- Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (6 Sep 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425243915
- ISBN-13: 978-0425243916
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 130,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Thrilling, sexy and heart-wrenching, Archeangel's Blade is one of the best paranormal romances of the year ... Prepare to be captivated... 5 stars (LOVEVAMPIRES.COM )
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've read three previous guild hunter books and thought they were excellent. I was very exited about fourth book knowing it's about Dmitri who was my fav character. But I must say the book is truly dissapointing. I thought the story was rather weak and it took quite a long time comparing to other books to finish it. Somehow I didn't recognise Dmitri in this book, I know that he couldn't possibly stay as that cold,sexi,demanding, cruell, down to earth man cause it would be raher hard to fit romanse in it but there was nothing left from his personality in this book, especially in later chapters, he was so not like himself anymore, totally forgettable. His story was heartbreaking but i have a really hard time beliving he would be mourning his wife for nearly 1000 years, whatever happened. Nalini did a great job with Raphael who is cold, hard and dominating on one hand but has a soft spot for Elena on the other, it didn't work with Dmitri thought. Actually I prefer to remember Dmitri as this sexy, interesting, old vampire as he was in previous books. I didn't really like his story with Honor that much, and I knew it will be hard one to get right. Honor was a very plain character, Dimitri would just crashed her in the real life I suppose, she was likeable, but no way fitting girl for Dmitri.It somehow didn't feel right. And the sex scenes........more than dissapointing, what about that honey all over the place??? Because it's Dmitri I thought the sex will blow me away but actually it was boring and again it didn't feel like it's Dmitri, vampire with hundreds of years experience. I gave it 3 stars because overall it wasn't totally awfull, but certainly the weakest book in the series, and it's a real shame about Dmitri becoming this rather forgettable creature.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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i really, really wanted to like this because unlike the other people who reviewed this book, i read the guild hunter series and loved it. However the matter of fact is that i dont like it. I dont the storyline or the plot. it only got 2 because the style of writing was undeniably good and the end wasnt as bad as predicted. When i heard that the next book in this series was going to the about dimitri, i wasnt pleased and this book has underwhelmed me even more. First of all, i like Dimitri, not as much as Raphael but well enough but he was the ice-cold, sexy yet dangerous man, not the soft, whinging, pathetic excuse he was potrayed as in the book. His affections seemed forced and predictable. There was no real emotions thai could e discerned and to be honest, in real life, 2 broken people dont merge together. And honor, was a self-pitying, pathetic character. she is no heroine, defo, no1 i would aspire to. their relationship was awkward, they just got together, and after meeting her for the first time, he had already planned to kill those who hurt her even though he doesnt know her. this is dimitri? the supposingly cold right hand of the most powerful man in north america. pleeaseee! it's shocking. the plot was so predictable and what annoyed me the most was that for most of the book, the way it was portrayed was that any guild hunter who got assigned the job and was broken would have fallen in love with dimitri. thats poor. to me, honor was just a random character, she didnt have any special talent like elena, and she doesnt have elena's strenght. a person like her, in real life, would have completely been overshadowed by the raw power of dimiti so their relationhip would never work.
also, the only real indication of dimitri's feeling towards her was when he told raphael that if he touched her, he would kill him. like he could! And that was so random. I liked the ending and i also hate it. i liked it because it make the story make a little more sense that it originally did but i also hated it becausae it was so predictable and to be honest, a bunch of crap. i know that this series is supposed to be fantasy and paranormal romance but that was pushing the boat a bit, eh? i was so disappointed and angry. i hope nalini singh gets her act together for the next book because she is an amazing writer but archangel's blade was crap.bring back elena and raphael! or illuim!
also, the only real indication of dimitri's feeling towards her was when he told raphael that if he touched her, he would kill him. like he could! And that was so random. I liked the ending and i also hate it. i liked it because it make the story make a little more sense that it originally did but i also hated it becausae it was so predictable and to be honest, a bunch of crap. i know that this series is supposed to be fantasy and paranormal romance but that was pushing the boat a bit, eh? i was so disappointed and angry. i hope nalini singh gets her act together for the next book because she is an amazing writer but archangel's blade was crap.bring back elena and raphael! or illuim!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I feel very torn about this book. On the one hand I love the author's writing style and the relationship between the the leads is beautiful and pulls you right in. I won't dwell on this aspect as it has been well reviewed by the others and I agree with what they say for the most part.
