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Archangel's Sun

(Guild Hunter #13)

Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)

4.43 · Rating details · 5,793 ratings · 809 reviews

A horrifying secret rises in the aftermath of an archangelic war in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s deadly and beautiful Guild Hunter world...

The Archangel of Death and the Archangel of Disease may be gone but their legacy of evil lives on—especially in Africa, where the shambling, rotting creatures called the reborn have gained a glimmer of vicious intell ...more

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Jul 20, 2020 Corina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, fantasy

I'm going in!!

Any book in this series is highly anticipated but I never thought we would ever get a story about these characters and especially as a couple 💕

I'm so excited!!!!

UPDATE:

It was so easy for me to fall in love with Titus and The Hummingbird. They are probably one of my most favorite couples in this world. I’m incredibly happy that the author decided to write a story about them.

Titus is such a big and endearing character, with his booming voice and hearty laughter. I love his no-nonsen ...more

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Apr 07, 2020 Aisling Zena rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, paranormal-fantasy-urban-fantasy

4.5 stars

6/12/20

Don't kill me but in previous books when Titus would appear my mind would insert this picture of him:

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And for those that don't know who that is, it's Brian Blessed in cult favourite Flash Gordon, playing Prince Vultan. The booming voice and gold chestplate just cemented the image in my head and I had a hard time getting it out in this book. Once I manage to supplant it, it was easier for me to picture Titus and Sharine together.

I absolutely loved them as a couple! Titus the loud ...more

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Mar 10, 2020 Lila rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite-authors, pnr

4,5*

“Are you certain you’re not still insane? Baiting an archangel isn’t considered good for one’s health.”
“It is possible,” she said thoughtfully, tapping a finger on her lower lip. “But I find that I don’t give a shit.”

Oh, Nalini threw a curve at us with this surprising pairing of Titus and Hummingbird. Who expected that? I certainly didn't, but here is the thing: Nalini's books just make me feel better and make me smile, and this year I appreciate it more than ever. Plus, there is chapter ...more

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Aug 27, 2020 Val ⚓️ Shameless Non-Snowflake ⚓️ marked it as arc-to-read · review of another edition

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Dec 24, 2020 Jilly rated it liked it

Shelves: angels, vampires, urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance

I liked it, but didn't love it. I felt kind of bored most of the time. It had all the right ingredients, but didn't deliver.

Sometimes things just don't come together as planned.

The main problem with this one was that the heroine has been in previous books as someone who is ancient and crazy. Not fun crazy, just a sad, pathetic kind of broken crazy. The author decided to give her an image makeover, but I still saw her as a sad old lady. And, like most people, I am really not feeling it when gran ...more

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Nov 24, 2020 Astrid - The Bookish Sweet Tooth rated it really liked it

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TITLE: ARCHANGEL'S SUN
AUTHOR: Nalini Singh
SERIES: Guild Hunter #13
RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2020
GENRE: PNR
RATING: 4 Stars
CLIFFHANGER: No

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You know who's dependable? Nalini Singh, that's who. Not gonna lie, I was a little worried about The Hummingbird being the heroine of a book in this series. Her being so broken and just, I don't know, retreating from her own life and living in her own small world made me a little nervous. Yes, we saw major improvement in ARCHANGE ...more

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Aug 03, 2020 Danielle Annett rated it it was amazing

Truly exceptional! I always grab a book thinking I'm going to get "an enjoyable read." Something to pass the time or to escape in for a while but Nalini Singh crafts such beautiful stories that when you finally reach the end you realize something profound.
What I absolutely loved about Archangel's Sun was that she gave us a woman who's been shattered and who was slowly putting the pieces of herself back together and then she gave that woman a love story she deserved. But better yet, Our heroine, ...more

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Jan 02, 2021 Lacey (laceybooklovers) rated it really liked it

Shelves: author-of-color, adult, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, arc, tbr-2020, review-copy

Nalini Singh made my heart so happy with this book. The romance is slow and sweet, which is the perfect pace for Titus and Sharine. I always love returning to this world, and it's a nice change of pace when we get a romance besides Elena and Raphael's (even though I do love them). It's the first time we get a story about another Archangel, the Archangel of Africa, who is dealing with the aftermath of war and destruction from ARCHANGEL'S WAR. The romance is a bit of an opposites-attract kind, wit ...more

