Archangel’s Shadows by Nalini Singh
In the wake of a brutal war, the archangel Raphael and his hunter consort, Elena, are dealing with the treacherously shifting tides of archangelic politics and the people of a battered but not broken city. The last thing their city needs is more death, especially a death that bears the eerie signature of an insane enemy archangel who cannot—should not—be walking the streets. This hunt must be undertaken with stealth and without alerting their people. It must be handled by those who can become shadows themselves. Ash is a gifted tracker and a woman cursed with the ability to sense the secrets of anyone she touches… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Ableism & Magical Disability Cure trope
- Rape (off-page, secondary characters)
- Attempted sexual assault recounted
- Alcohol consumption
- Cannibalism mentioned
- Blood-drinking
- Death of parents in a car accident recounted
- Death of a great-grandmother from suicide recounted
- Death of a sister & brother from suicide by a combined overdose recounted
- Involuntary institutionalisation of a minor recounted (protagonist)
- Murder & attempted murder
- Physical assault
- Torture & disembowelment (secondary character)
- Imprisonment & captivity (secondary character)
- Animal death
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