HIS NAME IS DANTE.
Dark. Talented. Beautiful. Star of the rock band Inferno. Rumored owner of the hot New Orleans nightspot Club Hell. Born...
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Jan 03, 2010
Nichole (Dirty H)
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Holy crap, this book was fantastic!
It was getting rave reviews from some trustworthy people on the different paranormal groups I belong to, so I knew I'd like it, but I was prepared to be at least a little bit let down, because let's face it, nothing ever lives up to the hype, right?
Well, this one did.
This is a very dark urban fantasy novel about an FBI agent, Heather, who has been following a serial killer for 3 years. The hunt leads her to New Orleans, where she becomes More...
It was getting rave reviews from some trustworthy people on the different paranormal groups I belong to, so I knew I'd like it, but I was prepared to be at least a little bit let down, because let's face it, nothing ever lives up to the hype, right?
Well, this one did.
This is a very dark urban fantasy novel about an FBI agent, Heather, who has been following a serial killer for 3 years. The hunt leads her to New Orleans, where she becomes More...
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Sep 07, 2009
Shawna
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5 stars – Vampire Romance/Urban Fantasy
Wow...fan-freaking-tastic! There’s no way I can sum up this book or do it adequate justice with my review, so I’m only giving a quick rundown of why I loved it. I’ve seen a lot of rave reviews from readers and critics, and I agree that it’s definitely deserving of the hype.
FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace is investigating a sadistic serial killer known as the Cross Country Killer. When the case leads her to Club Hell in New O More...
Wow...fan-freaking-tastic! There’s no way I can sum up this book or do it adequate justice with my review, so I’m only giving a quick rundown of why I loved it. I’ve seen a lot of rave reviews from readers and critics, and I agree that it’s definitely deserving of the hype.
FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace is investigating a sadistic serial killer known as the Cross Country Killer. When the case leads her to Club Hell in New O More...
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Sep 23, 2010
Moderatrix Lori
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Like other reviewers have mentioned, this is a pretty dark Urban Fantasy read. Dante is so terribly damaged that whether he'll ever be healed remains to be seen. I'm glad there's a sequel because I want a HEA for this character. Whether he gets it in the next book remains to be seen. I loved this book because after reading so much PNR lately, it was rather refreshing not to have an author wax poetic about the male leads cock. There was one sex scene in the entire book which isn't usually enoug
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Oct 18, 2011
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*sigh* I wanted to like this book, I really did. However, something didn't click with me at all. I was fighting not to skip entire sections of the book. Unforunately, I didn't succeed and couldn't finish the entire book. I was very skim-happy in the end. It likely is just my personal preference, but I'll try to explain the things that I didn't like in general...
Perhaps it was the overuse of adjectives, metaphores, and explanations of smells. I might have known after re-reading More...
Perhaps it was the overuse of adjectives, metaphores, and explanations of smells. I might have known after re-reading More...
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Jan 13, 2011
Anna
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Two things attracted me to this book. Firstly the cover, it's pretty great. Sadly the cover is very misleading.Our girl Heather doesn't dress like this anywhere in the story. Nor is there mention of a tattoo on her arm.I know Authors don't have much say in the cover art but, I always find it sad when the covers don't match the story or characters at least a little. And the second thing that drew me to this book is that it takes place in New Orleans. I have never been there myself, so I love read
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Mar 10, 2009
The Flooze (Michelle M.)
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Wow. Just...wow. You know when everyone around you tells you a book is phenomenal, different and unique, and you just have to read it because they swear that you will love it?
And you imagine that it could never live up to the hype?
A Rush of Wings lives up to the hype. It soars above and beyond the hype, grips you in its gritty, blood-stained talons and drags you through one searing image after another, forcing you to traverse the landscape of disturbed minds, fathomless p More...
And you imagine that it could never live up to the hype?
A Rush of Wings lives up to the hype. It soars above and beyond the hype, grips you in its gritty, blood-stained talons and drags you through one searing image after another, forcing you to traverse the landscape of disturbed minds, fathomless p More...
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Dec 14, 2010
Mel
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My dear Goodread friends told me to read A Rush of Wings. I believe they used every positive superlative possible to describe this book and then some. Suffice it to say I had high expectations and didn't expect anything less than perfection.
