Author: Linda Poitevin
Publisher: ACE Books
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Angelic fiction
Other Books in the series:
Sins of the Son (book 2) TBR Spring 2012
How I Got It: I bought it
Goodreads Summary:
A detective with a secret lineage. An undercover Hunter with a bullet-proof soul. And a world made to pay for the sins of an angel…
Homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis answers to no one. Especially not to the new partner assigned to her in the middle of a gruesome serial killer case—a partner who is obstructive, irritatingly magnetic, and arrogant as hell.
Aramael is a Power—a hunter of the Fallen Angels. A millennium ago, he sentenced his own brother to eternal exile for crimes against humanity. Now his brother is back and wreaking murderous havoc in the mortal realm. To find him, Aramael must play second to a human police officer who wants nothing to do with him and whose very bloodline threatens both his mission and his soul.
Now, faced with a fallen angel hell-bent on triggering the apocalypse, Alex and Aramael have no choice but to join forces, because only together can they stop the end of days.
Homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis answers to no one. Especially not to the new partner assigned to her in the middle of a gruesome serial killer case—a partner who is obstructive, irritatingly magnetic, and arrogant as hell.
Aramael is a Power—a hunter of the Fallen Angels. A millennium ago, he sentenced his own brother to eternal exile for crimes against humanity. Now his brother is back and wreaking murderous havoc in the mortal realm. To find him, Aramael must play second to a human police officer who wants nothing to do with him and whose very bloodline threatens both his mission and his soul.
Now, faced with a fallen angel hell-bent on triggering the apocalypse, Alex and Aramael have no choice but to join forces, because only together can they stop the end of days.
I first saw this book on a Wednesday Wants post at Smash Attack Reads, shortly thereafter I read Bloedeuedd's review of the book and I knew the universe was telling me to buy this book. I'm so glad I listened!
Alexandra is a good cop, an excellent cop, who lives in the shadow of her late mother's mental illness. She's so afraid that she'll have the same problems that she tries to forcefully tell herself that she did not just see that her new partner has wings. Aramael is a very powerful and emotionally/mentally unstable angel. Being forced to hunt and exile his own brother damaged him far more than his superiors wanted to see. He is furious that he has to go undercover to hunt this new Fallen Angel who's rampaging through the city. Undercover is not his style, working with other is definitely not his style, following his instincts and maybe a bit too much violence is more his thing. He has no idea how to pretend to be a cop and Alexandra is furious that she's been saddled with a newbie in the middle of a serial killer case. While Alex and Aramael definitely don't get along, they have this bizarre attraction that should not be there and neither of them has any wish to follow up on it.
I found the setup of Heaven to be a bit odd at first, it seemed more like a corporation, but I got past that. I liked Aramael, despite his constant state of anger, and Alexandra was a great heroine. She was capable and strong, but human and not bitchy. It seems that a lot of author's write strong women as bitches and that irritates me. In fact both Aramael and Alexandra grow as characters in this book, something you normally see in later on in a series. There were no radical changes, but we see them process and begin to accept their new situations. I found the police procedural aspect of the book to be interesting but not so in depth that my brain turned off. I found it to be a great introduction to the series. Readers learn all about the world and our two main characters while trying to catch a serial killer, so everything flowed fairly well. Occasionally I would want information faster but it didn't bother me. I have to admit that I was really frustrated when the book ended because I was going to have to wait a year to find out what happens next.
Alexandra is a good cop, an excellent cop, who lives in the shadow of her late mother's mental illness. She's so afraid that she'll have the same problems that she tries to forcefully tell herself that she did not just see that her new partner has wings. Aramael is a very powerful and emotionally/mentally unstable angel. Being forced to hunt and exile his own brother damaged him far more than his superiors wanted to see. He is furious that he has to go undercover to hunt this new Fallen Angel who's rampaging through the city. Undercover is not his style, working with other is definitely not his style, following his instincts and maybe a bit too much violence is more his thing. He has no idea how to pretend to be a cop and Alexandra is furious that she's been saddled with a newbie in the middle of a serial killer case. While Alex and Aramael definitely don't get along, they have this bizarre attraction that should not be there and neither of them has any wish to follow up on it.
I found the setup of Heaven to be a bit odd at first, it seemed more like a corporation, but I got past that. I liked Aramael, despite his constant state of anger, and Alexandra was a great heroine. She was capable and strong, but human and not bitchy. It seems that a lot of author's write strong women as bitches and that irritates me. In fact both Aramael and Alexandra grow as characters in this book, something you normally see in later on in a series. There were no radical changes, but we see them process and begin to accept their new situations. I found the police procedural aspect of the book to be interesting but not so in depth that my brain turned off. I found it to be a great introduction to the series. Readers learn all about the world and our two main characters while trying to catch a serial killer, so everything flowed fairly well. Occasionally I would want information faster but it didn't bother me. I have to admit that I was really frustrated when the book ended because I was going to have to wait a year to find out what happens next.
Verdict:
Sins of the Angels is a nice urban fantasy with a twist on angelic fiction. I really enjoyed it and look forward to the second book. Some readers might want to try this from the library first as it's a bit different from normal angelic fiction.
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5 comments:
Angels and I are a hit or miss. I hope that's no indication of my soul. LOL! Anyway, I do like how this is different from the usual flair of angels and I also find the characters interesting. I'm going to see if I can get this from the library and try it out.
November 10, 2011 at 1:29 PMI won this book last week, and am looking forward to reading it. I am glad you like it as well :)
November 10, 2011 at 3:12 PM@ Rummanah Aasi - LOL, I'm the same way with the angel books, but I liked this one a lot and so far it's hooked me into the story.
November 11, 2011 at 1:31 AM@ Aurian - I really think your going to like it. You should also read Bloedeuedd's review.
Lol, yes I did want info faster too ;) But it did not bother me either, I just wanted to know, or see things happen. She sure kept the tension up
November 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM@ Blodeuedd - Yeah, tension was sustained throughout the whole book, it made me read faster. :)
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