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kmcquage's review against another edition
3.0
It may deserve a higher rating, but there parts that just dragged. Might have been my mood, though.
vampire_mother's review against another edition
5.0
When I recieved this book was when I turned 19. I love fanasy books, and I thought a little "Interesting.. angels... I wonder how are they seen by Danielle" And when I begun to read I couldn't stop.
Now I recommend it to everybody because it's great.
P.S. I read it in Romanian :D
Now I recommend it to everybody because it's great.
P.S. I read it in Romanian :D
philtatoss98's review against another edition
slow-paced
DNF’d en la página 235, too much!! Me hubiera gustado que la mayor parte de la narración fuera de parte de los ángeles, los humanos fueron bastante aburridos
lexlux's review against another edition
4.0
First, I will have to confess, I only picked up this book because the cover was appealing to me. It truly has a very sensational cover image!
About, the book itself, I have to say halfway through the book I wouldn’t have recommended it to anyone. But the last quarter of the book just blew me away! The action was fast paced with no unnecessary words and the suspense built beautifully with a bittersweet climax!
The characters are not as well laid out as I would have liked them to be.
But, the theme of strong women is present through the book and this was one of the highlights for me. From Gabriella to Evangeline, from Mother Innocenta to Sister Philomena, from Saitou-San to Seraphina, all the women are true heroes in this book!
From not wanting to finish the book to recommending the book to everyone, the author has really proved herself and I will definitely pick up the rest of this series!
About, the book itself, I have to say halfway through the book I wouldn’t have recommended it to anyone. But the last quarter of the book just blew me away! The action was fast paced with no unnecessary words and the suspense built beautifully with a bittersweet climax!
The characters are not as well laid out as I would have liked them to be.
But, the theme of strong women is present through the book and this was one of the highlights for me. From Gabriella to Evangeline, from Mother Innocenta to Sister Philomena, from Saitou-San to Seraphina, all the women are true heroes in this book!
From not wanting to finish the book to recommending the book to everyone, the author has really proved herself and I will definitely pick up the rest of this series!
giselle_hk's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
deetour8's review against another edition
1.0
Sister Evangeline is a young nun living in a convent in upstate New York, living a life of peace and solitude until Verlaine, an art historian, comes to the convent archives she works at requesting letters written by Abigail Rockefeller. The letters pipe Evangeline’s interest and leads her to discover the world of Angelology, a secret society of people trying to rescue the world from the Nephlim, the offspring of the Fallen Angels and humans, which her family happen to be famous members of. After her discovery, she must leave the world she knew forever. Evangeline and Verlaine join Angelologist on a hunt to find a magical object that Abigail Rockefeller has hidden before the Nephlim who believe it will give them even more control over humanity than they already have.
The story line itself is interesting, but the novel lacks the depth to engage the reader. The characters lack vigor, and are hard for the reader to relate to and feel sympathy towards. The pacing of the novel is too slow to keep you on your toes, and nearly puts you to sleep. While the basic story line is good in theory and sounds as though it will be nonstop action, Trussoni fails to bring the elements that make a thriller to their full scale leaving bits and pieces weaved together by a never-ending story.
The story line itself is interesting, but the novel lacks the depth to engage the reader. The characters lack vigor, and are hard for the reader to relate to and feel sympathy towards. The pacing of the novel is too slow to keep you on your toes, and nearly puts you to sleep. While the basic story line is good in theory and sounds as though it will be nonstop action, Trussoni fails to bring the elements that make a thriller to their full scale leaving bits and pieces weaved together by a never-ending story.
jbarbs33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
Little slow, but half way through it hooks uoy
mollywetta's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a fan of "stiff & flowerly", as Madeline described this book, so it was an epic win for me (is my slang right, Maddy?) But seriously, I thought the structure of this book was very interesting-- the main third person omniscient, the first person narration, the ancient diary-- the mix was fun. I liked the descriptiveness, and it did stretch my vocabulary. The story was compelling and I was interested the whole way through.
tovetott's review against another edition
DNF at 100 pages.
I'm bummed bcs it sounded really interesting, and the people comparing it to Dan Brown gave me hope bcs I always liked the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons and the detailed references to real life things ykno, but the exposition and writing in this one was just SO SLOW and DRAWN OUT and I can't imagine all of it woll actually be relevant later on.
At 100 pages I still feel absolutely nothing for any of the characters and I can't see how I will grow to actually care anytime soon jsjdbdbd
The short scene with the angels were cool tho ! Glad for y'all who enjoyed this and probably got a lot more cool scenes with badass angel fights!
I'm bummed bcs it sounded really interesting, and the people comparing it to Dan Brown gave me hope bcs I always liked the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons and the detailed references to real life things ykno, but the exposition and writing in this one was just SO SLOW and DRAWN OUT and I can't imagine all of it woll actually be relevant later on.
At 100 pages I still feel absolutely nothing for any of the characters and I can't see how I will grow to actually care anytime soon jsjdbdbd
The short scene with the angels were cool tho ! Glad for y'all who enjoyed this and probably got a lot more cool scenes with badass angel fights!
ptothelo's review against another edition
2.0
I think I first read about the book in Entertainment Weekly. Having watched a somewhat entertaining miniseries about Nephilim couple of years ago (the actor who portrayed the main character now, funnily enough, plays one of the lead vampires on Vampire Diaries) I was curious to know more.
While the story was interesting, I don't think I ever really got into it.
While the story was interesting, I don't think I ever really got into it.