Mankind has failed. After economic ruin drives the world to its knees, darkness and anarchy reign supreme. In that darkness a group of damned angels, known as the Fallen, are hell bent on extinguishing humanity once and for all. Seir, unlike the rest of the Fallen, is not interested in human demise or continuation. He has always been content to watch the world suffer from afar. Millennia on Earth have left him cynical, jaded, and unsympathetic to the plight of mortals, but when a mysterious woman seeks his help, he finds himself unwittingly thrust into what could spell out the end game between Heaven and Hell. Within Ava lies an important key, one that Seir must protect in order to survive. The deeper Seir is drawn into the web of lies and deceit his comrades weave, the more he must confront his own tumultuous past. The host of heaven are starting to descend, and some of them are none too happy with the choices he's made. As angelic and demonic forces clash, the world's fate hangs precariously in the balance. The time has come. The battle for our souls has begun...
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I immediately wanted to read the next in the series!

Adriana hails from a small town in N.E. Ohio where unpredictable weather and inspiring locals abound. When she's not busy writing, she enjoys recruiting minions (it's all a plot to take over the world one word at a time) spending time with her family, or sharpening her culinary skills. She's also been known to lurk on various social media outlets, where she lures unsuspecting followers into her snare.

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I had the honor of an advance copy of Requiem:Book of the Fallen. This is no typical story of good and evil. Noir's Angels, divine and fallen, jump off the page with endearing quirks and gut wrenching angst in this apocalyptic tale. The author paints an eerie picture of what the world is like after "The Collapse." In the light of recent economic times and world happenings, it is easy to imagine the world she creates.

Requiem: Book of the Fallen introduces us to a young woman, Ava, that holds the key to humanity's salvation or their downfall. Neither side truly knows the power she possesses, as they jockey to be the one to control her. Both sides are on edge as she chooses to walk a fine line between her heavenly guardians and the dark forces that seek to destroy all. One thing I would've never imagined is the sarcastic,scathing, humor of the main character, the fallen angel Seir. His sometimes bitter, but blunt, take on all involved in the battle will make you think, and surely make you laugh even in the darkness. The connection he forms with Ava is perhaps even more surprising to him than to the reader.

The battle between good and bad, light and dark is a story older than time, but told here with an intensity and skill that will send a chill down your spine and make you think. Noir's descriptions of the residents of Heaven and Hell are beautiful and horrific, the battle being waged believable, and all the more frightening for it.

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