Angels' Blood (The Guild Hunter, #1)

by Nalini Singh

FIRST IN THE GUILD HUNTER SERIES!

Nalini Singh introduces readers to a world of beauty and bloodlust, where angels hold sway over vampires.

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux is hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael. But this time, it’s not a wayward vamp she has to track. It’s an archangel gone bad.

The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other—and pull her to the razor’s edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn’t destroy her, succumbing to Raphael’s seductive touch just may. For when archangels play, mortals break.

• ISBN10: 1101017880
• ISBN13: 9781101017883
• Publish Date: 3 March 2009
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Berkley Sensation
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amanda]

Probably more of a 3.5 rating.

This is only the second Nalini Singh book I've been exposed to, but I did end up enjoying it. Where the other book I read was the first book in the PNR psy-changeling series, Angels' Blood has more of an urban fantasy feel, even though there is definitely romance.

I haven't read too many angel books, but this one was fascinating. It's always fun when angels are bad ass, scary, and slightly removed from humanity. The world building was quite phenomenal (better than that in Slave to Sensation, anyway) and I am intrigued where the series will go next.

Angels' Blood had a few key parts that usually always signal a win for me: a headstrong heroine who is tough, has balls (metaphorically speaking), and does everything she can for the man (or angel) she falls for and a hero who walks the line between good and bad, who is powerful, and who cannot help but be overcome by his heroine. Win win win.

I'm still pretty new to the audiobook thing, but I enjoyed the narration. I think it captured the tone of the book pretty well.

[mitabird]

Angel's Blood was not as good as I thought it would be. Elena is a vampire hunter. She finds vampires and returns them to their master, the angel that created them. She has a special ability to scent vampires, which makes her unique. Raphael is the archangel of New York and requests her assistance to find an archangel gone bad.

This story never fully captured my attention, though there were many unusual aspects. Angels making vampires was an intriguing idea. The secrecy and mystery surrounding angels, especially archangels, was interesting. It was completely different than anything I've read lately. There was some action, some humor, and plenty of questions as to what exactly was wrong with the archangel gone bad. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to empathize with Elena nor was I able to really like Raphael. I understood that he wasn't human and wouldn't behave as a human does, but he was so cold and hard throughout most of the book. He redeemed himself in the end, but it was too late for me to warm up to him. I haven't decided if I'm going to read the next in the series yet.