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Envy: A Novel of the Fallen Angels Kindle Edition
As the son of a serial killer, homicide detective Thomas “Veck” DelVecchio, Jr., grew up in the shadow of evil. Now, on the knife-edge between civic duty and blind retribution, he atones for the sins of his father—while fighting his inner demons.
Assigned to monitor Veck is Internal Affairs officer Sophia Reilly, whose interest in him is both professional and arousingly personal. And Veck and Sophia have another link: Jim Heron, a mysterious stranger with too many answers to questions that are deadly. When Veck and Sophia are drawn into the ultimate battle between good and evil, their fallen angel savior is the only thing that stands between them and eternal damnation.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBerkley
- Publication dateSeptember 6, 2011
- Reading age18 years and up
- File size2249 KB
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“By all that is holy...” She rubbed her eyes. “Do you not believe in curtains?”
As she prayed for the image of a spectacularly naked colleague to fade from her retinas, she seriously rethought her decision to do the stakeout herself. She was exhausted, for one thing—or had been before she’d seen just about everything Veck had to offer.
Take out the just.
One bene was that she was really frickin’ awake now, thank you very much—she might as well have licked two fingers and shoved them into a socket: a full-frontal like that was enough to give her the perm she’d wanted back when she was thirteen.
Muttering to herself, she dropped her hands into her lap again. And gee whiz, as she stared at the dash, all she saw... was everything she’d seen.
Yeah, wow, on some men, no clothes was so much more than just naked.
And to think she’d almost missed the show. She’d parked her unmarked and just called in her position when the upstairs lights had gone on and she had gotten a gander at the vista of a bedroom. Easing back into her seat, it hadn’t dawned on her exactly where the unobstructed view was going to take them both—she’d just been interested that it appeared to be nothing but a bald lightbulb on the ceiling of what had to be the master suite.
Then again, bachelor pad decorating tended to be either storage-unit crammed or Death Valley–barren.
Veck’s was obviously the Death Valley variety.
Except suddenly she hadn’t been thinking about interior decorating, because her suspect had stepped into the bathroom and flipped the switch.
Hellllllllo, big boy.
In too many ways to count.
“Stop thinking about it... stop thinking about—”
Closing her eyes again didn’t help: If she’d reluctantly noticed before how well he filled out his clothes, now she knew exactly why. He was heavily muscled, and given that he didn’t have any hair on his chest, there was nothing to obscure those hard pecs and that six-pack and the carved ridges that went over his hips.
Matter of fact, when it came to manscaping, all he had was a dark stripe that ran between his belly button and his...
You know, maybe size did matter, she thought.
“Oh, for chrissakes.”
In an attempt to get her brain focused on something, anything more appropriate, she leaned forward and looked out the opposite window. As far as she could tell, the house directly across from him had privacy shades across every available view. Good move, assuming he paraded around like that every night.
Then again, maybe the husband had strung those puppies up so that his wife didn’t get a case of the swoons.
Bracing herself, she glanced back at Veck’s place. The lights were off upstairs and she had to hope now that he was dressed and on the first floor, he stayed that way.
God, what a night.
Was it possible Veck had torn apart that suspect? She didn’t think so.
But he did—even though he couldn’t remember a thing.
Whatever, she was still waiting for any evidence that came from the scene, and there were coyotes in those woods. Bears. Cats of the non–Meow Mix variety. Chances were good that the suspect had come walking through there with the scent of dried blood on his clothes and something with four paws had viewed him as a Happy Meal. Veck could well have tried to step in and been shoved to the side. After all, he’d been rubbing his temples like he’d had pain there, and God knew head trauma had been known to cause short-term memory loss.
The lack of physical evidence on him supported the theory; that was for sure.
And yet...
God, that father of his. It was impossible not to factor him in even a little.
Like every criminal justice major, she’d studied Thomas DelVecchio Sr. as part of her courses—but she’d also spent considerable time on him in her deviant-psych classes. Veck’s dad was your classic serial killer: smart, cunning, committed to his “craft,” utterly remorseless. And yet, having watched videos of his interviews with police, he came across as handsome, compelling, and affable. Classy. Very non-monster.
