First, I'd like to thanks all those who have finished the story and have kindly refrained from spoiling anything for the rest of us.
Second, like Leandra Martinelli, I don't find the cover entirely attractive. I don't dislike it from a belief standpoint, I just think it looks REALLY dark. It needs a bit of color (red or hot pink, maybe) to make the title pop and a little embossing on the angel might be attractive, too.
Regarding my first impressions, I like a story that includes pertinent background, even if it is a bit cryptic at first. I will admit to having required my dictionary in the prologue. I didn't know what the word vassal meant, and I felt that I needed to know what it meant to understand the sentence.
I have decided to read according to the schedule, so I haven't gotten very far into the story, but I do like the building tension between Nora and Patch. My only major complaint so far is with Patch's name (or nickname). It brings to mind a character with a patch over his eye, and I find it distracting each time I read his name. I'd have preferred to have him named something more traditional, even if old-fashioned.
