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Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh

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annabelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

2.0

This was so repetitive and slow. All of the parts of the story that interested me were dragged out only for the conclusions to not be very satisfying and over quickly.

Elena and Raphael have some relationship development but their romance is so unbelievable to me because it seems to be totally based on lust.

Theres a lot I liked about these books and I could love them but neither the plot nor the romance are executed in a satisfactory way. I was just so over it by the end.

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bibliorama's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Enjoyment - 4
Start - 3.5
Characters - 3.75
Atmosphere - 3.75
Plot - 4
Ending - 3.5
Style - 3.5

Overall - 3.7

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now_booking's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This was an action-backed continuation to Elena and Raphael’s love story in which interest in Elena’s new existence puts her in danger from all corners. I didn’t love this as much as I did the first book perhaps because it was more action-packed than character-based. I think there was still a good amount of romance but it was very much action around a specific event- everything felt very much like it was leading up to Lijuan’s gathering and so it for that reason at times felt a bit slow and slightly less compelling than book 1, even though it was still super interesting and did keep my attention. This series is fire. I don’t know what’s coming next with the Lijuan angle if anything- that resolution came so fast that I can’t believe it is over. Super excited to read the next book and glad that I’m only just starting the series so I can have a good binge catching up.

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sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"Archangel's Kiss" is a direct sequel to the first book in the Guild Hunter's series, "Angels' Blood". I think I liked this as much, if not more than Angels' Blood. I really enjoyed the banter between Elena and Raphael and

the bits we get about Elena becoming an angel and learning how to do angelic things, like fly, end up being really interesting.

Overall it was a good book, it ends on a light cliffhanger but I don't mind because the rest of the series has already been released.

A few of the scenes were a bit too gruesome for me, which is why I'm knocking half of a star off.

I give this book a 4.5 out of 5

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illiumbluebell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As much as I love this series I find that I find this book a little less fun to read. Seeing Elena get used to her new immortality and her relationship with Raphael grow stronger is good. But the side plot of Anushka didn't draw me in so much as it made me feel it was a distraction from the main plot.

An important part of the series still though.

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