Declarations of a Fangirl: Review: Falling by Tara Benham

Falling by Tara Benham

An earthquake is coming, soon. A small town in Kentucky is set to be destroyed. Bayla, Heaven's Soul Collector, has been given two tasks; make sure the earthquake happens according to plan, and also make certain Gray Ellison, a teenaged human, survives. Bayla has a perfect record for completing missions; so, when another angel is added into the mix, she begins to question the Head Council's faith in her. Just as she is getting used to working with Hadraniel, her unasked for back-up, she has to face another hurdle. When Declan shows up with the mission to make sure Gray doesn't survive the earthquake, he starts to challenge all of Bayla's beliefs and plans. Declan isn't your typical demon. He's gorgeous and arrogant, but there's something about him that Bayla can't quite put her finger on. Declan's presence threatens the mission to save Gray, and Bayla herself. Will she be able to complete her assigned mission successfully despite these new obstacles, or will Gray be lost to Hell forever?

*4 STARS*

Holy crap on a cracker, Batman.

I was not expecting this book to get to me the way it did. It started off alright. Easy, smooth read. The world building was solid and when Bayla and Hadraniel get to the town in Kentucky, everyone was just so nice.

I had trouble relating to Bayla at first. She was just so bland and took everything at face value...which of course makes sense because she has had very little human interaction, so she doesn't understand catch phrases or emotions. Once it dawned on me that she was just like Castiel, then she became a darling to me.