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3.98 AVERAGE
What a great book, honestly but the story was mainly based around two complications rather than a couple of series of complications. But overall a great second book for the series.
Oh my god!!!! it's so damn good and I just can't with Christian ruining my ship all the time. he is blowing holes in Clara/Tucker sailboat. But this was so damn amazing book. I still don't really like Angela and I have no idea why though. I find her shady and I also hate the fact that Clara can't decide something for her since it's always decided for her. I wanted more Tuck in the book but we got more Christian (not that I am complaining). I love him but he is just ruining my ship. But I don't understand why did Jeffrey have to be such an asshole to Clara since he never mentioned to anyone that he is having visions of his purpose. Like why hate Clara? She had no god damn idea about it. if she had, she might have gone to "save" Christian, knowing that Jeffrey saves Tucker. I just in love with these characters and story line and everything. Love it!!!!
4.5 stars
WOAH. While I definitely liked Unearthly, with the amount of gushing I heard about this series, I was still a bit underwhelmed. While Unearthly presented us with a beautiful angel concept, irresistible romance, and interesting plot, Hallowed does it SO MUCH BETTER. It's actually happening... I'm liking a sequel, not to mention a MIDDLE BOOK, better than the original. (It's not that this hasn't happened before, but still.)
Where to begin? In terms of world building (I suppose), the mythology becomes much richer in this installment. FINALLY some answers to those pressing questions about the angels and the Black Wings. While certainly not everything is now clear cut and resolved, I feel a much greater attachment to the story. Overall, this is the point at which I actually feel involved in this series. Took me a while, but trust me, I'm there all the way now.
Christian shows amazing character development. In Unearthly I just didn't really feel him. I felt like I was being told he was amazing and awesome and hot, but his actions just left him a bit of a bland, static character. Boy was I wrong. Hallowed pretty much had me drooling by the end of it. I get it. I get why people keep raving about this love triangle. I have the slightest urge to say that I've switched teams. *hides* I KNOW. I'm a horrible person. But I don't know. I'm pretty much on the fence right now, because Tucker is still really sweet, but just a bit absent. How dare you toy with my emotions like this, Cynthia? Cue the sobbing.
That being said, I feel like Clara also showed remarkable character growth in this novel. It's like I finally truly got to see her strength. I sort of agree with Jeffrey, that in the first novel she was way too focused on herself, and in this novel, with her empathy, she's much more observant of the characters around her. And that, ultimately, made her more likeable to me.
I can also note a marked improvement on the secondary characters. While I loved (and still love) Wendy and Angela, the arrival of characters like Michael (in particular, omg *squee*) and Billy made the story much richer and WHOLE to me. I also felt much closer to Clara's mother - most of the annoyances I had with her in the first book fading away.
And finally, the plot in this one was much improved. I felt like Unearthly maybe focused too much on the romance at certain points. Here, the plot centers on finding answers and a good deal of action. There are plenty of plot twists, some of them predictable, some of them totally out of the blue, which is of course a good thing. This book really kept me reading. The ending was full of twists, gut-wrenching emotions (yes I teared up, so what?), and revelations. But it's not enough. I just have to move on to the finale, Boundless, right away.
P.S. Nice jabs at Twilight. Bonus points.
Recommended To:
Oh, everyone, please just give this series a try!
WOAH. While I definitely liked Unearthly, with the amount of gushing I heard about this series, I was still a bit underwhelmed. While Unearthly presented us with a beautiful angel concept, irresistible romance, and interesting plot, Hallowed does it SO MUCH BETTER. It's actually happening... I'm liking a sequel, not to mention a MIDDLE BOOK, better than the original. (It's not that this hasn't happened before, but still.)
Where to begin? In terms of world building (I suppose), the mythology becomes much richer in this installment. FINALLY some answers to those pressing questions about the angels and the Black Wings. While certainly not everything is now clear cut and resolved, I feel a much greater attachment to the story. Overall, this is the point at which I actually feel involved in this series. Took me a while, but trust me, I'm there all the way now.
Christian shows amazing character development. In Unearthly I just didn't really feel him. I felt like I was being told he was amazing and awesome and hot, but his actions just left him a bit of a bland, static character. Boy was I wrong. Hallowed pretty much had me drooling by the end of it. I get it. I get why people keep raving about this love triangle. I have the slightest urge to say that I've switched teams. *hides* I KNOW. I'm a horrible person. But I don't know. I'm pretty much on the fence right now, because Tucker is still really sweet, but just a bit absent. How dare you toy with my emotions like this, Cynthia? Cue the sobbing.
That being said, I feel like Clara also showed remarkable character growth in this novel. It's like I finally truly got to see her strength. I sort of agree with Jeffrey, that in the first novel she was way too focused on herself, and in this novel, with her empathy, she's much more observant of the characters around her. And that, ultimately, made her more likeable to me.
I can also note a marked improvement on the secondary characters. While I loved (and still love) Wendy and Angela, the arrival of characters like Michael (in particular, omg *squee*) and Billy made the story much richer and WHOLE to me. I also felt much closer to Clara's mother - most of the annoyances I had with her in the first book fading away.
And finally, the plot in this one was much improved. I felt like Unearthly maybe focused too much on the romance at certain points. Here, the plot centers on finding answers and a good deal of action. There are plenty of plot twists, some of them predictable, some of them totally out of the blue, which is of course a good thing. This book really kept me reading. The ending was full of twists, gut-wrenching emotions (yes I teared up, so what?), and revelations. But it's not enough. I just have to move on to the finale, Boundless, right away.
