A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Reese
Loooved it!!!
With each book in this series, Dawn Mcclure's writing gets better and better. From her first in the series of Fallen Angels (Azazel) I have been hooked. Samael is a fallen angel that gave up his job in Hell to fight on the earthly plane in the war against rogue vampires. Assigned to watch Jade, a fellow vampire assassin, Samael never expects to find love.
McClure does an excellent job on giving the history of the angels fall from grace so that each novel works as a stand-alone. While there are references of other characters and incidents, readers will not feel lost. I love the idea of the devil in his smooth suits trying to hang on to all of his lead angels as each end up working for Ambrose, the leader in the fight against vampires. Ambrose himself is a fallen angel that Lucifer would love to recruit.
This is a fantastic series and I'm waiting for the day when this author will put out a true full-length novel. This 80-page title wasn’t nearly enough to satisfy me.
Jan 03, 2010 | 978-1-59578-642-5
5 = Rare - Top Pick | 4.5 = I Loved It - Top Pick | 4 = Good Solid Read
3.5 = Enjoyable | 3 Stars = OK - Needs a few changes | 2 Stars = It just didn't click / DNF
Book Blurb for Samael
Assassinating vampires was all in a day’s work … until she became the hunted.
Jade is a vampire assassin for the Alliance, a prestigious group of vampires who consider themselves the elite of their species. Facing death on a daily basis is part of her job. Yet when a psychic informs Jade her death is imminent, the thought of death doesn’t seem quite so appealing. She changes her fighting tactics in the hope of staying alive despite the dire warning. Her new tactics bring unwanted attention from the human race. Her boss, Ambrose, puts her on probation, and that’s not even the worst of it. Ambrose gives Jade four missions to prove she deserves to remain an assassin. He assigns Samael, a demon from the First Angelic Revolt, to report on her progress.
Samael recently quit his job as a Marquis of Hell to take up an offer to become an assassin. He’s given the assignment to observe Jade and report on her progress during missions. During their first mission together, Samael can see why Jade has been put on probation. She’s a liability to the Alliance. If there’s one thing all immortals understand, it’s not to bring attention to themselves. But when he finds out why Jade’s fighting tactics have changed in the last few months, he may be too late to save the one woman who has captured his heart.
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