And the Two Shall Become One by Shayne Carmichael

Overall comments: The story related in these two books is decent, and I like some of the characters quite a bit. In some passages, quite a few pronouns are used when it's unclear which character(s) they refer to. She agrees, and then the next words out of her mouth are, 'I have to go talk to Cian, don't I?' and Michael says, 'Yes. Some of the dialogue simply contradicts what has come before it: Michael says to Serena at one point that if she doesn't feel comfortable speaking with Cian and Mael, he'll do it for her. As for my Father.'-but the problem is much less severe in this volume. Example: Cian says, 'Funny how one man can find your possessiveness a trial, while another desperately clings to it.And what of your Father?' and Mael responds, 'Yes, funny how that is.

There's a bit of the same problem with point-by-point conversations that don't flow logically as is the case in the first book. The majority of the primary characters are neatly paired up by the end of the book, and while I felt that some of the couples were a little meh just because their attachments seemed to have been forged a little too quickly, I did enjoy reading about most of them. (see cons for the ways in which it still IS disjointed at times) The writing has some flaws, but it's less disjointed than that of the previous volume, The Prince's Angel. There's some angst with these two, but it doesn't last too terribly long, and their reunion is beautiful. Cornelius and Brandon get a little more coverage in this volume than the last, and their romance was my favorite part of the book. Everything here is about the two of them establishing permanence in the relationship. They meet and fall in love in the first book, so there's not much angst or uncertainty regarding their feelings for each other in this volume. The main relationship between Cian and Mael is quite romantic. Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

And the Two Shall Become One by Shayne Carmichael