This is not my usual genre in the last few months since I have been on a contemporary and suspense kick for a while, but when I read the description of “His Black Wings” I thought it would be something I would enjoy.  I recommend to not read the book’s blurb though above because it will give the book away too much.  At least that’s my opinion.
“His Black Wings” is about Claren Maidstone and how she has lost her parents to a boating accident and now is forced to flee and hide due to the man she was supposed to marry is out to get her because she harmed him, and so did her dog.  Claren ends up answering an ad from Frederick Lowood to become has an assistant, but she does not assist him.  Frederick has his secret agenda of searching out Claren.  He has been keeping an eye on her for a while and has had it out for her family since his father died.
Claren’s family comes from an industry that ended up making Frederick’s son the way he is.  If anyone were to find out about Frederick’s son, they would either want to experiment on him or send him to the one place that Frederick has been trying to forget about in his life.
Frederick ends up asking Claren to become his son’s friend, but he’s afraid that his son, Estrigan will be upset since he hasn’t been seen.  He only comes out at night when the staff at his home are gone, and he can move around freely or fly around freely.  Estrigan is one of a kind who has black wings.
When Estrigan finds out Claren is living with them, he is upset about it, afraid she will run away screaming instead he becomes intrigued with the girl and will do anything to know her, especially when he sees her crying one evening.

“His Black Wings” was an enjoyable read, but it did not capture my interest until the story of what Frederick was up to and how Estrigan came to have the black wings.  I also liked finding out about the backstory of Frederick.  I thought the book started slow and I thought I would not finish it until Claren moved into Frederick’s house and Estrigan was introduced.  He was ruthless to Claren at first, and Calren just wanted to find out why.  The moment Estrigan saw Claren with other males who tried to capture her interest, he started changing.
A lot was going on with Frederick and what he was doing and then the guy, Kurten that Claren ended up hurting in the beginning and what his secret agenda was on trying to get Claren.  He was annoying, and I believed he got what was coming to him in the end.
Decker and Horace got my attention when they were fighting over Claren, and they had a more significant role later on in the book.  They cared a lot about Claren and just wanted her safe even though they did not know her well.
All and all, this book got three stars.  It was much different from what I am used to reading.
It just did not capture the interest that I was hoping.  It took me a while to get into this book.  I did enjoy certain characters over others.  I enjoyed a different take of what Astrid wrote.  It is not an Angel book.  It has a different storyline all together which made it fascinating.  It has a little steampunk to it; I believe which is one genre I need to dive into more.
Claren was a strong character who keep me interested in as well.  Estrigan will be my favorite though, even when he was mean to Claren.
I recommend the book to YA Fantasy readers out there.  You’ll enjoy this story that Astrid wrote.  Maybe if I were not into a contemporary or suspense kick, I would have enjoyed this book more.  It definitely would be something I would have enjoyed as a kid or as a teen more.