Archangel’s Storm (Guild Hunter #5) by Nalini Singh
Published: September 4th 2012 by Berkley
Review:
Myth: 5/5
Book five is Jason’s story. While this is like Archangel’s Blade in that Raphael and Elena are not the main characters, this story is a unique way to give another backstory to one of Raphael’s seven as well as a way to give more depth to the Guild Hunter world. Raphael and Elena would never be allowed in Neha’s court. It is only Jason, or I guess Venom, who would be able to see and understand what is happening there and how it plays into the larger changes in the world.
That is one of the most interesting impacts of this story is trying to unravel what is happening to the Cadre. It is again, something only a spymaster would be able to start to piece together, since every Archangel keeps their own secrets, and much of the global events the seven thought were caused by Raphel’s mother, may have masked other changes.
Jason and Mahiya are magical together. Both quiet storms in their own right as opposed to the more outwardly fierce teams we’ve seen with Raphael and Elena and Dmitri and Honor. It’s beautiful how Singh gives bits of backstory through flashbacks throughout the book, until Jason himself is ready to share his full story.
Magic: 5/5
Trying to understand how the archangels are evolving is intrigue number one. Trying to understand Mahiya’s power, though she doesn’t seem to notice it, is intrigue number two. And let’s just say Jason himself is the underpinning intrigue across the whole story.
Overall: 5/5
I’ve said this before about Singh’s Guild Hunter series, but the world building and story were both beautiful. I can’t help but keep reading.
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