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anca_antoci's review
5.0
If you’ve read other books by Anna Mocikat, you know she doesn’t beat about the bush much. Instead, she throws you in the middle of the action and lets you fend for yourself.
The story begins in the aftermath of a gruesome murder, and the victim is a guardian angel. That comes as a shock because they’re seen as invincible killing machines if you remember the first book. The worst part is the this wasn’t the first or the last.
We meet new characters, a couple of police detectives who investigate the guardian angels’ murders. Their story intersects with Nephilim, and they agree to help each other solve cases.
Following the previous book’s events, Nephilim was rebuilt by Metatron, and her memory was erased, then she was promoted to archangel. She’s now loyal to him. Her new upgrades make her more powerful and dangerous than before, almost as powerful as Metatron. Anna, through Metatron’s voice, references the Pygmalion legend from Greek Mythology. He is obsessed with his creation, and it shows as Nephilim becomes knowns as the “Crown Princess.”
The story unfolds like a detective mystery as they now have a mystery to solve: who has the power to incapacitate the guardian angels, and how can they be stopped. The mystery will be solved, and it will be the best plot twist of the novel. I did not see it coming!
Character development is again outstanding. If Metatron is the ultimate villain you love to hate in the first book, Anna makes it harder to hate him in Fallen Angels. No, don’t expect him to be all rainbow and unicorns! He is not the good guy, nor does he try to redeem his sins. Metatron wants to rule the world, at least the Olympians.
Anna Mocikat constructed a world that’s so intricate and complex but described in such a compact, coherent manner that readers might not realize how much info she’s packed in.
Read more at https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/behind-blue-eyes-2-fallen-angels-by-anna-mocikat-book-review
The story begins in the aftermath of a gruesome murder, and the victim is a guardian angel. That comes as a shock because they’re seen as invincible killing machines if you remember the first book. The worst part is the this wasn’t the first or the last.
“Although the Angels had been created to be living killing machines, their purpose was to protect and destroy. Protect the Olympias Conglomerate at any cost and destroy its enemies, no matter if they came from outside or from within.”
We meet new characters, a couple of police detectives who investigate the guardian angels’ murders. Their story intersects with Nephilim, and they agree to help each other solve cases.
Following the previous book’s events, Nephilim was rebuilt by Metatron, and her memory was erased, then she was promoted to archangel. She’s now loyal to him. Her new upgrades make her more powerful and dangerous than before, almost as powerful as Metatron. Anna, through Metatron’s voice, references the Pygmalion legend from Greek Mythology. He is obsessed with his creation, and it shows as Nephilim becomes knowns as the “Crown Princess.”
The story unfolds like a detective mystery as they now have a mystery to solve: who has the power to incapacitate the guardian angels, and how can they be stopped. The mystery will be solved, and it will be the best plot twist of the novel. I did not see it coming!
Character development is again outstanding. If Metatron is the ultimate villain you love to hate in the first book, Anna makes it harder to hate him in Fallen Angels. No, don’t expect him to be all rainbow and unicorns! He is not the good guy, nor does he try to redeem his sins. Metatron wants to rule the world, at least the Olympians.
Anna Mocikat constructed a world that’s so intricate and complex but described in such a compact, coherent manner that readers might not realize how much info she’s packed in.
Read more at https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/behind-blue-eyes-2-fallen-angels-by-anna-mocikat-book-review
nik_whittaker's review
5.0
Behind Blue Eyes 2 does all the things you would want from a sequel, without any of the middle-book let-downs that can often occur. The continuing story of Nephilim and the Angels is expanded upon with more insights and revelations scattered throughout that keep you wanting to learn more, while the high-paced action keeps you turning the pages. Also, the addition of several new ‘street-level’ characters that are well-developed could easily have their own spin-off stories and quickly became personal favourites of mine.
Overall, this book perfectly continues to add to Mocikat’s ever-expanding cyberpunk world with a story and style that keeps you reading with its fast-paced chapters and non-stop action.
mrdan's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jferrell526's review
5.0
Someone is killing cyborgs.
In this new book by Anna Mocikat, we again visit Olympias City where Nephilim is trying to discover who is killing Guardian Angels. I found this to be highly exciting. You get lots of action but there is also behind the scenes wheeling and dealing. I truly enjoyed this!
In this new book by Anna Mocikat, we again visit Olympias City where Nephilim is trying to discover who is killing Guardian Angels. I found this to be highly exciting. You get lots of action but there is also behind the scenes wheeling and dealing. I truly enjoyed this!
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