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3.46 AVERAGE
Originally posted at http://abooksofathomless.blogspot.com.au/
I’ll be the first one to admit that I wasn’t a massive fan of Halo, I enjoyed Hades but I didn’t know quite how I would feel about the conclusion of this series. That is the major reason why I didn’t pick up this book sooner- I’d seen it around plenty of times in bookstores and elsewhere but I wasn’t sure at those times whether I even wanted to finish this series. Eventually I spied a copy in my school library, told myself to suck it up and just read the last book and then another series would be completed. Even after that, this book sat on my shelves for a good two weeks before I picked it up, read 26 pages and put it right back down again. I wasn’t ready. I couldn’t subject myself to the torture I thought this book would be after those first couple of pages. It took me another week before I picked it up again, and this time I read it for real.
Despite my initial fears, it wasn’t terrible. For a while there I was worried, I actually had to force myself to get through some of the chapters, while others I just breezed through without any thought to it at all. After the first couple of chapters or so, I realized that for the majority of the book I was actually enjoying what I was reading. I was never really a big fan of Beth or Xavier, but for some reason I really loved Ivy (odd, I know) but by far, my favourite character was Jake, so I was a little sad when he didn’t really appear in this one at all (trying to avoid spoilers here). I was kind of hoping that he would be in it a lot more, though I was glad to see the end of a love triangle- there were actually moments when that it seemed like it was going to go down that road again, but those fears were quickly diverted and I was happy again.
I wasn’t really into the whole Gabriel/Molly thing, at least I was until this book and then I realised how much I didn’t want it. Speaking of love, I would have liked to see part of the plot not revolve completely around the love of Beth and Xavier- I get it, they love each other lots, it’s forbidden etc. etc. Can we please have something a little different?
Finally, that ending. It wasn’t what I was expecting to happen, but I don’t know how to describe how I felt about it. I was happy the series was over, but also slightly disappointing in the end- I’m not even really sure.
I’ll be the first one to admit that I wasn’t a massive fan of Halo, I enjoyed Hades but I didn’t know quite how I would feel about the conclusion of this series. That is the major reason why I didn’t pick up this book sooner- I’d seen it around plenty of times in bookstores and elsewhere but I wasn’t sure at those times whether I even wanted to finish this series. Eventually I spied a copy in my school library, told myself to suck it up and just read the last book and then another series would be completed. Even after that, this book sat on my shelves for a good two weeks before I picked it up, read 26 pages and put it right back down again. I wasn’t ready. I couldn’t subject myself to the torture I thought this book would be after those first couple of pages. It took me another week before I picked it up again, and this time I read it for real.
Despite my initial fears, it wasn’t terrible. For a while there I was worried, I actually had to force myself to get through some of the chapters, while others I just breezed through without any thought to it at all. After the first couple of chapters or so, I realized that for the majority of the book I was actually enjoying what I was reading. I was never really a big fan of Beth or Xavier, but for some reason I really loved Ivy (odd, I know) but by far, my favourite character was Jake, so I was a little sad when he didn’t really appear in this one at all (trying to avoid spoilers here). I was kind of hoping that he would be in it a lot more, though I was glad to see the end of a love triangle- there were actually moments when that it seemed like it was going to go down that road again, but those fears were quickly diverted and I was happy again.
I wasn’t really into the whole Gabriel/Molly thing, at least I was until this book and then I realised how much I didn’t want it. Speaking of love, I would have liked to see part of the plot not revolve completely around the love of Beth and Xavier- I get it, they love each other lots, it’s forbidden etc. etc. Can we please have something a little different?
Finally, that ending. It wasn’t what I was expecting to happen, but I don’t know how to describe how I felt about it. I was happy the series was over, but also slightly disappointing in the end- I’m not even really sure.
Well I had a couple of issues with this book.
First of all, I was really annoyed with one of the descriptions in the books because it described the chapel that Xavier and Beth get married in as being built by European colonists after the Civil War. In my opinion, "colonists" is not the appropriate word; "immigrants" would make more sense because after the Civil War there was nothing to colonize unless it was more land for the Americans.
Second, I was truly disappointed with the sex scene. Was it just me thinking things up, or do angels have a part of themselves that is a more true "version" of themselves, like a glorified version. If an angel had sex with a human, wouldn't the human die or something after being exposed to this glorified version? Or if the glorified version isn't real, wouldn't the human not be able to handle making love to an angel? Well, Xavier is an Elect, you argue. Good. Just another issue I have with the book.
I understand that Xavier NEEDED to be some higher version of a human in order to be in a romantic relationship with Beth, but nothing ever happened with it. The Sevens stated that he was going to be needed for some purpose, but by the end of the book you never know why. You know that Xavier is really good with science, but I as a reader would just like more of a direction as where things are going, such as what God would need this group of Elect for. To cure cancer?
I also didn't like how Wade got dismissed so easily. Oh, he's ripping our house to shreds? No big deal; we'll let him take his anger out on the house while we escape from our bigger problems.
The ending was unsatisfactory as well. I was unappreciative of how Gabe and Ivy weren't there. Yes, I understand why they weren't there, but you could feel that Beth was unhappy with them not being there as well. At the same time, I would have like to see it play out with Gabe and Ivy's relationship with Beth since she is no longer an angel.
