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thirstygirl's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure quite how to categorize this. It's not really a romance. It's erotica but somehow less explicit than some non-erotica I've read. It's full of stuff that makes me uncomfortable. I'm probably not the target audience for this series, but I feel invested in the storyline now, and since it left off on a cliffhanger, I'll probably read the next one.
astumpfreads's review against another edition
4.0
I was excited to read this after The Siren because I was addicted to these wack job characters and couldn't wait to see what else was going to happen with them. Unfortunately, it was about 15% into the book I realized Wes and Zach must have been what I loved about The Siren because I wasn't exactly thrilled with this book, it was a labor of love to keep reading. Then WHAM BAM BEAT ME, MA'M! About 80% it took off and I stayed up waaayyy past my bedtime to finish it and then bought The Prince before I went to sleep! This is my least favorite of the trilogy so far, but a very necessary book, I can see that now. Reisz has a way with dialogue, intrigue, romance and nastiness! Can't wait for more!
thedarkangel's review against another edition
4.0
Tiffany Reisz is hands-down my new favorite writer. Every one of her books makes me think, smile, laugh, and yearn. I look forward to reading more from her.
heartpages's review against another edition
3.0
Tiffany Reisz is a really, really good writer. Don't let the category of these books fool you into thinking it's fluff - it's not.
My one complaint is that the characters are complete and transparent archetypes. It's so obvious that I can only think Reisz did it in purpose. If so, kudos. Either way, I like these people. I like their banter and their purity of spirit. Most of all, I admire their self-comfort, that they can be utterly themselves around each other. how lucky they are. In that they are the most exalted of role models.
My one complaint is that the characters are complete and transparent archetypes. It's so obvious that I can only think Reisz did it in purpose. If so, kudos. Either way, I like these people. I like their banter and their purity of spirit. Most of all, I admire their self-comfort, that they can be utterly themselves around each other. how lucky they are. In that they are the most exalted of role models.
thegreyladyy's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. I love this series. The way Reisz unfolds all of it is so beautiful. Loved Michael and Griffin's story and as always the deeper dive into Soren's history. Can't wait to keep reading this series!
nmulder81's review against another edition
5.0
The Angel picks up shortly after the conclusion of book one, The Siren. When we last left this group of people Nora was back with Soren, Zach went home to England and his wife and Nora told her assistant and long time desire, Wesley to leave. The Siren had me tied up in knots for days afterwards. I was constantly thinking about the characters, their situations and the impact of their decisions on everyone around them.
The Angel switches gears just a bit and focuses a lot on Soren’s past which is filled with horror, pain and unimaginable love that shapes him into the man he is today. Digging into his past is a nosey reporter whose own brush with childhood abuse and suicide drive her in her quest to take down those she holds responsible for her brothers pain and suffering. What she finds in Soren’s past isn’t anything she (and I for that matter) were expecting. It will make you uncomfortable to the point of having to put the book down and walk away for bit. The draw of the story though is that I always came back. I always wanted more.
In the last book we briefly meet Micheal who Nora de-flowers at the tender age of 15 as a present to both herself and Micheal. He is a complex character whose abusive father drove him to attempt suicide because of his submissive and homosexual tendencies. Micheal is portrayed as incredibly beautiful but also an extreme introvert. Nora decides in the wake of the reporters appearance that she will wisk the vulnerable Micheal away for the summer to a friend’s house in the secluded countryside. Griffin made a brief appearance in The Siren as switch, which like Nora, isn’t very common. Griffin is instantly attracted to Micheal but because of Soren’s “hands off” rule Griffon must sit idly by as Nora trains Micheal to be the submissive and sadist he craves to be. Even though Micheal is at least to the age of consent, he still isn’t an adult so that makes this tricky in my mind. On one hand he NEEDS what Nora and ultimately Griffin are giving him. Having had an abusive father has made him unable to voice his desires and that drove him to attempt suicide because what he craved he deemed as wrong. Soren did the boy a whole lost of justice by enveloping him in his fold and allowing him to flourish under Nora’s care. On the other hand, he’s barely more than a child. His age and involvement in the book that leads him to Griffin is just another way Tiffany Reisz basically tells the entire book writing community to screw off. Her writing has no rules. There are no lines. If the story needs to be told, then she’s going to tell it exactly how it comes to her and damn all the people who may not agree.
