Archangel’s Resurrection | Book 15 of Guild Hunters | Arc Review

Thank you to Penguin Random House/Berkly, Kristin Cipolia and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review and participation in this blog tour. This does not change my opinion in anyway.

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…

Guild Hunter is a long running series that started in 2009 that focuses on the world of the archangels in our world that started out with main character Elena, vampire hunter. Archangel’s Resurrection is already the 15th book set in this world. And I have not read any other before this book. I was reassured that I could read this without having read any of the others.

Archangel’s Kiss is a standalone set in the world of the Guild Hunter that follows two side characters, Alexander and Zanaya. Their romance spans over many eons and is the focus of this story.

While I did not care for their instant attraction, I did absolutely appreciated that Alexander realized that Zanaya was still much more in her teens when they met and that a relationship at that moment was very inappropiate. He stayed away, and even she realized that at some point. And when their romance does start it is not without a hickup. They are not always good for each other, both strong willed, but they always gravitate towards each other. I liked the realism of their relationship in that.

I also loved seeing Alexanders family and the other (arch)angels around them. It was interesting to meet some characters and seeing the whole story of Alexander. I feel like they haven’t been a huge part of the story of Elena so far as we saw Elena only briefly in this story.

I was not as invested in the plot of defeating the big bad. I feel like we only got such a little bit of that whole story as the story focused on the romance. And I think that this story would work better for those that have read the whole series up until this point.

Regardless, as the plot was such a small bit of the whole story, I did enjoy reading this story for the realistic relationship and the fun side characters.