Helpful Score: 4
Two of the four stories have been published in other books. I believed "Angel's Wolf" was part of Angel of Darkness" and "Angel's Judgment" was part of "Must Love Hellhounds." It was a pretty good collection, a mixture of romance and urban fantasy. I have read all the books so far in the series and I would recommend you read at least one of the Elena/Raphael books before you read these stories. It will give you a nice background of who is who and all the rules of the world Singh created.
"Angel's Pawn:" One of the my favorite stories. This one stars Ashwini, that mysterious deadly hunter in all of Elena's stories. She is such an intriguing character that I hope a full version of her story comes soon. (I know the next book is about Jason). I have to admit that I don't completely recall Janvier, the vampire, but he must have been mentioned before. This story falls more into the urban fantasy category. It is a splice of life story with some heavy flirting to keep it fun. If you expect a happily ever after, you will be disappointed. It's more like an introdcution to Janvier and Ashwini. If you are reading this book because you love angels, you will be somewhat disappointed because they aren't technically the main focus, just side characters that keep things moving.
"Angel's Judgement" I read a long time ago. It's about Sara, the head of the Guild Hunter, and Declan. I didn't reread it here but from what I remembered it was sexy and fun.
"Angel's Wolf" I enjoyed quite a bit. This one has a bodyguard theme with a little bit of mysterious whodunnit thrown in. Here an angel and vampire fall in love. The story must happen in between the Elena/Raphael books because I recall Noel's torture from one of the books. He was a vampire that served Raphael. Here, he has mostly healed from the ordeal and charged to find the attempted murderer of the angel Nimra (kept thinking "Nimrod" when I read her name). I am slightly disappointed when the perpertrator was revealed and the reason for the attempted murder was rather lame, but everything else was pretty good about the story.
"Angel's Dance" had the bookish teacher and warrior falling in love theme. This is Galen and Jessamy's story. It is very sweet but the writing is very disjointed. Ideas and thoughts kind of jump around. Not the best writing.
Overall, it was a pretty good read. I am harsh when judging short stories because there is so little space for the author to create a good story.
"Angel's Pawn:" One of the my favorite stories. This one stars Ashwini, that mysterious deadly hunter in all of Elena's stories. She is such an intriguing character that I hope a full version of her story comes soon. (I know the next book is about Jason). I have to admit that I don't completely recall Janvier, the vampire, but he must have been mentioned before. This story falls more into the urban fantasy category. It is a splice of life story with some heavy flirting to keep it fun. If you expect a happily ever after, you will be disappointed. It's more like an introdcution to Janvier and Ashwini. If you are reading this book because you love angels, you will be somewhat disappointed because they aren't technically the main focus, just side characters that keep things moving.
"Angel's Judgement" I read a long time ago. It's about Sara, the head of the Guild Hunter, and Declan. I didn't reread it here but from what I remembered it was sexy and fun.
"Angel's Wolf" I enjoyed quite a bit. This one has a bodyguard theme with a little bit of mysterious whodunnit thrown in. Here an angel and vampire fall in love. The story must happen in between the Elena/Raphael books because I recall Noel's torture from one of the books. He was a vampire that served Raphael. Here, he has mostly healed from the ordeal and charged to find the attempted murderer of the angel Nimra (kept thinking "Nimrod" when I read her name). I am slightly disappointed when the perpertrator was revealed and the reason for the attempted murder was rather lame, but everything else was pretty good about the story.
"Angel's Dance" had the bookish teacher and warrior falling in love theme. This is Galen and Jessamy's story. It is very sweet but the writing is very disjointed. Ideas and thoughts kind of jump around. Not the best writing.
Overall, it was a pretty good read. I am harsh when judging short stories because there is so little space for the author to create a good story.
I loved this book almost more than Archangels Storm. Almost but not quite, Jason is still my book boyfriend and I love him the most out of all the characters presented so far. But that doesnt diminish the fact that the characters presented in these stories are excellent, and these were stories that needed to be told even if I didnt know it prior to reading it. The best way for me to review this is to address each story individually.
First was Angels Pawn, this is a story set prior to the first Guild Hunter book and follows Ashwini and her connection and relationship with Janvier. She is asked to help in the kidnapping of a vampire, she asks Janvier come along because he used to belong to the court of the angel she is visiting, Nazarach. I had a huge fangirl moment over this story. I have been hoping to hear more about Ashwini and this vampire she has a love/hate relationship with. But we have also heard a lot of rumor and interesting tidbits about Nazarach, so I wanted to see him first hand too. Not only was this story exciting because it introduced me to characters I have longed to meet more intimately but because the story surprised me as well. The case of the kidnapping isnt at all what it seems and it gets Ashwini into some hot water. I was really happy with this story and it wet my appetite for more about Ashwini in the future, fingers crossed!
