I was so disappointed in Archon by Sabrina Benulis. It was not what I expected. The story was extremely dark and depressing. I don't mind dark gothic tones, but this was just too gothic and I lost interest pretty early on. All that the main character could think about was killing herself, but she was unable to die. Again and again and again.
I found myself losing my concentration and then struggling to get back into the story. The effort was partially due to the insane genre busting character names which drove me crazy. The lead male was "Kim"(full name "Kimberley"). "Troy" is a female. "Lucifel" (read Lucifer) is really a female. Benulis was inventive, but the sad part of the attempt was that it felt like she was out to shock the reader. Her names did little more than confuse me, and ceretainly did nothing to endear the characters to me. I wanted for them to come alive for me. They just depressed me.
The good thing about this book is that it is most definitely not a piece of fluff to be blown through. It requires time and effort. And for me, the story was stunningly visual. I may reread later it in order to give it another chance because I was really looking forward to a story that placed the protagonist in a situation in which she is "torn between mortal love and angelic obsession".