I was also slightly angry with the name choices of Eve and Joseph. Were they supposed to hint to Eve, the fist woman who also listened to Lucifer from the Genesis stories and Joseph the earthly father of Jesus? Every time I read their name, that's all I could think of. Joseph's role made sense for his name; hating his situation and just wanting to chance to escape from it all. I didn't like how Eve was associated with trying to convince people what they did was wrong. What Eve did in Genesis was the most wrong of all. Even though Beth never connected these names to these people, any reader that was familiar with the Catholic religion might.
I really did, however, enjoy the last hundred pages of the book. It got to the point where I realized that there weren't enough pages left to finish all that needed to be said. And I was kind of right. I think I was satisfied, but to an extent.
First of all, I was really annoyed with one of the descriptions in the books because it described the chapel that Xavier and Beth get married in as being built by European colonists after the Civil War. In my opinion, "colonists" is not the appropriate word; "immigrants" would make more sense because after the Civil War there was nothing to colonize unless it was more land for the Americans.
Second, I was truly disappointed with the sex scene. Was it just me thinking things up, or do angels have a part of themselves that is a more true "version" of themselves, like a glorified version. If an angel had sex with a human, wouldn't the human die or something after being exposed to this glorified version? Or if the glorified version isn't real, wouldn't the human not be able to handle making love to an angel? Well, Xavier is an Elect, you argue. Good. Just another issue I have with the book.
I understand that Xavier NEEDED to be some higher version of a human in order to be in a romantic relationship with Beth, but nothing ever happened with it. The Sevens stated that he was going to be needed for some purpose, but by the end of the book you never know why. You know that Xavier is really good with science, but I as a reader would just like more of a direction as where things are going, such as what God would need this group of Elect for. To cure cancer?
I also didn't like how Wade got dismissed so easily. Oh, he's ripping our house to shreds? No big deal; we'll let him take his anger out on the house while we escape from our bigger problems.
The ending was unsatisfactory as well. I was unappreciative of how Gabe and Ivy weren't there. Yes, I understand why they weren't there, but you could feel that Beth was unhappy with them not being there as well. At the same time, I would have like to see it play out with Gabe and Ivy's relationship with Beth since she is no longer an angel.
I was also slightly angry with the name choices of Eve and Joseph. Were they supposed to hint to Eve, the fist woman who also listened to Lucifer from the Genesis stories and Joseph the earthly father of Jesus? Every time I read their name, that's all I could think of. Joseph's role made sense for his name; hating his situation and just wanting to chance to escape from it all. I didn't like how Eve was associated with trying to convince people what they did was wrong. What Eve did in Genesis was the most wrong of all. Even though Beth never connected these names to these people, any reader that was familiar with the Catholic religion might.
I really did, however, enjoy the last hundred pages of the book. It got to the point where I realized that there weren't enough pages left to finish all that needed to be said. And I was kind of right. I think I was satisfied, but to an extent.
This was a really nice conclusion to the trilogy. Overall I really enjoyed the journey that we went on with Beth and Xavier and I think these are great, quick reads. I wasn't quite as blown away as I was hoping to be but I still think Adornetto's representations of Heaven and Hell were really awesome. I really enjoyed her writing style and I'm definitely keen to give some of her other books a go now!
*If you haven't read Hades then DON'T READ THIS as you'll get spoiled!*
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Worrisome Beginnings
I really enjoyed book two, Hades, but I've got to admit the whole marriage thing took me by surprise. I wasn't sure how I felt with them being so young (although I suppose 19 isn't actually that bad, I'm just still thinking of them as 17) - it felt just a bit odd. But I was able to reconcile this with the fact that they are in a pretty unique situation and because of Beth being an angel who might possible return to heaven any day, it did make sense. So there was that. But the best thing about picking this book up is that it started right from where we left off in the previous book - so there was no dilly dallying through several chapters of 'fill in', nope. The transition between the books was delightfully seamless.
After the super awesomeness of the previous book I did have my doubts about this one. I wasn't sure how everything was going to wrap up and the sudden 'maturity' of the characters had me concerned. But I think Adornetto did a really good job of finishing off the story and making everything as logical as it could be. There were definitely times throughout this book when I began to wonder whether I was still enjoying the story as much as I had been, but almost as soon as I had those thoughts something would happen that would have me spilling my tea as I failed to bring it to my lips. The bottom line is that I just get so excited thinking about how clever Adornetto's representations of everything were.
So, Now What?
In the previous book, Beth has literally been dragged to hell and back and her unwavering love for Xavier has pulled them through some very tough times. However, their decision to get married to prove to the world and heaven how much they love each other and the lengths they will go to to be together causes them more trouble than they bargained for. Heaven is unhappy - it is forbidden for an angel and a human to get married and so a supernatural group called the Sevens are set after them. The problem is that they're not quite obeying by Heaven's rules and so Beth, Xavier, Ivy, and Gabriel are on the run once again in their plight to be together.