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Jul 30, 2020 Lover of Romance rated it really liked it

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This review was originally posted on Addicted To RomanceI received this book for free from Berkley Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Archangel's Sun is a story that follows a bit after "Archangel's War" and even though I know many fans of this series were really disappointed this wasn't Illium's book ---well I was excited LOL Illium's book will come when its the right time for the author and I th ...more

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Nov 25, 2020 M.E rated it it was ok

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Archangel's Sun could have been a great book. The Hummingbird, Titus, zombies, the aftermath of a global war, the African continent as a backdrop, are all solid elements for the creation of an amazing instalment in the Guild Hunter universe. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work.

From the first moment we were introduced to Elena, Raphael and the world of humans, vampires, angels and archangel’s, we got tantalising glimpses of The Hummingbird. A brilliant, beautiful angel, with a sad mysterious bac Archangel's Sun could have been a great book. The Hummingbird, Titus, zombies, the aftermath of a global war, the African continent as a backdrop, are all solid elements for the creation of an amazing instalment in the Guild Hunter universe. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work.

From the first moment we were introduced to Elena, Raphael and the world of humans, vampires, angels and archangel’s, we got tantalising glimpses of The Hummingbird. A brilliant, beautiful angel, with a sad mysterious backstory that left her mind broken but who could still entrance the world with her art. We all fell in love with Titus at Elena's block party. Admittedly, no reader imagined these two characters in a future love story, but once Nalini introduced the idea, it seemed a perfect match. The booming gruff romantic Archangel of Africa and the shimmeringly fragile Sharine, mother of our favourite Archangel-to-be Illium. A romance for the ages? No.

Why, I hear you ask.
Three major failures come to mind:
1. No plot
2. No tension
3. Glaring discrepancies

Let me start with the glaring discrepancies. Sharine's age. Is she 4500 years old, 10,000 years old or over 200,000 years old? She can't remember. And here's where the story made no sense. If she's 1000 years older than Titus, then 4400 years ago her heart was broken by the death of her parents when she was 80 and then broken again by the death of Raan about 80 years later (give or take half a century). Fast forward 4000 years to just after the birth of Illium, when Aegeon, broke her completely with his, I'm going into Sleep, stunt. Between traumas 1 and 2 and the final trauma are four millennia of life, love, art. It's a real stretch that she didn't recover from from the first set before being broken by Aegeon acting like an arse. However, if she's a contemporary of Caliane and Alexander (making her over 200,000 years old) then it's even more difficult to believe that this woman hasn't recovered from a couple of tragic deaths that may have scarred her but good grief, the time span alone, would have healed those scars. She would also have gone into a few Sleeps herself to heal. So it begs the question: why was she behaving like some naive debutante with Aegeon? By the time she met him she was over 4000 years old and should not have been so fragile. That question lay heavily over my enjoyment of this story. It nagged and nagged until the whole of Sharine's backstory made no sense. And if her backstory made no sense then her present story with Titus lost it's power.

No Plot.
The Guild Hunter world is a mix of strong character driven stories with some strong plot driven stories. Where the plot is weak, Nalini's character's have usually compensated. But here, we have a being as old as dirt (or not) finding herself again, and an archangel also as old dirt and invincible wandering around the countryside, killing mindless zombies, never once being in any real danger, stumbling over an evil scheme of Charismemnon to infect angel kind and stopping it in it's tracks before it really got a chance to ratchet up the tension. It all felt a bit tired, not to mention confused.

