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adventurous
dark
emotional
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? No
4.25
This series is amazing in that no matter how many times we return to the main star couple, Elena and Raphael, it remains fresh and new and their story seems to progress the entire series. This books should have felt a little slow because it centers around the Cadre being summoned by the Luminata (i.e. an ancient order of angels) to sort out issues around Lijuan’s territory since she has disappeared. Yet, it feels like a continuation of Elena and Raphael’s love story (even with the endless Knebhek, hbeebti repetitions) where we unlock secrets of Elena’s heritage, catch up with Elena and Raphael’s love story and get to witness Aodhan coming into his own and finally healing. It was a very contained sort of story but didn’t feel slow or draggy and always felt like it was moving forward. As an added benefit, we got a bit more character development around some of the other archangels. I’m still really enjoying this series and can’t wait for the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Grief, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Bullying, Death, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, Genocide, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Classism, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
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