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ljwrites85's review
3.0
Amy Fox is abducted when she four years old, she makes a deal with God that when she dies she help get the baddies that the police can’t. When she dies at only thirty-two the deal comes into effect and she becomes a Fallen, working with Jack, a mysterious hunk to protect the ‘Erthfolk’ below them.
I have to be honest this is the first time I have read this genre before and wow, this was a lot darker book than I was expecting! Amy and her team deal with the worst of the worst, murderers, paedophiles and rapists to name a few. I want to warn everyone before they jump into this book that there is scenes of child abuse and rape which I found, even as a hardened crime fiction fan, hard to read.
If you put that aside, I really liked Amy. She headstrong, rebellious and a little damaged after her childhood trauma and the chemistry between her and Jack was fantastic. Another one of my favourite characters was Pyke, a computer hacker, and a bit of a sweetheart who’s mission in his afterlife was to punish drug dealing scum.
There was also some tremendous villains that I guarantee will turn your stomach.
I found the whole concept of the story immensely interesting. I would love to think that there was some supernatural police force out there dishing out karma to bullies and bad guys and watching over the most vulnerable in our society.
I did feel that it could have been edited a bit more, especially some of the dialogue. One that sticks out is in the first chapters where Amy is having a conversation with her friend Sal and it went on a little too long, going over the same things. I also felt that story could have ended a bit earlier, as I think that it would have lead nicely into a second book but that of course is just my opinion.
Overall a good start a series and I’m looking forward to see what happens next.
I have to be honest this is the first time I have read this genre before and wow, this was a lot darker book than I was expecting! Amy and her team deal with the worst of the worst, murderers, paedophiles and rapists to name a few. I want to warn everyone before they jump into this book that there is scenes of child abuse and rape which I found, even as a hardened crime fiction fan, hard to read.
If you put that aside, I really liked Amy. She headstrong, rebellious and a little damaged after her childhood trauma and the chemistry between her and Jack was fantastic. Another one of my favourite characters was Pyke, a computer hacker, and a bit of a sweetheart who’s mission in his afterlife was to punish drug dealing scum.
There was also some tremendous villains that I guarantee will turn your stomach.
I found the whole concept of the story immensely interesting. I would love to think that there was some supernatural police force out there dishing out karma to bullies and bad guys and watching over the most vulnerable in our society.
I did feel that it could have been edited a bit more, especially some of the dialogue. One that sticks out is in the first chapters where Amy is having a conversation with her friend Sal and it went on a little too long, going over the same things. I also felt that story could have ended a bit earlier, as I think that it would have lead nicely into a second book but that of course is just my opinion.
Overall a good start a series and I’m looking forward to see what happens next.
rincondejoss's review
4.0
This one I read for a tour i'm participating in.
And wao, don't regret choosing this one, it was so cool and interesting from beginning to end.
The plot was pretty interesting and fresh on my opinion, the idea of angel vigilantes is pretty fun and cool, would love to do something like that sounds awesome.
I like how the romance comes very organic through the situation and all the setting and how it sits and give you a pleasant feeling there.
The twists were so unexpected or me I was like what? are you serious, and it kept me super entertained and on edge so totally recommended if you want something interesting and fun to listen to.
And wao, don't regret choosing this one, it was so cool and interesting from beginning to end.
The plot was pretty interesting and fresh on my opinion, the idea of angel vigilantes is pretty fun and cool, would love to do something like that sounds awesome.
I like how the romance comes very organic through the situation and all the setting and how it sits and give you a pleasant feeling there.
The twists were so unexpected or me I was like what? are you serious, and it kept me super entertained and on edge so totally recommended if you want something interesting and fun to listen to.
kimchi84's review
4.0
Firstly thank you to S C Cunningham and to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for allowing me to take part in this blog tour.
I will warn you there are some serious trigger warnings that come with this book, child abuse, domestic abuse, and a lot of abuse in general.