But then again, like a lot of psychopaths, he’d cultivated an image and sustained it with care. He’d been very successful as a dealer of antiquities, although his establishment in that haughty, lofty world of money and privilege had been a complete self-invention. He’d come from absolutely nothing, but had had a knack for charming rich people—as well as a talent for going overseas and coming back with ancient artifacts and statues that were extremely marketable. It wasn’t until the killings had started to surface that his business practices came under scrutiny, and to this day, no one had any idea where he’d found the stuff he had—it was almost as if he’d had a treasure trove somewhere in the Middle East. He certainly hadn’t helped authorities sort things out, but what were they going to do to him? He was already on death row.
Not for much longer, though, evidently.
What had Veck’s mother been like—
The knock on the window next to her head was like a shot ringing out, and she had her weapon palmed and pointed to the sound less than a heartbeat afterward.
Veck was standing in the street next to her car, his hands up, his wet hair glossy in the streetlights.
Lowering her weapon, she put her window down with a curse.
“Quick reflexes, Officer,” he murmured.
“Do you want to get shot, Detective?”
“I said your name. Twice. You were deep in thought.”
Thanks to what she’d seen in that bathroom, the flannel shirt and academy sweats he had on seemed eminently removable, the kind of duds that wouldn’t resist a shove up or a pull down. But come on, like she hadn’t seen every aisle in his grocery store already?
“You want my clothes now?” he said as he held up a trash bag.
“Yes, thank you.” She accepted the load through her window and put the things down on the floor. “Boots, too?”
As he nodded, he said, “Can I bring you some coffee? I don’t have much in my kitchen, but I think I can find a clean mug and I got instant.”
“Thanks. I’m okay.”
There was a pause. “There a reason you’re not looking me in the eye, Officer?”
I just saw you buck naked, Detective. “Not at all.” She pegged him right in the peepers. “You should get inside. It’s chilly.”
“The cold doesn’t bother me. You going to be here all night?”
“Depends.”
“On whether I am, right.”
“Yup.”
He nodded, and then glanced around casually like they were nothing but neighbors chatting about the weather. So calm. So confident. Just like his father.
“Can I be honest with you?” he said abruptly.
“You’d better be, Detective.”
“I’m still surprised you let me go.”
She ran her hands around the steering wheel. “May I be honest with you?”
“Yeah.”
“I let you go because I really don’t think you did it.”
“I was at the scene and I had blood on me.”
“You called nine-one-one, you didn’t leave, and that kind of death is very messy to perpetrate.”
“Maybe I cleaned up.”
“There wasn’t a shower in those woods as far as I saw.”
Do. Not. Think. Of. Him. Naked.
When he started to shake his head like he was going to argue, Reilly cut him off. “Why are you trying to convince me I’m wrong?”
That shut him up. At least for a moment. Then he said in a low voice, “Are you going to feel safe tailing me.”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
For the first time, emotion bled through his cool expression, and her heart stopped: There was fear in his eyes, as if he didn’t trust himself.
“Veck,” she said softly, “is there anything I don’t know.”
He crossed his arms over that big chest of his and his weight went back and forth on his hips as if he were thinking. Then he hissed, and started rubbing his temple.
“I’ve got nothing,” he muttered. “Listen, just do us both a favor, Officer. Keep that gun close by.”
He didn’t look back as he turned and walked across the street.
He wasn’t wearing any shoes, she realized.
Putting up the window, she watched him go into the house and shut the door. Then the lights in the house went out, except for the hallway on the second floor.
Settling in, she eased down in her seat and stared at all those windows. Shortly thereafter, a massive shadow walked into the living room—or rather, appeared to be dragging something? Like a couch?
Then Veck sat down and his head disappeared as if he were stretching out on something.
It was almost like they were sleeping side by side. Well, except for the walls of the house, the stretch of scruffy spring lawn, the sidewalk, the asphalt, and the steel cage of her Crown Victoria.
Reilly’s lids drifted down, but that was a function of the angle of her head. She wasn’t tired and she wasn’t worried about falling asleep. She was wide-awake in the dark interior of the car.
And yet she reached over and hit the door-lock button.
Just in case.