No tension.
The love story begins with an archangel who fancies a woman who is angel kind's most precious being. A woman so unique and revered that he's afraid to touch her never mind soil her presence with a little rummy pumpy. She shows him different and it should have been the start of a beautiful romance but whereas Sharine is a woman with a mission, Titus never really gets off the page. Who he is at the beginning of the story is who he is at the end of the story. A nice guy. Honourable. A good leader. We are told he fell in love but we aren't shown why he falls in love with her. What changed for him? In comparison Raphael became more human, more vulnerable, more afraid. His heart of stone, his ennui and his cruelty all melted away. He became a man worthy of Elena's love and loyalty. Titus, on the other hand, has to deal with Sharine's mood swings, as she finds herself, and works through her 500 year old nervous breakdown, and her 4400 year old angelic death traumas. That's a lot of baggage for a couple to carry. We're told he loves women because he's got bossy sisters and a great Mum who was a general. In my experience that's enough to make any man head for the hills but no, he got over it by shouting - sorry - booming to be heard over the din of the women. What a guy. He's a little rough around the edges (obviously 3500 years of life aren't enough to teach him diplomacy) but that's ok, he's a good egg.

As I said at the beginning of my review, it could have been a great book. A book about the inner workings of an artist who has suffered the longest nervous breakdown in the history of breakdowns. A book about an African Archangel's court and how different in culture and habits than Raphael's (as we read in Jason's story in India). A book about a man who has peculiar ideas about women, which he classes as lovers or warriors, but whose heart has never been conquered perhaps because of a betrayal or perhaps a hardening of the heart, as Raphael went through, the list is endless. It could have been a book about a miracle child whose creation has added a new species on the planet by making angels and vampires genetically compatible, thereby changing the balance between the species.

But with no plot, no tension in either the love story or the plot and the discrepancies brought up by Sharine's age I was left feeling... meh...a little flat at the end. ...more

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Jul 22, 2020 Sammy Loves Books rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: violence-torture-gore, favorite-heroine, paranormal-romance, do-me-baby, man-whore, library-audio, angels-are-sexy

OMG!!! This was so GOOD!!!

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Aug 09, 2020 Carrie Ryan rated it it was amazing

I honestly didn't think Nalini could ever top her other books, but I was wrong. Archangel's Sun is a poignant, romantic, and stunning entry in the Guild Hunter's series. Shirene now tops my list of favorite heroines of all time while Titus will forever hold a place in my heart.
Archangel's Sun begins a new foray into the GH world after a devastating war and the glimpses of how this new world will shake out is thrilling and mesmerizing.
I screamed with glee at certain parts and I cannot to see whe ...more

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Nov 21, 2020 ♥Rachel♥ rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy, romance, paranormal

4.5 Stars

Archangel’s Prophecy steps away from Raphael and Elena as the center and instead focuses on Titus, and Lady Sharine, aka The Hummingbird.

Titus, Archangel of the African Territory, is knee deep in dealing with the havoc created by Lijuan and Charisemnon in their attempt at world domination, and to aid in this Raphael sends The Hummingbird to help. At first Titus is put out because he doesn’t see how The Hummingbird will be any great help. Sure, she’s a renowned artist, her works a thing ...more

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Apr 07, 2020 Shanna Matheo added it

APR 7TH 2020: No cover yet, but I just read the blurb for this in NS's latest newsletter...

I know I asked for a novella about what "Titus and his fine ass gets up to" in my review of Archangel's War. And I am beyond stoked both he and his fine ass are getting a full book.
BUT...
But...
but...
This is NOT the love interest I would have imagined for him in a THOUSAND years! I mean, what the actual WHAT Nalini?

P.s. Excuse the screaming. As you noticed, I have feelings about this. ...more

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Mar 11, 2020 Ren Puspita rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 4-stars, baca-buku-cetak, alpha-hero, author-autobuy, own-and-read, angel, own-mass-market, vampire, ass-kick-heroine

4 stars

Nalini Singh will always deliver and it's apparent in her latest Guild Hunter book, Archangel's Sun. Deal with aftermath of the battle against Lijuan and Charisemnon from Archangel's War, the world will never be the same. Eerily, this book have some parallel connection with real life condition, especially now that we fight the COVID-19. Of course the reborn problem in Archangel's Sun is a much older cause (from Archangel's Kiss to be in fact), but the way their infection spread, not onl ...more

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Nov 16, 2020 Robin (Bridge Four) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-challenge-2020, uf-pnr, cotton-candy, 2020-reads, chocolate-pms-day-reads, awesome-audio, sexy

This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart

Review copy was received from Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

3.5 hearts

Archangel’s Sun is the 13th book in the Guild Hunter series, a series that jumps between a few different couples and a conflict between Angels. The last two books focused on Archangel Raphael and his consort Elena in their war against devastating forces who wanted to perpetrate horrible crimes. Now it is the afterm ...more

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Jan 02, 2021 edge of bubble rated it it was ok

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Tepid and boring.

