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Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)

Nalini Singh

Start date: October 1, 2017

Finish date: October 31, 2017

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Jul 08, 2010 Yodamom rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Archagels rule the vampire world, Guild hunters take care of the problems the angels don't.. Ellie is a hunter, turned out by her family, hardened from life. She is assigned to work with an Archangel to solve a problem that will most likely lead to her death. He is sexy, beautiful and has little feelings for life. The conflicts of working together may be to much.. to many secerts.. to much danger from a killer Acrchangel and from the very one that hired her. ...more

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Nov 10, 2009 Melindeeloo rated it it was amazing

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, vampires, angels, futuristic-romance, favorites

Wow! - What a great Intro to Singh's Incredible new Guild Hunter Urban Fantasy World of Angels, Vampires and Hunters

Darker than her Psy-Changeling series and more urban fantasy suspense than romance. Singh's new Guild hunter universe is fabulous with its combination of angels, vampires and human hunters. And even though it is not super romantic, the relationship between the leads in Angel's Blood is still compelling.

As the best hunter of the Guild, Elena comes to archangel Raphael's notice whe Wow! - What a great Intro to Singh's Incredible new Guild Hunter Urban Fantasy World of Angels, Vampires and Hunters

Darker than her Psy-Changeling series and more urban fantasy suspense than romance. Singh's new Guild hunter universe is fabulous with its combination of angels, vampires and human hunters. And even though it is not super romantic, the relationship between the leads in Angel's Blood is still compelling.

As the best hunter of the Guild, Elena comes to archangel Raphael's notice when her talents are required for a special hunt. This time the target is not a vampire trying to opt-out of the hundred years of servitude that is the angels' price for immortality, instead the quarry is far more dangerous - the supremely deadly archangel, Uram, gone rogue. Elena knows that even should she survive the hunt and deliver her blood thirsty prey, she will likely loose her life for her inability to swallow her pride and act the nice little mortal in order to treat the powerful archangel Raphael and his immortal vampire cadre with the submissive deference that they expect - she will not crawl, no matter the price. But it just that combination in of suicidal bravery along with an innocence and forthrightness that captures Raphael's interest and Raphael soon begins his own hunt with his seductive pursuit of Elena. Despite his arrogance and cruelty, Raphael's beauty and power is attractive. And even knowing the danger of becoming one of Raphael's toys, Elena may find it hard to deny her overwhelming desire for the magnificent winged immortal.

Angel's Blood definitely lives up to - and surpasses - its prerelease buzz. I loved this one, even with some dark horrific moments showing the handiwork of the violently insane rogue `blood angel'. The Guild Hunter world is fascinating with its twist on the vampire mythos and the presence of angels on Earth. I really liked Singh's take on angels as dangerous ancient powerful inhuman beings and I loved that she doesn't make the mistake of turning Raphael fluffy and cherubic by the end of the story - she just gives him enough of a touch of humanity to make his transition work in the context of his relationship with Elena. Add to this flying scenes, Singh's evocative descriptions of the angels' beautiful wings, and the nod to changes in the angels' environments to accommodate a winged being and Angel's Blood captures the top spot on my list of angel paranormals.

But even with all the other great things going on in Angel's Blood, it is Singh's amazing cast of characters who really make me excited about this new series. Raphael and Elena are terrific and there are so many standouts in the supporting cast: deadly vampires Dmitri and Venom, Illium the gorgeous flirtatious blue-winged angel with a weakness for mortals, angel spymaster Jason, and Elena's fellow hunters Sara and Ransom, not to mention hunter Ashwini and cajun vamp Janvier from Angels' Pawn: A Companion Novella to Angels- Blood who are not on stage here.

If you'd like another little taste of the Guild Hunter world do check out Ashwini and Janvier in the companion story available only on Kindle and E-book, it has a slightly different flavor and explores another corner of the Guild Hunter world, but shows the same deft hand with the leading characters. For me, I've already read Angel's Pawn and I liked Angel's Blood so well that I actually read it twice - a very rare occurrence for me - so I guess I'll just have to console myself with Singh's upcoming Psy-Changeling stories (Branded by Fire and Blaze of Memory) until we get finally get another trip to the Guild Hunter world in "Angel's Judgement" (in Must Love Hellhounds) and full length Angel's Kiss next year.
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Jan 13, 2015 Nichole ~Bookaholic~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, pnr-uf, wispersync-for-voice, demons-angels, xx_2015, xx_2015-audiobook-challenge

This book is such a great start to the series, Elena is pretty kick ass and while Raphael starts out being a bit of an ass, Elena makes him a better Archangel. After these two, my next favorite character is Illium and if memory serves correct I think later in the series there is a short story or Novella that features him.....

Nalini Singh does a great job with the world building without it being too much of an info dump.....and you will immediately want to jump into the next book. Justine Eye did ...more

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Jun 29, 2010 Lori {Romancing the Dark Side} rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, my-ebooks, vampires, paranormal-romance, read-in-2010, urban-fantasy, my-favorites

Couldn't put this book down! Nalini Singh's style of writing captivates you from the very first page! She effortlessly combines a thriller and romance all into one fantastic read. A true fan of vampire novels; I wasn't too sure about this book but Nalini's seamless depiction of a world where archangels,vampires and humans co-exist has won me over..I can't wait for the next book in the series!! ...more

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