Which is most probably the reason why I was disappointed in the beginning. The first few chapters seemed like a tv pilot episode where characters are introduced in a “this is person X who has daddy issues and many more wounds to be opened up this More...
Which is most probably the reason why I was disappointed in the beginning. The first few chapters seemed like a tv pilot episode where characters are introduced in a “this is person X who has daddy issues and many more wounds to be opened up this More...
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Jan 18, 2011
Lianne
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It's hard to review this book because while there were certain elements I really enjoyed, there were a lot I didn't. While usually I would simply forget and move on in cases like this, I actually found myself wanting to read the second novel (which I did).
My main problem with this book was the plot. While it wasn't necessarily dull, it seemed very long-winded. When it came down to it, the plot could have been condensed and made tighter. But I think Phoenix wanted to use the time to e More...
My main problem with this book was the plot. While it wasn't necessarily dull, it seemed very long-winded. When it came down to it, the plot could have been condensed and made tighter. But I think Phoenix wanted to use the time to e More...
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Feb 08, 2009
CJ - You Carry On As If I Don't Love You
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I gave this book five stars because it actually had a plot! It had a beginning, middle, end and though it became a little raunchy at times - it was good raunchy, as in, it made sense to the character and the story.
Heather and Dante are an unlikely pair but they are great together. The story is dark and twisted, full of blood and gore plus the twisted trappings of a psychotic conspiracy theory (including lab, torture and pedophilia).
This book is not recommend for the faint More...
Heather and Dante are an unlikely pair but they are great together. The story is dark and twisted, full of blood and gore plus the twisted trappings of a psychotic conspiracy theory (including lab, torture and pedophilia).
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Aug 23, 2011
Gabriella
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I didn't actually finish this as it really wasn't my cup of tea.
I could not get into the book, it wasn't exciting and it didn't make me want to keep reading.
It was boring and slow. The characters were flat, they had a name and a desciption like an ID and that was it.
I suppose it did have an okay basic plot but the constant change of POVS and the crazy to understand words and different language thing was really annoying and then that you had to flip to the back of t More...
I could not get into the book, it wasn't exciting and it didn't make me want to keep reading.
It was boring and slow. The characters were flat, they had a name and a desciption like an ID and that was it.
I suppose it did have an okay basic plot but the constant change of POVS and the crazy to understand words and different language thing was really annoying and then that you had to flip to the back of t More...
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Sep 05, 2009
Lori
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I had some reservations about this book, initially, but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure why I was reluctant to start this one. I kept hearing such great things about A Rush of Wings, so I picked it up, but there is sat on my shelf. Anyway, I finally got down to it. I got about two chapters in and stopped for a couple days while I worked on school stuff, but once I picked it up again, I couldn't stop reading.
Dante is completely hot. The action is all over the place, which was a bi More...
Dante is completely hot. The action is all over the place, which was a bi More...
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Jan 28, 2012
Felicia
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Bought from Amazon
What I Loved: (in no particular order) Heather- she is one of the best non-paranormal heroins I have read in a long time. The fact that she not only holds her own against the para's in the book but never once gets over shadowed is a testament to how well written she was. Lucien- I wanted more about him but he was my second favorite character. He was strong yet vulnerable and even though he coulda/shoulda/woulda said something earlier than he did, I think that just More...
What I Loved: (in no particular order) Heather- she is one of the best non-paranormal heroins I have read in a long time. The fact that she not only holds her own against the para's in the book but never once gets over shadowed is a testament to how well written she was. Lucien- I wanted more about him but he was my second favorite character. He was strong yet vulnerable and even though he coulda/shoulda/woulda said something earlier than he did, I think that just More...
Jun 27, 2011
Victoria
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OMG!! What a ride!! This book was fantastic!! Believe me, A Rush of Wings is one of the deepest, best constructed, fast paced, scary, heart wrenching, and well written novels in the Urban Fantasy genre out there. This novel was absolutely amazing and the writing was superb!! This is without a doubt, one of the best novels that I've had the pleasure reading in a long while. I’m truly shocked and amazed that this BRILLANT author isn't better known in the UF circles. What a shame!
Apr 08, 2011
Starry
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Dec 27, 2010
Kt from A Book Obsession..