What I Really Liked
I loved how well all the storylines from the series were brought together in this conclusion. But namely, I loved the Sevens. I mean, they were horrible, but seriously cool. I don't think I've ever read about them before but the idea of this group of honestly terrifying creatures running across the earth to restore balance by hunting down the troublesome individuals was SO. COOL. I think someone could really have some fun going to town on recreating their image from this book. They gave me the same sort of chills that the Silence, from Doctor Who, did. *shudders*.
The other thing that I really liked in this book was Molly's presence. Whilst she's not quite there as much as in the previous book - I really liked how she provided just a bit of outside support for Beth and Xavier just through the fact that she knows what they are and about their world. I also thought her little story that sidled up against the main events was wonderfully terrifying.
Wade was such a horrible character and he completely scared me. I wasn't surprised to find Molly in a situation where she was completely out of her depth and my heart went out to her with how far down in the muck she got herself caught. I was a little disappointed with the lack of development of the tension between her and Gabriel - I know it was supposedly only temporary, but it seemed pointless for them to have that kiss and then to literally never mention it again in the book. This was one of several 'unfinished' events in this book which I think could have ended differently.
The absolute best thing about this series was the fact that there was NO EPILOGUE. I am often so let down by books that feel the need to finish stories off with by jumping 5, 10, or 20 years into the future to let us know how things turned out. WHY IS THIS? I love that this simply finishes the story at the appropriate moment and that's that. We can use our own imaginations to let the characters live on if need be (although, not in a Lauren Oliver sense, *traumatised flashback to Before I Fall*) - the only way I can compare this, is to The Martian (Andy Weir) where the book just blissfully finishes at exactly the moment it needed to. None of this rubbish that we got in the movie adaptation where they tacked on a pointless epilogue. *exasperated sigh*.
Beth
I began to like Beth less and less as I went through this book. She seemed a little petulant and annoyed me more often than not. Whilst by the end of the book I was 'okay' with her, for a large portion of the book she frustrated me and I wish she could have been a little less hotheaded and thought a couple more things through.
That being said, her utter devotion to Xavier was awesome and I loved how Adornetto distracts us from certain things occurring that involved Xavier by loading 90% of the tension and focus around her instead. I feel like whilst the story seems to be told from Beth in hindsight (I'm not sure if it's meant that way but she makes 'comments' at the end of some chapters that indicate that she's actually recounting these events to the reader) we're actually seeing her through the eyes of others, like Ivy and Gabriel, and are able to judge her in her naiveté in that sense. That probably sounds ridiculously confusing - and to be honest, it is a little muddling to read. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel about Beth throughout the series but let's put it this way, she's no Katniss or Celaena.
I loved Bet when she finally returns to heaven. That whole segment of the book was probably a highlight for me. I loved how rebellious she suddenly became and I thoroughly enjoyed this glimpse of Heaven that we've all been anxiously hoping we'd get to see throughout the book. The way she threw those tantrums was hilarious and felt more real. I think a lot of my problems with her as a character is that because she's an angel she doesn't respond in the normal ways that I expect her to. I was also really impressed with her sacrifice that she makes for Xavier and thought that ending was beautiful and quite fitting.
Xavier
Xavier was, as always, wonderful. He has a really tough time in this book with everything that he has to deal with and I loved his undying love for Beth and the measures that he was willing to go to. He's definitely still one of my favourite fictional male characters but he doesn't quite compare to Ren (Tiger's Curse), Ash (Iron King), or Loki (Switched). Then again, I don't think anyone ever will.
It was pretty brutal for him in this book with how much of his life gets effectively taken away from him. What with marrying at the age of 19, having to run away from home without telling your family because of the supernatural forces chasing you, being forced to drop out of college and waving your future goodbye. Like, sheesh. Tough luck or what? Adornetto definitely plays with our feelings throughout this book in regard to Xavier - but one thing I must say is PRAISE THE LORD FOR NO LOVE TRIANGLE. Can you even remember the last time you read something that didn't have a love triangle in it, hmm? It was definitely a nice relief.
I just wanted to take a second to talk about the fact that within the space of one day Xavier dies, is brought back to life, and then is literally possessed by Satan himself. Like oh my goodness, talk about destroying my soul - I was having HEART ATTACKS I tell you.
What I Was Disappointed About
Unfortunately, there were quite a few things that I was disappointed that this book didn't address. I was really hoping that this series would finish with a bang and tie up all the lose endings - but it didn't quite manage to do that.
1) Firstly, my biggest disappointment was that we don't find out what exactly Beth can do with her powers. I mean, in the first book we discover that she has the 'most powerful' gift of love. She literally sends a fallen angel back to Hell with her blindingly awesome powers. But then she just about doesn't use it again. For so much of this book she seemed to put herself down and say she had no powers or really weak powers, but GIRL. You clearly do have some awesome things up your sleeve. And let's not mention the whole fire thing that happens in this book. So I was really disappointed when these didn't manifest.
And to segue from that, how about Xavier's powers? We have one scene when we discover that he's actually not human entirely and discover that's why he's been coping with everything so well, and then nothing. THERE WAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL. He could use 'earth' powers and draw on the elements and together they were like some crazy unstoppable team. But nothing became of it so I'm sitting here wondering what exactly was the point of it.
