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Review:  The Fallen: RazielAuthor:  Kristina DouglasPublisher:  Pocket Books, a division Simon & Schuster IncSource:  Personal Copy Aisle B Rating:  Chapter OneI fought my way through the mists of confusion - my mind felt as if it were filled with cotton candy. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong.Don’t struggle,” the man beside me said in a remote voice. “It only makes it worse. If you’ve lived a good life, you have nothing to be afraid of.”I looked at him in horror. Lightning split open the sky, followed by the thunder that shook the earth. The solid rock face in front of us began to groan, a deep, rending sound that echoed to the heavens. Excerpt from The Fallen: Raziel page 14Allie Watson life is cut short as she steps off the curb and get hit by a bus, yet she remembers nothing of the pain  instead she is confronted by the dark Fallen angel Raziel who must take her to the gates of death.  At the very last minute when she must enter the gates, Raziel finds he can not release her to fires of Hell.Now Raziel must content with keeping Allie safe against the flesh eating Nephilims and the repercussions of going against archangel Uriel’s order to deliver her.  The Fallen angels have gathered in their safe haven Sheol  to prepare themselves for the fight that will bring the wrath of the Heavens upon them. *************************************************************************************Kristina Douglas’  The Fallen: Raziel  had me up all night- clamouring to know the fate of Allie Watson and her Fallen angel Raziel.  I had first heard of this book from both Jackie B @  Housewife Blues & Chihuahua Stories & Felica @  Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and both gave raving reviews for its plot. So of course I had to sneak this into my pile of reads.What an exciting adventure into the world of Fallen, Nephilims and its edgy concepts on archangels with its conflicting new perspectives on Lucifer.  Douglas creates this dark world where deep resentments runs in the blood of the Fallen, those who have lived their lives in an eternal curse for their chosen flight against God’s Heaven. Their lives are accursed and to survive they must drink blood from their mortal life mates or the Source, a healer of sorts in their safe haven of Sheol.  So this morsel is just the tip of the iceberg to get you hooked in, add on the explosive nature of  “can not escape or beat” the firework attraction between our spirited Allie and Raziel - you are helplessly glued to the book from start to finish. The dialogue between our modern day Allie and Raziel makes the tale of Fallen all the more engrossing.  Its sharp modern day references have you cheering Allie as she undertakes to fight against the elements of the supernatural, even her “can’t fight the passion” moments have you wishing to swap places with her just for a chance to be enveloped within Raziel’s wings.  She does whine quite a bit but you forgive her along the way, since you can’t blame her for finding herself “dead” and in an awkward position in Sheol.I loved the cover with its dark blue black wings sprouting with its abs of Fallen steel … but … yes there is a but… Raziel has long streaked brown golden hair so… where’s the hair??? I realize that Fabio is no longer available for cover shots,  but if Raziel has hair then why does the Fallen cover not have that feature. I guess I’ll just have to imagine that it’s Raziel with his hair tied up in a super high pony tail or that he got a buzz cut before slaying the Nephilims who would harm Allie. Overall I loved this first book in the Fallen series. I already have number 2 Demon - Azazel’s tale of fighting his attraction to his immortal enemy. Get ready for an all nighter with Raziel and the sensation of being caught in the wings of the Fallen.

Review:  The Fallen: Raziel
Author:  Kristina Douglas
Publisher:  Pocket Books, a division Simon & Schuster Inc
Source:  Personal Copy

Aisle B Rating:  3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars


Chapter One

I fought my way through the mists of confusion - my mind felt as if it were filled with cotton candy. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong.

Don’t struggle,” the man beside me said in a remote voice. “It only makes it worse. If you’ve lived a good life, you have nothing to be afraid of.”

I looked at him in horror. Lightning split open the sky, followed by the thunder that shook the earth. The solid rock face in front of us began to groan, a deep, rending sound that echoed to the heavens.

Excerpt from The Fallen: Raziel page 14

Allie Watson life is cut short as she steps off the curb and get hit by a bus, yet she remembers nothing of the pain  instead she is confronted by the dark Fallen angel Raziel who must take her to the gates of death.  At the very last minute when she must enter the gates, Raziel finds he can not release her to fires of Hell.

Now Raziel must content with keeping Allie safe against the flesh eating Nephilims and the repercussions of going against archangel Uriel’s order to deliver her.  The Fallen angels have gathered in their safe haven Sheol  to prepare themselves for the fight that will bring the wrath of the Heavens upon them.


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Kristina Douglas’  The Fallen: Raziel  had me up all night- clamouring to know the fate of Allie Watson and her Fallen angel Raziel.  I had first heard of this book from both Jackie B @  Housewife Blues & Chihuahua Stories & Felica @  Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and both gave raving reviews for its plot. So of course I had to sneak this into my pile of reads.

What an exciting adventure into the world of Fallen, Nephilims and its edgy concepts on archangels with its conflicting new perspectives on Lucifer.  Douglas creates this dark world where deep resentments runs in the blood of the Fallen, those who have lived their lives in an eternal curse for their chosen flight against God’s Heaven. Their lives are accursed and to survive they must drink blood from their mortal life mates or the Source, a healer of sorts in their safe haven of Sheol.  So this morsel is just the tip of the iceberg to get you hooked in, add on the explosive nature of  “can not escape or beat” the firework attraction between our spirited Allie and Raziel - you are helplessly glued to the book from start to finish.

The dialogue between our modern day Allie and Raziel makes the tale of Fallen all the more engrossing.  Its sharp modern day references have you cheering Allie as she undertakes to fight against the elements of the supernatural, even her “can’t fight the passion” moments have you wishing to swap places with her just for a chance to be enveloped within Raziel’s wings.  She does whine quite a bit but you forgive her along the way, since you can’t blame her for finding herself “dead” and in an awkward position in Sheol.

I loved the cover with its dark blue black wings sprouting with its abs of Fallen steel … but … yes there is a but… Raziel has long streaked brown golden hair so… where’s the hair??? I realize that Fabio is no longer available for cover shots,  but if Raziel has hair then why does the Fallen cover not have that feature. I guess I’ll just have to imagine that it’s Raziel with his hair tied up in a super high pony tail or that he got a buzz cut before slaying the Nephilims who would harm Allie.

Overall I loved this first book in the Fallen series. I already have number 2 Demon - Azazel’s tale of fighting his attraction to his immortal enemy. Get ready for an all nighter with Raziel and the sensation of being caught in the wings of the Fallen.