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Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter)
So now my review. The book actually came out two weeks ago but I wasn't able to read it right away, so I'm a little late. As for the book, I'm a huge fan of Nalini and have love everything she's done and this was no exception. I do have to say, it's taken me a few books to really get into her Archangel series. When I first started reading the series, I had read all her Psy/Changing series and was eager to read more. This series is definitely a departure from that series. This book is Jason's story. Even though I've read all the books, it took me a bit to remember who Jason was. He's always been in the shadows (even in the books, LOL) and is Raphael's Spymaster. Which basically out of his Seven, he's the spy/detective. He really has a good story and the book itself has some nice chapters woven in with 3 other main characters. So actually you have 3 separate stories going on. You have Jason, who is called away to Neha's land, the far east, to investigate the murder of her Consort. Jason really plays more of a detective role in this book. It's totally a whodunit although I had pretty much started guessing who it was from the beginning and turned out I was right. You also, of course, learn more of Jason himself and why he's the way he is. Parts in his history are totally heartbreaking but I never felt like I wanted to wrap him up and protect him, like I usually do when you come across a tragic hero. He of course meets his lady love in the process. It is a bit of a different love story in the fact that they are both very tragic and broken but slowly they find a fix in each other. It's definitely not a HEA but a happily right now. As with all the Angel stories, they are not wrapped up in a neat little bow. The relationships continue on through the series. So be aware that it's not a normal HEA. I do have to warn you that it's written a little differently then you're used to. Because the Angels can speak mentally, Nalini put that communication in italics. She also put remembrances/flashbacks in the same, so it took me awhile to figure out what the italics themselves were communicating, if that makes sense. Also because Jason prefers to not talk aloud, a lot of it is also quick snippets of memory or talking in his head. It's just a bit different and you do get used to it. The next story is of Dmitri and Honor. This takes place right after they get married and more into their honeymoon. Honor has some decisions to make and Dmitri is by her side the whole way. It's really beautiful, I think. The last is of course with Raphael and Elena. It's only a few glimpses but it's nice catching up with them. All in all, I enjoyed it. I did feel as though it's sort of a continuation of the overall story verses a standalone romance. I'm not sure if you picked it up as your first book in the series, that you'd actually know all of what the heck was going on but that's my opinion. If you love Nalini and the Angel's, you love it. If you don't know her, you might want to read a few of the Angel short stories or get familiar with the series first, then come back to this book.
4 out of 5 books
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