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Average Customer Rating: 
Not Forgotten (Angel) >
Customer Review #1:
Okay Book
If youre an avid Angel fan, then you probably already read this. But for those of you who havent: Id advise you not to unless you want to end up really confused. Overall, plot was pretty good, but kind of at the climax of the story...it appears as though the writer left out a few pages. Its an alright book, but City Of, Redemtion, Close to the Ground, and all thereafter are much better.
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Customer Review #2:
Be Careful Who You Worship
This is the second novel in the Angel series (the first was the novelization of the season premier), once again by Nancy Holder, an established Buffy writer who has successfully made the transition to Los Angeles and our dark and broody vampire hero.Starting in the jungles of Southeast Asia the fate of Rais family has become inextricable woven with Latura, the Indonesian god of death and sickness, Fueled by the gods power to prolong life and grant favors Bang Rais has risen to great wealth and power. Now he, his son Jusef, and his nephew Slamet are on the verge of accomplishing the unthinkable - incarnating Latura in a human vessel, granting the deity absolute power. Called in to rescue the workers in a sweatshop, Angel finds himself confronted by a strange Indonesian wizard in a deadly firefight. Curious about Angels involvement, Kate Lockley reveals that there has been a string of weird deaths by fire recently - people who burn up from the inside out. Angel investigates these crimes but is hampered by a lack of clues. Until Cordelia runs into both Jusef Rais and a purse snatcher while bargain hunting and winds up with an invitation to a funeral. Nancy Holder sets out to create an action story with an intricate plot. Angel, Cordelia, Doyle, and a host of supporting characters weave back and forth to the point where it is sometimes difficult to tell who is the wizard and who is the sacrifice. Despite these confusing moments, the story works, very much due to Holders natural ability to develop characters. Not Forgotten, despite its flaws, is an interesting story with a careful balance between the often sarcastic humor of the Angel team and the grim cult that they are trying to defeat. Prepare to be both entertained and baffled, right up to the surprise finish.
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Customer Review #3:
Not Forgotten
OK, so "Not Forgotten" is a little fuzzy. It dose take a little thought at the end to understand exactly what happened and what it means. But the Angel book line was still trying to find its way. The story is that Indonesian fire death cult have moved to L.A. to find a sacred book important to their rituals. One of the cultist gets one of Angels cards (never explained how) and tries to enlist his help. Meanwhile, Angel, Doyle (ah, the good old days of Doyle) and Cordilia are trying to save slaves from sweat shops. Like I said, the end is a little vauge, though it isnt that hard to figure out. What I did have a problem with was that Angel wasnt there as much as Id like, nor was Doyle, Cordy, and Kate Lockley. Wolfram and Hart was also conspicuosly missing. The bad guys were kind of cool, and I liked that the evil fire-death god was still alive at the end. The flashback to Ireland was sort of pointless, also. So, I dont know what to say about this one, maybe its not that bad, but it isnt that great either.
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