La hora del angel / Angel Time

from RandyStafford

Since this is the first of her novels I've read, I didn't come to this book with any expectations or resentments about Rice's recent change of subjects or themes. This book suffers from several problems. The first is that its setup - a modern hitman recruited by his guardian angel to undertake a ...

from ebnelson

Rice has written some of my favorite books, especially Road to Cana, which I consider to be a masterful work. Angel Time, however, seemed to be a wasted opportunity by a gifted author. Weighted with long exposition, which although at times compelling is, in the end, a character telling the story ...

from Kassilem

I was entranced by this book. I'm pretty sure it was the character, Toby O'Dare. Usually with Anne Rice it is the characters that pull me in. While not much of action happened at all here, I didn't mind at all because I was just too interested in the character. I started this book this morning an...

from Cailin

Angel Time follows Toby O'Dare AKA Lucky The Fox, an assassin who ultimately finds redemption. The first part of the story was a little slow at times but I enjoyed the historical perspective. In spite of myself I also enjoyed the religious overtones of the book. I found the parallel to Anne Rice'...

from Carpe_Librum

Angel Time was written by one of my all-time favourite authors Anne Rice. Published in October 2009; a copy found its way under the Christmas tree last year thanks to a thoughtful relative. Since then I've been admiring it on my bookshelf and trying to prolong the gratification for as long as I c...