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Black Night (Black Wings #2)
by
Christina Henry (Goodreads Author)
Madeline Black is an Agent of death, meaning she escorts the souls of people who have died to the afterlife. Of course, not everyone is happy to see her...
If obstinate dead people were all that Maddy had to worry about, life would be much easier. But the best-laid plans of Agents and fallen angels often go awry. Deaths are occurring contrary to the natural order, Maddy's...more
If obstinate dead people were all that Maddy had to worry about, life would be much easier. But the best-laid plans of Agents and fallen angels often go awry. Deaths are occurring contrary to the natural order, Maddy's...more
277 pages
Published
July 26th 2011
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Uzun zamandır okuduğum en iyi serilerden biri. Keşke Türkçeye'de çevirseler demeden duramıyorum :D
Her saniye ayrı bir güzeldi. Labirent olayı biraz abartılı geldi, ama çok da değildi. Aşırılık yoktu.İnandırıcı bir kitaptı. Hikayeye kendinizi kaptırıyordunuz. Hele Lucifer'a bayılıyorum. Sürekli gelsin.
Kitap tam benlikti. Her an aksiyon vardı ama aksiyonlar Cassie Palmer'ın olay akışınan çok farklı ve yorucu asla değildi. Kızın cevapları beni çok eğlendirdi...more
Uzun zamandır okuduğum en iyi serilerden biri. Keşke Türkçeye'de çevirseler demeden duramıyorum :D
Her saniye ayrı bir güzeldi. Labirent olayı biraz abartılı geldi, ama çok da değildi. Aşırılık yoktu.İnandırıcı bir kitaptı. Hikayeye kendinizi kaptırıyordunuz. Hele Lucifer'a bayılıyorum. Sürekli gelsin.
Kitap tam benlikti. Her an aksiyon vardı ama aksiyonlar Cassie Palmer'ın olay akışınan çok farklı ve yorucu asla değildi. Kızın cevapları beni çok eğlendirdi...more
*3.5 Stars*
Although I enjoyed this book for the most part, a lot of what I loved about the first book, Black Wings, was missing. I had quite a few iffy moments while reading and found myself genuinely relieved when I ended Black Night more positive than not. I have no plans as of yet to quit this series, but I have to admit I’m a little more wary than I was after reading the first book.
It seemed like a good chunk of my time reading the beginning of the book was spent trying to resist the urge to...more
Although I enjoyed this book for the most part, a lot of what I loved about the first book, Black Wings, was missing. I had quite a few iffy moments while reading and found myself genuinely relieved when I ended Black Night more positive than not. I have no plans as of yet to quit this series, but I have to admit I’m a little more wary than I was after reading the first book.
It seemed like a good chunk of my time reading the beginning of the book was spent trying to resist the urge to...more
Well, at least Maddie realizes that she's surviving against all odds. The magical threats of Maddie's life are difficult to take seriously, as they're all deadly, all powerful, and undefeated for eons, but Maddie always manages to triumph through happenstance and innate magic. Political threats are the only things that can stymie Maddie, and it was fun to see her behind to hold her own (through a process more involved than chance). By book's end, I was heartily sick of knowledgeable people givin...more
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy:
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The Madeline Black series employs a blend of two great, common urban fantasy tropes: the “big reveal” (where a mundane character discovers magic exists) and an open world where magic is commonly accepted. The mix of these two story-lines creates a chemistry that adds new zest to familiar concepts, an energy that I thoroughly enjoy.
In BLACK WINGS, Maddie is an Agent of Death, living and working with people who use m...more
www.allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com
The Madeline Black series employs a blend of two great, common urban fantasy tropes: the “big reveal” (where a mundane character discovers magic exists) and an open world where magic is commonly accepted. The mix of these two story-lines creates a chemistry that adds new zest to familiar concepts, an energy that I thoroughly enjoy.
In BLACK WINGS, Maddie is an Agent of Death, living and working with people who use m...more
Jul 27, 2011
Mariya
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
urban-fantasy,
angels-demons
BLACK NIGHT is even more hot and action-packed as the previous book Black Wings. I could not for the life of me put the book down, and I feel it has improved greatly from the issues I had with Black Wings with it reading like a YA book.
