4.5 stars 
 Angelology was a huge surprise for me. It was immersive and complex and managed to handle multiple time periods at the same time. There are, of course, a number of tropes, but there could be so many more. It felt a bit like build-up for a sequel at times, but overall it was highly enjoyable. If you have a decent amount of patience, I recommend it. 
 Trope Check 
 *angels 
 *conspiracy-theory type secret world thing 
 *main character has hidden past 
 *orphans 
 *magical object thing hidden in world landmarks 
 The one problem with this book lies in its weaving of history with the world of fallen angels and their descendants. I have to complement the author for the research she did and the depth she put into this, but one thing that fell out of this pattern was the fact that the Nephilim supposedly were responsible for the separation of church and state when the Nephilim were also responsible for European dominance and colonization of the world, relating to actions commited by the church before the separation of church and state. Said separation actually made the Church more pure, people gaining positions of ecclesiastical power for reasons other than wanting lots of earthly power, and a better explanation might be that the Angelologists did it to rid the church of Nephilistic influence. This, however, is a small issue.