4/5 stars on Goodreads
Archangel’s War is the latest book in Nalini Singh’s great Guild
Hunter urban fantasy/paranormal romance series of a world that has been ruled
by archangels and angels for hundreds of thousands of years. They’re not
Christian angels, or in any way religious figures; they’re superior beings with
wings. There are vampires, powerful creatures that the angels make to serve
them, and at the bottom of the feeding chain are humans. It’s been a slightly
uneven series, with some of the books dedicated to a longer story and the main
romantic couple, and other books to romances of the side characters.
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| Archangel's War by Nalini Singh |
Elena, a guild hunter whose job is to hunt vampires but who
becomes an angel, and her archangel, Raphael, have come a long way during the
course of the ten books. A war against an evil archangel has been brewing since
the beginning, and in this book it finally happens. The book starts with Elena
and Raphael waking up from a long sleep with new powers, and they take most of
the book to learn to use them to their advantage. And they’re still not entirely ready to face their foe, who has grown in strength too.
It’s a long book, but the pace was good, and it didn’t feel
like there was anything unnecessary there. The battle itself took perhaps a bit
too large a chunk, but it’s difficult to describe an epic war without giving it
proper space. It was emotional at times, as it should be, and the ending was
satisfying.
It seems like this is the final book in the series, even
though the author hasn’t said so. The war is over and Elena and Raphael are in
a good place. But there are a couple of side characters who haven’t had their
happily ever after yet, so I’m hoping there will be at least one more book. But
if this was it, it was a good way to end the series.
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