Laying his hands on Mahone’s bloody chest, Caleb closed his eyes. Bullets still fired around him, some coming too damn close. Damn it, Riley’s men had to get out before the gas reached them in the crawl space. “Get out!” he yelled.
“The vampire teleported,” Riley shouted. “We’re clear.”
With a sigh of relief, Caleb willed his consciousness into a trance and called to his ancestors for their healing help. He saw them in the colors that swirled behind his eyelids and felt their presence in the heat that immediately suffused his body. Their voices chanted, low and soothing, directing him to keep one hand directly over Mahone’s heart and the other over his eyes. Caleb willed the healing heat building within his body to transfer to Mahone. As it did, he took some of Mahone’s pain into himself.
He felt his own heartbeat slow.
His limbs weakened.
His body began to shake with the effort of remaining upright, and he forced even breaths, sensing he needed to maintain contact far longer than he ever had.
Come on, come on, he urged himself. Hang in there.
The dizziness came next. Then the nausea. He could feel his lungs filling with the gas that swirled around them and knew his time was running out.
His body jerked as he coughed, and the movement threatened to pull his hands away from Mahone.
They had to get out of there, but if he disconnected too soon, it would all be for nothing. Mahone would die. Hell, Caleb would probably die, as well, too weak from the healing to get out on his own.
But then he felt Mahone’s chest rising strongly and his pulse beating regularly, and he knew the healing had worked. The heat slowly left his body, and the voices of his ancestors faded. Caleb whispered his thanks, then opened his eyes. Swiftly, he reached up and unhooked Mahone’s chains from the manacles around his wrists. Mahone groaned and slumped over just as Caleb caught him and threw him fireman-style over his shoulder.
Caleb staggered a few steps before he turned, intending to carry Mahone to the doorway. Halfway there, his knees buckled. He lost his grip on Mahone, and the man slipped and rolled a couple of feet away. Grunting, Caleb fell on all fours, his head hanging, his lungs seizing up.
He’d waited too long. They were both going to die in this warehouse, just like the FBI scientists who’d discovered the vamp antidote only to be killed because of it. He looked up, eyes watering, searching the room, thankful that Team Blue had obeyed his orders even as he regretted the fact no one was going to be able to help him.
But then he saw her. Wraith. Running toward him. He tried to open his mouth. To yell at her to stop.
His heart squeezed. Damn her for putting herself at such risk. He didn’t know how the gas would affect a wraith. Since it worked so well on vamps, immortality had nothing to do with the effects. But he couldn’t make a sound, and Wraith kept coming. She knelt beside him and pulled him up. She was yelling something, and he tried to make it out.
“. . . have to walk! I need to get Mahone. Can you walk, O’Flare?”
She was glancing frantically between him and Mahone, the indecision on her face readily apparent. She couldn’t carry them both out of there before the gas ended them.
“Leave me . . .” he tried to say, but again no sound came out. It didn’t matter. Wraith understood.
She grabbed him by his shirt and shook him, hanging on when he began to slide, practically keeping him on his feet. “No fucking way, O’Flare. I didn’t survive Korea just to come back and lose you in the States. Stay on your feet and move. You’re walking out of here. Got it?”
The vehemence in her voice roused him enough to nod. She released him, and although he swayed on his feet, he didn’t fall. Quickly, she grabbed Mahone, carrying him in the same lift O’Flare had used. Then, amazingly, she positioned herself next to him and ordered, “Lean against me if you need to. Start walking. Now.”
Caleb walked. He didn’t know how he did it, but he managed to put one foot in front of the other. At one point, he did have to lean on her, and he sensed how it slowed her down, but she didn’t move away. She stayed with him.
Until they made it out into the open air. He heard shouts and the sound of stomping feet just as he collapsed.
When he came to, he was being loaded into an ambulance. Riley’s face hovered above him. “Mahone?” Caleb rasped out.
“Still alive,” Riley said. “But I don’t know if he’s going to stay that way.”
From the worried expression on the man’s face, Caleb knew his own chance of survival was also in question.
“Wraith?” he asked, grabbing on to the man’s shirt when he didn’t answer. “What about the wraith?”
