Full review to be posted soonish.

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This was a really good book. I wish I would have read it at Halloween. Kept me guessing until the end.

I didn't realize this was a sequel (oops) but I enjoyed it nonetheless. YA angels and prophecies are a go-to plot for me, so it didn't have to work too hard to keep my attention.

The Angels-Raph, Enoch, and Michael looked at Hope who had set off with the Angels to Istanbul -Turkey- a day ago. Henri was Hope’s Guardian Angel. Nothing had gone right since Michael had come into Hope’s life in Atlanta. Hope had thought she made a new friend after she filed for change of custody from her dad too her mother. Hope was in a new school where no one knew about her being abducted as a child. Nobody knew about the mark that had materialized upon her neck during her disappearance. The mark designated as part of a ancient Prophecy - she was the Bearer Of The Key to Heaven’s Gate and being the Bearer Of The Key who according to the Prophecy, from whose hands the Fallen would get the Key to unlock Heaven’s Gate and allowing the Fallen to overturn Heaven. Michael couldn’t love Hope when he may have to kill her to prevent that from happening. Unless they found the key and destroyed it before the Fallen Angel found it.The Fallen Angels were Michael’s rivals as Michael lead Heaven's Army. That’s why they went to Vegas to talk to Enoch who was Heaven's Librarian- an angel who had once been human.They had been playing a dangerous game talking their way into gambling with the Chinese Syndicate that was responsible for the human trafficking ring that took Hope’s friend Maria from her home in Mexico and ended up in Vegas. Hope told Michael s humans. he would willingly go to Vegas to look for the key if he would help her find and free Maria. Lucas was the chief of the Fallen. Lucas mistakenly believed Hope was the Key.Hope had new powers of intuition that had transferred from Michael to her. Hope’s new powers helped her find and free Maria but that also revealed to Hope that the Key they were looking for wasn’t a literal key, it was the rock Cain used to kill his brother Abel. It was because Cain killed his brother that so any Angels turned against humans. It was Michael protecting Cain that so many Angels hated Michael. Hope’s intuition is getting better and she goes to an antique dealer and he explains how the Westerners raided his lands during the C and they Crusades and they tolke all religious relics when they left with them. Michael comes up with two possibilities and shows Hope two pictures of places and Hope is drawn to the second one so they go to Ireland and they make it to Skellig Michael - the monastery. They don’t find the key- the rock- but they do find Michael’s sister Gabrielle and there is a message for Hope about the Prophecy and what it now means for her.
I liked this book and will look for the third book to this series. This was a little predictable . I advise you to read the first book in this series for a smoother read. I don’t think hope was very smart taking off in Istanbul when she knew there was the possibility that the traffickers could be after her and she knew the Fallen wanted to get a hold of her. I really liked the mystery in this book . I didn’t guess what was going to happen most of the time. I loved the twists and turns in this book. I liked Michael and Hope together how it is really not acceptable but they can’t help what they feel. I loved their determination to find the key/ rock even with all the pain God was inflicting on Michael for being disobedient. I also liked the mythology and religion in this book. I liked the plot and pace. I didn’t care for the as I felt it was more of a cliffhangers and we all know how I hate them usually and this wasn’t an exception. If it wasn’t for that it would have been a higher score. Like a 4. But with that and a few other things it came out a three but I am glad I read this and want to find the next one

An okay book. Another one of those teen YA that fail to deliver what they so extravagantly promise. The writing was good though, the plot and characterization, not so much.

This is the second book in the Archangel Prophecies series by Monica McGurk. I would say that you need to read the first book in order not be lost in this one.

Hope and Michael are still on a quest to find a key so that they can prevent the Fallen Angels from conquering Heaven. This adventure takes Hope and Michael to various parts of Europe as well as America. The determination of Hope and Michael to find the key was very impressive. They did not have very man clues as to where the key was but they were growing closer themselves.

The relationship between Hope and Michael was off and on. I really did not like reading when they were not talking to each other. As they learn new information about the Prophecy, as well as themselves, Hope thinks that maybe she has pushed away Michael one too many times. Is it too late for Hope and Michael?

This one will keep you turning the pages as you follow Hope and Michael on their adventure. I have to earn you, this one ends with a cliffhanger but does give you a small peek into the next book. I thought that Monica McGurk did a great job with this one and kept our attention well. I am sure we will have lots of answers in the next read!

Still a very strange story, but I read it to the end.

In the second book of Monica McGurk's Archangel Prophecies, Hope finds herself on the run and trying to stop the end of the world. There are a number or twists in this second book that kept things interesting. The mythology and religion continues to play an important role as Hope tries to figure out how to open the gates of Heaven without destroying the world. I found myself annoyed at times with her and Michael, but there is another book left, so I suppose the romantic aspect of the story can't be too easy. Dark Rising was a good addition to the trilogy and I am anxious to see how the story wraps up in book three.

I love books and stories about angels. I love that there was so many different travels to different places. I didn't want to put it down, not because it was nail biting, edge of your seat thrilling, but because it is just a great story and I wanted to keep reading.

The first book was so cliche, I didn't even start reading this one.

I requested this at the same time I requested the first book: unfortunately, I did not enjoy the first book enough to continue with the series. My apologies for this.

Once again, I am completely intrigued by this book. I find the mystery, fantasy & historical arms of this story weaving together with the modern day issues fascinating & well done. I appreciate the struggle of a young woman trying to understand herself while believing she has the weight of the world on her shoulders to consider. It makes me think, what happens when you question your faith? It is a hard question to answer because I know what I want say but it isn't always what I actually do. This book has given me the gift to think about my own personal path & I think that is a good thing...... I hope it can do the same for you.