Fans of Wesley from book one will only be mildly happy with The Angel as he doesn’t make much of an appearance in this one. Sent away by Nora at the end of book one, Wesley had returned home and has attempted to start a relationship with another woman. He must prefer cougars because she’s older than him as well. Though he still thinks of Nora constantly and hasn’t had sex with his new girlfriend subconsciously still holding onto the idea that Nora will return. Nora and Wesley together. I dunno. Part of me wants them to end up together because Wesley loves her so much and Nora returns those feelings whole heartedly. The other part isn’t sure she’ll be truly happy with anyone. She’s never happy where she is. Never fully with anyone. She wants what she can’t have. While Wesley may make her happy for a time I think ultimately she’d go back to Soren. If she goes back to Soren she’ll always think about what could have been with Wesley. It’s a conundrum and it makes my head hurt LOL.
The Angel sets the groundwork for book three, The Prince (out in November). Characters we’ve only seen briefly in the past two books will step into the spot light. Kingsley and Soren’s past should have more light shined on it and perhaps Kingsley will take his place once again at Soren’s feet. That relationship is one I want to know more about after some of it comes to light while the reporter is digging into Soren’s past.
Reisz will captivate you with her vivid and often sordid story telling. Filled with sex, lies and an all encompassing story arc that will make your head spin and make wish you had a psychology degree, The Angel is yet another winner! Reisz refuses to tow the line in an industry that claims it wants individuality but often gives the consumers recycled ideas. Reisz is a breath of fresh air in the staleness that is publishing. I applaud both her for writing it and Harlequin for taking a huge risk and publishing it!
I give The Angel by Tiffany Reisz 5 stars!
The Angel switches gears just a bit and focuses a lot on Soren’s past which is filled with horror, pain and unimaginable love that shapes him into the man he is today. Digging into his past is a nosey reporter whose own brush with childhood abuse and suicide drive her in her quest to take down those she holds responsible for her brothers pain and suffering. What she finds in Soren’s past isn’t anything she (and I for that matter) were expecting. It will make you uncomfortable to the point of having to put the book down and walk away for bit. The draw of the story though is that I always came back. I always wanted more.
In the last book we briefly meet Micheal who Nora de-flowers at the tender age of 15 as a present to both herself and Micheal. He is a complex character whose abusive father drove him to attempt suicide because of his submissive and homosexual tendencies. Micheal is portrayed as incredibly beautiful but also an extreme introvert. Nora decides in the wake of the reporters appearance that she will wisk the vulnerable Micheal away for the summer to a friend’s house in the secluded countryside. Griffin made a brief appearance in The Siren as switch, which like Nora, isn’t very common. Griffin is instantly attracted to Micheal but because of Soren’s “hands off” rule Griffon must sit idly by as Nora trains Micheal to be the submissive and sadist he craves to be. Even though Micheal is at least to the age of consent, he still isn’t an adult so that makes this tricky in my mind. On one hand he NEEDS what Nora and ultimately Griffin are giving him. Having had an abusive father has made him unable to voice his desires and that drove him to attempt suicide because what he craved he deemed as wrong. Soren did the boy a whole lost of justice by enveloping him in his fold and allowing him to flourish under Nora’s care. On the other hand, he’s barely more than a child. His age and involvement in the book that leads him to Griffin is just another way Tiffany Reisz basically tells the entire book writing community to screw off. Her writing has no rules. There are no lines. If the story needs to be told, then she’s going to tell it exactly how it comes to her and damn all the people who may not agree.