In BLACK NIGHT we get to spend more time with J.B, Madeline's boss and Nathaniel, Madeline's fiannce. I have to say that I love J.B. and just cannot get enough of him. We learn some new things about J.B, like who her really is. And I am really looking forward to m...more
In BLACK NIGHT we get to spend more time with J.B, Madeline's boss and Nathaniel, Madeline's fiannce. I have to say that I love J.B. and just cannot get enough of him. We learn some new things about J.B, like who her really is. And I am really looking forward to m...more
I wish I could give this book a 3 star rating. I really like the idea of the story, but the book itself just barely held my interest. The book felt repetitive and predictable. How many times can a girl get beat up by an unknown monster and live to tell about it. I didn't really like the main character Maddie and her obsession with Gabriel was annoying. I still think I might give the next book a try. My only hope is that it focuses more on her father's court and Lucifer. I am interested to see wh...more
Even though it is Book 2 of a series, BLACK NIGHT works well as a standalone – and I did not too overwhelmed by the backstory that I could not enjoy the present dangers for Maddy and company. Too often I find urban fantasies with badass heroines who delivers cute yet overly girlish one-liners, and I was pleasantly surprised to find Maddy more of a wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am type of girl who would rather engage in a pissing contest with the faerie queen and not obsess over her missing bodyguard to...more
Agent of Death Madeline Black can’t catch a break, deaths are happening outside of what should be, she faces attacks from both inside her own family and without, and dear old Granddad wants her to go on a diplomatic mission for him. A diplomatic mission to the faerie court where the last, better trained, diplomat was beheaded. Add to that her bodyguard’s disappearance and what’s a girl to do?
In reviewing Christina Henry’s Black Night I really wish that I’d taken the time to also read the first...more
In reviewing Christina Henry’s Black Night I really wish that I’d taken the time to also read the first...more
BLACK NIGHT picks up not long after BLACK WINGS ends. Someone still has it in for Maddy, she's trying to learn to navigate this convoluted world she's become a part of, albeit unwillingly, and she's still in love with Gabriel while forced into an engagement with Nathaniel. Her grandfather, Lucifer, is assigning Maddy tricky diplomatic duties, with Nathaniel no less, to other courts in different realms. Maddy also makes the acquaintance of some werewolves when she keeps coming across mutilated we...more
ilk kitap düşünülünce beklemediğim kadar iyiydi diyebilirim. en azından bunda kalbi sökülmedi tabii başına çeşitli belalar almadığı anlamına gelmiyor bu. hemde ne belalar.
Gabriel'e uyuz olmaya başladım yani tam olarak uyuz olmak değil de soğudum diyelim şuna ama aynı zamanda J.B doğru kaymaya başladı ilgim. tam ikisi arasında bir şey olacak derken gene öküz gibi davranmaya başladı. tam bir hayal kırıklığı.
Lucifer'ı gene sadece topu topu bir sahne gördük ama ona sempatim hala devam ediyor her ne...more
Gabriel'e uyuz olmaya başladım yani tam olarak uyuz olmak değil de soğudum diyelim şuna ama aynı zamanda J.B doğru kaymaya başladı ilgim. tam ikisi arasında bir şey olacak derken gene öküz gibi davranmaya başladı. tam bir hayal kırıklığı.
Lucifer'ı gene sadece topu topu bir sahne gördük ama ona sempatim hala devam ediyor her ne...more
Christina Henry has hit another one out of the ball park! Home run lady! And a damn good read! Some one is killing Werewolves and trying to shift the blame on to Madeline "Maddy" Black, the long lost many times removed great-granddaughter of the Morningstar. Yep, you got it. Maddy is relate to THE devil. And she owes him a favor, one he demands she act upon. Lucifer wants Maddy to go into the Queen of Fairies castle and broker a treaty with her. Maddy is at her wits-end over the dead werewolves...more
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I'm really liking this series. There are twists and turns and lots of possible males to match Maddy up with (although I'm routing for Gabriel). I'm looking forward ot the next installment next month to see where the author is going with this - because it isn't always where I'm expecting (even though there were a few times when I could see it coming a mile away). I see how the Maddy/Gabriel problem could be resolved without Maddy taking over Lucifer's kingdom, but soehow that just seems too simpl...more
Wow, there's a lot going on in this story. First, for those who haven't read the first book, Maddy is an Agent; a person whose job it is to guide the newly deceased to the "Door" so they can move on. She inherited the job upon her mother's death, along with the wings needed to do the job. She suddenly becomes a target of demons and a nephilim when her father, a fallen angel and Lucifer's right hand, decides it's time for her to know him. This world is all new to her, as is the discovery that she...more
An imaginative world where the angels can be as mean as the demons. Henry's Black Wing world is original and the characters make you want to visit again! In this novel Madeline Black is chosen to be the ambassador for the Fallen at the Faerie Court, while staying ahead of her crazy half brother Antares, and solving the mystery of Gabriel's disappearance. In the meantime she has to try not to insult Amerantha, queen of the faeries.
JB and Nathaniel are in this novel a lot more than the first and b...more
JB and Nathaniel are in this novel a lot more than the first and b...more
A nice enough read.
I liked it, it wasn't thrilling, often predictable, but not in an annoying way though.
The thing I hate the most about these books is the repetition of some phrases, this always irks me A LOT in a book. And I also noticed that in every 3 pages there's some kind of a monster showing, it sure gets old!
