Fall Into Darkness

January 25, 2016
Twombly's slim fantasy romance, the disappointing first in a new series, posits a topsy-turvy world where male angels procreate with human women to breed new generations of angels. Archangel Eli, a bounty hunter, tracks fallen angels who have begun to take innocent lives. He’s hurled to earth by the Seven, female angels who rule in the absence of their maker, to learn compassion or be sentenced to hell. While in the Alaskan wilderness, Eli meets Ashley, who’s cursed with the ability to see people’s death if she looks into their eyes, and rescues her from a Hellhound attack. Even though Eli has sworn off women and has no need for a mate, blizzard-melting passion ensues. The pair pause in their lovemaking long enough to battle sinister fallen angels, assorted demons, and even Lucifer himself. Pedestrian plotting and simplistic characterizations make the proceedings of these angels and their paramours difficult to get through.