Fans of Wesley from book one will only be mildly happy with The Angel as he doesn’t make much of an appearance in this one. Sent away by Nora at the end of book one, Wesley had returned home and has attempted to start a relationship with another woman. He must prefer cougars because she’s older than him as well. Though he still thinks of Nora constantly and hasn’t had sex with his new girlfriend subconsciously still holding onto the idea that Nora will return. Nora and Wesley together. I dunno. Part of me wants them to end up together because Wesley loves her so much and Nora returns those feelings whole heartedly. The other part isn’t sure she’ll be truly happy with anyone. She’s never happy where she is. Never fully with anyone. She wants what she can’t have. While Wesley may make her happy for a time I think ultimately she’d go back to Soren. If she goes back to Soren she’ll always think about what could have been with Wesley. It’s a conundrum and it makes my head hurt LOL.
The Angel sets the groundwork for book three, The Prince (out in November). Characters we’ve only seen briefly in the past two books will step into the spot light. Kingsley and Soren’s past should have more light shined on it and perhaps Kingsley will take his place once again at Soren’s feet. That relationship is one I want to know more about after some of it comes to light while the reporter is digging into Soren’s past.
Reisz will captivate you with her vivid and often sordid story telling. Filled with sex, lies and an all encompassing story arc that will make your head spin and make wish you had a psychology degree, The Angel is yet another winner! Reisz refuses to tow the line in an industry that claims it wants individuality but often gives the consumers recycled ideas. Reisz is a breath of fresh air in the staleness that is publishing. I applaud both her for writing it and Harlequin for taking a huge risk and publishing it!
I give The Angel by Tiffany Reisz 5 stars!
witchfrom1986's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: A+ ... Heat: Sizzling
The Angel takes place thirteen months after the end of The Siren.
If I were going to sum up The Angel in two words, I would say it is a tale of secrets and revelations. It explores the characters we grew to love (or, for some, another emotion… perhaps fear or loathing) in The Siren more thoroughly. It delves deeper into them, into their histories and memories... And each one hits you like a physical blow—like a knife to the gut. So real and painful.
The secrets and revelations weaved throughout are brought to light by Suzanne Kanter, a war correspondent moonlighting as an investigative journalist. Led by blind hatred and a complete loss of faith, Suzanne has it out for the clergy. When she receives an anonymous fax with a short list of names for the recently vacated position of bishop, complete with an elusive asterisk next to Father Stearns name, she is positive something hinky is going on at Sacred Heart. And, like a dog with a bone, she will not let it go. The lengths that she goes to... the lines she was willing to cross... made it hard to like her. Violating peoples privacy like that did not sit well with me. And yet, if a child had been or still was being abused, I would applaud her efforts to expose it. Suzanne’s personal vendetta exposes our favorite Original Sinners in ways I didn’t see coming.
Who knew an asterisk could cause so much trouble?
The first such character to be splayed wide open is Nora. The Nora in The Angel isn't the submissive we met in Seven Day Loan or the Dominatrix of The Siren. The Nora in this book is an amalgam of the two, melding and weaving parts of herself from each into the woman that is simply Nora the Switch—feisty, impertinent, and unconventional. She is a lesson in contradictions. Nora manages to have facets to her personality that you wouldn’t think are compatible, such as being subservient whilst also having a backbone of steel. I love and adore her, plain and simple. And with each page, with each look into her past (seriously, Suzanne, you have no boundaries), my girl crush on her grew and grew.
And then there is Soren. He is still every bit the intimidating presence as before. He is dark and scary and sexy as hell. And his dark needs are shown and explored in much, much greater detail in this book—as well as slowly revealing the man behind those desires. Discovering Soren, learning his history... the more you uncover, the deeper you go, the more you become consumed by him. The Angel is such an intimate peak into why he ticks the way he does. When Suzanne goes sniffing for skeletons, well, her senses are bloodhound sharp. Everything she uncovers about Soren—it all adds up to such a complicated and compelling man. Soren… He is one of a kind.
