Wings of the Wicked

Author: Courtney Allison Moulton

Series: Angelfire #2

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Mythology

Publisher: HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Books

Released: January 31, 2012

Summary: Courtesy of goodreads.com Life as the Preliator is harder than Ellie ever imagined.

Balancing real life with the responsibility of being Heaven’s warrior is a challenge for Ellie. Her relationship with Will has become all business, though they both long for each other. And now that the secret of who she really is has come out, so have Hell’s strongest reapers. Grown bold and more vicious, the demonic threaten her in the light of day and stalk her in the night.

She’s been warned.

Cadan, a demonic reaper, comes to her with information about Bastian’s new plan to destroy Ellie’s soul and use an ancient relic to wake all the souls of the damned and unleash them upon humanity. As she fights to stay ahead of Bastian’s schemes, the revelations about those closest to her awaken a dark power within Ellie that threatens to destroy everything—including herself.

She’ll be betrayed.

Treachery comes even from those whom she loves, and Ellie is broken by the deaths of those who stood beside her in this Heavenly war. Still, she must find a way to save the world, herself, and her love for Will. If she fails, there will be hell to pay.

For Fans Of: Hush, Hush, Fallen, The Mortal Instruments, Angelfire, Supernatural (TV show)

My Review: She’s done it again! Courtney is brilliant! I read Wings of the Wicked right after I finished Angelfire. Very well done sequel. It kept the amazing plot running full speed with more added conflicts between Ellie and Will, Will and himself, Ellie and the world of Reapers and the list just goes on! The plot never slowed down which made for a fast read. (Another all-nighter). The romantic tension between Will and Ellie was awesome! I was cheering for them out loud anytime things got a bit steamy! Courtney puts into play what seems like a love triangle between Ellie, Will and Cadan, but assures us, Will and Ellie will stay Will and Ellie. I could tell no matter how hot Cadan’s moves were or how hot he is, Ellie stayed true to her Guardian.

The battle/action scenes were fantastic! It makes me want to learn how to fight hand to hand and with two swords and kick some demon butt! If this ever got turned into a movie, those action scenes would be awesome! (Given the right special effects so it didn’t look like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or whatever it’s called.)

Courtney kept me on the edge of my seat (er-uh pillow) the entire time. I was sad to see it end. Especially the way it ended!!! Ahh talk about leaving me hanging there not knowing what was going to happen!

Definitely a sequel that lives up to the first in the series, it was almost better!

But if you don’t like emotional roller coasters from the main character, don’t read. I was pulled into Ellie’s grief and pain and I felt like I was experiencing it with her. That’s how good of a writer Courtney is! Love, Love this book! 

Angelfire

Author: Courtney Allison Moulton

Series: Angelfire #1

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Mythology

Publisher: HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Books

Released: February 15, 2011

Summary:courtesy of: goodreads.com  First there are nightmares.

Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her. Then come the memories. When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Only Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream. Now she must hunt. Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.

For Fans Of: Hush, Hush, Fallen, The Mortal Instruments

My Review: Oh-Em-FREAKING-Gosh! I’m blown away!! I just knew the awesome vibes that this book was giving me were right. I pulled an all-nighter reading this magnificent book and if I wasn’t so tired I would have read it again. Ms. Moulton is very witty with her writing; I was laughing out loud at her descriptions, Ellie’s thoughts and what Ellie would say. She also has the seriousness of the worldly dilemma and the oh so wonderful romance down also.

Her characters are very well written and I felt like they were real people (wish Will was real-I’d steal him in a heartbeat!). I’m so glad that Ellie is actually a heroine worth rooting for. She’s not weak and clingy like Bella from Twilight nor is she too, over independent like Katniss from The Hunger Games. She is the perfect, in-between heroine. Oh William, wonderful, sexy and brooding Will. How I love you! Ellie’s Guardian is perfect. He keeps Ellie’s head on straight, helping her concentrate on saving the world rather than freaking out over what dress to buy for Prom. The way those two play off of each other is wonderful! The fast, witty dialogue is a joy to read. Will and Ellie complement each other very well. No wonder this is such a good romance! Oh and of course action; how could I forget?!

The reapers of many kinds were very cool. I loved how Ms. Moulton didn’t go with the norm of the ‘Grim Reaper’ look and chose her own versions. They fit very well in the world that she has created. Her personal take on the story of Hell vs. Heaven was very original and how each mythological creature associated with this story was mentioned, however in different lights than other ways I’ve seen them portrayed.

I seriously can’t give this book enough praise. I’ve recommended Angelfire to anyone that will listen to me. Of course I couldn’t find one single thing wrong with Angelfire; it was perfect in every way! Five stars just aren’t enough!