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"Elena's School of Horror"
by
Nalini Singh
It is part of the Guild Hunter #9.2 series and is a alternative history, paranormal fantasy in a PDF edition that was published by the author on July 17, 2018 and has 5 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, “Fairy Balloons”, “An Unexpected Guest”, Allegiance of Honor, "The Song of the Wolf", Silver Silence, Archangel’s Heart, Archangel’s Viper, Ocean Light, 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”
A free short story, 9.2 in the line-up, from Nalini Singh’s July 2018 newsletter in the Guild Hunter paranormal romance series set in an alternate history and revolving around former Hunter-now-Archangel Elena, taking place after new family members come to “life”.
My Take
It’s a sweet bit of “therapy”, as Elena works to fulfill her promise of horror. It’s a tricky one, as some event occurred 200 years ago in Aodhan’s past that has him too traumatized for normal life. Well, normal for an archangel.
I loved how into it Aodhan got, reacting just like a human in all the “right” spots, *giggle*. It must’ve warmed Elena’s heart.
““I am in character,” he answered before taking another handful of popcorn. “Horror movies are not an angelic thing.”
Singh uses third person point-of-view from Elena’s perspective, which provides all the fun and fears of the story while keeping Aodhan’s past a secret.
It’s not all for Aodhan though, as events in Archangel’s Heart, 9, have left Elena raw as well.
The Story
It’s a tough obligation, choosing the right horror movie when introducing a newbie to the genre. It can’t be a film that brings one’s personal horrors back to life, but it must be a good flick that represents the genre well.
And sucks them in…bwa-hah-haaa…
The Characters
Elena Devereaux still works as a Guild Hunter, tracking down naughty vampires, but as a newly formed archangel, she must learn how to function in the world of the Cadre and support Raphael, her mate, the terrifying Archangel of New York.
Aodhan “Sparkle”, the glittering diamond of an archangel hates for people to touch him. The blue archangel, Illium, was his boyhood friend and the only one whom he permits physical nearness.
The Title
The title is too perfect, as this is truly “Elena’s School of Horror”.