As the titles hints at, as ‘angel’ is the safe word Nora gives him in The Siren, Michael has a big role in this novel. And he is… such a soft character. In this Original Sinners world, there aren’t very many who can be called soft. Michael is quiet and gentle. Scared of so much. Hurt and confused. Because of his bisexuality, his masochistic desires, he has always felt alone… and lonely. I have never read a character who needs affection the way he does—and deserves it. You just want to scream, ‘Love him! Why don’t you all just love him!’ It really rips and stabs at your heart. And Soren sending him to the country with Nora, to shield him from Suzanne’s investigation, was just what he needed. It led Michael to Griffin.
Griffin. This playboy socialite, who is always looking for a good time, really throws you for a loop. Such a transformation in the course of one book. He becomes so much more than a trust fund baby who will do anything to get laid. More important, he discovers for himself that he is more than that. While he helps Michael find his voice, Griffin ends up finding his spine. And the fact that they find them, find themselves, as they’re finding each other... Beautiful and powerful.
In the way that Soren rarely appeared in The Siren, except in Nora's thoughts, this time it is Wesley we see mostly in Nora's mind. I love the way that Miz Reisz toys with us, the readers, by presenting different views and different perspectives, by changing how and when a character is shown. In the case of Wesley, it made it crystal clear for me that though he played such an important role in The Siren, and in Nora’s life, we the readers don’t really know him. Not yet, anyway. The distance made me realize he is as much a mystery as Soren was. One I deeply, desperately want to unravel.
It feels like Miz Reisz writes these characters, constructs them, with the express purpose of gnawing at my heart and soul. They are all flawed and damaged in a way that is believable and relatable—none of them are perfect and pristine. Each character has layers and shades and textures… which adds up to simply human. Over the course of the book, the more Suzanne digs, the more she uncovers, it almost feels like you get to know them as well as you know yourself. Which is to say… intimately, completely, and yet somehow not at all.
There are so many adjectives that I could use to describe The Angel—beautiful, harrowing, consuming. Fantastic, wonderful, marvelous. All of them are true and yet none of them are quite what I wish to convey. Those words are too… conventional. And The Angel is by no means conventional. Rules? Miz Reisz breaks them. Lines? They’re just a starting point meant to be crossed.
Spanking, an underused synonym for good, is now my go-to word for anything Tiffany Reisz writes. No other word will do. The Angel by Tiffany Reisz is spanking! Hardcore spanking. And if you don’t read this book… well, you might just be in for a hardcore spanking of another kind.
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The Angel takes place thirteen months after the end of The Siren.
If I were going to sum up The Angel in two words, I would say it is a tale of secrets and revelations. It explores the characters we grew to love (or, for some, another emotion… perhaps fear or loathing) in The Siren more thoroughly. It delves deeper into them, into their histories and memories... And each one hits you like a physical blow—like a knife to the gut. So real and painful.
The secrets and revelations weaved throughout are brought to light by Suzanne Kanter, a war correspondent moonlighting as an investigative journalist. Led by blind hatred and a complete loss of faith, Suzanne has it out for the clergy. When she receives an anonymous fax with a short list of names for the recently vacated position of bishop, complete with an elusive asterisk next to Father Stearns name, she is positive something hinky is going on at Sacred Heart. And, like a dog with a bone, she will not let it go. The lengths that she goes to... the lines she was willing to cross... made it hard to like her. Violating peoples privacy like that did not sit well with me. And yet, if a child had been or still was being abused, I would applaud her efforts to expose it. Suzanne’s personal vendetta exposes our favorite Original Sinners in ways I didn’t see coming.
Who knew an asterisk could cause so much trouble?
