Ordinary Angels [Kindle Edition]

India Drummond (Author)

Book Description

Ordinary Angels - A Paranormal Urban Fantasy:

Most of Zoë's friends are dead, but she doesn't mind because they died long before she met them. Then one Tuesday night an angel takes her salsa dancing and turns her world upside down.

Grim reality closes in when she discovers a body in her company's boiler room and Higher Angels accuse her best ghost friend of murder. Knowing she's the only one who can stand against them, Zoë resorts to lying, stealing and summoning, all while trying to determine if what she's feeling is real. In the end, getting blood on her hands forces Zoë to question herself, and her angel to question her.


REVIEWS:

“It was nigh on impossible to put down.” — For Books’ Sake

“I just finished reading Ordinary Angels by India Drummond and I loved it.” — The Bookish Snob

“Although ghosts and angels have been done before, Drummond finds a way to keep things fresh and bring something new to the table.” — That Bookish Girl

"This book is a solid beginning to a new series with multi-dimensional characters — Booking It

“This was a very well written début novel by India Drummond and it was a pure delight to read.”– A Muggle’s Magical Book Blog

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

India knew from age nine that writing would be her passion. Since then she's discovered many more, but none quite so fulfilling as creating a world, a character, or a moment and watching them evolve into something complex and compelling. She has lived in three countries and four American states, is a dual British and American citizen, and currently lives at the base of the Scottish Highlands in a village so small its main attraction is a red phone box. In other words: paradise. The supernatural and paranormal have always fascinated India. In addition to being an avid sci-fi and fantasy reader, she also enjoys mysteries, thrillers, and romance. This probably explains why her novels have elements of adventure, ghosts (or elves, fairies, angels, aliens, and whatever else she can dream up), and spicy love stories.

Product Details

• File Size: 376 KB
• Print Length: 311 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: B004V51FZO
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Trindlemoss Publishing (August 31, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005KHI2KS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,050 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Take on Angels April 6, 2011

By A Book Obsession.. TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition

Zoe has always kept herself a little apart from others, well at least the living ones. She has the rare ability to see and communicate with ghosts, making them her best friends and normal people thinking she is crazy. Her life takes an interesting turn when an angel named Alexander shows up. She knows from the start he isn't human but finds herself drawn to him anyway. When she stumbles across a body at her work place, her best-friend, a ghost, is accused of the murder. Zoe quickly gets wrapped up in the thick of things, knowing she will do just about anything to save her friend, making her wonder just who she really is.

Aside from her ghostly friends, Zoe pretty much is an introvert. Alexander on the other hand is very out going, but also is almost childlike as a result of his inexperience with the "human" world. As unlikely of a couple as they would seem, there definitely some major chemistry going on between Alexander and Zoe. While their relationship moved very quickly, I found it to be realistic and did not feel rushed or forced, making their relationship very enjoyable to read about.

The book had a slightly slow start, but did pick up as it went on. I did find the lack of knowledge Zoe was given to be a little frustrating. Eventually things did become a little more clear, and I realized that the Angels were just a secretive bunch in general; they weren't singling her out. I found their actual purpose to be fascinating as everything you thing about Angels just doesn't apply to them. They almost remind me of what you would think a Djinn to be like with a few differences making them a very interesting "people."

While this book ended on a happy note with a sense of completeness, it also enough things unanswered to make me anxious for the next book. The biggest question has to do with the potential repercussions of a major turn in Zoe's life. I won't say what it is because that would spoil things, but I cannot wait to see what this change means for her in the future and what choices she would make because of it. All in all I enjoyed the book, as it had just the right amount of danger, steaminess, and action to more than hold my interest.You'll definitely want to check out this great debut novel.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars a good read January 18, 2012

By Mrs. D. L. Powell

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I kinda feel a bit of a party pooper giving it 3 stars, when everyone else so far has gone for 4 or 5. Let me say, to get 5 stars from me it has to be in my top 10 - in other words, darned near best book I have read. 4 stars usually earns high enthusiasm and numerous recommendations. 3 stars means I did enjoy it, but it may not be on a re-read in the future list.

It is nice to have a paranormal that goes outside the normal if that makes sense. I love how the angels in this story, really don't have that much of a handle on how humanity is on a day to day level, or what makes us tick, and that in a way made them very endearing. They really do have a sense of naivety and innocence, yet at the same time you just know you do not want to mess with them. Shapeshifting is not something you want to encourage, unless faced with a seriously bad dude, where it can in fact be a rather useful trait.

I think it did take a while to warm up, and that may be what held me back from giving 4 stars. Also the humour could have been a little more obvious as there were many opportunities for humour to prevail.

Recommended?? Overall, yes. It is well written, and as a storyline it is a refreshing one to see in a genre that has been done to a death. (Scuse the pun there).

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Anything But Ordinary April 5, 2011

By Marsha Moore

Format:Kindle Edition

With a smart sassy heroine, sexy angels and a fast-paced plot, India Drummond's Ordinary Angels is a heavenly read.

Zoe sees dead people. But for her, they're more than just visions -- they're her friends. So when one of them goes missing amidst an accusation of murder, Zoe can't help but get involved. From start to finish, Drummond effortlessly creates an intriguing world with necromancers and angelic orders I easily fell into. Mix in Zoe's romance with an angel even the devil couldn't resist and a dark mystery that could have disastrous consequences for the determined Zoe, and even chocolate couldn't lure me away.

Ordinary Angels is anything but ordinary. With its unique mix of romance, mystery and escapism, it is -- quite simply -- pure bliss.

More About the Author

India knew from age nine that writing would be her passion. Since then she's discovered many more, but none quite so fulfilling as creating a world, a character, or a moment and watching them evolve into something complex and compelling. She has lived in three countries and four American states, is a dual British and American citizen, and currently lives at the base of the Scottish Highlands in a village so small its main attraction is a red phone box. In other words: paradise.

The supernatural and paranormal have always fascinated India. In addition to being an avid sci-fi and fantasy reader, she also enjoys mysteries, thrillers, and romance. This probably explains why her novels have elements of adventure, ghosts (or elves, fairies, angels, aliens, and whatever else she can dream up), and spicy love stories.