It is a rare and wonderful author that can do angels and demons without going all preachy religious on us and Miss Ione is the master.

After a little bit of a slow start I absolutely could not put this book down! I believe the slowness in the beginning had a lot to do with my own tortoise-esk ability to pick up on the vast number of different type of angels. Whew! It didn't help that I was reading it on a tablet and couldn't just switch back and forth between my spot and the glossary all willy nilly. There is a lot to keep track of but, once the names and definitions finally stuck in my brain, things picked up and the story just took off.

Revenant has been a favorite tortured (literally) hero of mine for some time now. He's a little bit of a drama queen but, I mean, what do you expect after being forced to be someone you're not, having someone else control what you do and don't remember, and being completely lied to for 5,000 years? He's allowed a little drama. Though dramatic, he is humble and reverent, if not confused and distrustful, in the face of true and loyal care that is given to him. Just don't lie to him. Don't do it. Not worth it...just don't. His story ended in a befitting and well deserved HEA which had me in tears. TEARS! (PS Sexy, powerful wings are also an undeniable and well appreciated character trait here.)

Blaspheme. Our Heroine. Love the name. Love the woman. She has her own set of issues, which are quite frightening and fun in and of themselves but she knows who she is when it comes to the bottom line and I can respect that. I ABHOR heroines that spend half the book doubting themselves or talking themselves out of love and happiness. Yes, sometimes it is an honest reaction, but 90% of the time, it is just for dramatic effect and ends up being completely unpalatable or obnoxious. So not the case with our girl here. She has about a page and a half of wishy-washy then she moves right along with the "Que sera sera." Perfect development for her and I could not have been happier with her strength and loyalty.

One thing I have always loved about this series is that Larissa Ione has never cowered in the face of such a colossal universe. She built this whole thing from the ground up and has just grown right along with it. We're talking Heaven and Earth. God and Satan. Demons and Angels and everything in between. Not to mention coming up with medical conditions for all of them, as well as how to treat them. Her world building has been astronomical and I have never once felt like she was trying too hard or vacillating. Seamless movement and character development between books is difficult once you get passed about 4 books as there is just an enormous amount of information to keep track of. Things like general series and character history and, if you are going to be a freaking rock star like Larissa Ione, you have to keep the characters from previous books moving forward in a timely and accurate manner. You have to decisively and unequivocally know your characters and grow with them as well. I stand in awe of her series and her as an author in general. Such raw and fascinating talent here. If you haven't had a chance to check her out, do it. Start HERE and thank me later.

Hero: ★★★★
Heroine: ★★★★
Plot line: ★★★★ 1/2
Steam: ★★★★ 1/2
Overall Rating: ★★★★

Favorite scene: Curling wings. *swoon*

***I was given a free copy from NetGalley for an honest review***