I checked this out because it was supposed to be like Nalini Singh's Archangel series. And some other great ones in the genre like J.R. Ward or Charlaine Harris.
It is not.
It was boring, formulaic and had the worst kind of mating/insta-forced-whatever.
Love Azriel! The other two girls totally got screwed because so far he is the best... i mean he does take over her mind a few times which I would murder his face for but other than that I freaking love him. And the narrator for the audio book did a fantastic job for his voice! Now Sophie I was just kinda meh about but I think she is a good match for Az because she fights him. But she really did nothing for me.
6/10 - An interesting prologue for the rest of the Lost Angels series, but it's a bit frustrating because this book ends in a cliff hanger and it isn't resolved for ages, or possibly at all (it bloody better be). I've read the next three books and so far nothing of what happened in Always, Angel has been resolved, in fact Angel is hardly seen or discussed and is seen as a mysterious character whose motives are unknown (from what I remember of what I read, it was a number of years ago).
Then of course, there's the editing mistakes I picked up.
Location 104
...she zeroed in on where the creature's crouched on the lower branch...
Not only is that the incorrect way to use the possessive plural, but it doesn't even need to be a plural at all as there's only one creature crouched on the branch.
Location 111
His coal-black skin shifted over the bones and muscle of his body
The way that's written makes it sound as if he has many bones, but only one muscle in his body. Muscle needs to be muscles.
Location 342
The recognition flashed before his beautiful face...
That sounds like the recognition is floating in mid air. The phrase more commonly used is 'flashed across' and while you might still envision 'recognition' doing things that an incorporeal idea shouldn't be capable of doing, but it's infinitely better than 'before'.
Location 367
He leaned in further, cascading her with his heat...
Switch that sentence around so that it's ...his heat cascading over her... and you have a much more sensible sentence. The way it is now has me picturing waterfalls appearing in mid air to 'cascade' in Angel's direction.
Location 539
The sound of his boots on the ground echoed with just the right amount of dangerous anticipation.
First, this is the second or perhaps third time Killough-Walden's mentioned boots echoing inside Angel's apartment. Where does she live that footsteps echo inside a fully furnished room? She doesn't live in a cavernous church or warehouse, it's just a normal apartment (from the way she describes it earlier in the book). High heels don't even echo in my bathroom which is pretty much all tile and glass, so I find it unlikely that boots would echo in a room full of soft furnishings like curtains and bedding.
Second, how does an echo show 'dangerous anticipation'? An echo is just an echo, it's the human brain that puts foreboding into particular echoes. The foreboding isn't there naturally.
Location 583
...at six in the late afternoon
Isn't that 'six in the evening' normally?
Location 607
...Angel was a tall raven-black-haired woman...
Umm, either raven or black is redundant here as they mean pretty much the same thing in this context. If it's 'raven' then it's obviously black (and vice versa), so there's no need to use both terms. It's not like 'raven-yellow' or 'sunny-black' are common ways of describing hair colour, so no one's going to get confused if you just say 'raven-haired'. We're all going to know you mean that the woman has black hair.
Location 657
...the temperature within the church as well below freezing.
That as should be a was. No explanation necessary.
Location 657, further down the page
...both the chain that held her and the wires she was connected to were coated in rime.
I wasn't sure what rime meant, so I used my wonderful dictionary feature on my Voyage to look it up. According to the OED entry for rime it is frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog. That makes some sense because the room is cold thanks to the presence of a phantom, but not once does Killough-Walden mention the cloud or fog needed to create the water vapour which is what causes the rime to form. Clouds do get a mention, but not until a couple of pages later, well and truly after the appearance of the rime. If you're going to talk about rime you need to have already established the existence of the cloud or fog that caused it.
After reading this I feel inspired to go back and reread and review the rest of the full length books in the series (that was already my plan, but now I want to do it immediately instead of at some indeterminate point in the future). I think I'll put a hold on Avenger's Angel right now.
