I’ve been fascinated with Naasir’s character since he was first introduced in the Guild Hunter series. I wanted to know what he was, where he originated, and who would be his leading lady. I knew she would have to be a tough heroine because Naasire likes to play rough. Well, Nalini Singh set him up with the perfect heroine. Andromeda is a scholar/historian who has been working with Jessamy. She also knows how to protect herself. She is the granddaughter of one of the ruthless known Archangels. She will be forced to work with her Grandfather for 500 years due to a vow with him unless she finds a way to break it.

In the eighth novel of Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series, Naasire and Andromeda are teamed together to find an Ancient sleeping Archangel. If not, then he could be killed by Lijuan and her second in command. It’s not going to be easy because the Ancient is supposed to be asleep for a thousand years, and he will be weak if woken too early. There are going to be dangerous and unthinkable trials that Naasir and Andromeda will have to face in this book. It will either break them or make them stronger, although both characters are strong in their own ways.

One of the biggest ordeals they have to deal with is their infatuation with each other. I love Naasir and Andromeda together because they both compliment each other so well. There’s one issue for Naasir, and that is Andromeda has sworn a vow of celibacy unless Naasir can find a particular book. Naasir is determined to find the book in the story to be with Andromeda.

One of the many reasons I’m enjoying this series is that they each follow the biggest issue: the villain, Lijuan. She’s always up to something sinister, and this time it was a big one in this book. I’m not too fond of Lijuan and hope she eventually meets her end.
Readers will get Raphael and Elena’s POVs in this book, which is something I love because these two have always been a favorite of mine. The next book dives back into their story, and I can’t wait to read it. I recommend readers read these books in order because of how Nalini Singh has the stories flow together. I love how Nalini Singh connects everything. She’s become one of my favorite authors because of it.

I’m so happy that Naasir got his HEA, especially after finding out his backstory. He didn’t have it easy, but he got his revenge, thanks to Raphael. Andromeda is the perfect mate for him because she knows how to handle him and vice versa.

I give this book 5-stars and highly recommend this series to PNR/UF readers. Here’s hoping I can catch up in this series before Nalini Singh releases the next book at the end of this year. I need to catch up.

Forewarning, if you are a Bluebell fan like I am, be prepared to have moments of heart failure in this book. I swear if anything happens to Bluebell, I will be so mad. I love his character. If you’re read the next books in the series, please don’t spoil it for me. I want to get the full effect when reading the books and don’t like spoilers.

I have been going back through my netgalley shelves and realized I somehow managed to skip sending this review back. What makes that so embarrassing is how many time I have reread this book!

Reader's of Singh's Guild Hunter series have been speculating about what exactly Naasir is for quite some time and finally in Archanegel's Enigma we get to find out! It wasn't quite as climactic as I anticipated, simply because how Naasir ended up being exactly what Elena has been calling him for a few books now. That being said there were elements that I absolutely loved about our tiger creature.

Even though Naasir can be ferocious, there is an innocence to him that you can't help to be charmed by. He is so adorably frustrated at the idea that is mate is celibate while also refusing to take the easy path to being intimate with Andi even when she offers it to him. I don't think it was possible for a more perfect heroine to be written for Naasir. Andi is gentle while also being fierce enough appeal to the wildness that is Naasir. She's also patient and drawn to the real Naasir which at times is a tall order!

But what melted my heart in this series, was getting to look back in time to glimpse Naasir's relationship with Dimitri. It made me mostly take back all the awful things I thought about Dimitri in his own book ;-). He's turning out to be one of my favorite characters which I didn't think I would ever say.