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Redemption (Angel) >
Customer Review #1:
 A quick, easy and fun read.
As a big fan of the Buffy show, and its new spinoff Angel, Im always leery of picking up books on the shows. It seems as though some books based on tv shows lose something in the transalations (no, Im not just talking about the visuals :), but this one gets it right.I liked all elements of this novel. The characterizations of Angel, Cordy and Doyle were spot on and the original characters were interesting. I really did like the Blood Cadre. I liked how Angels inner struggle was shown. He has to constantly fight his urges and live with his guilt. The flashbacks were handled well, I think. I usually dont like flashbacks, but they worked here. They were exciting and fun. A vampire pirate, now thats something different! All in all, an exciting story that moved along at a good pace and keep the feel of the series. Some suprises here and there make for a very enjoyable book indeed. Good job, Mel!
Redemption (Angel) >
Customer Review #2:
A good read, keeps you guessing to the end
I have to say this is soooooo much better than "Not Forgotten!"It took me a while to get into it, but once the action started I couldnt put it down! The plot is full of twists and keeps you guessing untill the end. This book has more of a mystery element to it and I like the way the present day story fits in with flashbacks to Angels past. It centres around a young, pretty hollywood actress - Whitney Tyler who stars in her own T.V series - Dark Midnight about a female vampire detective. However, the actress soon starts receiving death treats from a cult who believe she is a real live vampire. Angel is called on to get to the bottom of the mysterious threats and deaths - while protecting the woman from further harm. Angel somehow feels Whitney Tyler is very familliar, and he begins to have flashbacks to his past. The actress is identical to a young woman the evil Angelus fought on The Handsome Jack, a ship, hundreds of years ago. Angel must somehow find what links the two very different women together, and he must do it fast before even more people die at the hands of an evil creature from his past... I really enjoyed this book. The plot is gripping and is very well thought out - if you enjoy mystery stories this is the Angel book for you. You can also rely on Cordelia and Doyle to bring some humour and comic moments into the book too.
Redemption (Angel) >
Customer Review #3:
Acting the Part
Whitney Tyler has a bit of a problem. She has gotten so good at playing the vampire in Dark Midnight (her TV show) that they has more people trying to stake her then there are chasing Angel. As the problem escalates from a few crackpots to a serious team of assassins intent on major damage, Whitneys producer panics and interrupts Angels usual vampire slaying to ask him to help keep Whitneys heart in one piece.Intertwined with Whitneys story is Angels memory of Moira OBraonain, who he first encountered in his Angelus the Vampire Pirate days (bet you didnt know that Angel used to swashbuckle a bit). While taking over a ship, Angelus and Darla run into Moira, a deadly fighter who Angel kills. And then has to kill several times over. Whitney and Moira are nearly identical, but it will take time for Angel to work out the connection, and people around Whitney keep dying unpleasantly. Mel Odom does a great job on his first Angel novel, capturing not only Angels character perfectly, but the interactions between Cordelia and Doyle as well. The make an interesting counter to what is building between Whitney and Angel. Despite being pure fantasy, Odoms style adds the touch of believability that is necessary if a reader is to stay interested. This story comes from the short period of time when every Angel story seems to depend on undoing the vampires actions during the Angelus period, where amends and redemption had a very specific meaning. Unfortunately, the constant flashbacks wear thin after a while. Redemption spends as much time in the past as it does in the present and, despite Odoms writing stills, Im beginning to twitch every time I see Angelus in a frilly shirt.
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