Next up was Angels Judgement, the story of Sara becoming the Guild Director so this was also set prior to the beginning of the Guild Hunter series. This story was an unexpected enjoyment for me. I never really thought that I wanted to know more about Sara and Deacon and how they met or how she became the Director. But I enjoyed it tremendously and it made me ask a lot of fascinating questions. It revealed how involved and concerned the Cadre of Ten is with the selection of the Guild Hunter.
Third on the list was Angels Wolf where we get an introduction to two new characters Noel (one of Raphaels vampires) and Nimra (the angel who rules over Louisiana). She is concerned that someone is trying to kill her and asks Raphael for assistance in trying to sort out who the traitor in her court is. Noel has been viciously attacked and seeks to escape so Raphael asks him to go help Nimra with her problem. Nimra is greatly feared about the other angels and vampires alike, so Noel is surprised and intrigued to discover that she has a softer side too. I wasnt expecting this story but I did like it. If I was forced to choose a least favorite it would probably be this one, but thats just in comparison to how passionately I loved the other three.
Last was Angels Dance, the story of Jessamy meeting the mysterious Galen and becoming intrigued with him despite her refusal to become romantically involved with anyone for centuries. I have liked Jessamy and Galen both from the limited time we have seen them. And I vaguely recalled mention (ok, someone reminded me of the mention) that Jessamy and Galen were romantically linked in one of the other Guild Hunter books. Another great point was their early relationship. They started out not really even liking each other that much, but then circumstances force them together and they discover that there is much more to the others character than they first thought. It was a touching, sweet, and romantic story that I thought was a perfect addition to this collection of short stories. Jessamy got her story and I loved it.
Also posted to my personal blog and other bookish sites
First was Angels Pawn, this is a story set prior to the first Guild Hunter book and follows Ashwini and her connection and relationship with Janvier. She is asked to help in the kidnapping of a vampire, she asks Janvier come along because he used to belong to the court of the angel she is visiting, Nazarach. I had a huge fangirl moment over this story. I have been hoping to hear more about Ashwini and this vampire she has a love/hate relationship with. But we have also heard a lot of rumor and interesting tidbits about Nazarach, so I wanted to see him first hand too. Not only was this story exciting because it introduced me to characters I have longed to meet more intimately but because the story surprised me as well. The case of the kidnapping isnt at all what it seems and it gets Ashwini into some hot water. I was really happy with this story and it wet my appetite for more about Ashwini in the future, fingers crossed!
Next up was Angels Judgement, the story of Sara becoming the Guild Director so this was also set prior to the beginning of the Guild Hunter series. This story was an unexpected enjoyment for me. I never really thought that I wanted to know more about Sara and Deacon and how they met or how she became the Director. But I enjoyed it tremendously and it made me ask a lot of fascinating questions. It revealed how involved and concerned the Cadre of Ten is with the selection of the Guild Hunter.
Third on the list was Angels Wolf where we get an introduction to two new characters Noel (one of Raphaels vampires) and Nimra (the angel who rules over Louisiana). She is concerned that someone is trying to kill her and asks Raphael for assistance in trying to sort out who the traitor in her court is. Noel has been viciously attacked and seeks to escape so Raphael asks him to go help Nimra with her problem. Nimra is greatly feared about the other angels and vampires alike, so Noel is surprised and intrigued to discover that she has a softer side too. I wasnt expecting this story but I did like it. If I was forced to choose a least favorite it would probably be this one, but thats just in comparison to how passionately I loved the other three.
Last was Angels Dance, the story of Jessamy meeting the mysterious Galen and becoming intrigued with him despite her refusal to become romantically involved with anyone for centuries. I have liked Jessamy and Galen both from the limited time we have seen them. And I vaguely recalled mention (ok, someone reminded me of the mention) that Jessamy and Galen were romantically linked in one of the other Guild Hunter books. Another great point was their early relationship. They started out not really even liking each other that much, but then circumstances force them together and they discover that there is much more to the others character than they first thought. It was a touching, sweet, and romantic story that I thought was a perfect addition to this collection of short stories. Jessamy got her story and I loved it.
Also posted to my personal blog and other bookish sites