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FBI agent Heather has one major goal in life, to stop serial killers, and speak for their victims. The current killer she is chasing, the Cross Country Killer, has been her target for three years. She gets her first major break when the case gets directly linked to a man named Dante who claims to be nightkind. When she realizes he just may the killer's next target she is determined to protect Dante even if he doesn't think he needs it. Tensions spark between them, both angry and sexual, and it h
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Sep 19, 2010
Sharon
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I give this a five star it's set not so distant in the future where technology has progressed, Heather is a strong beacon for good, strong, stubborn, intelligent & a superbly readable character.
As is Dante, not your stereotypical male supernatural protagonist but multi-faceted, with fully fleshed out intriguing supporting characters that you can distinguish individually from everyone else.
The world & story are very dark, but I personally did not find the violence & torture gr More...
As is Dante, not your stereotypical male supernatural protagonist but multi-faceted, with fully fleshed out intriguing supporting characters that you can distinguish individually from everyone else.
The world & story are very dark, but I personally did not find the violence & torture gr More...
Sep 03, 2010
Paulina
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The premise of this book is interesting. It had lots of ingredients I like in my books: a strong heroine who doesn't become a ditz when she meets the hero, vampires, fallen angels, seeing the plot from a serial killer's POV. Because of this I really wanted to love this book, but I had a bit of a hard time sticking with it.
Heather Wallace is an FBI agent following the Cross-Country Killer (CCK), who has been murdering men and women all over the country. Now the killer has ended up in More...
Heather Wallace is an FBI agent following the Cross-Country Killer (CCK), who has been murdering men and women all over the country. Now the killer has ended up in More...
Jun 01, 2010
Kyleigh
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When I first read the synopsis, truthfully I felt rather iffy on it. Vampires and FBI agents? I really didn't know what to expect. I'm certainly glad I stuck with it and read it! It was fantabulous. Talk about a full throttle ride of adrenaline. From the very get go I was immediately drawn in, when another body has been added to the victim list of the CCK. The killer's patterns have changed, his MO different, but that doesn't throw Special Agent Heather Wallace off. She's certain that the
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Apr 30, 2010
Indiaskye
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"A Rush of Wings" is one of the best books I have read in a long time ... it is compelling, fascinating, a fast-paced thrill-ride from beginning to end, and has a cast of really great characters! I finished it in 2 days, reading deep into the night because I just could not put this book down.
Mind you --- this is not a sappy love story. The romance between Heather and Dante is an important part of the story (and it is very believably written), but it is not THE central part More...
Mind you --- this is not a sappy love story. The romance between Heather and Dante is an important part of the story (and it is very believably written), but it is not THE central part More...
Dec 06, 2009
Jacqie
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Pretty good urban fantasy/romance. For a change in most urban fantasy, we don't have a first person point of view narrated by a chick who's chockful of attitude and wearing kick-ass shoes. The female protagonist is a rather traditional, honorable FBI agent. The male lead does ooze sexuality and wear a dog collar and latex without looking cheesy, somehow, and he's very free with his affections considering he was horribly sexually abused. I'm not sure how his pan-sexual self is going to be abl
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Apr 04, 2009
Elizabeth
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A Rush of Wings follows F.B.I. special agent Heather Wallace as she pursues a serial killer across the country. The trail has brought her to New Orleans, Club Hell and the rock musician Dante - a man who claims to be a vampire. Heather believes Dante to be the killer's next victim, but the situation is so much more complicated than she could have imagined. As she tries to unravel the truth about Dante, she comes to realize she's just one small pawn in a much bigger game. Dante's past holds the k
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Jun 22, 2010
Dottie
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I really did not want to like this one. I saw the cover, thought it was trashy, went on to browse through the first half of the book, then stopped and started from the beginning to give it the proper reading I have (unexpectedly) decided it deserved.
After reading the first two books of The Demon's Lexicon series, I started craving for more dark fantasy reads. While digging around for my next book love, I stumbled upon this and was more than a little turned off by the cover. Skimpily More...
After reading the first two books of The Demon's Lexicon series, I started craving for more dark fantasy reads. While digging around for my next book love, I stumbled upon this and was more than a little turned off by the cover. Skimpily More...
