Messenger's Angel
Heather Killough-Walden


ISBN-10:
0451237315
ISBN-13: 978-0451237316
Publisher: Penguin Group
Line: Signet
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Pages: 416
Retail Price: 7.99



Genre: Paranormal
Heat Level: Hot
Rating:

Unrest incited by jealousy erupted when four female angels are created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael. In this chaos, the four females are secretly sent to earth but the four archangels quickly follow.

For Gabriel, the search that has lasted a thousand years ends when a new beauty happens upon his small Scottish village. Juliette Anderson, conducting research for her Ph.D grabs Gabriel’s affection. But when the dark forces pose an imminent threat, Juliette must put her faith in this dark mysterious man who madly captivates her heart.

Review

He’s been waiting his entire life for the perfect woman. Now if he can only convince her that he’s not a raging, Scottish, bull of a man…

The next angel up for finding his Archess is Gabriel. This was definitely a much anticipated sequel for me and I was bit bummed by the end. The dialogue, tension, and the build-up were very similar to book 1; kind of like watching the same movie over again just a different setting and slightly different characters.

Juliette is the Archess, conveniently recruited by the angels friend/enemy Sam, to research Scottish lore for a television miniseries. En route to her location everything goes wrong, including an encounter with the most beautiful man she’s ever met. Add in multiple kidnapping attempts, a brooding angel in alpha, caveman mode and it’s similarities to Avenger’s Angel are rampant.

What made the book different? The. Villians. A group of rogue angels from Avenger’s Angel is back, and more hell bent on success than before. Driven by a desire for power, the group of rogues, led by an angel named Kevin, is willing to pursue murder in creative forms to get what they want. What they want is the Archess’ in all their glory—dead or alive. I found Kevin and his rogues as one of the most unpredictable parts of the story, along with Sam, whose main goals still remain a mystery. Really the bad guys kept the story alive for me.

That’s not to say I don’t love the romance aspects, but I prefer romance to blossom from different developments between characters. So far, Walden-Killough has presented two angels that win over their women through common interest bonding, and a general explanation of how they ‘belong’ together. The romance scenes are tension filled, and altogether awesome; another bright spot. Dialogue is fitting and I wasn’t put out by the Scottish brogue riddled throughout the book.

Additionally, Juliette is not incredibly intelligent in my opinion. Rather than embracing the changes she experiences, and realizing that several things are just too good to be coincidence, she just stumbles and fumbles along. This felt unrealistic to me, as the lovely heroine Eleanor in Avenger’s Angel acts in a very similar manner, and I can’t really buy into the idea of two completely different women reacting in such similar ways.

 Overall, this was not my favorite book in the series. If you’re already involved in the Lost Angels series then I still recommend the buy because there are a few key details to secondary plot points, and the next story—Azaeal’s. While this wasn’t my favorite I won’t completely move away from the series, and of course will patiently await the arrival of the next. Messenger’s Angel does work well as a standalone, so for those who haven’t gotten involved in the series you may enjoy this one.

Reviewed by Landra


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