Riley shook his head. “I don’t know. She passed out, same as you. No pulse, remember? No breath. No way to tell if she’s alive or dead. They took her in another cab. Your guess is as good as mine.”
Product details
- ASIN : B004RL0ATE
- Publisher : Berkley; Original edition (September 6, 2011)
- Publication date : September 6, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 2249 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 466 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #133,544 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #112 in Angel Paranormal Romance
- #294 in Demons & Devils Paranormal Romance
- #427 in Paranormal Angel Romance
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About the author
J. R. Ward lives in the South with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. After graduating from law school, she began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the nation. She is the author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angels series.
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Customers enjoyed the book and found it easy to read with an interesting storyline and action-packed plot. They liked the characters, especially the fallen Angel and his sidekicks. The writing style was described as direct and aggressive, with strong voices. Many readers found the humor amusing and entertaining. However, opinions differed on whether the book was heartwarming or not.
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Customers enjoy the book. They find it engaging and praise the series as a whole. Readers enjoy Thomas's story and the psychological battles between Reilly and Veck.
"...This really is a great book in this genre, one of the best Ward has written in awhile...." Read more
"...Angel Series by the fabulous J.R. Ward and we feel it is THE best in the series so far...." Read more
"...Reilly and Veck were great, and I think part of the reason I liked them was that the focus was primarily on Veck...." Read more
"...Oh, I loved it. It was, in my opinion the best of the Fallen Angel series so far, but lord have mercy, did it work my emotions...." Read more
Customers enjoy the storyline with its interesting plot twists and character development. They find the book action-packed and addictive from the first chapter. The love stories are satisfactory, and the emotional impact is incredible. Readers mention that the scenarios are torturous, but the ending is satisfying.
"...Great plot, many twists and turns, a heartbreaking death, double crosses, you name it, Envy delivers. The story lines were perfectly balanced...." Read more
"...He's an interesting conundrum -a good cop with a strong moral compass (even if it swings towards a quick temper sometimes) but who feels like he's..." Read more
"...this series yet, don't wait too much longer because the action is flying fast and furious and the players are evolving at a rapid rate...." Read more
"...Like I Said, Just Keeps GETTING Better!! This is The First Series I've Read By J.R.Ward Each book Gets Better and Better!!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the characters. They find them compelling, especially the fallen Angel and his sidekicks. The hero and heroine are praised for their good character development. While some reviewers appreciate the depiction of tortured heroes, others feel the leading ladies are not as well-drawn.
"...First up, I really loved the character of Veck...." Read more
"...Enough said. * Ward has done a Damn Good Job with all the Characters & plot Weaving it all So Effortlessly!!..." Read more
"...They become real. Hell, even the villains are amazing. Devina, aka the devil, basically is amazing and complex...." Read more
"...The brotherhood forever and ever. Hot characters in every story" Read more
Customers find the writing style direct and engaging. They appreciate the strong characters' voices and smooth writing style. The book is described as an easy read with steamy parts.
"...lot going on in this book with plenty of what JR Ward does best: well-written men, cliff hangers and incredible world building...." Read more
"...No-one writes so many strong voices, those of the modern characters vs the formal language of the Archangels like she does...." Read more
"...And not just the sex. This lovely, invaluable quiet was even better than the making love part...." Read more
"What a ride! Ward's writing style is direct and aggressive. Her characters are in your face, challenging you to deny their brash intensity...." Read more
Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find it entertaining and say Ward is funny.
"...Devina, on the other hand . . . wow. She's EVIL. But hilarious. For example, she sees a therapist and also has a huge crush on Jim...." Read more
"...At times, as per The Warden, there are always very funny scenes/comments. This book moves you, surprises you and its scorching hot...." Read more
"...This series is highly recommended and this particular book was very entertaining." Read more
"...I LOVE the humor, love the twists and turns of the narrative...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book. Some find it enjoyable, thrilling, and funny. Others feel it lacks the intensity of the BDB series, and had difficulty keeping entertained.
