Celestial

Written by Olivia Wildenstein

Narrated by Emma Lysy and Thomas Locklear

A heavenly mix of heartache and triumph, CELESTIAL is so feathering perfect. - CASEY L. BOND, bestselling author of With Shield and Ink and Bone In ninety-two days, the feathered appendages that link me to the people I loathe finally come off. Dear, winglets, you will not be missed. Celeste has spent the last four years building a life outside of angelic guilds—parties, check—pursuing human ambitions instead of celestial ones—college, check—and shedding feathers across Parisian cobblestones and more recently New York sidewalks—speaking her mind, always check. She swore off angels, but the death of the woman who took her in the night Leigh died brings them soaring back into her life . . . and not just any angel but the most detestable one, the one complicit in Leigh’s death—Seraph Asher. Although Celeste tells the archangel to feather off, the unreasonably pretty and obstinate man doesn’t leave her alone. He returns and insists she complete her wings. When she asks him for one good reason to do so, he gives her an unbeatable one: what he did with Leigh’s soul. Asher never meant to share his damning secret, but he knows it’s the only way to save Celeste—the rebellious Fletching he can’t get out of his head . . . or heart. * WARNING: contains graphic scenes. Recommended for 18+.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WildStone Publishing
• Release date: Jul 12, 2023
• ISBN: 9781666646931

Olivia Wildenstein

Olivia Wildenstein is an experienced author who earned her bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Brown University. After designing jewelry for a few years, she traded in her tools for the writing life. When she’s not sitting at her computer, she’s psychoanalyzing everyone she meets, eavesdropping on conversations to gather material for her next book, and baking up a storm.

[Unathi Guma · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely delightful! So so lovely. And the story carries on effortlessly from the last book. But I still have the issue of there being no higher power that governs the angel's ruling. Especially given what happens in this book. It just isn't sensible for an entire celestial race to be ruled on the words and whims of seven Angels. I thought perhaps this book would somehow make it come together. it hasn't. Looking forward to the next one.

[y85cqpwrqm · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Didn’t like the narrator’s voice the 1st book was done better

[DeeVarr · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was okay. I wasn’t a huge fan of Celeste. Her anger and her emotional reaction to everything was annoying. She seem to possess so little self control and doesn’t strategize well. Luckily Asher made up for her shortcomings.

[Jenna Vaughn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really liked this continuation of the tale. I'm some ways, I liked it better than the first book. I felt for Celeste's loss and heartbreak after her friend's death. Her self-destructive behaviors and then the challenge to ascend.

[Charlotte · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Celestial followed Celest and Asher which surprised me as I thought the trilogy was going to follow the same characters throughout but it made sense why these characters became the main characters of this story. Celestial is a very addictive read and I was hooked on every page. The story has a lot of plot twists and not everyone can be trusted.

This is a slow burn again but it has a lot more spice. It's great having an age gap with an Angel that's hundreds of years old. Celeste is a great character with a backbone and she's reluctant to come back into this world after what happened in book one but her journey to earn her wings is definitely an adventure you don't want to miss out on. You see a softer side to Asher because he now has a daughter and his reasonings for carrying out things start to change.

Celestial is a much more detailed storyline compared to book one and I'm eager to see how everything pans out in the final book.