96 points, 5 stars!

I put together a review for the omnibus on my blog, keikii eats books. ( )

Still 5 stars.. If you can make me teary eyed, and laugh simultaneously, you win the stars. I'm going to do a thingy on the bloggity blog once I've finished novella 3, to incorporate all the thoughts.. ( )

Diago Alverez is half darkness and half light born of an angel and a daimon. After centuries he has found his place with Nefilim and partner Miquel. He is content to love Miquel and play music, until someone comes after Miquel and wants him to play both sides. In order to save Miquel and an important person dug up from his past, Diago must make some difficult choices that will have an impact on the whole world.

This was a quick-paced short story that introduced me to the world of the Nefilim. The writing drew me in with vivid descriptions of scenery and allowed me to get to know the characters quickly. I was intrigued by Diago and Miquel’s relationship between a Nefilim and a half angel and half daimon. Their histories each seem very diverse and I hope that we get to learn more. In such a short work, it is difficult to do any huge twist, however I appreciated the straight-forward action as Diago raced to save the people he loved the most and make his decisions towards light or dark.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )

Review from TenaciousReader: http://www.tenaciousreader.com/2015/06/30/review-a-midnights-silence-by-t-frohoc...

A Midnight’s Silence is another solid story by T. Frohock. Real characters are placed in dark and distressing situations, using a combination of music, magic, love and trust to survive. It introduces the reader to a world of angels and daimons in 1930s Spain, with our protagonist Diago being half angel, half daimon. This puts him in a unique position because the two worlds generally don’t play all that nice with each other (as one might expect).

Diago has managed to live outside of these two groups, committing to neither one. He is, however, fully committed to his lover, Miquel, who is a member of Los Nefilim. This is a group that polices the daimons. This doesn’t exactly make Diago, being unaligned and half daimon, very popular with Miquel’s co-workers. The book is dark, and despite there being angels and daimons, there is not really an overtly religious tone to this book. In fact, Diago even confesses to not knowing if there is a god or not. It is like they are two supernatural orders that function independent of the religion that people in our world usually associate with them. I enjoyed this ambiguity to a greater being, it was nice to see the angels and daimons just as on their own as regular people.

Diago is placed un an unthinkable situation of being asked to choose between his lover and his newly found son, as we are introduced to Rafael, Diago’s son that he never knew he had. Rafael has been cared for at an orphanage run by Sister Benita, a very unpleasant nun. Nun or not, she’s a horrible person with no empathy or compassion. So, taking this into account, I guess you could say that there is a portrayal of fallible religious people. Just because someone is religious doesn’t mean they are a good person. The actions people take, how they treat and respect others, that is what is important, and you see evidence of this in A Midnight’s Silence. Sister Benita did amuse me though, so she might not be anyone I’d like to take care of my kids, I was happy at her inclusion.

For anyone that looks for good examples of real relationships with LGBT characters, add this one to the list. Diago and his lover, Miquel, are human, and care for each other, and honestly, it’s just written the same as any relationship between two humans should be. There’s a good balance of suspense and characters in this and I look forward to seeing what is next. ( )

The dark plots of angels and demons increase the already-high stakes in 1930s Spain in Frohock's enthralling introduction to the world of Los Nefilim. ( )