Crave (Fallen Angels, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 28, 2010 Kristen rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I think the JR Ward that I know and loved through the first 5 BDB books is back. I wasn't the biggest fan of Covet - it was ok. Not terrible, not wonderful, and had some plot flaws that make me wonder how this series is really going to play out, but, it was likable enough that I picked this one up. And I am so glad I did.

As those who have read #1 know, Jim is playing a game where the fate of the world is in balance. Devina, the demon, and Nigel the Archangel are captains for their respective si I think the JR Ward that I know and loved through the first 5 BDB books is back. I wasn't the biggest fan of Covet - it was ok. Not terrible, not wonderful, and had some plot flaws that make me wonder how this series is really going to play out, but, it was likable enough that I picked this one up. And I am so glad I did.

As those who have read #1 know, Jim is playing a game where the fate of the world is in balance. Devina, the demon, and Nigel the Archangel are captains for their respective sides. Jim is the "quarterback" that was agreed to by both sides since they both thought that Jim would sway things in their favor. Nigel and Devina aren't supposed to interfere, but Devina is the queen of interference. Nigel has his moments too, although they aren't as direct and that's where Jim's boys, and Colin (another Archangel) come into play. Good 1- Bad nill at the end of the first book. Now it picks up where we left off.

It appears that the soul in question is Isaac. And he is the male half of the love story duo here. For a military assassin, he really is a likable, or really lovable, guy. Ms. Ward's take on unsanctioned MMA style cage fighting is amusing - and it appears that she must be a fan of the sport. The female half is Isaac's public defender. We know that Matthais (from the first book) is after Isaac and that's where things get interesting. Without spoiling things, there is a pretty decent twist with respect to who the right soul is that the folks are after. And, the way the winner is determined played out other then I would have expected.

Like all of the PNR books, the two who fall for each other do so without really knowing each other, in a really short period of time, and they have some killer sex. And, I don't think it's really a spoiler here to say that all ends well for them (I mean if it didn't it probably wouldn't be published since us readers don't read this stuff for the non-happy ending, right?). The sex isn't as heavy as it is in the first of the BDB, but is a little more then the last few BDB.

The language, the slang and the relationships feels more like the JR Ward that I know and love. The BDB have started to drift (I think the shift to "urban fantasy" and the publishing in hardcover first really impacted that series in a bad way) but this book seems to put the reader back where those books started. It's fun to see references to the familiar setting of Caldwell too. I wonder if there will be any cross over at any point... hmmm.... that could be fun!

The trio of Jim, Ad and Eddie is great. I know there is more to the relationship between Ad and Eddie then has been revealed, but there are hints of it. I hope we come to understand it. And Little by little, I think we will see those three become much closer. The relationships that Ward creates, between those other then our 2 love-birds, is really one of the reasons I like her stuff so much. We get a great glimpse into the whole world she has created, she has rules that govern and she sticks to them (pretty well anyway), and I feel like it is a large group of characters that the books are about, not just the 2 love-birds and one particular adversity.

The biggest downfall here is the villain. Devina is disturbing, to say the least. Reading her chapters is way more important then ready some of the "Lessers" chapters in BDB, but the scene with Jim down in her lair is not something I really wanted to focus on. And thinking that Devina had her hands on Ad and Eddie is all the more creepy. Although it is kind of funny to think about her need to see a therapist about her hoarding/OCD.

I am looking forward to the next one. Hopefully the publishers don't pull the same bait-and-switch into the UF realm with this series. Extra bonus: the preview of Lover Unleashed... :D awesome!! I was wondering who Payne's love interest was going to be - it's given to is with the first 2 words of the preview!

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Oct 12, 2010 Lisarenee rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal, books-i-own

This one got off to a confusing start doing and exceptional amount of jumping around. It caused me to backtrack just to figure out what was going on. Anyone who hasn't read it yet - take note of the shirt that is discarded during the fight at the beginning of the book. It is talked about later.

This book starts off (after the prologue which starts 2 years in the past) with Jim being an angel with wings and all. I am still a little confused over the term "fallen" angels. Wondering if it simply ref ...more

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Oct 06, 2010 Jackie M rated it liked it

Shelves: books-read-in-2011, jan-2011

In this second installment of The Fallen Angels series Isaac is the soul who Jim thinks he needs to save. Isaac is on the run and making a living as cage fighter who ends up in jail and has an instant attract to his lawyer Grier. I liked how in this book we got to see the strong bond between Jim, Eddie, and Adrian and what they do to protect and take care of each other. I am looking forward to the next book and how Jim will fight Devina.

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Mar 17, 2011 Garima rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, angels

I am a big fan of the BDB series so I always expect a lot of a JR ward book. This is not one of my fav books and even if i dont compare it to to BDB, I still feel there is just something more this book needs. Maybe the series is still getting filled out and a few more books down the line I may enjoy it more... I donno.. but as of now.. this was not great just okay enough to like and read.

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