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staycarat 's review for:
Archangel's Ascension
by Nalini Singh
for all that i was prepared for the ascension (the title, the blurb, the excerpt i read before i was able to get my hands on an arc)... it really wasn't about the ascension and its ramifications for a while, but more of the leadup into it. and i think that's a good thing, because it felt so sudden. i remember Nalini mentioned after archangel's light that illium and aodhan's relationship was meant to unfurl slowly, and the first half of ascension feels like that.
i don't know if i loved the way that the book was set up with 2 measly chapters about the present day at the start, and then the next few hundred pages700 years in the past . in some ways, it feels like a sad victory lap. there isn't any major plot happening besides the ascension, but you do get a lot of colored in spots to tell you how adi and blue are growing deeper into themselves and their relationship. there's also a lot of sadness - the kind of time jump that happens means that some people aren't around anymore, and probably will never show up in the books again ):
the ascension is labeled as something that is deeply bittersweet, but ultimately a chance for change and growth. i'm feeling a lot of bitterness though - the characters reiterate that while they will stay family, it will also never be the same again. like illium will never be able to just chill with raphael... for the rest of eternity. and also illium never wanted this??? he says it multiple times in this book, and i can't help but feel like if this was psy-changeling, he would have been able to be perfectly happy as a member of the seven and not as a bloated archangel.
i'm feeling neutral about this, but i did notice that this was a very mild (aka not spicy) book. literally the most mild book that I've ever read from Nalini (and that's saying something when I've read any book of hers i possibly could over the last 10-15+ years since i first found her books). baby blue and baby sparkles are also the only queer couple that she's featured. again, i don't feel like steamy scenes were needed in this one, but that tidbit sticks in my brain.
i don't know if i loved the way that the book was set up with 2 measly chapters about the present day at the start, and then the next few hundred pages
the ascension is labeled as something that is deeply bittersweet, but ultimately a chance for change and growth. i'm feeling a lot of bitterness though - the characters reiterate that while they will stay family, it will also never be the same again. like illium will never be able to just chill with raphael... for the rest of eternity. and also illium never wanted this??? he says it multiple times in this book, and i can't help but feel like if this was psy-changeling, he would have been able to be perfectly happy as a member of the seven and not as a bloated archangel.
i'm feeling neutral about this, but i did notice that this was a very mild (aka not spicy) book. literally the most mild book that I've ever read from Nalini (and that's saying something when I've read any book of hers i possibly could over the last 10-15+ years since i first found her books). baby blue and baby sparkles are also the only queer couple that she's featured. again, i don't feel like steamy scenes were needed in this one, but that tidbit sticks in my brain.