Book #3 in the series so don't continue reading below if you haven't read my review of the first book. 
 "Power is best held by the ones who don't want it." 
 I FLEW threw this series (get it - flew in reference to the angels) in less than a week. I'm so sad that it's over but happy at the same time because the series did such justice to the characters. When Uriel puts it to vote for who will become the next messenger we learn that a battle is what determines the vote. Raffe and Penryn travel into the pit together to gather together the only men that Raffe knows he can trust - the watchers. We also learn here why Belial became so hateful and distrustful (view spoiler)[he was the only one left alone to die in the pit because he was the portal for Penryn back to the mortal world (hide spoiler)]. We learn though that this battle won't be angels versus angels it's angels versus humans and whoever can kill the most wins. (view spoiler)[Raffe choose instead to fight WITH the humans back to back with Penryn - swoon. In the end he also chooses to stay with his daughter of man instead of going back to live with the angels. I was so waiting for all that sexual tension to hit the climax. (hide spoiler)]