Johnny Compton’s newest novel explores guardian angels- are they really angels? And who is to decide what we need saving from, if any?

Sarita is celebrating her honeymoon, in the arms of her soulmate when a dark figured looms behind her. “Angelo” as she calls him, is just there to save her, again, but at what cost- as he unalived her mate in front her, as her cries scream at him no. 

How clever to take the myth of a demon knight that targets a woman’s husbands and write it into a full fledged cult story. For me, the story felt interrupted by religious mythological questions and what ifs. And I wasn’t interested in reading a college student’s mythology thesis. As intriguing as the idea presented, I felt lost for a lot of the beginning, as it was chaotic and jumped around point of views before anything was really established. Out of all the point of views, I enjoyed the interactions between Cela and Harrah most. 

Overall, I felt dropped in the middle of a story at the beginning, wishing for more set up, more explanation. There were just too many ideas to follow and it was just too baffling. I did enjoy the back half of the story, for the adventure and fun ride. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Publishing for access to an early release copy