Elaine White's Life in Books
The Author
Elaine White is the author of multi-genre MM romance, celebrating 'love is love' and offering diversity in both genre and character within her stories.
Growing up in a small town and fighting cancer in her early teens taught her that life is short and dreams should be pursued. She lives vicariously through her independent, and often hellion characters, exploring all possibilities within the romantic universe.
The Winner of two Watty Awards – Collector's Dream (An Unpredictable Life) and Hidden Gem (Faithfully) – and an Honourable Mention in 2016's Rainbow Awards (A Royal Craving) Elaine is a self-professed geek, reading addict, and a romantic at heart.
The Reviewer
I’m an author and reader, who just can’t get away from books. I discovered the MM genre a few years ago and became addicted.
Top #50 UK reviewer on Goodreads
#1 reviewer on Divine Magazine
Angel Fever
Book – Angel FeverAuthor – May Ridge
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 69
Cover – Nice!
POV – 3rd person, one character
Would I read it again – Yes
Genre – LGBT, Paranormal, Short, Religion
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I really enjoyed this one. It was a really cute story about an Angel who was searching for his mother, with the help of a human priest.
I love how the plot had a lot of little twists and turns that were all connected, logical and clever, once I was able to figure out how they were connected and where it led. The writing style was great; full of the right balance of attention to detail, characterisation and plot.
I loved Mal and Tobias. I didn't mind their naturally snarky natures, because it suited their egos and their level of superiority over each other and their kind. I liked that they were so equal in status, but we didn't know it at first, so Tobias' method of ignoring Mal's status became a nice quirk and something intriguing to keep us wondering until the big reveal. I loved the chemistry between the pair; they were so well suited and the age difference wasn't too much. Their friendship naturally evolved and became something intense.
Was there anything missing? I would have liked some chapter headings. 69 pages is a lot to read with only small scene breaks. And I would have liked to have seen Mal talk to Cassiel at least once, but certainly at the end of the story. It was something I thought the story had been building up to, but never really happened and it would have been a nice addition.
The whole 'angel fever' idea was really original, as was the entire angel/human concept. Each aspect was well written, original and cleverly plotted for the best effect. Each twist made sense, was a nice surprise when it happened and not at all predictable. It was great that the timeline stayed true to such events, not happening all at once, but with weeks or months between the adventurous parts, to give Mal and Tobias time to plot and make plans.
Overall, a really fun adventure story with a sweet purpose that proves to lead to nothing but trouble.
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Favourite Quote
“The concern in his dark eyes made Mal tell the truth. “I'm cold and dizzy and bleeding, and I feel sick, and I'm probably going to die.”
Amazingly, the words made the corner of Tobias' mouth tilt up, the expression absurdly affectionate, and it certainly couldn't be healthy to have his heart beat that much faster when he was bleeding. “Stop being so dramatic,” Tobias told him.”
