Worth the wait.....

I bought the audible book weeks ago, but put it aside because I was sick at the time. I knew I couldn't give my full attention to Blue and Addy's love story. The wait was so worth it!!!

I loved the humour, the sad moments, Addy and Blue's moments of realisation, and everything in between. The building and maintaining of relationships, recognising and valuing the building-blocks, all part of Nalini's amazing ability to create worlds, and characters and qualities I/we can see in ourseves and others, when we allow ourselves.

I'll definitely read the book (paper and kindle versions) and listen to it again, as I do with all Nalini's books. Thank you Nalini :-)

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Tender slow burn

I've waited a long time for Bluebell's and Sparkle's story.
My biggest fear was that the author wouldn't do them justice - it had to be an epic love story after all the build up. And for the most part, it lived up to the expectations. It was very tender and I loved the flashbacks. However, I had hoped there would also be epic passion - like in all the rest of the pairings.
While I had no clue that Blue and Adi loved each other, their friendship-to-lovers transition was not all that well done, IMO. It IS hard to do but I've read some wonderful examples (Fourth point of contact by AJ Sherwood is one of my favourite love stories ever and does this transition masterfully).
I suspect the author isn't entirely comfortable in writing a gay couple just yet. Or perhaps there's external pressures to keep it clean as the series has been strictly male\female until now.
Whatever the reason, I feel that this lack made the book fall a bit short on epic love and passion that the previous books had.I

But it was still lovely and I'm so glad that she let them get together. I would really love another book with them - maybe with Blue ascending to archangel. That would be amazing, I think. A great fresh direction for the series.

Definitely recommended. Narration was well done as well.

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Exceptional!

💕 Loved Aodhan and Illium's story. It was worth the wait❣️ Nalini Singh knows how to draw you in to her worlds. It is always an emotional rollercoaster and never disappoints. I always finish her books satisfied and a little sad- because now I'll have to wait for the next book😔.

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Archangels light

This book pulls at the heart strings. So much is explained and the journey Nalini takes us on is beautiful I now wait impatiently for the next step in this wonderful world

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Wow

This is Sparkles and Bluebell’s story and some may say that it has missed the mark for this pair but this is only the start of their new chapter. It’s exactly what I would expect from this pair. And I look forward to seeing their relationship grow over the next books.

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Wow

This is my favourite book of this series. I fell in love with Bluebell and sparkle from the moment I met them. I had dreaded the day someone would separate them. I worry no longer.

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Just why?

I have no issue with gay couples, but this did not depict this for me at all. This seemed like a poor attempt at being woke and did not come close to what I had thought would be Bluebells or Addys stories. My gay friends certainly have more passionate and respectful relationships than this story gave. Sorry Nalini but feel you dropped the ball big time on this one, very disappointing!

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It felt forced

I am all for the epic bromance but nothing more. this felt like it was slaped together because of outside pressure. not like a natural progression of the story, Don't care if sparkle is Gay, he didn't have a Love interest before, but bluebell had a clearly defined preferance and type. that can't just be forcefully changed so late in the Series

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sad

so sad Nalini went this way with the love story I feel it's just to fit in to today's political corecness .I have read all her books and this one sadly let me down

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disappointing

A couple of kisses not much ells happened For 11 hours. It could have had so much mour.

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