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Nov 25, 2020 ȷαεlα rated it really liked it

This book was just fine, having all the elements of a PNR and NS signature writing all over it. It was smooth and the story actually interesting. So if there was no romance at all in it, it would still remain something of the book. Gladly it had a romantic relationship and I liked both Sharine and Titus.

The coming part is a Spoiler and speculation:

Although I like all the books in the series, I’m anxiously waiting for Illum’s AND Aodhan’s book! (view spoiler) ...more

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Jul 29, 2020 RachelW (BamaGal) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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3.5 Stars. The second half was better and carried the book. I wouldn't exactly call this a filler book, as the overall arc of the current storyline moved somewhat forward; but it definitely wasn't as deep as the last few books. First and foremost this was a romance. A good one, mind you, but different in tone from most of the previous books in this series. It caught me a little off guard, because it was more like what you'd find in her Psy/Changeling series.

It was good to see the Hummingbird com ...more

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Nov 29, 2020 Rachael*Caribbean*girl*bibliophile rated it liked it

Spoilers ahead

We begin in the aftermath of the war that led to such devastation and loss, the focus shifts from Raphael's area of NY to Africa and the horrors wrought there by Lujuan's partner in crime the Archangel Charisemnon. Titus is now in charge of the whole of Africa after he killed the previous Archangel. Rebuilding the country has been put on the backburner as Titus and his people battle packs of the reborn daily....in the midst of this fight when Titus desperately needs warriors he's n Spoilers ahead

We begin in the aftermath of the war that led to such devastation and loss, the focus shifts from Raphael's area of NY to Africa and the horrors wrought there by Lujuan's partner in crime the Archangel Charisemnon. Titus is now in charge of the whole of Africa after he killed the previous Archangel. Rebuilding the country has been put on the backburner as Titus and his people battle packs of the reborn daily....in the midst of this fight when Titus desperately needs warriors he's not pleased that the cadre are sending the fragile Lady Hummingbird to him, but the angel who comes to his territory s not the broken and delicate Hummingbird of his memory....instead he's faced with Sharine a woman of strength and sharp tongue who's unafraid to stand up to Titus even with his booming voice. Sharine proves to be exactly what Titus needs as more horrors are unearthed ....it seems Charisemnon wasn't content with infecting mortals and vampires with his disease....he experimented on his own kind too. Exhausted and devastated Titus soon finds himself doing the one thing he never expected....falling for a woman and hoping for a forever

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Had this been any other series I'd have DNF this book pretty early on, it took quite a while to pick up
Unfortunately I was bored a lot of the time and I struggled to finish this evidenced by the fact that it took me the entire weekend to finish this
However there were brilliant moments in here, amidst the tedium, that reminded me of why I love this series
Sharine was a highlight for me, in all honesty even "knowing" her throughout this series I never expected her story. She has been a fractured and delicate creature for so long I never expected differently and that would've been a disgrace because the absolute best part of this book was seeing Sharine come out of the shadows of her past as Hummingbird and becoming Lady Sharine..... Not quite a warrior but a woman of strength who could more than hold her own. I really enjoyed seeing this side of her, her relationship with Illium and even Aodhan were also beautiful and their interactions brought a smile to my face. Sharine made mistakes with her son but her love for him was absolute! I'd have liked to see the cadre react to this new version of Sharine as all of angelkind had viewed her as delicate for so long
Titus we know as the brash and loudmouthed warrior archangel, he's also very well known for being a lover of women and quite arrogant so imagine my surprise when I fell a little in love with Titus. He was exactly what Sharine needed just as she was what he needed. Their moments together were hilarious as Titus is forced to adjust his perception of Sharine and later sexy and compelling as they gave in to the connection between them....... Plus a chocolate mmc and many chocolate secondary characters!!! Yassssssssssssss
Given my love above why not five stars? I'm sorry but way too much of the book was dedicated to the aftermath of the war and fighting the reborn .....I really struggled through those chapters as they felt so tedious. I wanted much more time with Titus and his Shari, given their long lives lived even though the connection is clear between them the development of the relationship took an unfortunate back burner to the other events in the book... The fact that it ended settled but not concrete didn't help with my dissatisfaction on the relationship front
All in all this wasn't the win I'd hoped for but this is a series I'll be reading until the very end!