In another note, I didn't like the lack of explanation about the Nathaniel situation. I need to know if it was really an effect of the faerie queen or not. And I also need to have...more
I liked it, it wasn't thrilling, often predictable, but not in an annoying way though.
The thing I hate the most about these books is the repetition of some phrases, this always irks me A LOT in a book. And I also noticed that in every 3 pages there's some kind of a monster showing, it sure gets old!
In another note, I didn't like the lack of explanation about the Nathaniel situation. I need to know if it was really an effect of the faerie queen or not. And I also need to have...more
May 30, 2012
Ami
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
urban-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic
The following recap is for my personal use only because it contains information to help me remember what's going on.
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This the second book in the Madeline Black series was exceptional, I enjoyed every min of this riviting plot. Madeline just cant seem to stay out of trouble, it follows her like a bad habit. This makes for exciting plot twists, untold action, and even forbidden love. In this book she has been assigned as Lucifer's ambassador for the fairy court, which should have been more than enough to deal with since she is so new to àll of the courts and the last ambassador messed up on etiquette alone and l...more
This review was originally posted on abookaliciousstory.blogspot.com .
My sentiments about this book is pretty much the same as its prequel, so this review would be short. Relatively.
So. Maddie was out flying and doing what Agents did with Gabriel faithdully at her side one day when all of a sudden, a shockwave pulsed thru the city. Maddie's wings disappeared and her magic winked out at this, and she started descending to ground level zero. Fortunately, J.B. was in the area and was already flying...more
My sentiments about this book is pretty much the same as its prequel, so this review would be short. Relatively.
So. Maddie was out flying and doing what Agents did with Gabriel faithdully at her side one day when all of a sudden, a shockwave pulsed thru the city. Maddie's wings disappeared and her magic winked out at this, and she started descending to ground level zero. Fortunately, J.B. was in the area and was already flying...more
Evet, kesinleşti. Bu yazara ve serisine bayıldım.
İlk kitap heyecanlı bir yerde bitmişti. Tamam yarım kalan bir şey yoktu ama sonunda Maddy'nin kalbi ile ilgili bir durum vardı o yüzden hemen devam ettim.
Öncelikle ilkinden daha güzel buldum. Birincide sürekli saldır kaç durumu vardı bunda o aşılmış. Diğeri sıkıcı mıydı değildi ama tekrardan kurtulmuş oldu.
Konusuna gelirsem; şehirde yaşanan kurt adam cinayetlerinin odağına düşen Maddy, bir yandan bunları çözmeye çalışırken diğer yandan Azazel ve...more
İlk kitap heyecanlı bir yerde bitmişti. Tamam yarım kalan bir şey yoktu ama sonunda Maddy'nin kalbi ile ilgili bir durum vardı o yüzden hemen devam ettim.
Öncelikle ilkinden daha güzel buldum. Birincide sürekli saldır kaç durumu vardı bunda o aşılmış. Diğeri sıkıcı mıydı değildi ama tekrardan kurtulmuş oldu.
Konusuna gelirsem; şehirde yaşanan kurt adam cinayetlerinin odağına düşen Maddy, bir yandan bunları çözmeye çalışırken diğer yandan Azazel ve...more
"Reading just the first few pages of Black Night, I knew it was the kind of book that I would have to set aside time to really start. Because once I started, I wasn’t going to put it down. Not just because it’s the kind of book that hits the ground running, not just because of lovable characters, but because Maddy’s exponentially growing :to-do” list was something I truly related to. And I’m sure there are scores of people who could and do feel the same way. It’s funny how the more you have to d...more
**Rating 3.75**
This is book #2 in the series, but the first one I've read. Even without reading the first book, I was able to follow the backstory, the characters, and the plot with no trouble, which speaks the author's skill to properly tell the current story without rehashing/dumping too much from book 1.
That said, the book had a couple of rough spots for me, but overall I found myself liking it more than I'd expected to. The positives: I enjoyed the story, the cast of characters, and the comp...more
This is book #2 in the series, but the first one I've read. Even without reading the first book, I was able to follow the backstory, the characters, and the plot with no trouble, which speaks the author's skill to properly tell the current story without rehashing/dumping too much from book 1.
That said, the book had a couple of rough spots for me, but overall I found myself liking it more than I'd expected to. The positives: I enjoyed the story, the cast of characters, and the comp...more
Wow! Once again Christina Henry sucks me deep into her world with Maddy, Beezle, Gabriel and everyone else! Black Night was an incredible sequel to Black Wings! *Also to note how I love the covers have Maddy looking fierce with wings, but not real wings.
