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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I was surprised how much I liked this book. Typical YA romance but nicely written and with a solid plot.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this book is an interesting read; the idea is that the angels are bad, feeding of off people’s energies and life forces! willow is quite a nice character, in looks, you could describe her as your average white american schoolgirl; although her character is quite different. she’s really into cars and is an excellent mechanic, she’s the unpopular, “strange” girl at school. she’s psychic, she doesn’t know why, but alex, an angel killer, does. they end up together, of course, despite the fact alex should hate willow. it feels a little cliche, but overall made for a sweet storyline. this was sort of an enemies to lovers, set in more modern day america. one thing that bugged me was their eventual complete infatuation with each other. it’s the same old storyline of them being in a serious, devoted relationship at 17-18, which just isn’t relatable to teens my age, unfortunately. it’s also part of a trilogy, however I can’t really be bothered to get the other two books and read them, considering this was a 500-odd page read, with a cliffhanger-style ending! overall, it was written well, with nice characters, but I found it dragged a lot in places and more importantly, had barely any representation, apart from mexican/spanish people who we didn’t even meet/barely met. there was no LGBTQIA+ representation and I found all of this together let the book down a little. it was a good book, but a little cheesy and I found it tricky to really get into, I felt detached from the story most of the time. I think it was written for younger teens, yet portrayed a weirdly suffocating relationship too, however mutual their emotions were. I know this feels like a really negative review, I did enjoy the book, it just didn’t blow me away, sadly!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment
*WARNING: THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*
*YOU'VE BEEN WARNED*
Rating: 3,5 stars
So, the book was pretty good. The story was entertaining, the rythm was perfect and the writing was simple but good. I just found myself drowning in clichés between a Winchester-like family, an evil father that had disappeared and a compounding love story between a heartless hunter and a inocent half-breed girl. Despite that, I really enjoyed the book, even though I'm not a real romance lover; clichés don't make a bad story, they just make a normal story.
Apart form that, the plot was really good, and I found myself enjoying the moments betweenDean Winchester Alex and Willow, the slow evolution of their relationship and, above all, all the cool moments like the battles, escaping through motel bathroom windows, being chased by cars, being chased by angels, being eaten by angels, and more battles. The only "episode" I didn't like were the few chapters when they were hiding in the cabin, where the rythm slowed down too much and the only thing they talked about was their love and yadda yadda yadda. Nonetheless, the descriptions were pretty awesome, and I could picture every character, scene and situation in my mind.
Oh, andDean Alex is a hot hunter. No need to say anything else.
Looking forward to read Angel Fire!
Praise be to angels
*YOU'VE BEEN WARNED*
Rating: 3,5 stars
So, the book was pretty good. The story was entertaining, the rythm was perfect and the writing was simple but good. I just found myself drowning in clichés between a Winchester-like family, an evil father that had disappeared and a compounding love story between a heartless hunter and a inocent half-breed girl. Despite that, I really enjoyed the book, even though I'm not a real romance lover; clichés don't make a bad story, they just make a normal story.
Apart form that, the plot was really good, and I found myself enjoying the moments between
Oh, and
Looking forward to read Angel Fire!
Praise be to angels
straight up maybe like 4.5
don't judge a book by it's cover, blurb, or title.
don't judge a book by it's cover, blurb, or title.
Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly.
Willow Fields is a junior in high school who is great at fixing a car and is psychic. She lives with her Aunt Jo and her mother. She had gone to find a school mate, Beth, which she had done a reading on and found out about Angels, only to end up on the run with Angel Killer, Alex.
minor spoilers below
I felt as if the book was too predictable and sometimes too cheesy at times. For example, when Raziel had said that the picture of Willow looked somewhat familiar, I had instantly known that Willow was his daughter. This could have been a great plot twist for the author to use to make readers shocked and the characters stunned as well.
The romance between Willow and Alex could have been better. Both Willow and Alex already had an attraction to each other from the moment they saw each other. When Alex had told Willow that he had liked her since breaking into her home had made me a bit confused as he was trained to 'detest' and view angels as the enemy. I personally would have enjoyed a bit of slow burn in this book to show the readers the struggle the characters in getting along when they were polar opposites.