***I really really really hope Illium or Aodhan get their books soon.....maybe a mmf?? Lol time will tell ...more

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Dec 01, 2020 Kate rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: gives-me-the-tingles, guys-be-a-steaming, 5-stars, ebooks, pnr-uf-fantasy-steampunk, dystopian-and-post-apoclayptic

Thirteen books and this book is still going strong.

Phew, I am glad that the Cascade is over and we can move on now. When such a major event is over, who should be the next characters to move on to? I expected everyone else but not Archangel Titus and an Ancient, The Hummingbird, Sharine.

The Archangel of Disease, Charisemnon is dead and the Archangel of Africa Titus has taken over the continent to clear up the mess of the Reborn, only they have mutated. Due to having four sisters he is loud and ...more

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Apr 20, 2020 lisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Reread: January 2021

ugh my parents-

First Read: November 2020

Oh my goodness, the pairing I never knew I wanted!

I have to say, Titus is hilarious. It was a ride being in his head, honestly, I love him so much. He made me burst out laughing multiple times throughout the story.

And Sharine, Lady Hummingbird... Damn, I also want her to adopt me. ADOPT ME, LADY SHARINE, I BEG YOU. LOVE ME, PLEASE. I adore her a lot, I love that she went head to head with Titus and confused the hell out of him. I got v ...more

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Dec 20, 2020 Hayley ☾ (TheVillainousReader) rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 2020, fantasy, romance, reread-worthy, audiobooks, badass-females

The hardest reviews to write are books that one liked but didn't love.

As always, I was so happy to return to Nalini's Guild Hunter world. I've been reading these book for so long that they've become a serious comfort place. That being said, Archangel's Sun didn't wow me. While I enjoyed Titus and Sharine, especially their bickering, and learning about such a famous angel I didn't really get into this book until about 50%, and even then I wasn't captivated or loving it until about the last 40-30 ...more

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Feb 05, 2021 AvidReader rated it it was amazing

Still hungover!! Though in my defense it happens with all the books of this author.

Wow...what a pairing and above all we could see and understand the characters from a different angle. I loved the brash, in your face, honorable and strong Archangel Titus. Especially his creative way of cursing the now dead and very deserving Archangel Charisemnon. Infact he is obsessed with both the dead archangel and the heroine hummingbird😄.

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Jan 11, 2021 Lisazj1 rated it really liked it

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While nobody will ever come close to Raphael and Elena *though there is a potential pairing I'm waiting for 👀*, I have loved every single couple in this series. Titus and Sharine were no exception! ❤

I never get tired of this world. Bring on the next! ...more

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Nov 24, 2020 TJ rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-reads, paranormal

3.5/5.0

For all the readers who have been yearning for Illium's book, the story of his mother, the Hummingbird, and the archangel Titus is a bit of a surprise. It ends up being a very nice surprise, however. We know so little of either character that understanding her, her past and her motives, may be tantamount to understanding her son.

The focus of the story deals with the after-effects of the horrific angelic war that destroyed so much of the world. Therefore much of the story revolves around t ...more

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Dec 19, 2020 Georgia ♥ rated it it was amazing

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5 Suns and Stars

Nalini Singh's books are an auto-buy for me.
When she announced her new book about Titus and the Hummingbird, I admit I hesitated. I never gave them any real thought. Titus was this huge, boisterous Archangel. Yeah, ok... And the Hummingbird, the reclusive, broken artist, mother to our beloved Ilium, well.... you get my meaning. I didn't even remember that her name was Sharine. When first-mentioned in the book, I was like.. "Huh? Sharine, who?"
I couldn't see the story behind them ...more

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Apr 07, 2020 Marianne rated it really liked it

Archangel Titus and the Hummingbird? I can safely say that was a combination I wasn't expecting as they - up until now - have been minor characters in the Guild Hunter universe.