2) The next thing was something that I didn't really think about until after I finished the book, and that was Gabriel and Molly's 'relationship'. For the entire series Molly has been trying her best to capture Gabriel's attention - and it seemed to be working. You could practically here the pieces of his resolve crumbling to the floor in the last book. And things certainly take a fleeting moment of an interesting turn in this book. There was zero conclusion for that little dilemma and it bothers me to not know exactly what it was all about.
3) Too much running away. 87% of this book is Beth and Xavier fleeing from impending doom. Whilst this gave a wonderful atmosphere of OHSHIT, and also exhaustion, I was really hoping for a better stand-off than what we got. I felt a lot of the things in this book lacked a bit of oomph.
Summary
I really, really enjoyed reading this series. I thought it was really unique and I'm pleased that I gave it a go. I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline and the interesting places that the books take us - however I was just a teeny tiny bit let down by the way things wrapped up. The main thing that bothers me that I quickly wanted to mention, was other people slamming this series and blaming it on the fact that she wrote it when she was young. I find that to be a frustratingly poor reason and excuse to critics someone's work for - so I urge you not to listen to that and to make your own mind up. A story can be good regardless of whether it's written by a 5 year old or a 90 year old. Nonetheless, I'm eager to read more of Adornetto's work because, as I've said, I adore her writing style and I think she has some wonderful ideas and a fantastic ability to get them down on a page. It is definitely worth finishing this series off - despite its flaws we get all the closure we need.
Happy reading!
*If you haven't read Hades then DON'T READ THIS as you'll get spoiled!*
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Worrisome Beginnings
I really enjoyed book two, Hades, but I've got to admit the whole marriage thing took me by surprise. I wasn't sure how I felt with them being so young (although I suppose 19 isn't actually that bad, I'm just still thinking of them as 17) - it felt just a bit odd. But I was able to reconcile this with the fact that they are in a pretty unique situation and because of Beth being an angel who might possible return to heaven any day, it did make sense. So there was that. But the best thing about picking this book up is that it started right from where we left off in the previous book - so there was no dilly dallying through several chapters of 'fill in', nope. The transition between the books was delightfully seamless.
After the super awesomeness of the previous book I did have my doubts about this one. I wasn't sure how everything was going to wrap up and the sudden 'maturity' of the characters had me concerned. But I think Adornetto did a really good job of finishing off the story and making everything as logical as it could be. There were definitely times throughout this book when I began to wonder whether I was still enjoying the story as much as I had been, but almost as soon as I had those thoughts something would happen that would have me spilling my tea as I failed to bring it to my lips. The bottom line is that I just get so excited thinking about how clever Adornetto's representations of everything were.
So, Now What?
In the previous book, Beth has literally been dragged to hell and back and her unwavering love for Xavier has pulled them through some very tough times. However, their decision to get married to prove to the world and heaven how much they love each other and the lengths they will go to to be together causes them more trouble than they bargained for. Heaven is unhappy - it is forbidden for an angel and a human to get married and so a supernatural group called the Sevens are set after them. The problem is that they're not quite obeying by Heaven's rules and so Beth, Xavier, Ivy, and Gabriel are on the run once again in their plight to be together.
What I Really Liked
I loved how well all the storylines from the series were brought together in this conclusion. But namely, I loved the Sevens. I mean, they were horrible, but seriously cool. I don't think I've ever read about them before but the idea of this group of honestly terrifying creatures running across the earth to restore balance by hunting down the troublesome individuals was SO. COOL. I think someone could really have some fun going to town on recreating their image from this book. They gave me the same sort of chills that the Silence, from Doctor Who, did. *shudders*.
The other thing that I really liked in this book was Molly's presence. Whilst she's not quite there as much as in the previous book - I really liked how she provided just a bit of outside support for Beth and Xavier just through the fact that she knows what they are and about their world. I also thought her little story that sidled up against the main events was wonderfully terrifying.
The absolute best thing about this series was the fact that there was NO EPILOGUE. I am often so let down by books that feel the need to finish stories off with by jumping 5, 10, or 20 years into the future to let us know how things turned out. WHY IS THIS? I love that this simply finishes the story at the appropriate moment and that's that. We can use our own imaginations to let the characters live on if need be (although, not in a Lauren Oliver sense, *traumatised flashback to Before I Fall*) - the only way I can compare this, is to The Martian (Andy Weir) where the book just blissfully finishes at exactly the moment it needed to. None of this rubbish that we got in the movie adaptation where they tacked on a pointless epilogue. *exasperated sigh*.
Beth
I began to like Beth less and less as I went through this book. She seemed a little petulant and annoyed me more often than not. Whilst by the end of the book I was 'okay' with her, for a large portion of the book she frustrated me and I wish she could have been a little less hotheaded and thought a couple more things through.
That being said, her utter devotion to Xavier was awesome and I loved how Adornetto distracts us from certain things occurring that involved Xavier by loading 90% of the tension and focus around her instead. I feel like whilst the story seems to be told from Beth in hindsight (I'm not sure if it's meant that way but she makes 'comments' at the end of some chapters that indicate that she's actually recounting these events to the reader) we're actually seeing her through the eyes of others, like Ivy and Gabriel, and are able to judge her in her naiveté in that sense. That probably sounds ridiculously confusing - and to be honest, it is a little muddling to read. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel about Beth throughout the series but let's put it this way, she's no Katniss or Celaena.
