First, let me be clear. I am not into cherubs and glowing angels so I surprised myself when I picked up this fantasy novel about fallen angels, but I can’t remember being so entertained in a very long time! There is a war being fought -- a war between the powerful Nephiline, offspring of the fallen angels mentioned in the book of Genesis and the human race.  Except most humans are unaware of the angels’ presence.  Only the angelologists, a secret society of scholars from around the world are aware of the angels and the danger they pose to humanity.  When she was a very young girl, Sister Evangeline’s mother was kidnapped and killed. A year later, when the girl was 12-years-old, her father placed her in the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration convent where she later became a nun. Now 23-years old, she works in the convent’s archives, a job which also includes responding to requests to visit the vast and very old library housing an enormous collection of books, scrolls and art related to angels. One day she receives a letter from a man asking to visit the library to investigate a possible link between the philanthropist Abigail Rockefeller and the convent. Curious, Sister Evangeline makes a discovery which eventually changes not only her life, but the lives of everyone around her.

Like J.K. Rowling opened her readers’ eyes to the possibility of magic, Angelology by Danielle Trussoni convincingly creates a world filled with the glory and disgrace of fallen angels.  It is a remarkable novel filled with mythology, Biblical history and utterly engaging characters.  But it is also a mystery with one of the most surprising endings I have ever read!  Pure fun! ~Patti