Review to come. I do so hope this is a series. It is so lush and entertaining and the writing is full of gorgeous prose. ( )

Temptation of Angels has been sitting on my shelf for a while. I wanted to adore this book and though I liked it, I can't say that I was in love with it.

This book had tons of potential, but it feels like only the surface was scratched. The story was fairly straight forward with few plot twists. It was certainly engaging, I often had trouble putting it down, but I wanted more. I often find angel books confusing in their lack of plot exposition, but such was not the case here. Although I did think things could have been explored on a deeper level. I'm actually not sure when this story takes place or if it's in our world. For example, the clothing and decorum feel Victorian, yet the technology is not, and I'm not sure whether that's because Keepers have access to the past and the future or if it's another dimension.

The characters were fascinating but I wanted to know more about all of them. Helen is confused about her feelings for Griffin and Raum, and while I didn't want her indecision to waiver on indefinitely it all seems too easily resolved while things like climbing a fence seem to go on forever. Helen also accepted her situation far more readily than I would have, but perhaps that's because she was groomed for it. I also think there is more to Darius and Anna then the perfunctory roles they are relegated to and I hope Michelle Zink explores them further in the next book.

This is a series I am interested in continuing because it has a solid concept and characters with which I crave familiarity. It was an easy but compelling read and I look forward to learning more of the Keepers.

Final Take: 3.75/5

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Helen's life changes dramatically one evening when her mother rushes into her room and has her escape through a secret passage in her room. She is thrown into a world of angels and demons. She is sixteen and is unaware of her angelic destiny, they go through an enlightenment at seventeen.

She finds her way to the home of two brothers. They begin to help her understand the life that is her future. One is surly (Darius) and the other is kind (Griffin). One of them comes to mean more to her than the other. She also has problems reconciling her feelings of the boy (Raum) she knew as a child and the man he became who murdered her parents.

Michelle Zinc has written a book that is a wonderful read. The book is well written and the characters are fleshed out. I can't say there was a character that I didn't enjoy reading about, even the bad guys. This book has action and romance. The pacing is perfect for the book. I didn't find myself skipping words or sections to get to the "good" part.

There is some violence, minor swearing, and kissing. ( )

loved Michelle Zink’s writing in A Temptation of Angels. Once I started reading I just couldn’t stop and it was one of those books where I would read over 100 pages without even realizing it. I loved the historical setting for the book. Victorian London lends itself well for things that go bump in the night and Michelle does an excellent job of creating this world around it. I’m not usually that drawn to angel books, I’m not sure why but this one was perfect. There was no spreading of wings (well almost) nobody flying around or that sort of thing. The keepers are trained to be backward assassins. Not necessarily trained to kill but trained to stay alive. I loved the role they hold in the world.
I loved the characters in this book, from the good, bad and sarcastic. I easily connected to Helen as the stubborn butt kicking girl. At the beginning there is a moment of weakness when she really wants to save her parents but she stops herself, she makes herself move forward even though she doesn’t want to. She has lost everything and so she doesn’t let people tell her to do. She wasn’t going to just sit around and let everyone else save the world. She was going to have her own part in it, whatever way she could.
The two brothers Griffin and Darius seemed like polar opposites of each other. Both characters were definitely not one dimensional. You would see them swing back and forth between being kind hearted and vengeful. It was interesting how the girls in their lives almost tamed them. I think if they didn’t have the anchors that they did they would have probably gotten themselves killed already. I was glad that Griffin wasn’t perfect, we see him throw reason to the wind in a couple of instances which made him more human. Of course he was also kind, valiant and strong which made him easy to love.
The love triangle was understandable and actually very toned down. Helen isn’t some wishy washy girl, she looks at the facts straight on. She knows why she has affection for one boy or other and she also knows what can never be and why. I felt like she handled the whole thing well.
Does this book really not have a sequel?? It was wrapped up nicely at the end so there doesn’t need to be another book but please say it isn’t so. I loved it and I would love to read about the continuing adventures of Helen, Griffin and Darius.

loved Michelle Zink’s writing in A Temptation of Angels. Once I started reading I just couldn’t stop and it was one of those books where I would read over 100 pages without even realizing it. I loved the historical setting for the book. Victorian London lends itself well for things that go bump in the night and Michelle does an excellent job of creating this world around it. I’m not usually that drawn to angel books, I’m not sure why but this one was perfect. There was no spreading of wings (well almost) nobody flying around or that sort of thing. The keepers are trained to be backward assassins. Not necessarily trained to kill but trained to stay alive. I loved the role they hold in the world.
I loved the characters in this book, from the good, bad and sarcastic. I easily connected to Helen as the stubborn butt kicking girl. At the beginning there is a moment of weakness when she really wants to save her parents but she stops herself, she makes herself move forward even though she doesn’t want to. She has lost everything and so she doesn’t let people tell her to do. She wasn’t going to just sit around and let everyone else save the world. She was going to have her own part in it, whatever way she could.
The two brothers Griffin and Darius seemed like polar opposites of each other. Both characters were definitely not one dimensional. You would see them swing back and forth between being kind hearted and vengeful. It was interesting how the girls in their lives almost tamed them. I think if they didn’t have the anchors that they did they would have probably gotten themselves killed already. I was glad that Griffin wasn’t perfect, we see him throw reason to the wind in a couple of instances which made him more human. Of course he was also kind, valiant and strong which made him easy to love.
The love triangle was understandable and actually very toned down. Helen isn’t some wishy washy girl, she looks at the facts straight on. She knows why she has affection for one boy or other and she also knows what can never be and why. I felt like she handled the whole thing well.
Does this book really not have a sequel?? It was wrapped up nicely at the end so there doesn’t need to be another book but please say it isn’t so. I loved it and I would love to read about the continuing adventures of Helen, Griffin and Darius.