Xavier
Xavier was, as always, wonderful. He has a really tough time in this book with everything that he has to deal with and I loved his undying love for Beth and the measures that he was willing to go to. He's definitely still one of my favourite fictional male characters but he doesn't quite compare to Ren (Tiger's Curse), Ash (Iron King), or Loki (Switched). Then again, I don't think anyone ever will.
It was pretty brutal for him in this book with how much of his life gets effectively taken away from him. What with marrying at the age of 19, having to run away from home without telling your family because of the supernatural forces chasing you, being forced to drop out of college and waving your future goodbye. Like, sheesh. Tough luck or what? Adornetto definitely plays with our feelings throughout this book in regard to Xavier - but one thing I must say is PRAISE THE LORD FOR NO LOVE TRIANGLE. Can you even remember the last time you read something that didn't have a love triangle in it, hmm? It was definitely a nice relief.
What I Was Disappointed About
Unfortunately, there were quite a few things that I was disappointed that this book didn't address. I was really hoping that this series would finish with a bang and tie up all the lose endings - but it didn't quite manage to do that.
1) Firstly, my biggest disappointment was that we don't find out what exactly Beth can do with her powers. I mean, in the first book we discover that she has the 'most powerful' gift of love. She literally sends a fallen angel back to Hell with her blindingly awesome powers. But then she just about doesn't use it again. For so much of this book she seemed to put herself down and say she had no powers or really weak powers, but GIRL. You clearly do have some awesome things up your sleeve. And let's not mention the whole fire thing that happens in this book. So I was really disappointed when these didn't manifest.
2) The next thing was something that I didn't really think about until after I finished the book, and that was Gabriel and Molly's 'relationship'. For the entire series Molly has been trying her best to capture Gabriel's attention - and it seemed to be working. You could practically here the pieces of his resolve crumbling to the floor in the last book. And things certainly take a fleeting moment of an interesting turn in this book. There was zero conclusion for that little dilemma and it bothers me to not know exactly what it was all about.
3) Too much running away. 87% of this book is Beth and Xavier fleeing from impending doom. Whilst this gave a wonderful atmosphere of OH
Summary
I really, really enjoyed reading this series. I thought it was really unique and I'm pleased that I gave it a go. I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline and the interesting places that the books take us - however I was just a teeny tiny bit let down by the way things wrapped up. The main thing that bothers me that I quickly wanted to mention, was other people slamming this series and blaming it on the fact that she wrote it when she was young. I find that to be a frustratingly poor reason and excuse to critics someone's work for - so I urge you not to listen to that and to make your own mind up. A story can be good regardless of whether it's written by a 5 year old or a 90 year old. Nonetheless, I'm eager to read more of Adornetto's work because, as I've said, I adore her writing style and I think she has some wonderful ideas and a fantastic ability to get them down on a page. It is definitely worth finishing this series off - despite its flaws we get all the closure we need.
Happy reading!
I had never finished this series, but now I finally have. I did not like this one, it was very basic and old school. But I am glad to have read it anyway and finish what I once thought was a wonderful series
In all honesty I wasn't looking forward to reading this book, I just didn't think I would like it. Turns out it was my favourite in the series. I don't remember my feelings towards the first book, Halo, but I remember getting slightly bored during Hades. When I first read the blurb for Heaven I thought it was going to be like Hades except Beth would be stuck in Heaven the whole time which, thankfully, wasn't the case. I really enjoyed the characters and I found myself laughing at some of the things they were saying. The ending was also good. I was expecting God to show up or someone important and give Beth the choice of becoming human, so I liked that she had to fight for it. The only difference to the ending that would have put me more at ease is Gabriel and Ivy being reunited with Beth as well, maybe even Molly. But you can't always get what you want.
BEST TRILOGY EVER!!! I have never been more in love with this trilogy! From the first page of Halo I knew I was going to love it!! This book was so good I couldn't put it down for a second and finished it in a weekend. I don't know why heaps of people hate this book/series but it is certainly my favourite series ever. Anyway, I thought this book was full of action and drama aswell as romance which I absolutely love. I also love how Alex explains everything so deeply but at times you can just get sick of it. Ans Alex's interpretation of Heaven is very accurate how I thought it would be which makes everything seem more believable.
I love this too much and now I've got no idea what I'm supposed to do now that the trilogy has ended. I hope everyone loves this book as much as i do!<3<3<3
I love this too much and now I've got no idea what I'm supposed to do now that the trilogy has ended. I hope everyone loves this book as much as i do!<3<3<3
3 stars, and that is mainly because I am in a good mood, maybe I'll change it to 2 stars later. It was just so... Ugh... Terrible/annoying but somehow still enjoying, at some points.
Let me warn you first, there might be spoilers in this, but I don't know yet, but you're warned now.
