I realize that when downloading this novella it was going to be...fluffy, so I don't want to knock it down in points for not being intellectually stimulating however I do expect decent plot development and believable chemistry. Nathanial Danvers is a modern day Scrooge and Daphne is the (reluctant and recently dead) Angel sent to make him see the error in his ways. Daphne is expected to do this in 24 hours just like the Charles Dickens tale, however none of the three ghosts had sex with Scrooge within the first 24 hours so I guess the timeframe and the bah-humbug attitude are the only similarities. Not once in the entire story did I feel that there was any real chemistry. I pictured Daphne snapping gum and saying groovy the whole time while crusty Nat just leeringly undressed her with his eyes...this somehow was to build up to a kind of love ever-after that would allow second chances for Daphne and Nat. Really? The unnecessary sex scene was also stale and blah and did not fit into the story at all, very...random...Is she an Angel or a succubus? Not buying it. Found the dialog trite, the plot stale and underdeveloped. However I gave it a two star- I did not hate it but I would not recommend it.
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