The villain himself (Raziel) had no characteristics or depth and overall, was a boring character/villain. He had no real emotions or character traits and it seemed as if the author had put him in to let Willow and Alex spend time together hiding. It would have interested me if there was a story behind his character and if he wasn't all "find the girl. kill the girl."
The multiple POVs had not bothered me but it had made me annoyed a few times. I had really enjoyed the POV of Alex and Willow, it had an importance to the book as it described the conflicts our main characters faced but the POV of Raziel and sometimes Jonah wasn't really necessary and had seemed to act like 'filler chapters'. The information used in their POV's could have been used and manipulated by the author to create more suspense and to have the readers questioning and guessing.
Some things I had enjoyed about this book:
The idea of angel burn and angels feeding off of humans had fascinated me. Angels drained the energy of human beings to survive. Afterwards, the human would feel fatigued and tiredness wash over them but would believe that the angels were helping them. If a human had been fed on too much, illness or disease such as cancer would slowly form. The idea was very creative/fresh and I thought that it was well explained in the book.
Willow was a good female lead and had a character development. Usually, in YA novels, I can't seem to stand the protagonist because they had no characteristics, but I felt as if Willow was a well-balanced character who I was able to relate with. When learning that she was half-angel, Willow had been terrified of herself and she had a lot of fears, but at the near end of the book, she had accepted her angel and became selfless and brave. It was a joy to read her struggles and how she had matured as the story progressed.
The scene between Willow, Alex, and Cullen was probably one of my favourite scenes. It really showed the struggle Alex was facing when he had already lost so many loved ones and it showed how much he has grown from 'disliking' Willow to protecting her at all cost. It had me anxious and on the edge of my seat when I was reading.
The storyline was well written with detail. The author had put small details in the story to make it likeable. Such as using Willow using her mechanic skills for when their car had run down. It was a joy for me as a reader to see the author still incorporate something from her 'past' life. There was a good amount of fantasy, romance, and sadness in the book and I thought it had evened out.
In the end, I rate this story 4/5 stars. It was an enjoyable YA novel that had romance, fantasy, and adventure.
Willow Fields is a junior in high school who is great at fixing a car and is psychic. She lives with her Aunt Jo and her mother. She had gone to find a school mate, Beth, which she had done a reading on and found out about Angels, only to end up on the run with Angel Killer, Alex.
minor spoilers below
Spoiler
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book, but there were some minor cons.I felt as if the book was too predictable and sometimes too cheesy at times. For example, when Raziel had said that the picture of Willow looked somewhat familiar, I had instantly known that Willow was his daughter. This could have been a great plot twist for the author to use to make readers shocked and the characters stunned as well.
The romance between Willow and Alex could have been better. Both Willow and Alex already had an attraction to each other from the moment they saw each other. When Alex had told Willow that he had liked her since breaking into her home had made me a bit confused as he was trained to 'detest' and view angels as the enemy. I personally would have enjoyed a bit of slow burn in this book to show the readers the struggle the characters in getting along when they were polar opposites.
The villain himself (Raziel) had no characteristics or depth and overall, was a boring character/villain. He had no real emotions or character traits and it seemed as if the author had put him in to let Willow and Alex spend time together hiding. It would have interested me if there was a story behind his character and if he wasn't all "find the girl. kill the girl."
The multiple POVs had not bothered me but it had made me annoyed a few times. I had really enjoyed the POV of Alex and Willow, it had an importance to the book as it described the conflicts our main characters faced but the POV of Raziel and sometimes Jonah wasn't really necessary and had seemed to act like 'filler chapters'. The information used in their POV's could have been used and manipulated by the author to create more suspense and to have the readers questioning and guessing.
Some things I had enjoyed about this book:
The idea of angel burn and angels feeding off of humans had fascinated me. Angels drained the energy of human beings to survive. Afterwards, the human would feel fatigued and tiredness wash over them but would believe that the angels were helping them. If a human had been fed on too much, illness or disease such as cancer would slowly form. The idea was very creative/fresh and I thought that it was well explained in the book.
Willow was a good female lead and had a character development. Usually, in YA novels, I can't seem to stand the protagonist because they had no characteristics, but I felt as if Willow was a well-balanced character who I was able to relate with. When learning that she was half-angel, Willow had been terrified of herself and she had a lot of fears, but at the near end of the book, she had accepted her angel and became selfless and brave. It was a joy to read her struggles and how she had matured as the story progressed.
