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Original Review: December 28, 2018 ( Goodreads ) A Time of Angels isn't really about angels at all. There is one actual angel who makes an appearance, and perhaps the title is meant to refer to our main characters, but they are far from angelic. The core of the book is the love triangle between Primo (a psychic), Pasquale (a chef) and the lovely Beatrice, the woman loved by both. Some time long before the book begins, Pasquale and Beatrice were lovers, but Pasquale was a well known womanizer, and Primo loved her true. He proposed, they wed and lived happily enough. The three of them maintained a strong friendship until one day when Primo was away on a trip, Pasquale invited Beatrice over and she chose to stay with him. Primo responds like any sane man would - by casting spells on Pasquale and summoning Lucifer. Ok, the last part was by accident, but that's really the best part of the book. The main characters and the side ones are all obsessive in their own ways ex

Original Review written August 10, 2016 ( Goodreads ) I have a bit of an addiction to X-Com. I used to play the original and Terror from the Deep (TFTD) as a kid when they were new. I always preferred TFTD as it was creepier under the water and has flying brain monsters that can control you. Freaky! Then, I found the game again as an adult on Steam and played it way more than I should. And what went and happened? They made a modern version - Enemy Unknown that just eats up all my time.  I suppose it's only natural that a successful video game franchise should try to expand to other media. However, this appears to be the only x-com novel in existence. There are also no tv shows or movies that I know of. Not even a board game or official RPG. It's probably good for me since I would just spend all my time and money on them. I first read UFO Defense years ago in high school I think. I barely remember it from then so reading it now was pretty much reading it new. Usuall