Alright, so the story continues were it ended in the previous book. Xavier asks Bethany to marry him, and then there is an earthquake. No we already stumble on the first thing that bothered me about the book. THEY -Bethany and Xavier- ARE SO FREAKING STUPID. Like, seriously, Xavier has lived in that town his whole life, without any earthquakes, and when he proposes to an angel, who isn't allowed/supposed to love him, there is an earthquake but they just do want they want and marry because WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? (WHY DON'T YOU GET THE HINT!?)
Well, mr. and mrs. Stupid-as-fuck, when both Heaven and Hell, in this series called Hades, don't agree with your wedding, maybe you shouldn't, people could get hurt, people could die, because of you. And people died because of you.
And that brings me to the second thing in this book I dislike, when people die because of Xavier and Bethany, they feel sorry for five sentences and then go on with their lives, like nothing happened. THAT IS NOT OKAY.
So, after their marriage, they go and hide somewhere, where Bethany, as the whining-annoying-dumb girl she is, goes outside, while Gabriël and Ivy forbade her to do that. Even more annoying was Xavier, who is oh-so protective, did not stop her, he tried, but gave up almost immediately and just let her go! He is almost even dumber than she is.
Maybe when your angel brother- and sister-in-law say you should not go outside, you should listen to them and stay inside.
Then they go to an university, which we all know, is a terrible idea when both Heaven and Hades want you dead and/or gone.
So, more people die, Bethany continues whining, Xavier thinks he can protect her but we all know he can't, and they have sex. They have sex, while 1) Ivy told Bethany in the first book a lot of bad things would happen if they did (the bad things did not happen, Alexandra Adornetto), 2) Gabriël told them not to, to make sure they didn't get into more trouble with the Heaven and Hades and 3) like I said before, a lot of people want them dead and/or gone.
Then all out of sudden Molly has a boyfriend/fiancee, who has this creepy "family religion". This storyline was so promissing, and again I was truly disappointed by Alexandra Adornetto, because, Gabriëls saves her, and that is it. I really expected/wanted Wayde (the boyfriend/fiancee) to be evil, like, really evil, as in; a demon or at least one of the Sevens.
And where was the Molly-Gabriël-kiss about. I really hoped for something, like a relationship or at least something, but, I think you can guess it, I was disappointed, again.
All out of sudden Bethany and Xavier both have awesome powers and shit, but again, no storyline at all, just some random facts.
Some more stuff happens, like Bethany goes to Heaven, and no, unfortunately not because she died, but because she sacrificed herself for Xaviers sister. She escapes, obviously, really freaking easy, almost like she had to sneak out of school instead of Heaven.
Fallen spoilers ->The ending reminded me of Fallen. The angel, in this case Bethany, in Fallen Daniël and Luce, turns human. Then they get reunited and live happily ever after as humans.
Dafuq was going on with the ending!? Was it supposed to be a lesson, like: appreciate being human, and mortal, and the fact that you can love?
So after, the characters where whiny and inconsequent in there actions, the storylines were all complete random and never had a proper ending or reason for existing, and all the actionscenes were rushed and just boring.
The writing was okay, not good, not bad, just okay.
The best thing about this book is that it was over really fast and an easy read.
Now I've written this review I've found out that 3 stars is really kind of me, so I'm going to make 2 stars out of it, and I think I am still really generous.
Well, at least it's over now, and I have made up my mind about this book. My advice? ONLY READ IT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BOOKS YOU CAN READ AND YOU ARE REALLY BORED or if you want to know how the series ends after an amazing first book and an average second book. (My opinion; it only goes downhill, you should stop after the first book)
Let me warn you first, there might be spoilers in this, but I don't know yet, but you're warned now.
Alright, so the story continues were it ended in the previous book. Xavier asks Bethany to marry him, and then there is an earthquake. No we already stumble on the first thing that bothered me about the book. THEY -Bethany and Xavier- ARE SO FREAKING STUPID. Like, seriously, Xavier has lived in that town his whole life, without any earthquakes, and when he proposes to an angel, who isn't allowed/supposed to love him, there is an earthquake but they just do want they want and marry because WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? (WHY DON'T YOU GET THE HINT!?)
Well, mr. and mrs. Stupid-as-fuck, when both Heaven and Hell, in this series called Hades, don't agree with your wedding, maybe you shouldn't, people could get hurt, people could die, because of you. And people died because of you.
And that brings me to the second thing in this book I dislike, when people die because of Xavier and Bethany, they feel sorry for five sentences and then go on with their lives, like nothing happened. THAT IS NOT OKAY.
So, after their marriage, they go and hide somewhere, where Bethany, as the whining-annoying-dumb girl she is, goes outside, while Gabriël and Ivy forbade her to do that. Even more annoying was Xavier, who is oh-so protective, did not stop her, he tried, but gave up almost immediately and just let her go! He is almost even dumber than she is.
Maybe when your angel brother- and sister-in-law say you should not go outside, you should listen to them and stay inside.
Then they go to an university, which we all know, is a terrible idea when both Heaven and Hades want you dead and/or gone.
