Archangel's War by Nalini Singh

Archangel's War (The Guild Hunter, #12)

by Nalini Singh

Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s darkly passionate Guild Hunter world, where human-turned-angel Elena Deveraux, consort to Archangel Raphael, faces a new challenge that threatens the balance of the world.

Wings of silver. Wings of blue. Mortal heart. Broken dreams. Shatter. Shatter. Shatter. A sundering. A grave. I see the end. I see. . . .

The world is in chaos as the power surge of the Cascade rises to a devastating crescendo. In furiously resisting its attempts to turn Elena into a vessel for Raphael’s power, Elena and her archangel are irrevocably changed. . .far beyond the prophecy of a cursed Ancient.

At the same time, violent and eerie events around the world threaten to wipe out entire populations. And in the Archangel Lijuan’s former territory, an unnatural fog weaves through the land, leaving only a bone-chilling silence in its wake. Soon it becomes clear that even the archangels are not immune to this deadly evil. This time, even the combined power of the Cadre may not be enough. . . .

This war could end them all.

Reviewed by Melanie on

5 of 5 stars

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I love the Guild Hunter series. It features angels and vampires. The Guild hunts down vampires who try to skip out on their contracts to the angels who turn them. The series is a mixture of paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Mostly it follows the archangel of New York, Rapheal and his consort, Guild Hunter turned angel, Elena. But there are also books that have covered some of the side characters’ romances, which have been a lot of fun.

The series has been mostly following Rapheal and Elena as we’ve been building to this war for a few books now. The Cascade is also coming, which is doing some strange things to everyone’s power, for good or bad.

I don’t want to go into too much detail on this particular story, because of spoilers to this story and the earlier books, if you haven’t read them. What I will say, is that the series has been leading up to this point and this book doesn’t disappoint the anticipation leading up to it. I’m not sure where the series goes from here, but I can’t imagine that the series is done. While the series arc does seem like a finale, there are still a lot of stories left to be told for the characters of this series. And, there will be a large revolt if Bluebell doesn’t get his own story.

This series is highly recommended to anyone who likes paranormal romance or urban fantasy, that has plenty of action and romance, which this series has in spades. Each story builds on the previous, so you will want to read in order.

Narration
Justine Eyre continues to do a great job with the narration of this series. It has a large cast, with more males than females, but she doesn’t struggle with the large cast of characters. There is also the very old angels that are cold and extremely confident, which she brings out in their voices. I really love her narration. I don’t think I could ever go back to just reading after listening to her narration of the series.

**I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

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