Jun 14, 2010
Julia
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Dec 06, 2011
Holly
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Federal Agent Heather Wallace is following a serial killer across the country when he leads her to Dante. The killer suddenly seems to be targeting Dante and despite resistance from the local cops and suddenly the other federal agents she decides to protect him. The more time she spends with him and his friends/family she realizes that they arent just goth wannabe vampires but actual vampires and the like. People and creatures are turning against each other and Dante's blocked and horrific past
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May 30, 2010
AtenRa
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Reading A Rush Of Wings is like riding the biggest and fastest roller coaster in the world:you know you want out from the moment you get on,you're constantly terrified,million emotions and thoughts go through your heart and brain,but you know deep down that in the end you're gonna completely and full heartedly enjoy it.
Phoenix managed to create a world with a little bit of everything in it.So you've got vampires, fallen angels, psychotic serial killers,secret government organizations More...
Phoenix managed to create a world with a little bit of everything in it.So you've got vampires, fallen angels, psychotic serial killers,secret government organizations More...
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Mar 30, 2010
Caty
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Incredibly dark and good... sometimes even too dark, wich explains the 4 stars.
Dante, our hero, is probably the most tormented, brutally raised, torn appart character i've ever read about. His past is full of suffering, but so is his present, and his future doesn't seem to get any better.
Heather, an FBI agent investigating a serial killer on the leash, comes into Dante's life when her search leads her to Dante's night club on New Orleans, where the killer is apparently h More...
Dante, our hero, is probably the most tormented, brutally raised, torn appart character i've ever read about. His past is full of suffering, but so is his present, and his future doesn't seem to get any better.
Heather, an FBI agent investigating a serial killer on the leash, comes into Dante's life when her search leads her to Dante's night club on New Orleans, where the killer is apparently h More...
Feb 21, 2010
K.
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I'm not sure why this book didn't appeal to me as much as I thought it would. It's got some beautiful, poetry-soaked descriptions, characters that seem to be well-rounded, flavorful Cajun/French language, and an interesting story.
Dante Prejean is a musician whose club had a murder. Heather Wallace is an FBI agent on the track of serial killer whose MO is just like the murder. When they meet, Dante's past (in the form of an FBI-sanctioned experiment) comes back to haunt them and Heath More...
Dante Prejean is a musician whose club had a murder. Heather Wallace is an FBI agent on the track of serial killer whose MO is just like the murder. When they meet, Dante's past (in the form of an FBI-sanctioned experiment) comes back to haunt them and Heath More...
Mar 23, 2011
Tracy
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A Dark and Ambitious Series Debut
For three years FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace has tracked a killer as he cuts a swath of sadistic torture and bloody death across the country. The trail leads her behind an underground club in New Orleans, where the latest victim has been left bloody, raped, and forever broken, and a message - the killer's first - is scrawled on the wall in the victim's blood. Is Heather wrong? Has the Cross Country Killer changed his MO at this late date? And if so, why More...
For three years FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace has tracked a killer as he cuts a swath of sadistic torture and bloody death across the country. The trail leads her behind an underground club in New Orleans, where the latest victim has been left bloody, raped, and forever broken, and a message - the killer's first - is scrawled on the wall in the victim's blood. Is Heather wrong? Has the Cross Country Killer changed his MO at this late date? And if so, why More...
Jul 11, 2010
Laura the Highland Hussy
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AMAZING book! Normally I'm not one for the first in a series, let alone Urban Fantasy, but WOW! Adrian Phoenix is an amazing author who lured me in almost instantly and hooked me and kept me wriggling on the baited hook! (okay sorry bout the fishing imagery-I made the hubby take the kiddos fishing so I could read this book!)
I won't summarize this book, since there is too much to summarize, but I will say that this one was very X-Files meets vampires. We have FBI agent Heather Wallac More...
I won't summarize this book, since there is too much to summarize, but I will say that this one was very X-Files meets vampires. We have FBI agent Heather Wallac More...
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Jun 10, 2010
Styles
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I presume you know what the book is about. I'm letting you know what I liked or disliked about it.
So I'm working to be as objective and diplomatic as I can be with this review while recognizing AP's creative imagination, hard work, and dedication to not only telling her story but getting it published too. No easy trick that.
Heather - awesome chick! Really, I loved how she came alive on the pages of the story.
Dante - yum! AP wrote this character well.
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So I'm working to be as objective and diplomatic as I can be with this review while recognizing AP's creative imagination, hard work, and dedication to not only telling her story but getting it published too. No easy trick that.
Heather - awesome chick! Really, I loved how she came alive on the pages of the story.
Dante - yum! AP wrote this character well.
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