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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Omg this book was totally amazinng. Apart from the fact the their bio class is so not accurate to what one actually is like, I didn't have any problems with this book. I did get a bit frustrated at the begining because patch revealed like nothing about himself annd had a hard time liking him. But after I warmed up to him. And omg when he revealled that he actually wanted to kill her my heart was pumping so fast and I was praying to god (ironic) that he doesnt.there were some similarities to twilight, but they were minor (ie bio class, supernatural guy, human girl) and it was totally different.
I'm giving the book 3.5 stars. I absolutely love Fallen Angel books. Definitely a book you could read in on sitting.
Si Nota no fuera tan patosa le hubiera puesto el 5 . Me encanto :) me siento muy contenta por no sentir la decepción que temía
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
it’s true when they say there’s nothing stronger than the emotional attachment a girl has to the book she read when she was 13.
this book, even now, is truly so cinematic to me. it’s a quick paced yet fun read that had me giggling and kicking my feet almost the entire time.
this reread was a buddy read with my sister & it’s nice to have someone to yap to about it haha
this book, even now, is truly so cinematic to me. it’s a quick paced yet fun read that had me giggling and kicking my feet almost the entire time.
this reread was a buddy read with my sister & it’s nice to have someone to yap to about it haha
It's trash and I love it
Pretty cringy at parts, but still made me feel things like I did not expect to blush this much over Patch after all these years since my first read. Also, the plot twist still got me a little.
Pretty cringy at parts, but still made me feel things like I did not expect to blush this much over Patch after all these years since my first read. Also, the plot twist still got me a little.
I didn't read this because I thought it would be good or exceed my low expectations. I read a lot of different reviews and came to the conclusion that is book was definitely not for me.
I read it, and wanted to review it, because a lot of the negative reviews I wanted to like also talked about wanting to punch Nora in the face. Or die. And all the other usual violent ways to express hatred for a main character.
So, I wanted to read and review this without all of that. Because the author should be getting the flack. Not violent threats of course, but why give Nora the short end of this deal when she is clearly at the mercy of a lack of thoughtful revision and editing?
There are plenty of reviewers who talk about how creepy Patch is, Nora's not-so-logical decision making, and the similarity to Twilight. So I knew all that going in. As well as the completely nonsensical Biology class. That was initially what sparked my interest in picking up this book (with a glass of wine).
Outside of all of the above, I think the writing is what makes this book the worst.
It's nowhere near amazing, but then it can get real awkward real fast. Here's a description of the stereotypical mean-girl, Marcie Miller (in first person, mind):
"Her strawberry blond hair was combed into low pigtails, and like always, her skin was concealed under half a bottle of foundation. I was fairly certain I'd guessed the right amount, since there wasn't a trace of her freckles in sight. I hadn't seen any of Marcie's freckles since seventh grade, the same year she discovered Mary Kay. There was three-quarters of an inch between the hem of her skirt and the start of her underwear...if she was even wearing any."
I'm curious, as this is all through Nora's perspective in first-person, how she would know exactly how much distance would exist between Marcie's underwear and skirt? I'm really genuinely confused. Nothing before that was much better, but when I read this, I was like "WHAT?"
Not only that, but the typical girl-on-girl hate...it's so old and tired. Bullying is a huge problem, but this isn't even that. It's senseless and shallow drama. I had TERRIBLE acne starting in fifth grade and I fell under the sway of Mary Kay to try to hide it. Does that mean I was terrible and shallow in middle and high school? I don't have freckles, but again, my acne was TERRIBLE. And it did not take half a bottle of foundation to cover up.
I don't choose to wear make-up anymore because I'd much rather sleep in than mess with making it look really nice. That's my personal choice and it's just as valid for someone to make the choice to wear make-up. Patch compliments and tells Nora not to wear make-up and that really pisses me off. I really hate the trend of guys complaining about girls wearing make-up, whether it's 'too much' or just at all. It's still controlling if a guy is telling a girl NOT to wear it.
(Make-up rant over).
Beyond all that, there are very weird descriptions and metaphors. When Nora has a run-in with a homeless person, this is her description:
"Her eyes were raisins, beady and dark, and they twitched their way over me in almost predatory evaluation."
That is just such a strange metaphor. Not only that, but this woman is continuously dehumanized by Nora, Patch, and Jules. She's only referred to as 'bag lady'. This book is full of strange things like that, which wouldn't be a super huge deal if it wasn't constantly pulling me out of the story in confusion. When Nora finds what is obviously a conspiracy website about Fallen Angels and Nephilim, she 'mouse-clicks' to get the link. Why not just click? This was published in 2009, so it's not like Googling something is a super new concept.
Also, this could be because of the classes I'm taking this semester, but there is so much excessive descriptors that were very redundant. Or, would immediately be contradicted with the next sentence. It was like reading a rough draft before any kind of revision.
