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Thomas DelVecchio Jr is a household name, for all the wrong reasons. He made headlines as a teenager, when he discovered his mother's murdered body ... she was also, consequently, his father's thirteenth murder victim.

Thomas DelVecchio `Veck' Jr could have chosen the same path as his father... he has often felt the push and pull of evil within him. Instead, he joined the police force. He may not always be the most upstanding member of society (what with a quick temper and easy lusts) but he does believe in truth and justice.

But now Veck is questioning everything he stands for. He has just found himself hovering over the bloodied body of a serial killer - but Veck can't remember anything. No signs point to his stabbing the victim, but Veck isn't so sure. Enter Internal Affairs officer, Sophia Reilly. She knows Veck is dangerous and lethal, but she doesn't think he's a cold-blooded killer either, no matter his family history suggesting otherwise.

While Veck and his new (tempting) partner, Reilly, are assigned to a new case looking for a missing girl called Cecilia `Sissy' Barten, a war rages up above.

Angel Jim Heron is down by one in the battle for souls. Evil demon-witch, Devina, isn't playing fair and Jim doesn't know how to bring the game back in his favour. Not even his angel buddies, Adrian and Eddie, are much help to Jim. Even worse though, he's consumed and obsessed with saving an innocent lost soul he found in Devina's hellish dungeon ... a nineteen-year-old girl called Cecilia `Sissy' Barten.

`Envy' is the third book in J.R. Ward's `Fallen Angels' paranormal series.

Hold the phone. Check the skies for swine, and get ready to ice-skate in the underworld ... because I just read a `Fallen Angels' book, and I liked it! I have made my feelings clear about the Warden's Caldwell-based angel series, and the first two outings of `Covet' and `Crave' were not at all to my liking. But with `Envy', I am starting to change my tune...

First up, I really loved the character of Veck. He's an interesting conundrum -a good cop with a strong moral compass (even if it swings towards a quick temper sometimes) but who feels like he's fooling everyone. Because Veck's father was `evil' - a serial killer who is now sitting on death row, whose last victim was Veck's mother. Understandably, Veck is confused about his standing in the world - is he his father's son, putting on a good show for everyone? Or does evil skip a generation? Veck's concerns are bought to the fore when he is found standing over the bloodied body of a killer ... Veck doesn't remember attacking, and the physical evidence says he didn't. But Veck believes, deep down, that his blood runs bad.

Veck was brilliant. I loved him - I loved his struggle and his Brother-esque attitude (more believable in this human cop than any other `saved soul' we've met so far). And I especially loved how his battle of wills was heightened when he met Sophia Reilly - another cop who makes his blood run hot. Reilly and Veck were great, and I think part of the reason I liked them was that the focus was primarily on Veck. We learn a little about Reilly's childhood, which was hardly idyllic, but for the most part the focus of `Envy' is on Veck's redemption (something I was thankful for after the calamity HEA of Marie-Terese in `Covet'). And the Warden has written some great conflict between Reilly and Veck - with her as Internal Affairs investigating Veck's potential attack on a murder suspect. There's enough tension within their professional life and unethical attraction that Reilly didn't need to get bogged down in back-story. Less is more.

Of course, the battle for souls still rages. Devina is nastier than ever, and going particularly loony since becoming `intimate' with Jim in `Crave'. Devina is sinking her claws into all the angel boys, and the consequences are dire.

I have said it from the start, that Devina is one hell of a bad-guy in this series. Ironically enough, she was the only redeeming feature of both `Covet' and `Crave' for me - a truly terrible villain is often hard to find, but Devina fits the bill. In `Envy' her crazy knows no bounds as she sets her sights on a `romantic' relationship with Jim (*gag!*).

But the real stand-out storyline for me in `Envy' was that of Jim and lost-soul Sissy Barten. I said I liked this in `Crave', and I was over-the-moon to discover that a good portion of `Envy' is focused on Jim getting side-tracked by Sissy's missing-persons case, and saving her from Devina's wall of the damned. I can see why some people aren't too keen on this apparent Jim/Sissy pairing (I think it's all but confirmed in `Envy' that they are each other's HEA) but I like it. I like that Jim and Sissy are arcing over several books, and I love their grandiose epic love story, which is in itself a battle of Good VS. Evil.

I also really liked Adrian and Eddie in `Envy'. In the previous two books I could pretty much take them or leave them, but in `Envy' we get more of Adrian's backstory with Devina... but more importantly, we get a better sense of what Eddie and Adrian mean to each other.

