Gabriel's Inferno: Volume 1

The story is a bit cliche in my opinion. It's a fun read, but predictable as the author missed to build the suspense. He gives away through the characters' pov's too much and it become obvious what is to happen. Some descriptions are really NOT necessary. It drags for a long time, it can be tiresome at some point of the book as they have already shared what they thought about each other SEVERAL TIMES, we GOT it! I personally DID NOT like the character of Julia. She has a personality disorder. The author does not do her justice by making her so bipolar (Again it was written by a man, and that must be how they see us). It just doesn't work! I like Gabriel and that's the only reason I kept reading the book and why I am going to read the sequel (mostly also because I like to finish what I started). So besides the cheesy love declaration, the overbearing Dante's connection/quotes, the dragging story, and the inadequacy of the female character, I believe this could be a better book if the author was to go STRAIGHT to the point and NOT repeat what was told countless times.

It was an okay book to read but it failed to keep this reader addicted or spellbound because there was too much description and reference to literary works, no plausible or believable story lines that flowed through to connect all the incidental encounters with the heroine of the story. Disappointed I wasted my money. It is NO crossfire series or 50 Shades!

The writing was above average. I would not consider myself particularly well-read, but this book is so full of literary references that went over my head. The characters are the same as every other romance novel: rich, domineering older man and innocent, fashionable blue stocking. I was not super impressed and there is not enough carnality to balance the Dante fluff.