Book Review: Rapture (Fallen Angels #4) by J.R. Ward

Rapture by J.R. Ward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So, I had the same issues with this book as I did with Crave.

With this installment of the series taking the focus back to the character of Mathias, I felt as though, again, that the feel and vibe of this world was lost. I personally feel that the books in this series that have a more obvious cross over with the Black Dagger Brotherhood (BDB) series have a better flow and feel more cohesive in terms of fitting into, and being part of the world that they are set in. Even though there were elements of this book that demonstrate this cross over, like Mels being the one that took over Beth's job at the newspaper, and landmarks like the cemetery, for me, these things weren't enough to make this feel grounded and part of that same world.

With Mathias having been painted as 'The Bad Guy' in Crave I found it difficult to see him in a positive light in this book. Although it was interesting to see the kind of person that he could have been if his life had taken a different course. We do get to see into Mathias's past and discover what set him on the path that took him to running the XOps, which I feel helped you understand him a bit more as a character. I didn't mind Mels's character; she has the strong and independent thing going for her.

I still, STILL, don't have any real feelings for Adrian and the Archangels. Although it looks as though Adrian may be starting to get some more page time, so perhaps that'll help. The Archangels are really just secondary characters and don't feature all that much so it's hard to form an opinion on them. With Jim however, I really just want to knock some sense into him. (To be fair the way things are going, Adrian or Nigel must just get right on that). This whole obsession with Sissy... Look, I'm all about efficiency, so I'm finding it really frustrating that Jim keeps trying to save Sissy. You've a war of biblical proportions to win buddy! Win the war and you save her anyway; stop trying to do one then the other! (Don't you hate it when the fictional characters don't listen to you?).

If you have been reading the series that I would say stick with it and read this one. (I'm already part way through the next book in the series and it's better than this one, so keep going.)

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