But it worked out so well. Titus and his lady Hummingbird are now my favorite couple - aside from Elena and Raphael of course.

I was hoping we would be done with the reborn when archangel Lijuan died but sadly that wasn’t to be. Good thing the couple made this book worthwhile. I fell hard for Titus when he danced his way Archangel Titus and the Hummingbird? I can safely say that was a combination I wasn't expecting as they - up until now - have been minor characters in the Guild Hunter universe.

But it worked out so well. Titus and his lady Hummingbird are now my favorite couple - aside from Elena and Raphael of course.

I was hoping we would be done with the reborn when archangel Lijuan died but sadly that wasn’t to be. Good thing the couple made this book worthwhile. I fell hard for Titus when he danced his way into my - and mortal women’s- hearts at the NY block party. This man with his booming voice and warrior ways, this elephant in a China shop seemed such a poor choice for Illium’s artistically inclined, broken mother...

... and Titus was very aware of it. This made for some great interactions between Sharine and the archangel of Africa. All in all, it was very enjoyable to see Sharine regain her confidence, considering the past she’s lived through. AND she finally get to to confront one of her former abusers in a way the lily livered peacock deserved 😉

Speaking of the past. The flashbacks, in letter form and painfully fresh memories, were some of my favorite parts of the story. Particularly that of Titus, as Sharine’s story was too sad to be really enjoyable. This is the first book where we delve more into angelic families. We’ve seen snippets, but for a race of immortals, a great deal of them seem to lack close family members. Titus, on the other hand, is blessed with quite a few, and it was fun to see the big, scary archangel being steamrolled by his older sisters - and (secretly, grudgingly) loving it.

If I were to criticize anything, it would be the seeming ease with which Sharine transitioned from a broken angel into a fully functioning member of angel society after so long, but it’s a minor thing for me.

The Illium and Aeodhan situation: I get it, the lines are drawn and a lot of fans are craving an M/M romance, even going so far as to threaten to quit the by story if they don’t become an item.

I’m sorry, but I just don’t see this as anything other than a deep and beautiful friendship between two twin souls and I would be very disappointed if Nalini changed this into a M/M romance just to appease her blood fans who throw tantrums - and just for the sake of LGBTQ representation. Yes, Illium could be bi, but the love of his life was a mortal woman. Raphael has admitted that Illium likes his women “submissive” (Ha! The keyword being women - not submissive as I’m pretty sure that’s Raphael’s jealousy speaking)

While I’ve collected and enjoyed quite a few same sex romances over the years, I will definitely suspect unpleasantly strong fan pressure if these two fan favorites become an item, so yeah, not a fan. There are other angels to explore in that respect. Keir being one of them.

I’d love to give this book five stars, and probably would have done so if it had not been for Sharine’s IMO unexplained/ far too easy recovery after so long.
I’ll reread this book at some point so my rating may be subject to change. ...more

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Aug 03, 2020 Steven rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, read-in-2020, urban-fantasy-paranormal, netgalley-or-publisher

Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Seriously, Nalini, when are we getting Illium and Aodhan? ARE we getting Illium and Aodhan? The suspense is killing me. Now we're getting Illium's MOM before we get Illium??? *sigh*

Bitterness in regards to whom the book is about aside, this was another good entry into the series. I've liked Titus in the other books, so I was interested in where his story would go. I also adore Sharine/The Humm ...more

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Nov 27, 2020 Linda (un)Conventional Bookworms rated it it was amazing

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I have no idea how Singh keeps writing stories that are just better with each installment in a series! I absolutely loved everything about Archangel's Sun. The writing is excellent, the characters enticing, and the story so compelling I couldn't put it down! ...more

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About Nalini Singh

Nalini Singh

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I've been writing as long as I can remember and all of my stories always held a thread of romance (even when I was writing about a prince who could shoot lasers out of his eyes). I love creating unique characters, love giving them happy endings and I even love the voices in my head. There's no other job I would rather be doing. In September 2002, when I got the call that Silhouette Desire wanted t ...more