Archangel’s Prophecy by Nalini Singh (Guild Hunter Series #11) [Book Review] 4

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Summary

“Midnight and dawn, Elena’s wings are unique among angelkind…and now they’re failing. The first mortal to be turned into an immortal in angelic memory, she’s regressing. Becoming more and more human. Easier to hurt. Easier to kill.

Elena and Raphael must unearth the reason for the regression before it’s too late and Elena falls out of the sky. Yet even as they fight a furious battle for Elena’s very survival, violent forces are gathering in New York and across the world.

In China, the Archangel Favashi is showing the first signs of madness. In New York, a mysterious sinkhole filled with lava swallows a man whole. In Africa, torrential monsoon rains flood rolling deserts. And in Elena’s mind whispers a haunting voice that isn’t her own.

This time, survival may not be possible…not even for the consort of an archangel.”

-From Nalini Singh’s Website

Review

Oh man, did I need a box of tissues for this book. Dear lord….it was a killer. If you’re a fan of this series and haven’t read this one yet, I’d say maybe to wait closer to when the next one comes out (which is like…2 years?) and then read that and the next one. Gosh, I’m not spoiling what happens but just know that it is a cliffhanger.

I know that Ms. Singh is getting a lot of backlash against the ending of this book, but I’m going to say outright that I trust her implicitly. I’ve been with her for many years now and adore her writing. I trust that she will work it out perfectly for us, but the fact I have to wait 2 years is killing me! But it’s okay. I can do this. I will stay strong and just re-read the whole series again.

Once again the story was fantastic. It followed Elena and Raphael again as the Cascade is coming, so this book was a filler in a way as nothing seriously major happened, bu tit was okay. To me, it was an intricate part of the story. You saw weakness, you saw a lot of pain, which I really liked – partially mortal Raphael is so beautiful to see. The relationship that Elena and Raphael has is just such a gorgeous one and seeing the two of them struggling but trying to be leaders at the same time is amazing!

Then when all of the Seven got together, I was like OMG! YESSSSS! OG-SQUAD!

I think one of the sad things about the book was that the side characters, like Dimitri and Illium weren’t in it as much, but we got to see a lot more of the Legion. They still confuse me with the way they speak, like Yoda and I’m convinced they know more but aren’t telling people what they know…Like tell us! SAVE PEOPLE!

[spoiler title=’SPOILER’ style=’default’ collapse_link=’true’]OKAY SO NOW FOR THE TEA PEOPLE! THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY CLICKED THIS, CLOSE IT NOW SO YOU DON’T GET A SPOILER YOU DON’T WANT.

Okay?

Ready?!

SO LIKE WHEN RAPHAEL RIPPED OUT HIS HEART AND GAVE HIS TO ELENA?! LIKE WHAT?! I was literally screaming when I read it. I do question if he really had the ability to do that, but he is an Archangel and he’s developing so he has all these power. And when he went supersonic with his flying, I was like ‘YOU GO BOY. Save your love!’.

But okay, back to the ending! Um, so he did all that stuff and pulled his heart out which had me dying. LIKE THAT IS LOVE. Why can’t a man do that for me?! JK JK! But, I did NOT see that coming. That was like what?!

And then the ending, like the very ending. I’m totally confused who is in that container? I’m guessing a Wingless Elena? And then in the last line there were Silver eyes? Anyone know who that was or what it was? I’m guessing that is what that woman Cassandra was talking about or something?

ALSO! DID ELENAS HEART EXPLODE?! Like he woke up early and then it said something that a heart exploded, so what?! I hope she’s not dead or forgets who he is.

ALSO JESSAMY AND HER WINGS?! OMGGGGGGGGGG YESS GIRL! YOU GO!

UGH I NEED THE NEXT ONE SOON!!!!![/spoiler]

So, overall, it’s perfect! I absolutely adored this one, just like all the other ones. The fact that my heart is dying (no pun intended) is just a minor issue. I’ll survive for 2 years, somehow…. *runs away crying*.

If you love the series, I recommend reading it. If you can survive some pain, then read it now. If you can’t, then maybe wait a little and get it before the next book comes out. BUT READ IT!

Happy Reading!