One thing that still isn't working for me (no matter how much the Warden dresses it up with M/M) is the portrayal of heaven and the angels Nigel and Colin. Yeah. I'm still not buying heaven as being full of foppish croquet players who sit around munching on scones all day. It's just a little ... `meh' for me. Unfortunately Nigel and Colin take up quite a bit of page-time in `Envy', and all signs point to a recurring storyline, unfortunately.

Overall I was pleasantly (okay, shockingly) surprised by how much I enjoyed `Envy'. Maybe it's that I'm going into this series with slightly lowered expectations now, but I really think the Warden is hitting her stride. I look forward to the continuing Jim/Sissy saga, and more devilish cra-cra from everyone's favourite she-witch, Devina.


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Envy A Novel of the Fallen Angels JR Ward Books Reviews

Thomas "Veck" DelVecchio, Jr doesn't remember butchering the barely breathing mass of human flesh laying at his feet. He knows he came out here with the intent to rid the world of this pestilence but doesn't remember the actual act. As a detective in the homicide division of the Caldwell, NY police force he is sworn to uphold the law, but sometimes the wheels of justice move too slow or just grind to a halt altogether. Veck has spent his life worrying how much of his fire, infamous serial killer, Thomas Delvecchio, Sr. he actually carried around inside of him, now it seems as if he's following in dear old dad's bloody footprints. Sophia Reilly surveys the scene but holds any speculation until she has more facts. As an officer with Internal Affairs, she can't make snap decisions, but her gut is telling her that something isn't adding up. Neither is aware that they are major players in a secret game of one-upsmanship between good and evil.

I should have been expecting it, I mean it's not like she's never done this before, but she completely caught me off guard. She lulls her readers into a false sense of security and then .....blammo....she drops a bombshell on them. This was the first book from J. R. Ward that I didn't read in one sitting. Oh, I loved it. It was, in my opinion the best of the Fallen Angel series so far, but lord have mercy, did it work my emotions. If I hadn't walked away from this book at one point, I would have been a sobbing mass of jello by now. So this is a spoiler free warning, go into this book with tissues at the ready, because the WARDen really ratcheted up the angst in this book.

I loved Veck from his first appearance. He was just sooo Brotherlike, damaged but with a core of integrity that only he couldn't see, and tortured by circumstances beyond his control. I feel an innate protectiveness for damaged alphas (probably why I run a wolf rescue) and get incensed when others fail to recognize the true magnificence of what they are privileged enough to see. So, surprise, surprise..... I had issues with the heroine. Sophie ticked me off big time. She wasn't wimpy or a doormat by any means, but when an alpha predator gives you it's trust and takes you into it's circle of safety, you don't abuse it. Period!!
And if you do, then massive groveling and penance is required. Veck is now guaranteed a get out of jail free card for the entirety of their relationship though, so maybe that's enough. I can just envision it....
"Veck, god dammit! You left the frickin toilet seat up again!"
" Hey, Sophie. Remember that time you tried to have me arrested for that murder I didn't commit?" End of argument.

There are some major developments with the Archangels that will most definitely impact the war between good and evil. Jim is getting new powers left and right and manages to pull a major fast one on Devina (heifer). If you haven't dipped into this series yet, don't wait too much longer because the action is flying fast and furious and the players are evolving at a rapid rate. This series should firmly lock J.R. Ward into the hallowed arena of one the top authors in her field. I know I'm terminally addicted to her books and don't see that changing anytime this decade.
Thomas DelVecchio Jr is a household name, for all the wrong reasons. He made headlines as a teenager, when he discovered his mother's murdered body ... she was also, consequently, his father's thirteenth murder victim.

Thomas DelVecchio `Veck' Jr could have chosen the same path as his father... he has often felt the push and pull of evil within him. Instead, he joined the police force. He may not always be the most upstanding member of society (what with a quick temper and easy lusts) but he does believe in truth and justice.

But now Veck is questioning everything he stands for. He has just found himself hovering over the bloodied body of a serial killer - but Veck can't remember anything. No signs point to his stabbing the victim, but Veck isn't so sure. Enter Internal Affairs officer, Sophia Reilly. She knows Veck is dangerous and lethal, but she doesn't think he's a cold-blooded killer either, no matter his family history suggesting otherwise.

