Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter, #3) in Nothing But Reading Challenges

Nov 19, 2011 Nairabell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 5-star, read-in-2012

When a vampire attacks a girls' school in a fit of viscious madness, it is only the first in a string of violent events. Vampire after vampire is consumed by rampant bloodlust and Raphael is struggling to control them when he himself begins to show signs of uncontrollable rage. But when a massive storm threatens the New York the pattern behind the events becomes clear. An ancient is awakening and she seeks to reclaim her son. Caliane has returned...

This is the third book in the Guild Hunter seri When a vampire attacks a girls' school in a fit of viscious madness, it is only the first in a string of violent events. Vampire after vampire is consumed by rampant bloodlust and Raphael is struggling to control them when he himself begins to show signs of uncontrollable rage. But when a massive storm threatens the New York the pattern behind the events becomes clear. An ancient is awakening and she seeks to reclaim her son. Caliane has returned...

This is the third book in the Guild Hunter series (after Angels' Blood and Archangel's Kiss) and is probably my favourite in the series so far. The storyline is densely plotted and packed with twists and turns, and the threat of an Ancient awakening is threaded through the book adding a vein of tension that enhances the plot. The suspense woven into the storylines is one of the things that I love most about this series, and this installment takes it to the next level.

After watching Elena's growth after the past few books, I was looking forward to seeing what was next for her and this takes things back to her family. It allows us to understand more about how her family functions and what role she was in. There is also a few surprises hidden in Elena's past and the flashbacks give her character even more depth. Her romance with Raphael is still going strong although at times I felt it drew attention away from the action.

The presence of Raphael's mother Caliane also means that flashbacks are again used to help develop their relationship by giving a window into their past. The flashbacks are always in italics and fit well within the story. Raphael is also dealing with the echoes of Lijuan's ascension and the changes that has made to the balance of power between the Cadre of ruling Archangels.

Once again the supporting characters shine through, particularly Dmitri who has been running things in New York while Elena recovered from her transformation. His book is up next and I'm eager to find out more about him. Bluebell also returns and there are some truly heartwrenching scenes with him that really made me feel for him.

All in all this was a great read and I'm really looking forward to Archangel's Blade.

Plot: 9/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 10/10

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Nov 17, 2010 Jessica B rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, released-in-2011, vampires, angels-fallen, delirity-challenges, kindle, 2011, nalini-singh

I didn't love this one. The first one was great the second was good and this one was okay. I felt when Raphael wanted to kill Elena I enjoyed their story so much more.

This book sort of felt like fluff to me. It was a whole lot of words leading up to some big stuff that never really happened. I wish that the author would put more obstacles in Raphael and Elena's way of being together because to be honest now that they are together.... I find them kind of boring.

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Mar 09, 2012 Mandy Beyers rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, z-sosbookshelfbingor5

Nalini Singh writes fantastic, gripping stories and this one is no exception. As natural disasters begin to take an unnatural turn, all signs point to an ancient awakening. Raphael fears that it may be his mother, who hid in Sleep after nearly killing him centuries before. Elena has family problems of her own, but as vampires go crazy everywhere, they have to face the possibility of killing Caliane before she kills them - if she is the cause of their problems. The story is quite exciting with th ...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Midu Hadi rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, vampires-and-other-bloodsuckers, serial-killers-and-other-murderers, reviewed, fantasy, 212books, angels, deities, series-completion-in-progress, guild-hunter-series

Raphael's once crazy mom is up once again while a terrifying rage takes over the vampires of NY. When Raphael shows the signs of the same anger, things get deadly!

Thoughts on the Series
A formulaic series with HEAs. It can get violent and dark though, but it can also get repetitive. I'd suggest spacing out the books--and there are a lot of them--for days when you need a certain happy ending.

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