I read the first book in this series - Angelology - 3 years ago. Unfortunately, I don't remember that much about the book. I liked it, I remember that. I remembered that it ended on a cliffhanger which bummed me out. Now, years later, I am reading the sequel - Angelology.

The story kept me going - a little Da Vinci Code-like in the movement of the plot. I wish I could remember who all these people are! But that is not the author's fault. I think I remember liking the first book better.

There is still a war between humans and angels - fallen angels and Nephilim, the cross between humans and fallen angels. And there is an angel named Evangeline who played a part in the first story. And there are angelologists who hunt angels, trying to save humanity.

This book ends on yet another cliffhanger. I hope I don't have to wait another 3 years to read the next story. ( )

once I accepted this book's destiny as absolute trash, it was much easier to read, despite not making ANY SENSE AT ALL. real talk: had I re-read the first book yesterday, this book still wouldn't made sense. nothing makes sense. nothing will ever make sense again. Angels!! Rasputin and the Romanovs!! Fabergé eggs!! Growing plants from seeds cultivated by Noah!! actually, most of the russian stuff was cool because Russia, but the Noah stuff was B O N K E R S. oh terrible angel series, never change. always be terrible. ( )

Angelopolis Similar to Angelolgy, there was a lot that I liked about Angelopolis despite any qualms I may have had. In fact, I'm here to say that I actually enjoyed this book much better than the first. Perhaps it's because of the ample amounts of action, or maybe because of the discoveries that are slowly unearthed, but Danielle Trussoni managed to capture my imagination, and I eagerly paged through this book.
 
Evangeline doesn't play as big of a role in Angelopolis, instead giving way to more information about Verlaine and his posse of angelologists. As Nephilim become more of a threat, Verlaine must work even harder to keep humanity safe. It was so fun to follow him on the hunts, and be introduced to new characters. I'm a huge fan of the tough female characters that make an appearance here. Being an angelologist definitely isn't an easy job. Add in a mystery involving the Romanov family, and you have quite a story.
 
My one gripe, and this is the same one I had before, is that there is a large amount of descriptive writing that slowly bogs down the action. There are pages upon pages of historical information and angelic races. Although interesting in its own right, it does manage to pull the reader out of the overall mystery that surrounds the angels themselves. I'll admit that I skimmed more than a few pages, and yet I still managed to follow the story just fine. Still, this was done much better than the first novel so kudos on that!
 
As I said though, despite anything else I did actually enjoy the story in its entirety. The ending is a huge cliffhanger and so I know that there will be more to come. I'm in for the long haul now. Bring on more angels, more holy wars, and more action. I'll be here waiting for it. ( )

After reading the first book, Angelology, I was really excited to read Angelopolis and I wasn't disappointed. The story was filled with unexpected twists and was exciting, I do have to say that there is a lot of information to take in, from the Fagerge Eggs to Noah's medicine there is a lot for the reader to learn at a very quick pace. I wouldn't say this was an action filled novel nor would I want it to be but there is more action in Angelopolis compared to Angelogology, which brings up one of the problems I had. Humans are at a significant disadvantage fighting against angels, as one would expect, in all the years fighting and gaining experience to compete with the angels the angelogolists only came up with a stun gun, attacking the sternum, and a collar that makes the angels sleepy when trying to capture or fight them. It's a bit brave to say that these things alone would be enough to bring down the various types of angels, it's just difficult for me to believe.

Finding out what happened to the characters after the first book was a huge portion of my excitement, Verlaine becoming a strong angel hunter was unexpected but very welcome. His motivation to find Evangeline, who became a badass angel, and his journey to find her was only half of this story which I'm fine with. There is a bit of romance but its not overwhelming, you know its there but you know there is more important things going on. New characters like Vera, Yana, and Azov compliment the story and the characters we already know very well, especially Lucien who I hope in the next book we will get more time with. I think Danielle Trussoni does a good job balancing action, romance, and history throughout the story.

I really did enjoy this book and I'm very enthusiastic to read the next book in the series, Danielle Trussoni you can have my money. ( )

As a sequel to Angelology, this picked up where the last left off. It would have been much smoother if I had read them closer together. The book is relatively character-heavy, and attention to lineage is a must to keep the story straight. Verlaine and Bruno, the elite angel hunters are very likable and sympathetic. Their loyalties are torn between their desire for a good and thorough job, and their infatuation (to the point of love) with the female angels they both hunt is palatable.

The angels are less sympathetic to me. They seem to be single-minded: to take over earth. I know that this is probably not exactly true, but their ruthlessness to kill humans and their disdain for all things mortal is evident in their actions and internal monologues. Because of this, it is hard to feel anything positive for the angels, with the exception of Evangeline, who is struggling with her own identity.

The book ends in a formal cliffhanger, ready to slide seamlessly into the third book. I am looking forward to the release and recommend this series. ( )