So, more people die, Bethany continues whining, Xavier thinks he can protect her but we all know he can't, and they have sex. They have sex, while 1) Ivy told Bethany in the first book a lot of bad things would happen if they did (the bad things did not happen, Alexandra Adornetto), 2) Gabriël told them not to, to make sure they didn't get into more trouble with the Heaven and Hades and 3) like I said before, a lot of people want them dead and/or gone.
Then all out of sudden Molly has a boyfriend/fiancee, who has this creepy "family religion". This storyline was so promissing, and again I was truly disappointed by Alexandra Adornetto, because, Gabriëls saves her, and that is it. I really expected/wanted Wayde (the boyfriend/fiancee) to be evil, like, really evil, as in; a demon or at least one of the Sevens.
And where was the Molly-Gabriël-kiss about. I really hoped for something, like a relationship or at least something, but, I think you can guess it, I was disappointed, again.
All out of sudden Bethany and Xavier both have awesome powers and shit, but again, no storyline at all, just some random facts.
Some more stuff happens, like Bethany goes to Heaven, and no, unfortunately not because she died, but because she sacrificed herself for Xaviers sister. She escapes, obviously, really freaking easy, almost like she had to sneak out of school instead of Heaven.
Fallen spoilers ->
Dafuq was going on with the ending!? Was it supposed to be a lesson, like: appreciate being human, and mortal, and the fact that you can love?
So after, the characters where whiny and inconsequent in there actions, the storylines were all complete random and never had a proper ending or reason for existing, and all the actionscenes were rushed and just boring.
The writing was okay, not good, not bad, just okay.
The best thing about this book is that it was over really fast and an easy read.
Now I've written this review I've found out that 3 stars is really kind of me, so I'm going to make 2 stars out of it, and I think I am still really generous.
Well, at least it's over now, and I have made up my mind about this book. My advice? ONLY READ IT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BOOKS YOU CAN READ AND YOU ARE REALLY BORED or if you want to know how the series ends after an amazing first book and an average second book. (My opinion; it only goes downhill, you should stop after the first book)
I did NOT finish Heaven yet, I just wanted it off my currently reading shelf... I’ll rate it when I actually finish it over the summer or whenever.
The final instalment in this novel was good!
This series was really cute. It showed just how much Xavier and Beth loved each other and how much they would sacrifice for each other.
I wish that I could say that the ending was shocking and totally blew me away, but I can't. The ending was pretty predictable. In fact, thinking about it know, these books kind of remind me of the Twilight Saga.
The good thing was that I was disappointed by this finale. I was so happy that this novel wasn't rushed. Everything came in due time and it was a good ending to this series.
The character change in this novel was my favourite thing. We see that most of the characters have changed by this point in time. And yet, no matter what the change was, their faith remained intact.
Great series. Can't wait to see what Adornetto writes next.
This series was really cute. It showed just how much Xavier and Beth loved each other and how much they would sacrifice for each other.
I wish that I could say that the ending was shocking and totally blew me away, but I can't. The ending was pretty predictable. In fact, thinking about it know, these books kind of remind me of the Twilight Saga.
The good thing was that I was disappointed by this finale. I was so happy that this novel wasn't rushed. Everything came in due time and it was a good ending to this series.
The character change in this novel was my favourite thing. We see that most of the characters have changed by this point in time. And yet, no matter what the change was, their faith remained intact.
Great series. Can't wait to see what Adornetto writes next.
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Bethany y Xavier se conocieron en Halo, pusieron su amor a prueba de fuego en Hades y ahora en Heaven todo se pone aún más complicado. Si bien ya les he contado en las anteriores reseñas que el cariz tan pesado que tiene el amor entre estos dos es casi insoportable, pude disfrutar completamente la novela gracias al buen uso de los nudos argumentativos. ¿Qué estoy complicando todo demasiado? Muy bien, el libro no para de dar vueltas y el lector se mantiene en vilo tratando de encontrar la solución al gran problema.
Bethany sigue teniendo conductas tontas que la exponen al peligro, pero se ha transformado un poco, haciendo que a veces tenga conductas valientes y más sensatas. Xavier tiene un secreto, uno muy poderoso que explica perfectamente su forma de ser, aunque no destaca demasiado. El protagonismo se lo ha robado Gabriel, el arcángel más bonito del mundo. Sí, es mi preferido. Su relación con Molly da un vuelco que la autora no termina de explicar del todo, pero que si leen atentamente, hay varias señales que lo muestran.
Aparecerán nuevos personajes, algunos de carácter buenos y otros peligrosos. Se invocará a algunos del segundo libro, pero lamentablemente tendrán poca notoriedad, seguramente ya se imaginarán sobre quien me refiero.
Los malos estarán divididos, entre los malos del Infierno y los malos del Cielo... ¿Eso es posible? Oh, si. Resulta abrumador pensar en los Séptimos, no me gustaría que se enojasen conmigo.
El amor se verá consumado en un casamiento un tanto apresurado (las fans estarán desilusionadas al respecto, pero lo superarán rápido) y los celos harán aparición en algunas oportunidades. ¿Será Xavier inmune a los encantos de las hermosas chicas universitarias? Deberán leerlo para encontrar la respuesta.
