An excellent introduction to intriguing series, I very much like originality in books rarely have such religious & theological overtones within a fantasy setting been combined with a book that is clearly not biased towards any single religion or to even a specific idea towards religion, the book uses religion quite heavily whilst remaining entirely unbiased and indeed entirely neutral, something as an atheist I applaud, after all just because I don't believe them doesnt mean I don't think they have they're uses..... within fiction and it's refreshing to see a book partake of that side of the culture without intentionally leaving an after-taste of religious views.

The character's are well defined and easy to identify with, and the new world painted within of sufficient complexity to easily comprehend whilst being sufficiently engaging to remain interesting with numerous revelations by the end of the book, overall a well written book with a unique theme, and I look forward on anticipation on the next book in this new saga. ( )

The apocalypse came, pregnant woman that survived everything gave birth to the mages.

I love this setting, it's magic and what it is like. Thorn is more human than many and still thrives in her half-develop powers. She is a good main character, not perfect, self-sacrificing more often than not and she loves more than she should.

Loved this. ( )

One-sentence summary: The Biblical Apocalypse has begun, and a mage fights the dark powers.

Why did you get this book?: The completely ridiculous cover and my weakness for novels about dystopias, the Apocalypse, and Catholic mythology.

Do you like the cover?: Yes! How can you resist?

Did you enjoy the book?: Enjoy is the wrong word; I read it with great relish -- the plot is fairly fun but at someone point, the author seemed to lose control of the novel. It was like a train wreck with angels, sexual tension, and Biblical references. ( )

Great book, 1st in its series. It takes place after the Apocolpyse, where some humans survived, although Seraphs (aka Angels) are still among the people and the Most High rules the earth. There are also mages, one of which is the center of these books. There are demons as well as their creations. Demons attack humans and mages often, especially mages. Anyways, it really turned out to be an engaging and interesting world with lively characters and some really nearly erotic scenes. :) A must-read. ( )

This book was not my cup of tea. Overly purple. I only made it to the point that the main character fantasized about her love interest holding a bale of hay above his head, naked. ( )