Seven
deadly sins, seven souls to save
Fallen
Angel series, by J. R. Ward
Covet (read: 30/June/2011)
Prod dets:
fallen angel series, book one
Pub: 2009,
Penguin group, USA
Author:
J. R. Ward
Cat:
angels/ paranormal romance
Format:
paperback; has 474 pages w/ 44 chapters
Whose:
Vin & Marie-Terese
Synopsis:
Redemption isn't a word Jim Heron knows much
about-his specialty is revenge, and to him, sin is all relative. But everything
changes when he becomes a fallen angel and is charge with saving the souls of
seven people from the seven deadly sins. And failure is not an option.
Vin
DiPietro long ago sold his soul to his business, and he's good with that—until
fate intervenes in the form of a tough-talking, Harley-riding, self-professed
savoir. But then he meets a woman who will make him question his destiny, his
sanity, and his heart-and he has to work with a fallen angel to win her over
and redeem his own soul.
Review:
so, I have to get this out, before I do this book, but being that I’m not that
great a fan of angel crap, and the even though her black dagger brotherhood
series, is like my fav and this didn’t have anything on it, it was a great
ride. Like seriously, I read the book in a day, and being that it’s been
sitting on my shelf for like nearly a year, without my interest, its saying a
lot that I actually got into it as much as I did.
So the series, is about Jim, about the fact
that he has to save seven souls or end the world, tough gig, but as the book
goes on he seems perfect for the part, and he’s a great character to be in the
head of, along with Eddie the peacekeeper, in a very real way and Adrian, the
loud mouth muverfucker who lives life like it’s never going to end. Oh, and
Dog—but really he’s just a dog. they are great, and though it didn’t get into
their characters more than the initial meeting, the book has the feel that they
are going to be there for the long haul, they are kinda the reason you want to
pick up the next, you want to know more about them, get to know them.
So it’s set in the same place as the black
dagger series, and Traz is even in this book, but then why wouldn’t he be when
one of the people who fall in love is Marie-Terese, who works for him (though
it is set after ZeroSum is gone, so....
Okay, so this book, was about Vin, a man who
had everything after his childhood was so fucked-up, but it was fated to be the
way it was, or helped and it’s really all about him waking up, smelling the
roses and fixing what was broken –
though that was easy when he looked into her eyes. Though that’s not
easy when those eyes hold a past all to themselves and one that she didn’t even
know was a problem until it was too late.
Shit get’s tight more towards the end, and it
does tend to have a little bit of a drag factor to it, and like I’m writing,
it’s got that same feel to it as the brotherhood novels, though these guys
females aren’t as... anyway, maybe they (shit, stop! – that ones to me guys)
So yeah, the recap and all, it’s a great book,
even if you’re not that into angels and a must read for all fans of the author.
And... Crave
(read: 3/July/2011)
Prod dets: fallen angel series, book two
Pub:
2010, Penguin group, USA
Format:
paperback; 454 pages with 53 chapters
Whose:
Isaac & Grier
Synopsis:
The battle between good and evil has left the
future of humanity in the hands of a reluctant savoir and his band of fallen
angels. Seven deadly sins that must be righted. Seven souls that must be saved.
While
his first task was success, Jim Heron is battling a demon that can take any
form for the soul of someone he must identify on his own. If that weren't
enough, his old boss Matthias wants Jim to assassinate an AWOL member of The
Firm - Isaac, the man Jim is pretty sure he is supposed to save. Jim knows
firsthand that once you're in The Firm, there's no getting out. But when Jim
finds Isaac to warn him, he has been picked up by the police for illegal street
fighting, and it is clear that Isaac is falling for his gorgeous public
defender. Is their love the redemption that will save Isaac's soul? Or has the
demon Devina set an elaborate trap?
Review:
so this book has like six people view, which was kinda weird, but still it all
made sense. Okay, so the series main part was just another step, a part that
was scary and one that made you smile your understanding and hope it well for
team heaven. Then there’s the two that this particular book is on. Issac a huge
arm assassin, and the lovely Grier, his layer, the connection of that first
look and... well that was it... fated.
Anyway, it was a great book, one that was not
so much as great as the first one, but better in a way that was surprising. I
really enjoyed it and was more than ecstatic when the characters didn’t fall
into the same as her brotherhood ones, and yet the writing style is the same.
Next: Envy (review within the week)