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The war for human souls rages on. Jim is in charge of guiding each soul (with the help of some angel warriors). He's never certain which soul might be next. He's working against a very powerful and terrifying demon, named Devina, who makes it a hobby to collect and torture human souls. Jim believes that his old military buddy, Isaac, is going to be Devina's next target. Isaac, meanwhile, is trying to hide from his old life as an assassin when he's busted for illegal cage fighting. Grier, his attorney, is desperate to help him whether he wants her assistance or not. The plot had its interesting points and its drawn out points, but overall it was passable. The themes and settings are definitely getting darker as the series progresses, which I enjoy. This book is definitely an improvement on Covet, which was full of plot holes and loose ends.
Jim Heron is a very cool character, and I found myself relating to him and cheering him on. He seems like an average guy, but he has a shady past and a lot of personal demons in addition to the flesh and blood ones being thrown his way. If I continue reading the series it will probably be to see how Jim fairs over anything else. Grier was a moderately likeable character. Supposedly she's very intelligent but her actions don't demonstrate much logic. She has a lot of heart and she's very willful. She's literally haunted by a tragic past. I found Isaac extremely intriguing but he was underutilized. He's sexy and dangerous, but still oddly gentlemanly and honorable. I feel like he could of and should of gotten an entire book from his point of view alone, but of course that would have been useless to the demon/angel plot of this series. As for their relationship, there is definitely chemistry but as stated above its underdeveloped. It needed a few more scenes with just Isaac and Grier to really be touching or believable.
Stylistically, this book is much like Wards others--the conversational tone, the frequent changes in point of view, scenes that don't really seem relevant to the plot, and the odd slang that doesn't quite fit. If these sort of things bothers you, be prepared to be bothered some more. For myself, I just power through it and try to ignore it. It does always knock her books down half a star in my mind though, so I have to make note of it.
Overall, rating this as a dark urban fantasy I give it 3.5 stars, but 2.5 if I'm forced to call it paranormal romance.
Jim Heron is a very cool character, and I found myself relating to him and cheering him on. He seems like an average guy, but he has a shady past and a lot of personal demons in addition to the flesh and blood ones being thrown his way. If I continue reading the series it will probably be to see how Jim fairs over anything else. Grier was a moderately likeable character. Supposedly she's very intelligent but her actions don't demonstrate much logic. She has a lot of heart and she's very willful. She's literally haunted by a tragic past. I found Isaac extremely intriguing but he was underutilized. He's sexy and dangerous, but still oddly gentlemanly and honorable. I feel like he could of and should of gotten an entire book from his point of view alone, but of course that would have been useless to the demon/angel plot of this series. As for their relationship, there is definitely chemistry but as stated above its underdeveloped. It needed a few more scenes with just Isaac and Grier to really be touching or believable.
Stylistically, this book is much like Wards others--the conversational tone, the frequent changes in point of view, scenes that don't really seem relevant to the plot, and the odd slang that doesn't quite fit. If these sort of things bothers you, be prepared to be bothered some more. For myself, I just power through it and try to ignore it. It does always knock her books down half a star in my mind though, so I have to make note of it.
Overall, rating this as a dark urban fantasy I give it 3.5 stars, but 2.5 if I'm forced to call it paranormal romance.
Jim Heron is a fallen angel. Allied with two other fallen angels, he fights for souls to save the world from the underworld. The three angels are charged with saving seven souls to turn the tide against the rising evil of the demon Devina. Isaac Rothe was a member of XOps along with Jim, under the command of Matthias. Isaac has gone AWOL and Matthias is searching for him. Grier Childe is appointed as Isaac's public defender after he is arrested for cage fighting. She is strangely attracted to Isaac, even though he is the exact opposite of every man she has ever dated. As Matthias closes in, Jim and his allies work to help them all.
I have to say, I wasn't totally into this entry in the series. I'm not sure what it was. Maybe it was Grier and Isaac. It was still worth the read; it just took me longer to finish than anything else by Ms. Ward. I didn't feel the need to forget my whole life just to finish it. And after seeming to tone down her ridiculous name dropping and strange lingo in the first book, Ms. Ward was back with a vengeance. It rivaled any of the BDB books for writing. Oh well, I've read enough of her stuff that I'm totally used to it. Anyway, Jim is on the trail of assignment number 2 which involves a man from his days in XOps - Isaac Rothe. Isaac is on the lamb after deserting XOps and the man in charge, Matthias is after him. In the previous book, Matthias had ordered Jim to kill Isaac in exchange for information. Jim learns a lot in this book, about himself, the battle and Devina. His vengeance against her is growing and it should be interesting to see where the next volume takes us.
Better then the first in the series. This book was full of twists. Really catches you off guard and shocks you. Jim Heron is a hero that you just love. He's so rough and tough but has a heart of gold. I also think the love interest that takes place in this book was far better then the first. Ward really knows how to write a book. I did not put it down. Even got caught reading at work. Got in a little trouble. Now it's time to grab the third one. I'm so excited.
Very slow in the start, but it sure did pick up! Very well written, the fluff was spectacular :O and the fight between good and bad was really well done. Too bad I have to wait for the next installment again...