Book Review: "Angel Assassin" by Paul Sating

 

I just want to die. Too bad I’m immortal.

Assassin. Demon hunter. Grim Reaper. That’s me. Revelation Carver is my name, being Heaven’s Mr. Fix-It is my game.

Overworked and underpaid, I was busy staking out a demon slated to become the next Lucifer, Ruler of Hell, when yet another job came down from on high.

My challenge to take down the next great Satan is put on hold. The new task? Eliminate a runaway demon stalking Seattle. A minimum-wage task, yet my bosses think it's one for the Grim Reaper. God knows—literally—I don’t have enough on my plate.

What should have been a simple snag-and-kill operation turns my investigation upside-down. Nephilim are involved in the theft of a Bowl of Wrath. Seven wraths to spread suffering and pain across the world. Under impenetrable protection, they should have been sealed away for all eternity.

Now, Earth’s population will pay the price while angels stink of subversion. It all comes down to me. My mystery to solve.

With the impossible now a frightening reality, I’ve got the biggest job of my long life. All I have to do? Stop Armageddon.

Heaven has yet another job for its Grim Reaper. A job I must finish for the sake of all humanity. Failure is not an option, even if it kills me. - from Booksirens.com

This book was provided at no cost from Booksirens.com and I am providing an unbiased review.

This is titled as a 'book one' so the obvious conclusion is there will be more books in this series, that makes me glad. Rev Carter is one tired angel, having spent thousands of years being a Reaper and escorting the dead, he also has become not only the most senior of Reapers, but also the 'special projects' guy, meaning, when a bad guy needs taken out, he is ordered for the job. With one of the seven bowls of the Armeggadon being stolen from the Safe in the Upperworld, Rev's biggest task is to find the Nephilim and stop them at ... at any cost, before the world is lost.

After thousands of years of doing the same type of job, one would think a person would be immune, and jaded, to be able to have any care for humanity, yet this character seems to still have it. Rev is sarcastic and witty, yet at times his anger at injustices, and yes, even at his job, comes through quite a bit. The story is fairly fast paced, and action is spaced evenly with background information - shared by explaining to his 300th (or so) assistant - of how things came to be for this story. 

Fans of the Nate Temple series will surely enjoy this read. I find I like dthe snark and sarcasm quite a bit. Story flowed well, with enough world-building I could easily picture the settings. The story itself was planned well, and progressed at a good steady pace. Defintely would recommend to a friend.