The Divine Whisper

The first thing I thought during the first interval of this book was, “GAWD Gemariah is a DICK!” And I'm sorry but he was. For a majority of the book. Annoyingly. I realize now this rant wouldn't be complete without spoilers so there's nothing to save you here, Gemariah.
First, HE'S SUCH A SLUT. Now, I don't make a habit of accusing people of being such...how should I put this...beings labeled with uncouth names. HOWEVER, Gemariah did not have any excuse for this (he wanted fun...really?! He couldn't control that dick of his?!) highly sexualized lifestyle. Okay, some might argue that he lives until the day his heart is destroyed, he's not tied down, and no one should fault him for doing whatever he wants to. HOWEVER, he has hurt Nicci with that “carefree” (to put it mildly) attitude enough times. He not only took her virginity roughly (I'm still unsure-did he even make her come that first time? Or did he honestly just take what he wanted without waiting for her?); he also freaking CHEATED ON HER. Granted, nothing “serious” happened. But still. He kissed that also-highly-sexualized (I'm trying to refrain from calling her a slut-oops too late) “woman” with the same mouth he kissed Nicci with. The same mouth that told her he wanted to be with her.

Please. I'm so proud of Nicci for not running back to him, even after such a long period of time.

And that wasn't her only epic moment either. I am HIGHLY impressed with how she stopped herself/Ramiel from killing her babies and Gemariah. And then there was that time when she shielded Shane with her body against his stepdad (may you spend an eternity stepping on legos you jackass). And I guess I can't fault her for being so annoying by not accepting the truth Gemariah was telling her; after all, he broke her trust...more than once actually. Anyhow, if Gemariah in any way fucks up what he has with Nicci, I will personally animate him from the book to clobber him for his stupid decisions. And I'm betting I won't be the only one to want a crack at him.
All in all, a decent book. But...Gemariah...ugh.