Synopsis from Amazon:
When help is coming from the son of Beelzebub himself, you know things aren’t going well…
New Orleans doesn’t just have Lucifer to worry about.
Taking up residence in the Crescent City are countless nephilim and far too many of the Fallen. Unfortunately, one of those fallen angels is also Joshua’s Lieutenant.
With the precinct compromised and Joshua’s partner looking for answers Angel can’t give him, the only thing looking up for Angel is her relationship with her charge.
After a tip from a nephilim sends Angel and Michael on a deadly mission to investigate how the lieutenant is linked with a pop star, it’s up to Angel and Cupid to pick up the pieces and get the House functioning again.
With offers of help coming from unlikely sources; rogue cherubim, a bitter voodoo queen, and the son of Beelzebub himself, Angel’s got to keep her guard up and work out who she can trust. Before she gets killed again.
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My Review:
"It's always darkest just before
dawn." --Thomas Fuller
Halfway through the series, and there
is a lot that's packed into
just this one book! Angel is finally finding herself playing a bigger
role in the events of this looming war between heaven and hell--a war
that some celestial administrators continue to deny, in spite of
mounting evidence--and the necessity of taking the fight right to the
Fallen instead of waiting for them to achieve whatever goals they are
working toward is more imperative than ever.
New
enemies arise, threats emerge that no one saw coming, and big players
on the side of heaven are "removed from play" in various
ways, in spite of some attempts to add to the ranks. New Orleans is
looking very dark, indeed.
What
stays consistent, though, is Coffey's skill in developing the
individual characters in a natural, rational progression, through
everything that happens. Angel has picked a side, and she's owning
that decision without backing down. She's done second-guessing
herself and waiting for something to happen--she's making
it happen! Most of the angels in
Michael's house have been lumped together and brushed to the side...
but the absence of the cherubim gives them all a chance to become
more than just "useless runway models." They have names and
personalities, skills beyond just "delivering messages."
Adding
to that the way Angel and Josh's relationship comes up against some
pretty tough challenges--but again, the growth is there, so they can
weather these difficulties without getting too obsessive or
dismissive of each other.
There
were some "betrayals" and revelations that I did
not see coming, but then there
were also moments of victory, such as Angel and Cupid restoring the
cherubim, and patching things up between them (in some small way)
that made this book, difficult as it was to come to terms with some
unfortunate demises, a pleasure to read!
Yet
another well-rounded installment in the LouisiAngel Series! Angel
Tormented scores a perfect
*****5 STAR***** rating on
all fronts, and maintains its Upstream
Writer Certified Definitely Recommended status.
The plot moves forward a little, in spite of circumstances that
conspire to push our heroes back--they stand strong and bond
together. I'm still deeply invested in the outcome, and if you're in
the mood for a little "angels versus demons" battling, rich
in entertainment and extremely relatable, then this is a series worth
starting!
Further Reading: (Epic Battles/Good Versus Evil/Supernatural)
The LouisiAngel Series--C. L. Coffey
-Angel in Training
-Angel Eclipsed
The Untamed Series--Madeline Dyer
-Untamed
-Fragmented
The Vemreaux Trilogy--Mary E. Twomey
-The Way
-The Truth
-The Lie
The Chronicles of Lorrek--Kelly Blanchard
-Someday I'll Be Redeemed
-I Still Have A Soul
-I'm Still Alive
-Do You Trust Me?
The Grave Reports--R. R. Virdi
-Grave Beginnings
-Grave Measures
-Grave Dealings
The Portal Prophecies--C. A. King
-A Keeper's Destiny
-A Halloween's Curse
-Frost Bitten
The Firebird Fairy Tales--Amy Kuivalainen
-The Cry of the Firebird
-Ashes of the Firebird
The Fair Folk Chronicles--Jeffrey Cook and Katherine Perkins
-Foul is Fair
-Street Fair
-A Fair Fight
-All's Fair
-A Keeper's Destiny
-A Halloween's Curse
-Frost Bitten
The Firebird Fairy Tales--Amy Kuivalainen
-The Cry of the Firebird
-Ashes of the Firebird
The Fair Folk Chronicles--Jeffrey Cook and Katherine Perkins
-Foul is Fair
-Street Fair
-A Fair Fight
-All's Fair
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