Gabriel’s Inferno (Gabriel’s Inferno #1)

by  Sylvain Reynard

It’s difficult to put words around my thoughts on this one. It’s somewhat dark in that both characters carry baggage. It tries to be very (to use his over-used word) chaste… Not sure I would really call it that though. It is sweet overall. The play on literary figures was interesting. While I did not like the female lead, I did think the author did a decent job of unfolding the characters. The plot itself is pretty canned and predictable… The naive and innocent girl tames the bad boy. Even though secrets were divulged, I wasn’t sure I felt that the characters had dealt with how those flaws might affect them and their relationship.

Worth the read. However, it seems to attempt to go deep, but pulls back before really exploring the underlying character flaws… 3 stars.