The first such character to be splayed wide open is Nora. The Nora in The Angel isn't the submissive we met in Seven Day Loan or the Dominatrix of The Siren. The Nora in this book is an amalgam of the two, melding and weaving parts of herself from each into the woman that is simply Nora the Switch—feisty, impertinent, and unconventional. She is a lesson in contradictions. Nora manages to have facets to her personality that you wouldn’t think are compatible, such as being subservient whilst also having a backbone of steel. I love and adore her, plain and simple. And with each page, with each look into her past (seriously, Suzanne, you have no boundaries), my girl crush on her grew and grew.
And then there is Soren. He is still every bit the intimidating presence as before. He is dark and scary and sexy as hell. And his dark needs are shown and explored in much, much greater detail in this book—as well as slowly revealing the man behind those desires. Discovering Soren, learning his history... the more you uncover, the deeper you go, the more you become consumed by him. The Angel is such an intimate peak into why he ticks the way he does. When Suzanne goes sniffing for skeletons, well, her senses are bloodhound sharp. Everything she uncovers about Soren—it all adds up to such a complicated and compelling man. Soren… He is one of a kind.
As the titles hints at, as ‘angel’ is the safe word Nora gives him in The Siren, Michael has a big role in this novel. And he is… such a soft character. In this Original Sinners world, there aren’t very many who can be called soft. Michael is quiet and gentle. Scared of so much. Hurt and confused. Because of his bisexuality, his masochistic desires, he has always felt alone… and lonely. I have never read a character who needs affection the way he does—and deserves it. You just want to scream, ‘Love him! Why don’t you all just love him!’ It really rips and stabs at your heart. And Soren sending him to the country with Nora, to shield him from Suzanne’s investigation, was just what he needed. It led Michael to Griffin.
Griffin. This playboy socialite, who is always looking for a good time, really throws you for a loop. Such a transformation in the course of one book. He becomes so much more than a trust fund baby who will do anything to get laid. More important, he discovers for himself that he is more than that. While he helps Michael find his voice, Griffin ends up finding his spine. And the fact that they find them, find themselves, as they’re finding each other... Beautiful and powerful.
In the way that Soren rarely appeared in The Siren, except in Nora's thoughts, this time it is Wesley we see mostly in Nora's mind. I love the way that Miz Reisz toys with us, the readers, by presenting different views and different perspectives, by changing how and when a character is shown. In the case of Wesley, it made it crystal clear for me that though he played such an important role in The Siren, and in Nora’s life, we the readers don’t really know him. Not yet, anyway. The distance made me realize he is as much a mystery as Soren was. One I deeply, desperately want to unravel.
It feels like Miz Reisz writes these characters, constructs them, with the express purpose of gnawing at my heart and soul. They are all flawed and damaged in a way that is believable and relatable—none of them are perfect and pristine. Each character has layers and shades and textures… which adds up to simply human. Over the course of the book, the more Suzanne digs, the more she uncovers, it almost feels like you get to know them as well as you know yourself. Which is to say… intimately, completely, and yet somehow not at all.
There are so many adjectives that I could use to describe The Angel—beautiful, harrowing, consuming. Fantastic, wonderful, marvelous. All of them are true and yet none of them are quite what I wish to convey. Those words are too… conventional. And The Angel is by no means conventional. Rules? Miz Reisz breaks them. Lines? They’re just a starting point meant to be crossed.
Spanking, an underused synonym for good, is now my go-to word for anything Tiffany Reisz writes. No other word will do. The Angel by Tiffany Reisz is spanking! Hardcore spanking. And if you don’t read this book… well, you might just be in for a hardcore spanking of another kind.
Favorite Quote:
“You are my heart,” he said. He’d said those very words to her that morning. But that morning, they’d sounded affectionate and playful. Now he said them as if he were stating a fact of anatomy. “I will not lose you. I’m sending you away to keep you safe. Do you understand? Say ‘Yes, sir.’”
Nora nodded and swallowed a sudden lump in her throat.
”Yes, sir.”
Soren bent his head and kissed her long and slow before pulling back.
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