Recommended for: Guys!
Rating: 5 Stars – Highly Recommended (with warning)
When I first saw this book, I was
intrigued but something about the description on Amazon seemed a bit forced.
After the description, it gave the standard warning, but then listed all the
things that could possibly offend somebody. It listed everything from nudity,
to lesbian sex, to arson, to violence, an entire assortment of sins. I guess I
am just a sucker for those kinds of things.
As I started to read it though,
something seemed familiar about it, familiar yet improved. The protagonist of
the story is a collage freshman named Alex. He is very awkward and slightly
clumsy. He meets two women with whom he forms a love triangle. The new world
that he is thrown into is both exciting and dangerous. Any of this sound
familiar? Yes, this story is “Twilight” for guys!
Now before you let the word
twilight turn you off, allow me to explain the nuances and how they are twisted
into something awesome! First, let us talk about Alex. He is the Bella of the
story. Does that mean he is an unlikeable blank slate? I think blank slate is a
strong statement, yet he is a character with whom many male readers can relate.
He is awkward, he lacks confidence, and when things start to go well for him he
has trouble believing his good fortunes. That is understandable, as I will show
you in a bit here. He is a likeable enough character. He treats his friends and
lovers with respect and dignity. He has morals. He gets along well with his
mother. Most importantly, when the shit goes down, he steps up rather than
expecting somebody else to handle things for him.
Now this is like “Twilight,” so
there is a love triangle in it. However, it is “Twilight” for guys. In our
rendition, we don’t have love triangles. We have threesomes! Alex’s two girl friends
are Lorelei, and Rachael. Lorelei is a succubus, and Rachael is an angel. I
will not give away how they meet, but they end up bonded to Alex through
magical means.
Lorelei is the Edward of the
group. She speaks with a resounding eloquence, and she has an underlying air of
danger to her. Unlike Edward though, Lorelei does not want to wait until
marriage to have sex with Alex. She encourages Alex to have sex with her, and
any woman he wants. She has the power to make him more sexually attractive to
do it also. She even goes as far as to brag to others how good he is in bed. What
guy would not want a Lorelei in his life? There is a method to her madness
though. You will have to read the book to find out what I mean.
Rachel is the proverbial Jacob. She
is an angel so she does have the pretense of being the nice and safe girl, but
her conduct throws that into the briar patch. She speaks very crassly. She uses
vulgarities and prefers to address her fellow angels with “sup bitches!” She is
also voyeuristic, watching Alex have sex with Lorelei or whoever he happens to
be with. She is his guardian angel though, so that gives her an excuse. :)
Eventually, trouble enters
paradise and Alex finds himself on the defense from Vampires, Werewolves, other
demons, a demonic lord that wants Lorelei back, and a heavenly council that may
One thing that dragged the story
down for me was the stories that gave brief looks at Alex’s past lives. They
did end up being important to the plot, but I found them a bit too long and
they always ended the same so I found myself skipping past them.
I did give the story my five star
rating so it is something I recommend everyone should read. However, by this
review and the description given where the book is advertised, it should be
obvious that this book is not for everyone. No book is, but if you are easily
offended, this book will offend you. People describe this book as a guilty
pleasure. I would agree with that, if I ever felt guilt about anything in which
I take pleasure.
If you are a guy, or if you are a
girl who has a guy who will not read, this one is a must read. It is too much
fun to pass up.
