Brooke C. (brookereviews) reviewed on 2/5/2009 + 50 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

A Rush of Wings started off a bit confusing for me during the first couple chapters. Not in a bad way, but because of the different points of view that you have to get used to. There are about seven points of view total. After I learned all the characters and the parts they would play it got very interesting. There is the beautiful FBI agent, a handsome vampire, a horrible serial killer, a fallen angel, and a few other key characters.

The way the book is set up there are a lot of scene changes. This gives the book a kind of movie feel. There is lots of action, and the story moves steadily along. There was never a moment when I felt bored or like I wanted to put the book down, quite the opposite really.

It was very interesting to see the view from inside a serial killer's head. The evil thoughts, and the way the killer's mind worked was scary. I think it added a creepy element to the story.

The characters make some serious mistakes though. Heather, who is supposed to be a kick ass FBI agent, makes the biggest. Mistakes that can cost her or others their lives, and could have been dodged by just checking her gun before leaving the house. Dante, the gorgeous vampire, does as well. But I let this slide because he's not in the right frame of mind through out the book.

The book flowed along quickly, and everything is cleared up in the end. You learn everyone's roles, and what they have done to get where they are in life. Another problem I had was that there was a bunch of French in the dialogue that I didn't understand. Come to find out in the back of the book there is a Index of terms which was really helpful! I would say if you enjoy Kim Harrison, you will probably want to pick this up. It's a really GOOD first book for Adrian Phoenix, and I looked forward to reading more.

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