"...This is the type of guy that sucks me in. We can see the effect that Reilly has on him, by just being herself...." Read more
"...All and all, another engaging and entertaining installment. Current status 2 to 1; Good guys up." Read more
"...It seems to lack the intensity that is inherent in the BDB series. Each book in this series is primarily about the human who is being tested...." Read more
"What a ride! Ward's writing style is direct and aggressive. Her characters are in your face, challenging you to deny their brash intensity...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book. Some find it engaging and relatable, with relatable characters and a good message about good versus evil. Others feel the story is confusing and conflicted, with weak characters.
"...This book moves you, surprises you and its scorching hot...." Read more
"...His powers are growing. His heart is growing. He's just becoming so much more than I ever imagined he would be...." Read more
"...and I felt the need to finish it but was confused and conflicted through much of it. I don't like that the Angels had sex on earth...." Read more
"...This is one of my favorite series. It has a good message with the constant fight of Good vs Evil, and how we want Good to win...." Read more
Customers have different views on the pacing of the book. Some find it engaging and connects well with the other series, keeping them hooked. Others mention it has a slow start but eventually becomes interesting.
"...in this series there's not enough depth to the story and not enough time with with H/H to make me really love these characters the way I do the..." Read more
"...This book actually ties into the other series, not in a way that if you hadn't read the other series you wouldn't follow...." Read more
"The book had a slow start but eventually became very interesting. I feel in love with the characters...." Read more
"...The newest novel Envy keeps you on your toes.You have so many layers going on and each one draws you in and keeps you involved...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011There is a lot going on in this book with plenty of what JR Ward does best: well-written men, cliff hangers and incredible world building. But what really sets this series and this book apart is Devina--the villain of the series. She's the best female character Ward has ever written (to bad she's evil incarnate)-but she's just so great to hate. I'll get back to that.
This book carries on immediately from book 2 in the series. There are roughly 3 plot threads--the fight between the fallen angels and Devina, the relationships between the archangels who control the gates of heaven and are fighting Devina, and finally the romance between Veck, the detective hero, and Reilly, the Officer heroine.
Jim Heron is The Savior, a man chosen by Heaven, represented by Nigel, an archangel, and hell, represented by Devina, because he is equally good and bad. It has been really interesting to see him grow in strength realize his personal potential for good and bad. He seems to have a crush/obsession with a 19 year old who was sacrificed by Devina in an earlier book. The death of this character is central to the plot in Envy. Wow--got to give Ward credit for weaving it all so flawlessly. Jim just exactly what we like about Ward men. Enough said.
Devina, on the other hand . . . wow. She's EVIL. But hilarious. For example, she sees a therapist and also has a huge crush on Jim. She is the best Ward female ever written because she's just unabashedly HER. Love to hate her, like I said.
Jim is fighting Devina with the help of two fallen angels--Eddie and Adrian. These two have a long history with Devina which we learn in bits and pieces. Basically they're renegades who've been keeping each other company and fighting Devina. Company seems to include "hands-on" manage a trois.
The relationships between the archangels are still in development because their side stories are in many ways inexplicable. If you're familiar with Ward she always develops little side plots that may not reveal themselves until much later. I'm hoping that was the case here. In sum we learn that Nigel, the lead archangel, has a little tiff with another archangel (can't call it a true fight because the archangels, unlike the fallen angels, are well-bred golf clappers who even have English accents). I say inexplicable because it's still not clear what role they all have and what they do exactly.
Finally, there is the romance. I found Ward due to it's classification in the "romance genre" but I continue to read her for the World Building and consider the romance a bonus. In Envy, there is one major bummer about the romance--I won't totally spoil it--but it was something that while was central to the plot, seemed to seriously undermine the chance of the romance being long-term. We met Veck, the hero, in Lover Un--something, Ward's last book, when he had a run-in with a vampire that led directly to the story we see in Envy. Veck is typical Ward. He's huge, hot and hardcore. He also doesn't feel he's worthy of the good girl--which is exactly what Reilly, the heroine is--a cotton-underwear-wearing-rule-follower. She was a disappointment because her character didn't grow much. In my opinion she had a chance and didn't excel when she could have. Despite that she does seem to be the perfect match to Veck and I cared enough to be invested in their relationship.
