Desert Angel

Desert Angel is a short and fairly easy read. It's a story about a tough 14-year old girl with a strong survival instinct. She finds herself on the run from her latest “step-father”, Scotty, a ruthless man who is hunting her down, after he killed her mother during one of their monster fights. He believes the only way he will walk away with what he did is to silence Angel for good.

The begging of the book was quite gripping, depicting intense survivalist scenes. Then, the book makes a turn, but he cat and mouse chase continues.

Angel isn't necessarily a likable character, nevertheless, as the story unfolds, you do understand why she keeps lying and stealing.

However, what really bothered me, at times, was the pacing. Certain parts of the book seemed so disjointed, like whole sequences were skipped, which made it difficult to understand what exactly was going on. It's almost like the author didn't have the patience to fully unfold those particular scenes.

I found the ending a bit abrupt, everything seemed wrapped up too quickly. Though, overall is was a pretty enjoyable book. Good enough to forgot you're waiting in line at the dentist's.