Despite this, I can only give the book 3 stars. All of the archangel books have had a level of violence (as do the psy/ changeling books to a lesser extent) but this book really ramped it up, and at times I found it hard to read. This suprised me because I often read violent crime or horror books, but I think it was the way the violence was justified and essentially permitted. I accept that in this fictional world there is some need for the brutal behaviour of the male leads, but in the previous books Elena thought about these issues more, giving me a 'way in'. I appreciate that Dmitri had a hard time but I found him quite repulsive on occasion and this is not made okay by some loyalty to a friend and being unwilling to hurt children. There does have to be something about suspending belief when you read, but if you ever met Dmitri, or were on the wrong end of him, I doubt that romance would be on your mind. Perhaps all of this lends more of a realism to a genre which often skims over unpleasant aspects, but for me it was too much with no meaningful acknowlegement this behaviour is morally questionable. Honor seems to make much of the fact that Dmitri would never harm her, but there are passages that suggest that he has been involved in sexual situations with unwilling partners, which I would find impossible to accept in a partner (which is a shame as I was fascinated by Dmitri from the get go!).
I'm aware that many will disagree with my concerns, but this bothered me significantly and I wanted to highlight it for others who may have similar reservations.
Despite this, I can only give the book 3 stars. All of the archangel books have had a level of violence (as do the psy/ changeling books to a lesser extent) but this book really ramped it up, and at times I found it hard to read. This suprised me because I often read violent crime or horror books, but I think it was the way the violence was justified and essentially permitted. I accept that in this fictional world there is some need for the brutal behaviour of the male leads, but in the previous books Elena thought about these issues more, giving me a 'way in'. I appreciate that Dmitri had a hard time but I found him quite repulsive on occasion and this is not made okay by some loyalty to a friend and being unwilling to hurt children. There does have to be something about suspending belief when you read, but if you ever met Dmitri, or were on the wrong end of him, I doubt that romance would be on your mind. Perhaps all of this lends more of a realism to a genre which often skims over unpleasant aspects, but for me it was too much with no meaningful acknowlegement this behaviour is morally questionable. Honor seems to make much of the fact that Dmitri would never harm her, but there are passages that suggest that he has been involved in sexual situations with unwilling partners, which I would find impossible to accept in a partner (which is a shame as I was fascinated by Dmitri from the get go!).
I'm aware that many will disagree with my concerns, but this bothered me significantly and I wanted to highlight it for others who may have similar reservations.
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this is a great read. beauty is in the eye of the reader and wow what a read . fantastic. best books ever. Read more
Published 1 month ago by annette
Spoilt it abit
The first three Guild Hunter books are fantastic. I was obsessed with the characters and every thing they did. Brilliantly written, I felt like I was apart of their world. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JDavis
A surprising change to series.
I had presumed that this book would follow Raphael and Elena's story - but instead it focus on Raphael's second in command Dimtri. Read more
Published 1 month ago by gwenalop
the best guild book yet
i have read all of the guild series i would of said each one i read was the best. this one however is the only one that made me cry. Read more
Published 2 months ago by susan southwell
Disappointing
Oh what a disappointment! Dimitri is scary and totally wicked, (he is so bad every time he scents Elena) . But sadly not in this book he isn't! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Monkeypoppet
Archangel's Blade
I have given this book a 5 Star rating but if I could I'd give it a 10 . What a fantastic read. I could not put it down. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Daehill
archangels blade
wow !!!! another fantastic book just love all the guild hunters series.
this book is all about Dmitri but you still have all your favourite people from the other books its... Read more
this book is all about Dmitri but you still have all your favourite people from the other books its... Read more
Published 6 months ago by kj
Brilliant
This was as good as the first in the series. Dimitri was intriguing in the earlier books and in this he is also very sexy. A thoroughly good read.
Published 7 months ago by Charley
So Good!!!!!
I bought this series because I love the Psy/Changelings and though I would give it a try, and I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Claire
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at first i was not sure if i would like it because it was not so much about the previous raphael and elena but i was very happy its about dimti and honor and things they go... Read more
Published 7 months ago by vampire1
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