Rage and Ruin by Jennifer L Armentrout

Rage and Ruin (Harbinger, #2)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Book 2 of The Harbinger contemporary fantasy series features angels, demons and gargoyles in a battle to save humanity. For fans of Cassandra Clare, Gena Showalter and Holly Black.

A half human, half angel and her bonded gargoyle protector must work with demons to stop the apocalypse while avoiding falling in love. The Harbinger is coming...but who or what is it? All of humankind may fall if Trinity and Zayne can't win the race against time as dark forces gather...and Lucifer himself may walk the earth once more.
Tensions rise and Zayne and Trinity must stay close together and patrol the D.C. streets at night, seeking signs of the Harbinger, an entity that is killing Wardens and demons with no seeming rhyme or reason. Forbidden to be with each other, they fight their feelings and turn to unusual sources for help--the demon Roth and his cohorts. But as more deaths pile on and they uncover a sinister plot involving the local high school and endangering someone dear to Zayne, Trin realizes she is being led...herded...played for some unknown end. As anger builds and feelings spiral out of control, it becomes clear that rage may be the ruin of them all.

Reviewed by pagingserenity on

4 of 5 stars

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Immediate thoughts after reading:

God dang it! It ended on another massive cliffhanger. I NEED to read the next book ASAP and I don't know if I can wait it full year for it.

Overall, I think this was just below a 4 star novel, but not as low as a 3.5. It's kinda hard to explain. There's a lot of things I think this book did well, like its intriguing plot and weaving in the obligatory book one recap in nicely. But once again Trinity has a hard time winning me over. She reminds me of Katy during the first 2 books of the Lux series, and that's not a compliment. Don't get me wrong, I like her and appreciate her struggles, but it's obvious she's a bit too sheltered (which I guess isn't completely her fault).

Anyways, I really enjoyed seeing Roth and Layla again. And that's kinda another issue I have with this book and series. Let's just say I'm still much more invested in the Dark Elements characters than Trinity and Zayne. So while I enjoyed the book, I don't know if I'd say the spinoff was 100% successful.

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