P.S. Nice jabs at Twilight. Bonus points.
Recommended To:
Oh, everyone, please just give this series a try!
Love that this book begins a day or two after Unearthly ends - jumping right back into the action is just my cup of tea!
such a captivating book. I'm glad we got to learn more about Christian this time around it made me see him in a different light.
definitely a fave book. can't wait for the sequel of this sequel omg!!!!!
Really enjoyed this second in a series book. More than the first. I cried and laughed.
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I continue to love the Unearthly series with all of my heart, though Hallowed just about shattered it. This book left me feeling a ton of different emotions all at once; no, this is not your run-of-the-mill middle book in which the story merely serves as a lead-in to the conclusion of the trilogy. Hallowed was every bit as engrossing as Unearthly was, and then some.
In Hallowed, Clara finds herself in quite the conundrum. Love triangles in YA books usually send me running in the opposite direction, but this one has such a different twist to it, and it’s so expertly written, that I don’t want to look away. What do you do when you love someone, but it seems that God has somebody else in mind for you? I mean, these aren’t your parents or your best friend telling you that you’re not with the right guy—it’s GOD. Clara even sarcastically notes that she never pictured herself as the girl caught between two guys, but that she is. And I love her for making that observation. I didn’t agree with all of the decisions that she made throughout the book, but I had to give her a lot of credit for acknowledging her mistakes. I respect heroines who take time out for a little self-reflection.
Although I am Team Tucker all the way, I can’t hate Christian. I can’t even dislike him. I felt like I got to know Christian much better in Hallowed, and he’s a decent guy. He’s in the same boat as Clara, with the whole God-Wants-Us-to-Be-Together thing, so he understands what she’s going through better than anyone. And therein lies the crux of this love triangle: how do you ignore a connection like that?
So poor, human Tucker really has the odds stacked against him this time around. There’s this sincerity to him that just makes me melt; I love how he always wants to know the truth, even if it’s going to hurt. I also love how he’ll do whatever he thinks is best for Clara, no matter what the expense is to his own heart.
I actually cried while reading Hallowed. Now, I may get a bit misty-eyed on occasion, but this time, tears were streaming down my face. And I rarely, rarely full-out cry while reading. One event in the book struck particularly close to home. I knew that it was going to happen for a while, but I didn’t think that I’d react so strongly. Cynthia Hand wrote these scenes with such moving beauty; there’s no doubt that rereading them would set off the waterworks again.
If you loved [b:Unearthly|7488244|Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)|Cynthia Hand|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1324782984s/7488244.jpg|9621771] as much as I did, and believe me, I loved Unearthly, you won’t be disappointed with Hallowed. Oh, you might be a jumble of emotions after reading it, like I was, but this is a must-read sequel. This series—simply amazing.
I continue to love the Unearthly series with all of my heart, though Hallowed just about shattered it. This book left me feeling a ton of different emotions all at once; no, this is not your run-of-the-mill middle book in which the story merely serves as a lead-in to the conclusion of the trilogy. Hallowed was every bit as engrossing as Unearthly was, and then some.
In Hallowed, Clara finds herself in quite the conundrum. Love triangles in YA books usually send me running in the opposite direction, but this one has such a different twist to it, and it’s so expertly written, that I don’t want to look away. What do you do when you love someone, but it seems that God has somebody else in mind for you? I mean, these aren’t your parents or your best friend telling you that you’re not with the right guy—it’s GOD. Clara even sarcastically notes that she never pictured herself as the girl caught between two guys, but that she is. And I love her for making that observation. I didn’t agree with all of the decisions that she made throughout the book, but I had to give her a lot of credit for acknowledging her mistakes. I respect heroines who take time out for a little self-reflection.
Although I am Team Tucker all the way, I can’t hate Christian. I can’t even dislike him. I felt like I got to know Christian much better in Hallowed, and he’s a decent guy. He’s in the same boat as Clara, with the whole God-Wants-Us-to-Be-Together thing, so he understands what she’s going through better than anyone. And therein lies the crux of this love triangle: how do you ignore a connection like that?
So poor, human Tucker really has the odds stacked against him this time around. There’s this sincerity to him that just makes me melt; I love how he always wants to know the truth, even if it’s going to hurt. I also love how he’ll do whatever he thinks is best for Clara, no matter what the expense is to his own heart.
I actually cried while reading Hallowed. Now, I may get a bit misty-eyed on occasion, but this time, tears were streaming down my face. And I rarely, rarely full-out cry while reading. One event in the book struck particularly close to home. I knew that it was going to happen for a while, but I didn’t think that I’d react so strongly. Cynthia Hand wrote these scenes with such moving beauty; there’s no doubt that rereading them would set off the waterworks again.
If you loved [b:Unearthly|7488244|Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)|Cynthia Hand|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1324782984s/7488244.jpg|9621771] as much as I did, and believe me, I loved Unearthly, you won’t be disappointed with Hallowed. Oh, you might be a jumble of emotions after reading it, like I was, but this is a must-read sequel. This series—simply amazing.
Whoever has the 3rd book out from the library needs to hurry up and finish it so I can get it. Looking back, not a lot actually *happens* in this book, but that's OK. I really enjoyed getting to know more of the backstory and having more character development.
There wasn't nearly enough Tucker, though....
There wasn't nearly enough Tucker, though....