Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Kiss an Angel
Book Review: I loved it!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with other reviewers that I wasn't sure I'd like the whole circus theme, but it was so easy to get wrapped up in the animals and Daisy's close bonds with them. I wanted to keep reading and even found myself shedding a tear or two at times. This was a heart-warming story that I found delightful.Book Review: If I could give this book 20 stars I would!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely loved this book! I do not know where SEP gets her inspiration for all the wonderful books that she writes, but one thing's for sure--- I hope that she continues to write more and more books with the same talent that she shows in Kiss An Angel.The characters Alex and Daisy are wonderful - Alex as a very tough and closed individual and Daisy - a kind hearted somewhat irresponsible woman - they come together to teach one another about the power of love and trust and of course of passion!
If you are looking for a true to the bone romantic novel - but this book! I started it this afternoon and its now 2:15 a.m. and I've only just finished it! This book is so wonderful and heart warming that my only regret is that I've finished it off so quickly!
Book Review: Ignore the cover...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have seen two covers for this book, and neither one has *anything* to do with the book. Having said, what's within the pages doesn't need a flashy cover.
Daisy's had a rough life. A bastard, she followed her society beauty mother across Europe her whole life, dabbling at an education, mostly just being in the shadows of an exibitionist. Upon her mother's death, Daisy finds herself with no skills and an boatload of inherited debts. Her biological father - a Romanov historian and European ambassador - agrees to give her a clean financial slate (as well as money to live on until she can find herself an income) if she can prove she's capable of living an ordinary, no-nonsense (glamour-less) life for six months. He mistakenly thinks she's as superficial as her mother was.
The deal includes a husband - Alex Markov manages a circus, and has no use for a society bride like Daisy, but is paying off a debt to her father by marrying her for six months. He thinks she's trite and spoiled and obnoxious; she thinks he's brutal and unfeeling and frightening. Neither knows the truth about the other. Or the truth about why Daisy's father ulterior motives in this crazy pact.
Honestly, I didn't expect to like this book. Daisy seemed ridiculous and too 'Paris Hilton' for my tastes, and it seemed sadistic of Alex to bring Daisy to the lowest low he could manage, intentionally. But there's more to these characters, a depth that the reader is lured toward, that is riveting. And as the story unfolds, the vacancy transforms to innocence and beauty, and the blackness transforms to pain and desperation, and when these things mix, it makes for one heck of a story.
Throw in a tempermental baby elephant, a fiery bullwhip, a few sullen showgirls, a motherly gorilla, and an angsty tiger, and the ride becomes unlike any you've ever read before.
Book Review: It is not a new book
Summary: 4 Stars
One should not present an old book, reedited like new one, plus it is not the best of this author.
I almost bought it twice, as it was presented as her latest,
and I like how she writes,
Book Review: It was pretty good. It definitely kept me interested.
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't want to put it down. There were some chuckles and laughs, but it wasn't one of this author's best works.
CAUTION SPOILER: I didn't like that Daisy told Alex she was pregnant immediately before he went on stage to perform with his whip. She should have known he would become too emotional to perform his whip tricks safely. I think the author should have picked a different way to create the conflict at this point in the story.
DATA:
Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: six. Setting: currrent day circus environment. Copyright: 1996. Genre: contemporary romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, see my 5 star review of "Glitter Baby" posted 1/15/09.