4.04 AVERAGE


This is about another couple from whom we met in the novella "Bitter Sweet Love". While I didn't get the same gitty feeling fom the first couple, this is still a decent YA Paranormal read and had a few twists that I didn't see coming. Of course Saskia did a amazing job. #LibraryLoveChallenge

This book was chosen as the first book for Snacks + Stories, the teen book club at the library. After spending a weekend reading it, I must say that I am confused on how to rate this book. If I am judging the book for what it is (a simple paranormal romance book for teens), then it's fine. The book's biggest error lies in the setting. There is very little world building, which makes the setting feel thin. There were many points throughout the book where I was trying to imagine the events and all I could do was bring up the faces of the characters against the white background. There are other paranormal romance novels (albeit not for teens) that create a tangible and wonderful world--namely, Nalini Singh's Guild Hunters series or Psy-Changeling series. My other observation is that this book is steamy (not that I mind). But it is written for teens, so the constant references to sex was a little off-putting, but not crude in any way.

I never really liked Zayne!! Although he was nice he was so entitled and thought he was entitled to her too once she could finally touch him. Over all great series, Loved the plot and romance and will be reading it again very soon as I first read this in high school which was a while ago.

If you've ever seen Supernatural you can't help but be reminded of it while reading the book. However I do know that the Author is a fan of the show so why not throw in some of your favorite things like the Impala. I can't wait to read the next one and see how things turn out.

Era la primera vez que leía a la autora en el género de fantasía y la verdad que me ha sorprendido muchísimo. Es una novela súper adictiva que desde el primer momento te atrapa. Además, la autora introduce muy bien el mundo y los seres que aparecen en el libro y, por lo tanto, es muy fácil de seguir y entender. La historia de Layla me ha encantando y me ha tenido chillando en muchas ocasiones. Han habido muchas cosas que me han sorprendido respecto al origen de Layla y el porqué es tan especial. Luego, en el libro hay un triángulo amoroso, pero yo tengo muy claro de que team soy y con quien quiero que se quede la protagonista (solo espero que se quede con él

Dieses Buch musste ich einfach haben. Das Cover des HarperCollins YA! Verlags ist einfach ein Must Have für Coverkäufer, wie ich einer bin. Die BlingBling Optik zog mich einfach magisch an. Dann widmete ich meine Aufmerksamkeit dem Klappentext und muss sagen, dass dieser mich dann komplett neugierig auf dieses Buch machte. Ich fand Gargoyles schon immer faszinierend und das die Autorin ihnen in dieser Geschichte die Rolle der Wächter hat zukommen lassen fand ich äußerst reizvoll. Aber ich musste natürlich auch wissen, wie der höllisch gut aussehende Dämon Roth ist.
Als ich das Buch zum ersten Mal aufschlug war ich von der relativ kleinen Schrift überrascht. Ich hatte, ganz wie es bei Jugendbüchern üblich ist, eine größere Schrift erwartet. Die Seiten wirken daher wie eng beschrieben bis zur letzten Seite.
Der Einstieg in das Buch ist direkt ohne lange Vorrede, somit wurde ich direkt in die Geschichte hineingezogen. Layla hat wirklich kein leichtes Los, in dem sie Wächter- und Dämonenblut in sich trägt. Allerdings trägt das entscheidend zur Spannung bei. Ich mochte sie von Anfang an, aber auch ihre Freunde waren wirklich liebenswert. Die Autorin hat die Charaktere wirklich wunderbar herausgearbeitet und besonders bei den männlichen Protagonisten wie Zayne und Roth muss einfach jedes Frauenherz höher schlagen. Besonders hat mir auch der Humor von Roth gefallen, leichtes Schmunzeln ließ sich bei seinen Sprüchen öfter nicht vermeiden.
Ich war als Leser komplett von diesem Buch gefesselt, denn unverhoffte Wendungen und Ereignisse hielten den Spannungsbogen durchweg oben. Auch die Gefühle kommen bei dieser Geschichte nicht zu kurz. Was mir sehr gut gefallen hat, allerdings verfällt die Autorin hier nicht ins Kitschige.
Das Mystische durch die Gargoyles , Dämonen und verschiedene andere Elemente, der alte Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse und die erste zarte Liebe ergeben einen zauberhaften Mix , der den Leser magisch in seinen Bann zieht. Ich freu mich schon sehr auf den zweiten Teil.

this book was so good. it is a fast moving book that will have you on the edge of your seat. i have never read a book about gargoyles before and it was a very interesting take on the whole angles and demon thing. i can not wait to read the next one.

Who would have thought that I was going to enjoy so much my first ever fantasy book? Not me. But Jennifer L. Armentrout's brilliant writing and marvelous plotting engulfed my attention with White Hot Kiss, the first book in The Dark Elements series.

The world she created is simply fascinating: wardens, who are truly gargoyles and live on earth to keep the demons at bay, demons who live among humans, alphas who rule... And the main characters couldn't be any more interesting. Layla is half-warden and half-demon, and she is struggling to find her place. She was raised by wardens and grew up with Zayne, who sees her as a little sister. Except, she has a massive crush on him. And then, there is Roth. Swoony, impossible not-to-fall-in-love-with Roth. A good-looking, tattooed, cocky new classmate who turns out to be an upper-level demon and constantly challenges Layla. He could compromise her relationship with her family, making her question everything she has ever known.

I was mindblown by the themes interweaved in the story. Because aside from the good and evil balance, the book poses questions about free will, millenary beliefs, and doing the right thing even when people would deem it wrong. And the writing is sublime. Favorite phrase? "I lost myself the moment I found you." All the power in that one sentence.

I know I'm late to the party by several years. But know that I've tried Jennifer L. Armentrout's stories, I don't plan on stopping!

4.5*
Alles war Jugendbuch-Fantasy braucht ☺️

I was hesitant to read this book at first. I stumbled upon this book on TikTok and after I watched Pauline's (aka @thebooksiveloved) video about this series, I knew I had to buy it. And let me tell you something....I absolutely LOVE this book. It is one of those books that you can't put down and I ended up reading half the book in one day. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

JLA is a genius and I think everyone should give this book a try.


Also, I love Roth