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“Fairy Balloons”
by
Nalini Singh
It is part of the Guild Hunter #7.3 series and is a paranormal romance that was published by the author on October 12, 2016 and has 6 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Must Love Hellhounds, Kiss of Snow, An Enchanted Season, Archangel's Blade, Angels of Darkness, Lord of the Abyss, Desert Warrior, Angels' Flight, Tangle of Need, Play of Passion, Archangel's Storm, Wild Invitation, Heart of Obsidian, Archangel's Legion, "Hide and Seek", "Making Dinner", Shield of Winter, "A Conversation", "Home", Angels' Pawn, "New Year's Kisses", Night Shift, "Weapons Training", "Zoë's Workshop", "Wild Night", Archangel's Shadows, Archangel’s Enigma, Shards of Hope, “An Unexpected Guest”, Allegiance of Honor, "The Song of the Wolf", Silver Silence, Archangel’s Heart, Archangel’s Viper, Ocean Light, "Elena's School of Horror", Cherish Hard, "Ain’t No Party Like A Bear Party", Archangel's Prophecy, "One Night At The Refuge", "Secret Things", Rebel Hard, Rock Hard, Wolf Rain, "Clean and Dirty", "Wolf School", "Naya’s Most Important Visitors", "Grocery Shopping", "The Cannibal Princess", "A Gift for Kit", "Movie Night", "Kaleb and Sahara’s Meeting with Sascha and Lucas", "Housewarming at the Orchard", "Christmas in the Kitchen", "Stalking Hawke", "Romancing Drew", "Sunday Morning", "Rowan", "Baubles & Ben", Wild Embrace, Love Hard, Rock Addiction, "Music Awards", Rock Courtship, "Rock Courtship Memo"s, Rock Redemption, "Sunshine", Rock Wedding, "With This Memo", "That Lip Ring…", A Madness of Sunshine, "Beary Tiny Ghosts", Alpha Night, "A Wedding Breakfast", "Poker Night", "Knives and Sheaths", "Seedlings", "Star Kissed", "A Walk on the Cliffs", "Wild Cat Blues", Slave to Sensation, Caressed by Ice, Visions of Heat, Kiss Hard, Angels' Blood, Archangel's Kiss, Archangel's War, Archangel's Sun, Archangel's Light, Archangel's Resurrection, Last Guard, “A Perfect Moment”, "Music in the Rain", Storm Echo, Resonance Surge, "Mate", “New Year’s Eve”, Archangel's Lineage, Visions of Heat, Mine to Possess, Hostage to Pleasure, Branded by Fire, Blaze of Memory
A short story, 7.3, in the Guild Hunter paranormal romance series and revolving around Talu, a no-longer homeless girl.
This was a free story from Singh’s bonus October 2016 newsletter; sign up to receive her newsletter with its bonus short stories.
My Take
A sweet, sad, and very short story about one of the children whom Honor takes in as her own, as Talu looks back over her young life and marvels at how much her life has changed.
For such a short story, it’s amazing how much ground it covers, from the Falling to the battle to these 18 months later after Talu has been taken into the Tower and made safe to the friend she has made.
It takes place some time after the great battle over New York with angels still recovering, granting Talu many opportunities to help the beautiful angels.
The Story
An afternoon of reminiscing finds Talu introducing her friend, Izzy, an angel, to her mother.
The Characters
Talu is a homeless child taken in by Honor. Nisha is Talu’s best friend. Jakob is one of the newer of Honor’s kids.
Izak “Izzy” is one of the young angels and was gravely injured in the battle.
Elena is a Guild Hunter who became an angel and is mated to Raphael, the Archangel of New York. Honor is now a vampire mated to Dimitri, Raphael’s second.
The Title
The title is more of a catch-all and refers to Talu visiting her mother’s “grave”, setting out the small fairy statue she carries, and sitting with Izzy blowing up balloons.
