Maddy is handicapped on two counts: she’s pregnant herself, and she has lost her wings. But Nathaniel still has his, and he still seems determined to place himself between Maddy and every danger from bullets to day-walking vampires.

Maddy’s gargoyle-familiar, Beezle, is feeling more and more like Jiminy Cricket with an errant Pinocchio, as Maddy brushes aside his warnings.

Then Madeline triggers Nathaniel’s latent power and awakens her own, full powers – and after that, all bets are off.

There are many moments of emotional payoff in this book, as well as climactic showdowns. Maddy’s narrative is still a bit sparse when it comes to descriptions, but her perspectives and inner landscapes are slowly maturing.

The story ends on a howler of a cliff-hanger that ensures a fierce interest in the next installment. It will be interesting, to say the least, to see what happens next with this agent of death. – Chris R. Paige

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