An angel falls,A phoenix rises.The words “I’ve been through Hell” are usually just a figure of speech. For Phenex, they’re all too literal. As the devil’s right hand, he spent eons in the Pit, but when a witch with a vendetta against all angels – Fallen or otherwise – snares him Phenex learns that Hell is very different from the other side.Time flows more quickly in the underworld, and too many … the underworld, and too many years of torment in darkness and silence have turned Phenex into something unrecognizable. Something broken.
Luckily for him, he has an angel on his side.
Caila. The only bright spot in the perpetual darkness, and the only thing holding the fragile strands of Phenex’s sanity together. With no one but each other, old loyalties and grudges are forgotten as something deeper begins to grow.
Bonds forged in the fire are always the strongest.
The Devil never forgets his own, but escaping Hell doesn’t mean the worst is over. The lines between the worlds are blurring, and the darkest creatures from humanity’s nightmares are awakening.
Hell brought them together. Hell ripped them apart.
And Hell is still waiting.
Warning: Phenex contains dark themes and adult content and is recommended for readers age 18+.
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Some scars will never heal. But they do fade.
What another simply fabulous read from the amazing Ava Martell !!! I so love everyone of these characters! Humans may be flawed but so are gods heavenly angels and his fallen as well. The storytelling by this writer is so fabulous and I have enjoyed all three of her books in this series. In this book we pick up with both phenex and Caila being saved from the witch brielle.The time they spent captive and torchered has brought them together,but they both are scarred not only physically but mentally as well. Before they could stop brielle she opened up the gates to hell and six of the most deadly fallen have escaped and they intent to over throw not only the world but also heaven as well. So it’s up to lucifer and the others to close down the gates and send these fallen angels back to hell were they belong.I hope that their will be more books in this series,it’s been one of my favorites. I love the storyline and a unique twist on the heaven and hell theme,quite entertaining!
“For the world. For this strange little family that’s sprung up out of loss and vendettas. Maybe even for himself. ” – Phenex with thought to Lucifer
This is book three in the series and each one just gets better.
Phenex is fighting to find his way back from the darkness
Caila is healing but she too recognizes the marks left on her soul.
Lucifer is questioning his decisions.
Grace is still adapting to the onslaught of Lucifer’s memories.
Our little mixed up motley crew is intact – if not a bit worse for wear.
They may have rescued Phenex and Caila but Lucifer’s absence and the opening of the portals seem to be just the right combination to spur his Fallen brethren to seek out and further their own sinful desires.
These are not just any Fallen they are the vilest of Hell’s prisoners and now they are on Earth looking to claim their own kingdoms.
Question is will they just stop at the destruction of Earth or are they also eyeing the pearly gates?
Phenex was so much more in this episode. I’m not sure how to explain him. He was a presence in the previous stories, he was Lucifer’s right hand, he was a traitor even, but I never felt like I knew his character, until now. He stepped off the edge willingly, he wasn’t pushed. I never really thought about that before and how much different his perceptions would be because of that.
I understand more why he thought Urial was a good idea.
Caila and he are the perfect match.
Neither is truly Fallen but neither is welcome home either.
They both chose free will and now they are facing the consequences of that decision.
This is such an entertaining series
Each new episode adds more layers to the storyline.
New twists that present new possibilities, even small revelations change the course of events dramatically.
And the possibilities – Devilishly intriguing!
I have to ask myself though –
What is Metatron’s end game?
Why the sudden shift upstairs?
And who is cleaning up this mess?
Wow this is such a moving book feeling the tragic circumstances of what 2 angels suffer and come out the other side can they survive it read it and see x
It was not as good as the first two books, but still fairly interesting. Quite a bit of action, not as romantic but very haunting. Who will be the next to fall in love?
This is a very enjoyable, original paranormal story! It s well with excellent characters and world building! I can’t wait to see where Ava Martell takes this story line! Looking forward to book 4!