Anyway. This wasn't fun to read, with or without any alcohol, because I had more homework to do over Spring Break than I anticipated. Reading this all in one sitting with alcohol and no interruptions is sure to be the best way to read this book.
I read it, and wanted to review it, because a lot of the negative reviews I wanted to like also talked about wanting to punch Nora in the face. Or die. And all the other usual violent ways to express hatred for a main character.
So, I wanted to read and review this without all of that. Because the author should be getting the flack. Not violent threats of course, but why give Nora the short end of this deal when she is clearly at the mercy of a lack of thoughtful revision and editing?
There are plenty of reviewers who talk about how creepy Patch is, Nora's not-so-logical decision making, and the similarity to Twilight. So I knew all that going in. As well as the completely nonsensical Biology class. That was initially what sparked my interest in picking up this book (with a glass of wine).
Outside of all of the above, I think the writing is what makes this book the worst.
It's nowhere near amazing, but then it can get real awkward real fast. Here's a description of the stereotypical mean-girl, Marcie Miller (in first person, mind):
"Her strawberry blond hair was combed into low pigtails, and like always, her skin was concealed under half a bottle of foundation. I was fairly certain I'd guessed the right amount, since there wasn't a trace of her freckles in sight. I hadn't seen any of Marcie's freckles since seventh grade, the same year she discovered Mary Kay. There was three-quarters of an inch between the hem of her skirt and the start of her underwear...if she was even wearing any."
I'm curious, as this is all through Nora's perspective in first-person, how she would know exactly how much distance would exist between Marcie's underwear and skirt? I'm really genuinely confused. Nothing before that was much better, but when I read this, I was like "WHAT?"
Not only that, but the typical girl-on-girl hate...it's so old and tired. Bullying is a huge problem, but this isn't even that. It's senseless and shallow drama. I had TERRIBLE acne starting in fifth grade and I fell under the sway of Mary Kay to try to hide it. Does that mean I was terrible and shallow in middle and high school? I don't have freckles, but again, my acne was TERRIBLE. And it did not take half a bottle of foundation to cover up.
I don't choose to wear make-up anymore because I'd much rather sleep in than mess with making it look really nice. That's my personal choice and it's just as valid for someone to make the choice to wear make-up. Patch compliments and tells Nora not to wear make-up and that really pisses me off. I really hate the trend of guys complaining about girls wearing make-up, whether it's 'too much' or just at all. It's still controlling if a guy is telling a girl NOT to wear it.
(Make-up rant over).
Beyond all that, there are very weird descriptions and metaphors. When Nora has a run-in with a homeless person, this is her description:
"Her eyes were raisins, beady and dark, and they twitched their way over me in almost predatory evaluation."
That is just such a strange metaphor. Not only that, but this woman is continuously dehumanized by Nora, Patch, and Jules. She's only referred to as 'bag lady'.
Spoiler
She's also killed because she's wearing Nora's coat and no one gives any fucks whatsoever except, 'Oh man, that was meant for Nora!'Also, this could be because of the classes I'm taking this semester, but there is so much excessive descriptors that were very redundant. Or, would immediately be contradicted with the next sentence. It was like reading a rough draft before any kind of revision.
Anyway. This wasn't fun to read, with or without any alcohol, because I had more homework to do over Spring Break than I anticipated. Reading this all in one sitting with alcohol and no interruptions is sure to be the best way to read this book.
I’ve clearly always had a weird thing for arguably badly written supernatural romances, which obviously means I was drawn to this. While the story may be cliche, I enjoyed it, partially for the story as well as for the laughing points within the story. Who doesn’t love a cliche romance?
I first read this book when I was in high school, and vaguely remember liking it, so when I found it for a quarter at a book sale I picked it up.
Waste of a good quarter. Honestly, I don’t know how I missed that this was at best a Twilight redux, but can only hope I just hadn’t been exposed to decent romance at that age because I have no idea what I saw in it. I have so many issues with this book, and it’s hard to think of even one significant redeeming quality. Every relationship was shallow and/or rushed—even the pre-existing friendship between Nora and Vee seemed about as deep as a puddle and was, quite frankly, awful. Actually, everything about Vee was kind of awful. I didn’t really like any of the characters, but by the time I was a third of the way in I actively despised her character. Seriously, I understand writing the occasional high school girl as a little boy-crazy, but what the absolute hell. Additionally, Patch somehow managed to fall for Nora so completely he gave up on dreams he’d had for millennia over the course of like a month and maaaaaybe a dozen conversations… none of which were at all deep. Plus, his character seemed to suffer from the so-hot-everyone-wants-me-carnally treatment, though I got a bit of that from the brief intro to the second book at the end. Nora was… fine, at best, and paranoid and idiotic at worst, which was frustrating because I feel like she was supposed to be the type of character I’d normally like. There were also a couple of characters, of which Dabria was the worst offender, who were supposed to be important plot points but were so briefly and abruptly included it felt like they were just shoved into the existing plot afterwards. I could go on, but frankly I’ve spent too much of my brainpower thinking about this book already and I’m really just done with it.
