Fiction / Science Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
178 pages
5 stars
I read fiction for one reason, and one reason only: to
escape my current reality. I don't want someone else's problems to weigh me
down, I want them solved, and I want to laugh. I also do most of my pleasure
reading at night, in bed, so I don't want to turn the light off and wonder
about the dragon under my bed.
I thoroughly enjoyed these short stories. All of them. Yes,
some more than others, and yes, they were, in some cases, predictable. But they
were fun. All of them. Some of them were laugh-out-loud fun, some provoked
chuckles, and none brought tears.
Adrada is an Archangel, the Angel of Departing Souls, and he
has problems—his wings are tinged with mournful purple. And Zool? Well, Zool,
too has problems—he doesn't like human males, and has chosen a human female to
show himself to. And that, in turn, gives her problems. Zool is not an
Archangel.
But, my favorite story was Just Desserts, in which neither
Adrada nor Zool appear, and is probably the shortest of the stories, but it
tickled my funny bone mightily.
If you like old fashioned space opera, with a delightful
dash of romance; if you like short stories; if you like to smile and laugh out
loud, this is the book for you!
I don't believe either of these ... entities..? are listed in any Dictionary of Angels; still, they sound like grand fun. In fact, like flat-out inspired idiocy! JUST the thing for a dark and stormy night when the lights are out and you STILL can't sleep!
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