The most interesting part of the romance was that the hero, Veck is the look-alike son of an infamous serial killer who is scheduled for death row. One of the major elements of his character was that fans of his father's were constantly trying to ingratiate themselves into his life. If that wasn't bad enough he was born with evil in his DNA, and has elements of his personality which are predisposed to evil, just like his father. It's interesting and I wish it had been explored even more.
The world Ward has created here is truly unique. There is nothing out there even close. Ward's take on heaven and hell is simply fascinating and I love learning about it. For example Jim has a dog which keeps him company while he fights Devina. A character asks Jim. "whose dog is that?" Jim says, "Everybody's, really." DOG. GOD. There is no chance in hell this would be palatable for some people, but if you're willing to be open minded I think there is a lot of wisdom.
This really is a great book in this genre, one of the best Ward has written in awhile. Devina and Jim continue to grow and surprise me and I enjoy them both. We shall see if the sacrificed virgin Jim is obsessed with (who was hinted to be stronger that she looks) can usurp Devina as the lead female.
Looking forward to the next installment! Great work JR WARD!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2011Let's just begin by mentioning that this is the third book in The Fallen Angel Series by the fabulous J.R. Ward and we feel it is THE best in the series so far.
We were first introduced to homicide detective, Thomas "Veck" Del Vecchio Jr. in Lover Unleashed. As the son of a serial killer, Veck grew up in the shadow of evil. Now on the knife's edge between civic duty and blind retribution he atones for the sins of his father. At the beginning of Envy, Veck is already in serious trouble. Nursing a killer headache, he finds himself following and then looking over the serial killer, Kroner, who is badly injured. Calling 911 and questioned later about the events, he cannot remember what happened but he suspects or is convinced he was the attacker and that he tried to murder Kroner. He is later cleared from any wrong doing as the serial killer indicates that someone or something else was the attacker.
Enter Sophia Reilly, aka Reilly who prefers to be called by her surname. Reilly is a strong and rough diamond who is no pushover. Hired to monitor Veck, she becomes Veck's newly assigned partner from Internal Affairs. Sparks are instantaneous between the two and it's no wonder that they have amazing chemistry and soon fall for each other. Meanwhile, the battle between good and evil rages on. The demon, Devina, won the last round so she is neck and neck with the Fallen Angel, Jim Heron. Jim is once again enlisted along with his two sidekick Angels Adrian and Eddie to save the soul of the serial killer's son namely Veck whose soul is precariously hovering between heaven and hell. Before Jim's job is done, Veck and Reilly will ultimately be drawn into a battle of good against evil where the risk concerning Veck is total damnation.
It was interesting watching Jim come more into his, umm "angelness". Even the Archangels are becoming more fully fledged characters. What we love about this book is that the absolutely fabulous J.R. Ward is able to create complicated running plots throughout her books. Even the huge BDB (Black Dagger Brotherhood) fans, such as we are, will be happy to see these crossovers. Great plot, many twists and turns, a heartbreaking death, double crosses, you name it, Envy delivers. The story lines were perfectly balanced. At times, as per The Warden, there are always very funny scenes/comments. This book moves you, surprises you and its scorching hot. No-one writes so many strong voices, those of the modern characters vs the formal language of the Archangels like she does. It makes you smile and one can actually hear them. We strongly recommend reading and devouring this book, we certainly did. Enjoy! We give it an undivided and highly appreciative five stars. As per our review on [...]
Top reviews from other countries
- Kate LeeReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Binge worthy
This whole series is binge worthy, once I started I couldn't put it down
- Paulette MundieReviewed in Canada on February 9, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Author
Great writer
- Carina C.Reviewed in Mexico on November 23, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars I adore Jim
I like this series very much, this novel gives us the next soul Him has to win for the side of good. I cried a lot, the story moved and i'm kind of happy (this is a re-read)
But gosh, there were so many things going, definitelly loved it.
C. C.
- BarbsReviewed in Australia on February 16, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series to read
Thrilling, exciting and an enticing read. Awesome series to read.
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books&moreReviewed in Germany on November 18, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein tolles Buch...
Auch ENVY aus der Reihe der Fallen Angels ist wieder ein spannendes Buch über Gut und Böse, mit viel Liebe, Action und Gefühl.