Feather
Olivia Wildenstein
Publication date: January 16th 2020
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
It was supposed to be a quick mission. The only thing quick about it was how rapidly I failed.
With only a month left to earn her missing feathers, nineteen-year-old Leigh embarks on a trip to Paris to meet her newest project, twenty-five-year-old Jarod Adler, leader of the Parisian Mafia and the worst kind of sinner . . . a Triple.
If Leigh can get Jarod to accomplish a single act of kindness, she stands to win 100 feathers, more than enough to complete her wings and ascend to Elysium, the land of angels.
What she doesn’t count on is Jarod’s dark charm costing her feathers.
She’s dead set on saving him, and he’s dead set on destroying her.
Until he realizes destroying her wings is also destroying her heart.
A heart he longs to hear beat only for him.
A modern ROMEO & JULIET retelling featuring an epic sinner and the angel who’ll stop at nothing to save him. Perfect for fans of NALINI SINGH and BECCA FITZPATRICK.
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My Review:
4.5 Out Of 5 Stars
Genre: Angels, Heart-Wrenching, Retelling, Romance, Supernatural--
I have always been a fan of Angel stories but recently I have been in a slump with them. They have felt too similar to each other so I feel like I am reading the same story over and over again and it caused me to avid Angel stories for the last year. Well, I am a super fan of this author, I have read two other series by her and will read anything she wants to write at this point so I was willing to give her Angel meets Romeo and Juliet retelling a go.
I loved the world created, where angels have to earn their wings by taking on simmers based on a point system. Everyone has their own colors, role and purpose and it was really unique. I would love to get my hands on the angel laundry system, just saying. The hierarchy was interesting as well as the motivation the main character had for her choices- a potential life changing choice which in turn changes her life in a VERY different unexpected way. The story was overall pretty dark and very twisty, dealing with crime and all kinds of sins, but Leigh and her hope and love were a tiny light of brightness to guide Jarod's way.
This is very much a romance with some steamy steam scenes peppered through (more than peppered through at the last half of the book!). While Leigh is having an upheaval of her beliefs, Jarod is trying to change his ways for the better and it was so sweet to see them trying to do good for each other. The world Jarod lives in was a sinful place and he was so full of hurt and anger, seeing his softer side with Leigh was really sweet and I can see why she had a hard time resisting him. I will say I found it a tiny bit out of character that sheltered, prim and proper Leigh took to sex so excitedly when it went against her personal beliefs, but that was my only concern with the story.
The ending was terrible and I feel a little bit like an idiot for not seeing it coming (I mean this is a retelling of a tragedy after all) but still I was completely caught off guard. I will need the next book as soon as I possibly can because I am equal parts devastated and curious. I am coming around on my original opinion on Asher and I hope he plays a bigger role in the next book!
Author Bio:
USA TODAY bestselling author Olivia Wildenstein grew up in New York City, the daughter of a French father with a great sense of humor, and a Swedish mother whom she speaks to at least three times a day. She chose Brown University to complete her undergraduate studies and earned a bachelor’s in comparative literature. After designing jewelry for a few years, Wildenstein traded in her tools for a laptop computer and a very comfortable chair. This line of work made more sense, considering her college degree
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