ARC Book Review-Archangel’s Resurrection by Nalini Singh

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

About The Book

New York Times Bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the dangerous, haunting world of archangels…and a love that is legend.

For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding. Driven by its primal energy, Alexander and Zanaya fought as fiercely as they loved. Locked in an endless cycle of devotion and heartbreak, it is only Zanaya’s decision to Sleep that ends their love story.

Eons later, it is the Cascade of Death that wakens them both. The passion between them a flame that yet burns, Alexander and Zanaya stand together in one last battle against the ultimate darkness. But even a warrior archangel cannot win every war. Alexander’s scream shatters the world as Zanaya falls, broken and silent…only to rise again in a miracle that may be a devastating curse. For is it truly the Queen of the Nile who has been resurrected?

Only one thing is clear: this is the last beat of their passionate, angry dance. The final song for Alexander and his Zani…

My Review

First Impressions

Archangel’s Resurrection is one of my most anticipated releases of the year, this series is on another level, and one of the few Urban Fantasy series I actually truly love. Nalini Singh shows that you can write a UF with a strong focus of romance. This series is always a delight and honestly I went into this one practically blind, I didn’t even know who the main characters were at first, the only thing I did know was that it featured an archangel but that was it. I knew that it probably wouldn’t be a Raphael or Illium installment though, with how this series has been written I expected it to be someone else. I am really happy that we got Alexander’s book. His character we have seen small moments with in previous books and I really wanted to get his romance with his lady Zanaya. This book was so in depth and we really go back centuries of time to get the fullness of his story and I really enjoyed that. It almost had a historical fantasy like feel to some of the book until we get to the current timeline and I think fans of the series will actually be highly entertained by this one here.

Summary

There has always been a epic love passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia and Zanaya, the Queen of the Nile. We see the beginning’s of their stories and how they start out their lives and grow into the beings that they become. We see the instant passion that rises between them and how Alexander is forced to push Zanaya away due to her young years in comparison to him and knowing she needed to grow into herself before anything could ever happen between them. We see the growths of their characters while also building within their relationship. We see the joys and the passions while also seeing the heartbreak, the angst and loss that they both experience. We see the strength of the force of their love that will strengthen them throughout the centuries. We see the rise of their enemies but also the loss of what they suffer but through that suffering we see the growth in their love and truly realizing what they have together and letting go of pass faults and insecurities and embracing their relationship in a way that completes them in a way they haven’t yet discovered….

What I Loved

Archangel’s Resurrection is the 15th installment in the Guild Hunter series. And can you believe that we have reached number 15 on this series??!!! I can’t believe how much this series has grown. And I will say this is one of my favorite installments that didn’t feature Raphael and Elena. There was something so epically beautiful and touches the reader so deeply in reading this story. First what I think really made the difference is seeing their backgrounds from when they are fledglings to full grown archangel’s. I truly adored seeing Alex and Zanaya come together in such a way that adds clear depth to the story and also to the romance itself. Seeing such character growth was worth every moment. I adored this pairing together and the way that they come together and really work through their issues was quite heartfelt. They aren’t the perfect couple but they are the right couple for each other. I really enjoyed the way that they learn and grow in each other and make mistakes in their relationship. This is not a fairytale type of romance, they have their battles and fights that they have to overcome. And even some hurdles where they end up hurting each other even without meaning to. We also see them rise to the occasion of standing together and fighting against true evils. Their romance was so deep and entrenching because we get to see them grow through their mistakes and really capitalize on what they have together and not letting those mistakes define their relationship and in the end its learning to let go of past mistakes and learning to rely on each other and valuing each other as they should. We also get some delightful journeys with past events and characters. My emotions were all over the place with this one and I was so encouraged to see that as it really connects this book to so many of the previous books.

What I Struggled With

I will be honest …..NOTHING….This book just felt so right all the way through!

Overall View

Archangel’s Resurrection is a stunning portrayal that is packed with history, grit, and fierce passions that rise to the occasion! Its a tale that will give the readers thrills and charm and utter depths of emotion!

Title: Archangel’s Resurrection

Author: Nalini Singh

Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance

Format: eARC

Source: Berkley Publishing Group

Length: 400 Pages

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About The Author

I’ve been writing as long as I can remember and all of my stories always held a thread of romance (even when I was writing about a prince who could shoot lasers out of his eyes). I love creating unique characters, love giving them happy endings and I even love the voices in my head. There’s no other job I would rather be doing. In September 2002, when I got the call that Silhouette Desire wanted to buy my first book, Desert Warrior, it was a dream come true. I hope to continue living the dream until I keel over of old age on my keyboard.

I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I also spent three years living and working in Japan, during which time I took the chance to travel around Asia. I’m back in New Zealand now, but I’m always plotting new trips. If you’d like to see some of my travel snapshots, have a look at the Travel Diary page (updated every month).

So far, I’ve worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp and an English teacher and not necessarily in that order. Some might call that inconsistency but I call it grist for the writer’s mill.

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