We start off in a police interrogation room, in all honesty, I'm genuinely not quite sure why. But it doesn't take long to get to our heroine of this story, Amy Fox. At the moment she's alive, but it doesn't take long for her to die and join 'The Unit' where she gets to keep her deal that she forgot about, and gets to deactivate the bad guys.
Here she meets Jack, who has his own secrets he's keeping close to his chest. As soon as we get to 'The Unit' you know there is chemistry between Amy and Jack, I was definitely rooting for them. That is, until you learn Jack's secret. I didn't like him much after that, but soon changed my mind again.
It doesn't take long for hell to break loose and a 'Witness' to try and stop and take down 'The Unit' which is when we start to learn secrets and truths. At this point I was guessing and second guessing what I thought, but turned out I was wrong. After a few good deeds, a white feather is found but the people Amy and Jack helped, but there is no mention anywhere in the book that they actually have wings, so this did confuse me a bit.
With so many twists and turns I did enjoy this book, but did feel that the abuse details were a bit too graphic and weren't needed. This being said, I can't wait to see what the next installment brings, as this definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I'm giving this a 4/5 and I definitely recommend it. But do be careful of the triggers.
I will warn you there are some serious trigger warnings that come with this book, child abuse, domestic abuse, and a lot of abuse in general.
We start off in a police interrogation room, in all honesty, I'm genuinely not quite sure why. But it doesn't take long to get to our heroine of this story, Amy Fox. At the moment she's alive, but it doesn't take long for her to die and join 'The Unit' where she gets to keep her deal that she forgot about, and gets to deactivate the bad guys.
Here she meets Jack, who has his own secrets he's keeping close to his chest. As soon as we get to 'The Unit' you know there is chemistry between Amy and Jack, I was definitely rooting for them. That is, until you learn Jack's secret. I didn't like him much after that, but soon changed my mind again.
It doesn't take long for hell to break loose and a 'Witness' to try and stop and take down 'The Unit' which is when we start to learn secrets and truths. At this point I was guessing and second guessing what I thought, but turned out I was wrong. After a few good deeds, a white feather is found but the people Amy and Jack helped, but there is no mention anywhere in the book that they actually have wings, so this did confuse me a bit.
With so many twists and turns I did enjoy this book, but did feel that the abuse details were a bit too graphic and weren't needed. This being said, I can't wait to see what the next installment brings, as this definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I'm giving this a 4/5 and I definitely recommend it. But do be careful of the triggers.
bookshortie's review
4.0
The book starts with a plea from 4 year old Amy Fox to God. She was taken and she survived, but the girl that was taken after her didn’t. She promises to be a good girl from that day forward and in exchange when she does die she asks to sit on a cloud, be invisible and catch the bad guys that evade the police. What Amy doesn’t realise is that someone is listening and as soon as she utters her plea a deal is made. 28 years later, what Amy doesn’t realise is that it’s her last day on earth and the she joins the ranks of the Fallen, a network of souls who hand out karma to those on earth. Alongside her partner and mentor Jack, Amy is now an Angel. Jack is definitely a stickler for the rules, however Amy is the opposite and likes bending/stretching the rules. When Amy feels she is being watched and a new recruit to the unit causes complications the story takes a turn that you’re not expecting.
The attraction between Amy and Jack is definitely mutual and their chemistry is off the scale. The characters were well written and it has hard not to like Pyke and Maggie especially. It was interesting to learn more about Amy and Jack’s past before they joined the Fallen, the impact that this had on their lives and how it drives their motivation during their assignments.
This was an original and fascinating story full of likeable characters and at times quite intense. The perfect audio book to escape the real world and disappear into another.
If you like fantasy books I would very much recommend this.
The attraction between Amy and Jack is definitely mutual and their chemistry is off the scale. The characters were well written and it has hard not to like Pyke and Maggie especially. It was interesting to learn more about Amy and Jack’s past before they joined the Fallen, the impact that this had on their lives and how it drives their motivation during their assignments.
This was an original and fascinating story full of likeable characters and at times quite intense. The perfect audio book to escape the real world and disappear into another.
If you like fantasy books I would very much recommend this.
tsbowman1124's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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