and I think that really helped spread out the intense nature of the fight. Because it's so battle-oriented, switching the character perspectives made it so that I never got bored. The writing was solid and I don't recall any hiccups or spots that bothered me.
I would say that what Pilgrimmage of Angels really has going for it is the originality of the story. It's truly a twist I have never heard before, and I think that was where most of my forward momentum came from. The angels have different motivations, different opinions, different viewpoints, but all the same objective. It makes for a really interesting read.
One of my only complaints was that dialogue didn't come as often as I would have liked, or am used too, but it never stopped me from reading. There were also a lot of battle scenes, but I never felt like they went on for too long at any one time. I was invested enough in the characters that I wanted to know how they fought in battle as well, and how they came out, so the battle scenes were okay. There were a few parts I started to skim a paragraph or two, but that was about as long as it went before I picked back up and started reading.
Overall, they did a good job wrapping the first book up without an annoying cliff hanger, but enough that I'm looking forward to the next installment.
Well done, Sardella and Rice.
Sardella and Rice use a combination of mythological creatures and current religious parallels that I couldn't miss and really enjoyed. On the other hand, it wasn't so obvious that I'd say it has Christian undertones, just parallels. They have a few main characters that they follow in the story, and I think that really helped spread out the intense nature of the fight. Because it's so battle-oriented, switching the character perspectives made it so that I never got bored. The writing was solid and I don't recall any hiccups or spots that bothered me.
I would say that what Pilgrimmage of Angels really has going for it is the originality of the story. It's truly a twist I have never heard before, and I think that was where most of my forward momentum came from. The angels have different motivations, different opinions, different viewpoints, but all the same objective. It makes for a really interesting read.
One of my only complaints was that dialogue didn't come as often as I would have liked, or am used too, but it never stopped me from reading. There were also a lot of battle scenes, but I never felt like they went on for too long at any one time. I was invested enough in the characters that I wanted to know how they fought in battle as well, and how they came out, so the battle scenes were okay. There were a few parts I started to skim a paragraph or two, but that was about as long as it went before I picked back up and started reading.
Overall, they did a good job wrapping the first book up without an annoying cliff hanger, but enough that I'm looking forward to the next installment.
Well done, Sardella and Rice.
