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Loading... Angels on Fire (1998)by Nancy A. Collins
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An excellent book about an angel who falls to earth and the woman who finds him. It has a bit of humour in it. Basically, it's about the struggle of the angel to either be good or bad. Once an angel has fallen to earth (in this case, the angel got lost in the heavens and fell), it can be swayed towards good or evil. The woman is helped along the way by another fallen angel, who tries to help the newly fallen. It's a great read, pick it up. no reviews | add a review
A struggling artist finds a lost angel has crash-landed atop her New York City apartment building, and she must help the angel become mortal or return to heaven before it turns into a daemon Struggling artist Lucy Bender is at the end of her rope. After being betrayed by both her boyfriend and a jealous rival in the cut-throat art world, she finds herself standing on the roof of her New York apartment, contemplating suicide. Her luck is changed, however, when a misplaced angel named Joth plummets to Earth, landing at her feet. Lucy's first thought is to alert the media, in the form of a sleazy reality TV show. But her dreams of instant fame and fortune are cut short when she discovers she's the only person who can see Joth for what it truly is. Making things even more difficult is the realization that the downed angel is attracting attention from servants of the Infernal Machine, led by the daemon Meresin, who is eager to add Joth to his roster of imps and devils. Lucy is befriended by Ezrael, who was once like Joth and is now a wandering Muse. Ezrael warns her if Joth fails to find its way back to where it came from, it will automatically become a daemon, unless it chooses to become mortal. The only catch is that angels don't have free will. Can Lucy save her fallen angel from falling farther still? And is she willing to knock on heaven's door to do so? No library descriptions found. |
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The book has a lot going for it, but unfortunately I didn't like the writing style much and didn't get very far into it before quitting. For me, the manner of speech in dialog wasn't very believable. Too laden with cliches. However, that doesn't bother everyone. Looking at the last pages, it seems the book should be quite moving and many should enjoy it. I am assigning my rating taking that into consideration. ( )