AHH. I love this series so much. Diana and Damon are my favorite King and Queen couple yet. 
We are nearing the end of Wedding Seaon! Let's attend so far out nuptials to close it out.
In these Romance Novels, wedding or weddings are at the center of the plot in Paranormal, Science Fiction or Fantasy Romance.
My lists are never in any particular order. Enjoy!
1. Don't Bite the Bridesmaid by Tiffany Allee
A dazzling dress is wreaking havoc—and costing lives…
The violent death of her uncle sends Chloe Anderson reeling—and rushing to his estate. As coexecutor of Jack's will, she assumes that he has left her something. What she doesn't expect is a bejeweled wedding gown with a note warning her to trust only his business partner—dark, mysterious and sexy Sam Ralston.
Chloe's been burned in love, but never bitten, and there's something about Sam that keeps drawing her in, despite her fears. The attraction is mutual, intense, and it takes all of Sam's willpower to hide his fangs. With Chloe's career at stake and murderous thieves hot on their trail, the vampire vows to protect her. But can he save her from himself?
5. Gaze by Viola Grace
Gaze has recently discovered the joy of vision and the scientists gave her every type that they could think of. She is partnered with the Blue Fairy, and together, they retrieve Guardians in diplomatic service and drop them at their next destination.
Shiver is a multi-shifter who knows his ideal woman when he sees her. Too bad she has no idea what he truly is or has she seen straight through his disguise and his armour.
The Blue Fairy is a perky and helpful ship with her mind on getting her pilot a mate and keeping him in good working order. Work. Work. Work.
6. Always the Vampire by Nancy Haddock
t's not easy being a dutiful maid of honor when you're a vampire in the Sunshine State...
Cesca Marinelli has been slacking on her duties as a vampire princess, but she will be the best maid of honor ever for Maggie's Victorian wedding. However, when her mostly-human honey, Saber, falls ill due to a magical construct called the Void, she knows she'll have to go beyond the call of bridesmaid duty...
The Void is affecting every supernatural being in Cesca's afterlife, including her shapeshifter ex, Triton. To counter the Void's reign of terror, Cesca must fully summon her vampire powers-which may lead to her own doom.
7. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
So what if he's a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date? Yes, Roman Draganesti is a vampire, but a vampire who lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn't have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop–sided eater for all eternity.
Things aren't going well for Shanna Whelan either...After witnessing a gruesome murder by the Russian mafia, she's next on their hit list. And her career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she's afraid of blood. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she's found the one man who can keep her alive. Though the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman's fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her...
8. The Eldritch Conspiracy by Cat Adams
Celia Graves was once an ordinary human, but those days are long gone. Now she strives to maintain her sanity and her soul while juggling both vampire abilities and the powers of a Siren.
Not every bride needs a bridesmaid who can double as a bodyguard. But Celia's cousin Adriana is no ordinary bride: she's a Siren princess, and she's marrying the king of a small but politically important European country. She's getting death threats from fanatics who want to see the whole Siren race wiped out-including Celia herself, who is half Siren.
Luckily, Celia is on duty when a trip to a bridal salon is interrupted by an assassination attempt, so everyone survives. When Adriana returns to the Siren homeland to try to prevent a coup, Celia is free to hunt for the terrorists and the vile mage who is helping them (while keeping her eyes open for the perfect maid-of-honor dress).
Assuming the bride and groom both live to see their wedding day, this will be one royal wedding no one will ever forget.
9. Happily Never After by Jeaniene Frost
Isabella Spaga is about to reluctantly walk down the aisle with Mr. Dangerously Wrong…but not if dashing vampire Chance has anything to say about it. As a favor to Bones, Chance has come to derail this wedding of beauty to the beast. Now if only he can keep his hands off the bride. From New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress world, it’s the wedding of the season…that everyone wants to miss.
10. Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands
A British lass who falls hard for a tasty immortal in-law she meets when she crosses the ocean to attend a cousin’s New York wedding.
Did I miss one? Let me know!
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