The scene between Willow, Alex, and Cullen was probably one of my favourite scenes. It really showed the struggle Alex was facing when he had already lost so many loved ones and it showed how much he has grown from 'disliking' Willow to protecting her at all cost. It had me anxious and on the edge of my seat when I was reading.
The storyline was well written with detail. The author had put small details in the story to make it likeable. Such as using Willow using her mechanic skills for when their car had run down. It was a joy for me as a reader to see the author still incorporate something from her 'past' life. There was a good amount of fantasy, romance, and sadness in the book and I thought it had evened out.
In the end, I rate this story 4/5 stars. It was an enjoyable YA novel that had romance, fantasy, and adventure.
Angel surprised me! It's been on my shelf for so long and I never cared enough to pick it up, but now I wish I'd read this sooner coz my younger self would have loved it!
I didn't think this would be as good as it was because the whole angel idea is almost always repetitive. Imagine my surprise when Weatherly upended the whole classic concept into her own thing! I loved that! It was a good deviation from the norm of this genre!
I loved Willow and Jake! They were so cute together and I loved reading their scenes! The fact that most of the book had them together made me so happy! Haha!
The only negatives I have is that the story had no 'boom!' to it. I wasn't gasping for a breather while reading the pages at a breakneck speed or anything. It's like everything was going so slow and easy. I feel as if Weatherly could have squeezed in more story into it.
At the same time, I'm glad she took the time to narrate every little thing because that sort of gave the foundation for Willow and Jake's relationship! Haha! So I'm a bit torn between what was good and bad about it for me.
Overall, it was a good story and if I ever get my hands on the sequels I'll read them but I wish I'd read when I was younger because I feel as if it's aimed more at a younger audience.
I didn't think this would be as good as it was because the whole angel idea is almost always repetitive. Imagine my surprise when Weatherly upended the whole classic concept into her own thing! I loved that! It was a good deviation from the norm of this genre!
I loved Willow and Jake! They were so cute together and I loved reading their scenes! The fact that most of the book had them together made me so happy! Haha!
The only negatives I have is that the story had no 'boom!' to it. I wasn't gasping for a breather while reading the pages at a breakneck speed or anything. It's like everything was going so slow and easy. I feel as if Weatherly could have squeezed in more story into it.
At the same time, I'm glad she took the time to narrate every little thing because that sort of gave the foundation for Willow and Jake's relationship! Haha! So I'm a bit torn between what was good and bad about it for me.
Overall, it was a good story and if I ever get my hands on the sequels I'll read them but I wish I'd read when I was younger because I feel as if it's aimed more at a younger audience.
I think I loved it....
I don't remember well.....
The romance was beyond predictable, the characters two demensional, but the angel burn original and quite honestl, despite their flaws (or lack thereof) i still loved the characters!
*ReRead*
Beginning was only mildly interesting (enough to keep one reading), but got quite good. Then it got a bit confusing and filler like. The romance bits were sickening, cheesy, corny and not even cute like in Twilight . I can't even pretend I didn't skim A LOT. And then the reason Willow was important? Stupid. Felt like it was rushed. AND I STILL DON'T GET IT!!! I've read the goddamn book trice and I still dunno.
Alex is adorable though:)
I don't remember well.....
The romance was beyond predictable, the characters two demensional, but the angel burn original and quite honestl, despite their flaws (or lack thereof) i still loved the characters!
*ReRead*
Beginning was only mildly interesting (enough to keep one reading), but got quite good. Then it got a bit confusing and filler like. The romance bits were sickening, cheesy, corny and not even cute like in Twilight . I can't even pretend I didn't skim A LOT. And then the reason Willow was important? Stupid. Felt like it was rushed. AND I STILL DON'T GET IT!!! I've read the goddamn book trice and I still dunno.
Alex is adorable though:)
So I literally have 0 words for this book it was stunning and flawless with action and romance and all that beautiful s**t :D
Awesomely epic! Willow and I share the same birthday! I love Alex and Willow, they're just such amazingly realistic characters, even though she's half angel and he's an angel assassin!