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Helen is an antiques dealer who is also
responsible for keeping a powerful stone from the creatures
of the world that would use it to destroy life as we know
it. Constantine is the ancient emperor of Rome, cursed to
roam the earth as an immortal. Can the two of them put their
mistrust aside to work together and defeat an enemy?
Constantine by Alicia Sparks has an
interesting premise. I like the rewriting of history to
create a world that regular humans know nothing about, but I
felt cheated through most of the story. It seemed as though
this was intended as part of a series, but I couldn’t find
any evidence of more stories related to it. We were
presented with some facts, but we seemed to be missing
essential information that was integral to truly
understanding the story. I also never felt much for either
of the main characters. There was no character growth that I
could recognize, despite Constantine coming to the
realization that he was in love with Helen – two or three
times - and I never felt any chemistry between the two. Much
of Constantine seemed pared down to the bare
facts and sex. I think this would have done much better as a
longer story with more information for the reader. |