While Veck and his new (tempting) partner, Reilly, are assigned to a new case looking for a missing girl called Cecilia `Sissy' Barten, a war rages up above.

Angel Jim Heron is down by one in the battle for souls. Evil demon-witch, Devina, isn't playing fair and Jim doesn't know how to bring the game back in his favour. Not even his angel buddies, Adrian and Eddie, are much help to Jim. Even worse though, he's consumed and obsessed with saving an innocent lost soul he found in Devina's hellish dungeon ... a nineteen-year-old girl called Cecilia `Sissy' Barten.

`Envy' is the third book in J.R. Ward's `Fallen Angels' paranormal series.

Hold the phone. Check the skies for swine, and get ready to ice-skate in the underworld ... because I just read a `Fallen Angels' book, and I liked it! I have made my feelings clear about the Warden's Caldwell-based angel series, and the first two outings of `Covet' and `Crave' were not at all to my liking. But with `Envy', I am starting to change my tune...

First up, I really loved the character of Veck. He's an interesting conundrum -a good cop with a strong moral compass (even if it swings towards a quick temper sometimes) but who feels like he's fooling everyone. Because Veck's father was `evil' - a serial killer who is now sitting on death row, whose last victim was Veck's mother. Understandably, Veck is confused about his standing in the world - is he his father's son, putting on a good show for everyone? Or does evil skip a generation? Veck's concerns are bought to the fore when he is found standing over the bloodied body of a killer ... Veck doesn't remember attacking, and the physical evidence says he didn't. But Veck believes, deep down, that his blood runs bad.

Veck was brilliant. I loved him - I loved his struggle and his Brother-esque attitude (more believable in this human cop than any other `saved soul' we've met so far). And I especially loved how his battle of wills was heightened when he met Sophia Reilly - another cop who makes his blood run hot. Reilly and Veck were great, and I think part of the reason I liked them was that the focus was primarily on Veck. We learn a little about Reilly's childhood, which was hardly idyllic, but for the most part the focus of `Envy' is on Veck's redemption (something I was thankful for after the calamity HEA of Marie-Terese in `Covet'). And the Warden has written some great conflict between Reilly and Veck - with her as Internal Affairs investigating Veck's potential attack on a murder suspect. There's enough tension within their professional life and unethical attraction that Reilly didn't need to get bogged down in back-story. Less is more.

Of course, the battle for souls still rages. Devina is nastier than ever, and going particularly loony since becoming `intimate' with Jim in `Crave'. Devina is sinking her claws into all the angel boys, and the consequences are dire.

I have said it from the start, that Devina is one hell of a bad-guy in this series. Ironically enough, she was the only redeeming feature of both `Covet' and `Crave' for me - a truly terrible villain is often hard to find, but Devina fits the bill. In `Envy' her crazy knows no bounds as she sets her sights on a `romantic' relationship with Jim (*gag!*).

But the real stand-out storyline for me in `Envy' was that of Jim and lost-soul Sissy Barten. I said I liked this in `Crave', and I was over-the-moon to discover that a good portion of `Envy' is focused on Jim getting side-tracked by Sissy's missing-persons case, and saving her from Devina's wall of the damned. I can see why some people aren't too keen on this apparent Jim/Sissy pairing (I think it's all but confirmed in `Envy' that they are each other's HEA) but I like it. I like that Jim and Sissy are arcing over several books, and I love their grandiose epic love story, which is in itself a battle of Good VS. Evil.

I also really liked Adrian and Eddie in `Envy'. In the previous two books I could pretty much take them or leave them, but in `Envy' we get more of Adrian's backstory with Devina... but more importantly, we get a better sense of what Eddie and Adrian mean to each other.

One thing that still isn't working for me (no matter how much the Warden dresses it up with M/M) is the portrayal of heaven and the angels Nigel and Colin. Yeah. I'm still not buying heaven as being full of foppish croquet players who sit around munching on scones all day. It's just a little ... `meh' for me. Unfortunately Nigel and Colin take up quite a bit of page-time in `Envy', and all signs point to a recurring storyline, unfortunately.

Overall I was pleasantly (okay, shockingly) surprised by how much I enjoyed `Envy'. Maybe it's that I'm going into this series with slightly lowered expectations now, but I really think the Warden is hitting her stride. I look forward to the continuing Jim/Sissy saga, and more devilish cra-cra from everyone's favourite she-witch, Devina.