nickylovesbooks 's review for:

Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
5.0

I love this series.  I first started reading this series back in 2010 or 2011.  I read the first 7 books (book7 came out in 2014), and then lost track (so many new books and series I started reading).

My husband bought me the books 1-14 for Christmas in 2021.  I have now bought book 15 & 16 and decided to re-read from the beginning and catch up on the world of Archangels, Angels and Vampires.

I’m loving these books just as much the second time around.

Archangel Raphael has made Elena into an Angel.  The first ever “made” Angel.
Elena has to learn how to fly and how to control her new wings.

I loved the way Raphael teaches her;


"The only way to learn to fly, is to fly." He pushed her off the edge of the cliff.

"That's your idea of teaching? I could've been splattered from here to Manhattan!"

"You were never in any danger." His eyes gleamed with laughter. "That's how young angels learn to fly..."

"You push babies out into thin air?"

"How do you think birds learn to fly?"

"Okay, push me again."
 

One of the oldest of the Archangels, Lijuan, wants to meet Elena, so invites her and Raphael to a party.  This will allow Lijuan to meet Elena, but also test her and find out what she is made of, how strong she is, and why Raphael is so enamoured with her.

The only thing is, Lijuan is raising a Zombie army.  As yet, she is only keeping her army as pets.

I love some of the side characters that are part of Raphael's seven – Dmitri, Illium, Jason, Venom.  I can’t wait for some of these characters to get their own books and get their stories.