Hi Shara, I agree, this is no literary masterpiece, but I found it to be entertaining anyway. I think this would succeed even more with the YA crowd for which it was written. Sometimes I need to read something light and fast after reading something thick and slow, you know?
I plan to try Hush, Hush later, so I was interested to see some of the comparisons in the comments above.
I'm right with you about this one, especially about needing something light and fast after something that's a slower read. This hits just the spot, and I'm looking forward to the second!
I'll look forward to your Hush, Hush thoughts, then!
I actually couldn't read the whole book. I read the first fourth or so, then the last few chapters or something. I found it so hard to get into, and it ultimately failed me. I suppose I found the premise a little vague and kept thinking "Oh, predestined loves... I hope it doesn't end up too clich'e or campy." I also heard from someone else the main male character is a fallen angel and I grew some trepidation, thinking it was going to be like Hush, Hush. But, yes, the cover absolutely grabbed me. I wish it had lived to it. :P
I want to read this for the cover alone too. Isn't that sad? THE COVER IS POWERFUL! ALL HAIL THE COVER!
And I'll probably HATE it. Everything about the back cover and the bits I've flipped through scream "NOT FOR ALICIA! NO NO NO! NOT FOR YOU!!!" and I keep going "But the COVER IS SO PREEEETTY!!!"
Plus for AGES I was going "When the heck is someone going to do "Ohhh! Angels!!!" in YA paranormal romance and now that they're doing it I'm super tempted to read, even though I will probably hop around in circles in a rage like a wet cat.
There's also an angel YA paranormal called Hush, Hush, but it, too, has mixed reviews, and I was more inclined to read this one because I love the cover so much (and I got it so cheaply).
Thanks so much for your thoughts! Can't wait to hear what you think of the sequel!
My thoughts on good and evil aren't traditional by any means either, and not necessarily because of religion. More recently, the Mike Carey Lucifer comic book series had me thinking a lot about the nature of good and evil, so did Strazynski's Midnight Nation.
Seriously, there's so much GOOD stuff out there that questions the nature of good and evil, God and Lucifer, that it's hard to swallow the black & white labels, you know?
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I agree, this is no literary masterpiece, but I found it to be entertaining anyway. I think this would succeed even more with the YA crowd for which it was written. Sometimes I need to read something light and fast after reading something thick and slow, you know?
I plan to try Hush, Hush later, so I was interested to see some of the comparisons in the comments above.
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I'll look forward to your Hush, Hush thoughts, then!
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And I'll probably HATE it. Everything about the back cover and the bits I've flipped through scream "NOT FOR ALICIA! NO NO NO! NOT FOR YOU!!!" and I keep going "But the COVER IS SO PREEEETTY!!!"
Plus for AGES I was going "When the heck is someone going to do "Ohhh! Angels!!!" in YA paranormal romance and now that they're doing it I'm super tempted to read, even though I will probably hop around in circles in a rage like a wet cat.
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I'm currently reading the sequel though. :)
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My thoughts on good and evil aren't traditional by any means either, and not necessarily because of religion. More recently, the Mike Carey Lucifer comic book series had me thinking a lot about the nature of good and evil, so did Strazynski's Midnight Nation.
Seriously, there's so much GOOD stuff out there that questions the nature of good and evil, God and Lucifer, that it's hard to swallow the black & white labels, you know?
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