Los escenarios son más comunes, se retorna en cierto punto a la estabilidad escénica del primer libro, excepto en el final en donde se conocerá por fin el lugar que tantas veces es mencionado durante la trilogía. Peculiar la visión de Adornetto al respecto, pero no les quiero adelantar nada para no arruinarles la lectura.
Lo mejor de la novela es y será siempre Gabriel. ¿Qué me he obsesionado con el angelito? Nooo, para nada, jajaja. Simplemente vivirá intensamente varios pasajes y su participación será sumamente significativa. No obstante, Ivy pasa casi desapercibida, lo cual me agrada pues me parecía la más inflexible de los seres de luz.
Lo peor de la novela es Beth... No, no, aunque me sigue recordando a Bella, es un personaje totalmente normal para las novelas románticas. Lo que no me ha gustado es el cierre del libro, creo que se les podría haber dado un buen toque a las historias de ciertos personajes de los cuales no nos enteraremos nada en el final. Para la pareja protagonista, sí, es el final ideal, todo lo que se había esperado de la trilogía se cumple.
Las persecuciones, los poderes, las luchas entre los ángeles, hacen del libro una lectura muy entretenida. De forma equilibrada vamos llegando al desenlace en donde los sacrificios deberán ser enormes. Hay varios puntos interesantes que han quedado abiertos, bien se podría hacer otra continuación o una historia paralela. Será el lector quien finalmente le de sentido a esos detalles, aunque seguramente estará muy ocupado suspirando por el amor entre Beth y Xavier.
Este es un libro, y una trilogía, para suspirar de amor, para soñar con los ojos abiertos, esperanzados en encontrar una historia de amor tan maravillosa en la vida real. Simplemente precioso.
Bethany y Xavier se conocieron en Halo, pusieron su amor a prueba de fuego en Hades y ahora en Heaven todo se pone aún más complicado. Si bien ya les he contado en las anteriores reseñas que el cariz tan pesado que tiene el amor entre estos dos es casi insoportable, pude disfrutar completamente la novela gracias al buen uso de los nudos argumentativos. ¿Qué estoy complicando todo demasiado? Muy bien, el libro no para de dar vueltas y el lector se mantiene en vilo tratando de encontrar la solución al gran problema.
Bethany sigue teniendo conductas tontas que la exponen al peligro, pero se ha transformado un poco, haciendo que a veces tenga conductas valientes y más sensatas. Xavier tiene un secreto, uno muy poderoso que explica perfectamente su forma de ser, aunque no destaca demasiado. El protagonismo se lo ha robado Gabriel, el arcángel más bonito del mundo. Sí, es mi preferido. Su relación con Molly da un vuelco que la autora no termina de explicar del todo, pero que si leen atentamente, hay varias señales que lo muestran.
Aparecerán nuevos personajes, algunos de carácter buenos y otros peligrosos. Se invocará a algunos del segundo libro, pero lamentablemente tendrán poca notoriedad, seguramente ya se imaginarán sobre quien me refiero.
Los malos estarán divididos, entre los malos del Infierno y los malos del Cielo... ¿Eso es posible? Oh, si. Resulta abrumador pensar en los Séptimos, no me gustaría que se enojasen conmigo.
El amor se verá consumado en un casamiento un tanto apresurado (las fans estarán desilusionadas al respecto, pero lo superarán rápido) y los celos harán aparición en algunas oportunidades. ¿Será Xavier inmune a los encantos de las hermosas chicas universitarias? Deberán leerlo para encontrar la respuesta.
Los escenarios son más comunes, se retorna en cierto punto a la estabilidad escénica del primer libro, excepto en el final en donde se conocerá por fin el lugar que tantas veces es mencionado durante la trilogía. Peculiar la visión de Adornetto al respecto, pero no les quiero adelantar nada para no arruinarles la lectura.
Lo mejor de la novela es y será siempre Gabriel. ¿Qué me he obsesionado con el angelito? Nooo, para nada, jajaja. Simplemente vivirá intensamente varios pasajes y su participación será sumamente significativa. No obstante, Ivy pasa casi desapercibida, lo cual me agrada pues me parecía la más inflexible de los seres de luz.
Lo peor de la novela es Beth... No, no, aunque me sigue recordando a Bella, es un personaje totalmente normal para las novelas románticas. Lo que no me ha gustado es el cierre del libro, creo que se les podría haber dado un buen toque a las historias de ciertos personajes de los cuales no nos enteraremos nada en el final. Para la pareja protagonista, sí, es el final ideal, todo lo que se había esperado de la trilogía se cumple.
Las persecuciones, los poderes, las luchas entre los ángeles, hacen del libro una lectura muy entretenida. De forma equilibrada vamos llegando al desenlace en donde los sacrificios deberán ser enormes. Hay varios puntos interesantes que han quedado abiertos, bien se podría hacer otra continuación o una historia paralela. Será el lector quien finalmente le de sentido a esos detalles, aunque seguramente estará muy ocupado suspirando por el amor entre Beth y Xavier.
Este es un libro, y una trilogía, para suspirar de amor, para soñar con los ojos abiertos, esperanzados en encontrar una historia de amor tan maravillosa en la vida real. Simplemente precioso.