The action takes off with a bang before it's not long when Beezle and Gabriel go missing.While trying to help out a local werewolf pack, Maddy realizes she's in far too deep into a political game which has no way of ending nicely. While strugglin...more
The action takes off with a bang before it's not long when Beezle and Gabriel go missing.While trying to help out a local werewolf pack, Maddy realizes she's in far too deep into a political game which has no way of ending nicely. While strugglin...more
Probably more like 3 1/2 stars, but I'm feeling generous.
In this book, we add werewolves and the fae to the preternatural cast. This is a closed world, meaning the general human population doesn't know about the things that go bump in the night. But now that I say that, I don't think we've seen any strictly human characters in either of the first two books, excluding those being escorted to the Door.
For that matter, much of the book takes place either in the faerie realm, or in some version of t...more
In this book, we add werewolves and the fae to the preternatural cast. This is a closed world, meaning the general human population doesn't know about the things that go bump in the night. But now that I say that, I don't think we've seen any strictly human characters in either of the first two books, excluding those being escorted to the Door.
For that matter, much of the book takes place either in the faerie realm, or in some version of t...more
Black Night is as hot and action-packed as its prequel, Black Wings. From the very first chapter, Christina Henry will take readers from the ground to the sky, from angels to werewolves to vampires to faeries. It’s almost impossible to settle down before being rocketed off to the next fight-for-your-life adventure that Maddy Black seems to be dealing more of.
The beginning lagged in my opinion that took a while for the plot to finally pick up. Throughout the entire novel, there was one question o...more
The beginning lagged in my opinion that took a while for the plot to finally pick up. Throughout the entire novel, there was one question o...more
Review originally posted on my blog: A Book Obsession..
To think Maddy used to think her life was complicated and unfair when she only had her Agent of Death duties to deal with. Now that she's learned about her heritage and the constant power struggle between the fallen angels, shes a little tired of always being a target, especially from her own family members. Yet she still manages to scrape by. At least that is until the two people she cares the most about go missing, Gabriel and her gargoyle...more
To think Maddy used to think her life was complicated and unfair when she only had her Agent of Death duties to deal with. Now that she's learned about her heritage and the constant power struggle between the fallen angels, shes a little tired of always being a target, especially from her own family members. Yet she still manages to scrape by. At least that is until the two people she cares the most about go missing, Gabriel and her gargoyle...more
Madeline Black's story continues in the second installment of the black wings series.
The story gets richer still. Madeline loses her guardian and her gargoyle and needs to find them.
In order to do so, she needs to travel to Fairie and navigate the shoals of queen Amaranth's court.
Madeline fights most of her battles alone in this book.
Her character becomes stronger in this book and more empowered in her role of Lucifer's grand-daughter.
I loved every page of this book and would recommend it t...more
The story gets richer still. Madeline loses her guardian and her gargoyle and needs to find them.
In order to do so, she needs to travel to Fairie and navigate the shoals of queen Amaranth's court.
Madeline fights most of her battles alone in this book.
Her character becomes stronger in this book and more empowered in her role of Lucifer's grand-daughter.
I loved every page of this book and would recommend it t...more
Christina Henry created a delightful world in Black Wings and I was quite excited about my return visit by way of her latest book, Black Night. Her main character Madeline Black is an intriguing woman with rather unusual relatives. After all she is Lucifer's granddaughter. As if dealing with fallen angels isn't bad enough, her grandfather sends her on a delicate diplomatic mission to the faerie court. Nice, when you have no diplomatic experience and have been informed that the last emissary was
...more
The first book in this series had some flaws in my opinion, but was interesting enough that I wanted to give this book a try to see if things get better.
Well...
The things that bothered me in book one are still present in book two.
There's just too much thrown at Madeline at once which makes the story cluttered and chaotic at times. I'd have liked it better if some storylines had been left out and used for a future book. There are also some inconsistencies in the world building, which started in...more
Well...
The things that bothered me in book one are still present in book two.
There's just too much thrown at Madeline at once which makes the story cluttered and chaotic at times. I'd have liked it better if some storylines had been left out and used for a future book. There are also some inconsistencies in the world building, which started in...more
Loved this sequel to Black Wings. Our heroine Maddy is up to her eye balls again in intrigue and mysteries. Some one is killing werewolves and it's up to lucifer's grand-daughter to catch a killer, while negotiating with the fairy queen on behalf of Lucifer. As if her to do list isn't crowded enough, Gabriel has disappeared.
One hung I will say about Maddy, she maybe human, but she sure is resilient. Unlike the previous installment, there is less romantic overtures and more testing of Maddy's f...more
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Christina Henry is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago and enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on and watching movies with samurai, zombies and/or subtitles in her spare time. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son.
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“You came, you saw, you burned everything to the ground.”
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“Gabriel is my bodyguard, " I said stiffly.
J.B. snorted. "He wants something to do with your body, but it ain't guarding that he's thinking about.”
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