TLDR: This is the kind of thing I liked when I was a dumb high schooler who thought Twilight was high level romance. Luckily I’m not that naive anymore (and have better taste).
Waste of a good quarter. Honestly, I don’t know how I missed that this was at best a Twilight redux, but can only hope I just hadn’t been exposed to decent romance at that age because I have no idea what I saw in it. I have so many issues with this book, and it’s hard to think of even one significant redeeming quality. Every relationship was shallow and/or rushed—even the pre-existing friendship between Nora and Vee seemed about as deep as a puddle and was, quite frankly, awful. Actually, everything about Vee was kind of awful. I didn’t really like any of the characters, but by the time I was a third of the way in I actively despised her character. Seriously, I understand writing the occasional high school girl as a little boy-crazy, but what the absolute hell. Additionally, Patch somehow managed to fall for Nora so completely he gave up on dreams he’d had for millennia over the course of like a month and maaaaaybe a dozen conversations… none of which were at all deep. Plus, his character seemed to suffer from the so-hot-everyone-wants-me-carnally treatment, though I got a bit of that from the brief intro to the second book at the end. Nora was… fine, at best, and paranoid and idiotic at worst, which was frustrating because I feel like she was supposed to be the type of character I’d normally like. There were also a couple of characters, of which Dabria was the worst offender, who were supposed to be important plot points but were so briefly and abruptly included it felt like they were just shoved into the existing plot afterwards. I could go on, but frankly I’ve spent too much of my brainpower thinking about this book already and I’m really just done with it.
TLDR: This is the kind of thing I liked when I was a dumb high schooler who thought Twilight was high level romance. Luckily I’m not that naive anymore (and have better taste).
HUSH HUSH was a very entertaining read. Above all, I loved it for its characters and for the humor, but it certainly did not end there! In my opinion, Becca Fitzpatrick has made the perfect bad boy. I loved Patch! I realize that he may seem unappealing to some because of his errr... disregard of chivalry and his occasional mistreatment of Nora, but that is why he is a bad boy! And not a lovey dovey nice guy. Plus, there is an explanation for his behavior. I liked how Patch had a history, that he wasn't just some perfect Mr. Right for Nora, and how he wasn't always a bad boy...
And ooooh, I really really loved the humor in this book. There are scenes in which I was reduced to giggling and snickering, or full out laughing-so-hard-I'm-tearing-up. I think the funny in the book was what really sold me. Fitzpatrick knows how to use comedy in her story, and that was part of what made the plot appealing. Nora, especially, was endearing because of her actions, which were often hilarious...particularly in scenes involving Patch!
It exasperates me to no end how people compare this to TWILIGHT nonstop. I read somewhere that Fitzpatrick first got the idea for this novel in 2003, whereas TWILIGHT was published in 2005. So I'd think that most the similarities are just coincidental, especially since the majority are not important factors in the overall plot. I thought HUSH HUSH was much better than TWILIGHT, but that's just my opinion. Nora had more spunk and was far funnier and more likable than Bella.
The plot was great as well. There was more than one mystery going on at the same time, which kept me sorta guessing at who the baddy was. There were some scary scenes, but the creepy factor wasn't too high. It was definitely enjoyable to read though, because they tie in with the mystery and made the overall plot even more enticing. The end was great because it was both satisfying and not, because it's making me crave the sequel a lot... So overall, an awesome paranormal read!
And ooooh, I really really loved the humor in this book. There are scenes in which I was reduced to giggling and snickering, or full out laughing-so-hard-I'm-tearing-up. I think the funny in the book was what really sold me. Fitzpatrick knows how to use comedy in her story, and that was part of what made the plot appealing. Nora, especially, was endearing because of her actions, which were often hilarious...particularly in scenes involving Patch!
It exasperates me to no end how people compare this to TWILIGHT nonstop. I read somewhere that Fitzpatrick first got the idea for this novel in 2003, whereas TWILIGHT was published in 2005. So I'd think that most the similarities are just coincidental, especially since the majority are not important factors in the overall plot. I thought HUSH HUSH was much better than TWILIGHT, but that's just my opinion. Nora had more spunk and was far funnier and more likable than Bella.
The plot was great as well. There was more than one mystery going on at the same time, which kept me sorta guessing at who the baddy was. There were some scary scenes, but the creepy factor wasn't too high. It was definitely enjoyable to read though, because they tie in with the mystery and made the overall plot even more enticing. The end was great because it was both satisfying and not, because it's making me crave the sequel a lot... So overall, an awesome paranormal read!