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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Okay, before I explain why I gave this book such a high rating, all true fans of the book should stop reading. Because I actually think this book is terrible. But I still really liked it.
You know how some people have terrible movies they still enjoy watching? Like The Room or Trolls 2 or something. It's horrible but they can't help laughing and enjoying just how bad it is. That's what this book was for me. I'm sure it was unintentional, but this book was so awful and so insane that I found myself entertained by just how bad it was. I sped through because I was having fun with this car crash on fire of a book.
One thing to keep in mind about this book is that none of it exists in any realm of reality. No biology class would focus on sex education, nor would the teacher ask you what you looked for in a "potential mate" or make you lie down on a table to take your blood pressure. No carnival ride has such intricate paintings on it; no one would leave a student alone after hearing there was a bomb threat in a school; no cop would speak to a minor in the way these guys spoke to Nora. Any time I wanted to get mad at some unbelievable thing a person was saying or doing, I reminded myself of this and I just smiled and kept reading. And given that fallen angels can alter a human's perception of reality and plant thoughts/ideas in their heads, it's anybody's guess how much of this was actually happening and was in the characters' control. Like I said, it's absolutely insane.
The romance was a joke. Again, this is not reality, and I sincerely hope that readers didn't walk away from this believing it's romantic for a guy to constantly sexually harass you and ignore you when you tell him to leave, go away, you don't like them, you want nothing to do with them, you make them uncomfortable, you're afraid of them, et cetera. And somehow with all these uneasy feelings about him and believing him to be dangerous, Nora is attracted to him and cares if he has a girlfriend and fantasizes about kisses him. Because that makes sense. But even if I want to accept that, I did not get a sense for their chemistry outside of Nora saying something like "Leave me alone" and Patch saying "LOL NOPE" or saying something sexual/creepy. How romantic...?
In all seriousness, there are some legitimately good things about this book. It's well-written. Sure it's slow-going and for about half the book you wouldn't even know it's supposed to be about fallen angels, but the writing style did keep me engaged and made me want to keep reading. The prologue was haunting and the scene where Nora was attacked in her car was frightening. Most the rest of it is so bizarre and unbelievable that it's fascinating to go through.
So, yeah, I liked it. But in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. It's crazy, it's bizarre, it's the most gloriously terrible book I've read in a while.
You know how some people have terrible movies they still enjoy watching? Like The Room or Trolls 2 or something. It's horrible but they can't help laughing and enjoying just how bad it is. That's what this book was for me. I'm sure it was unintentional, but this book was so awful and so insane that I found myself entertained by just how bad it was. I sped through because I was having fun with this car crash on fire of a book.
One thing to keep in mind about this book is that none of it exists in any realm of reality. No biology class would focus on sex education, nor would the teacher ask you what you looked for in a "potential mate" or make you lie down on a table to take your blood pressure. No carnival ride has such intricate paintings on it; no one would leave a student alone after hearing there was a bomb threat in a school; no cop would speak to a minor in the way these guys spoke to Nora. Any time I wanted to get mad at some unbelievable thing a person was saying or doing, I reminded myself of this and I just smiled and kept reading. And given that fallen angels can alter a human's perception of reality and plant thoughts/ideas in their heads, it's anybody's guess how much of this was actually happening and was in the characters' control. Like I said, it's absolutely insane.
The romance was a joke. Again, this is not reality, and I sincerely hope that readers didn't walk away from this believing it's romantic for a guy to constantly sexually harass you and ignore you when you tell him to leave, go away, you don't like them, you want nothing to do with them, you make them uncomfortable, you're afraid of them, et cetera. And somehow with all these uneasy feelings about him and believing him to be dangerous, Nora is attracted to him and cares if he has a girlfriend and fantasizes about kisses him. Because that makes sense. But even if I want to accept that, I did not get a sense for their chemistry outside of Nora saying something like "Leave me alone" and Patch saying "LOL NOPE" or saying something sexual/creepy. How romantic...?
In all seriousness, there are some legitimately good things about this book. It's well-written. Sure it's slow-going and for about half the book you wouldn't even know it's supposed to be about fallen angels, but the writing style did keep me engaged and made me want to keep reading. The prologue was haunting and the scene where Nora was attacked in her car was frightening. Most the rest of it is so bizarre and unbelievable that it's fascinating to go through.
So, yeah, I liked it. But in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. It's crazy, it's bizarre, it's the most gloriously terrible book I've read in a while.
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I actually REALLY liked this story....the author is just a little all over the place....she's new though, hioefully her writing improves, because her ideas are great!
Más allá de algunos diálogos muy cuestionables (como el famoso "cerda anoréxica") que por suerte en la sociedad de hoy en día ya no causan gracia, lo compré y empecé a leer pensando que me iba a encontrar con un libro de romance con un poco de fantasía y acción y encontré un libro de misterio, acción y fantasía con un poco de romance. Para nada lo que esperaba, pero no me quejo, todo lo contrario. Amé entrar con una idea y salir con otra. No podía bajarlo.
Aww dammit. This is one of these books that you read and think "I've read this before, but I don't care". I felt extremely weird, because all the Fallen Angel books were the same. I'm pretty glad I read this, though. It WAS a different concept, but the main girl was annoying. I meam, getting almost killed by someone doesn't make you want to call the police? ... The fuck? Anyways, I liked it. I've never had so many different emmotions for the same guy. Page 39: "I hate him", page 53: "Ohmygosh, he's so cute", page 54: "Ugh!", page 60: "He's so adorable!" I've never been so indesicive in my life. Also, there were so many things that happened! My eyes were glue to the damn pages until I ceased blinking completely. That is what I call good twists and turns! I'll give this 4.5 stars, which I'll convert into 5.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Everyone is a walking red flag but its a guilty pleasure to read
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Este libro lo leí hace mucho y cuando lo leí pensé que era tremendamente hermoso. Debería darle una relectura para saber si hoy me sigue pareciendo estupendo.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes