Book of Love (Knight Angels, #1) by Abra Ebner - Review

Abra's writing is like nothing I have ever encountered before, it's soft and flowing, much like a chiffon skirt would be, yet at the same time it's rough and hard like a hunting knife – I found it at times hard to read, yet wanting to press on...I found myself lost in the story, yet all the while distracted...it's weird the feelings that Knight Angels: Book of Love brought out in me, I was encased in the world, enough to dream about it – yet at the same time, I did not feel as though I lost myself.

Synopsis via Goodreads:
When seventeen-year-old Jane Taylor witnessed her father's death at age seven, something happened to her. Ever since, her thoughts have been consumed by death, going so far as to foresee the ever-changing deaths of those around her.
Sixteen-year-old Emily Taylor always resented her sister’s closeness with their father, who died when she was only six. Ever since she can remember, she’s had the strange ability to read minds, something her father held the key to. Left helpless, she drowns herself in a world of prescription drugs, sending her responsible older sister Jane – who acted as the mother her real mother refused to be – over the edge.
Seventeen-year-old Wes Green was adopted as a baby, left carelessly by parents that clearly did not love him. He moved in next door to Jane, sharing an alleyway window and finding in her a childhood friend that soon turned into his high-school crush. All summer, though, the pain that’s been wracking his body seemed to come with no explanation. He was done growing, was plenty healthy, and worked out regularly as a member of the wrestling team. When senior year starts, though, and the pain gets worse, the changes ahead of him are anything but what he expected, and far to animal for his taste.
When Max Gordo, doomed to be a teenager for the next thousand years, found himself standing above her dying body, he saw in her bright eyes something he hadn’t seen in the nearly one-hundred-years he’d spent roaming Earth. Her father was already dead, but there was a chance he could still save her from the wreck. Jane was her name, and she was only seven, but already she was all he ever wanted. It was his job to bring her back, but it was an act that could have been the biggest mistake of his life.
When four teens enter Glenwood High on an unseasonably cool day in September, no one but Max could understand the future that was ahead of them. Drawn together by blood and friendship, they each hide a dark secret that will soon help to bind them even closer.
When the one face Max hoped to never see again shows up on school grounds – his evil twin brother, Greg – he knows that coming back for Jane was the wrong thing to do. Finding that Greg already knows about Max’s attraction for Jane, Max finds he can no longer hope to leave again, afraid of what Greg will do.
Max has to protect Jane, Jane wants to be normal, Wes wants Jane to love him, and Emily just wants the voices to stop...
And Greg... he just wants everyone dead.

While reading Knight Angels Book of Love, I felt a bit like going though a fun house...but not one of the “typical” one's this one was full of beautiful details, yet while they were beautiful they could also become daunting and dark...I enjoyed waiting for the “proverbial” shoe to drop, always knowing it was coming and never quite knowing when.

I also really enjoyed the twist, which makes this epic love story viable – it's not the typical, “I know I have only known you for a week, and I know I am the 'bad boy' but I already love you” kind of thing – this was built on history, though I am sure it could be said that it's still to fast, and I know there are secrets still lurking, Max nor Wes was, to me, the 'bad guy' both, because I was able to read from there POV, they were strong, and beautiful!

I will say that I did get a bit tangled in the web that Abra was spinning – it's very full of intricate details, but as the book started to come together, things began to slide effortlessly into place – and the ending, while being a bit “to perfect” did offer a bit of a curve ball.

This is one of those books I would call “the perfect start to a series” because your able to really drift into each of the main characters points of view, your able to see who they are, connect with them on a very real and poignant level. I would liken Abra's writing style to that of the author of Halo – both haunting and beautiful, and though the stories are both about angels (at least in part) the stories are vastly different!

Knight Angels: Book of Love, is not action packed, it's more of a gentle slope...with details being brought to light in there own time...at times I thought it was to fast, being able to see "into" so many characters heads, at other times I felt so lost, I wanted to email the author for more information!

Bottom Line – Knight Angels: Book of Love has everything, from shape shifters and mind readers to people who can “see” your death and Angels, it's written with 4 main POV's with 2 others occasionally gracing the pages. Frankly I was worried when I opened this book that with so many points of view I would get lost, however Abra did a wonderful job creating each character with a unique personality. Knight Angels Book of Love is a very solid start to an exciting series, I am very excited to dive head first into Knight Angels: Book of Revenge, I have a feeling it's very aptly named! I give Book of Love 4 Mushrooms...can't wait for more!

Buy, Borrow or Steal? I read that Abra wrote her series more like a movie, and I can see that - with so many points of view, you often leave one character while craving to know more about them, much the way you do with a tv show...it's so unique - I loved it!

Book of Love (Knight Angels, #1)
By: Abra Ebner
367 Pages
Published: April 26, 2010
Publisher: Crimson Oak Publishing LLC
Received via the publisher for my honest review.