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heatherliz86's review
5.0
This is a 6 star book,easily!! And I hope there will be a second one because I need more !!! Carey Corp has a talent for storytelling and you won't be disappointed with this book at all. here Characters feel real and felt what they felt. Alex is the main Character and she strong and human. Gabe you had to love him..I felt the heartbreak between this tragic love story..and the sadness of Evil in this world... This is book makes top two of one my fave books!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vikcs's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
blackcats_and_bookish's review
5.0
I read this book sometime ago, I really enjoyed it and have been hoping there would be another to answer all the questions.
It's a shame this hasn't happened.
My opinion of the book hasn't changed and anyone who reads this should read it knowing there will never be a solid ending, so I'll just come with my own and leave it at that.
It's a shame this hasn't happened.
My opinion of the book hasn't changed and anyone who reads this should read it knowing there will never be a solid ending, so I'll just come with my own and leave it at that.
nadgielj's review
5.0
Loved it!! I cried continuously at the end :) WHEN IS THE NEXT ONE COMING OUT?!?!?
fuzzy1999's review against another edition
2.0
Rating: 2.5 stars
This review doesn't really contain any major spoilers, but if you haven't read the book, read with caution.
I had high hopes for this book. I haven't read many books featuring angels and have been meaning to read this for a while, but was a little disappointed. I think that maybe I waited too long to read it, if I had been 13-16, I might have enjoyed it, but at 18, I found it too cheesy.
I don't think Corp is a bad writer, it's just that I don't feel like she conveyed all the characters realistically. I liked Alexia (most of the time), Derry and what little we did learn about Becke and Jonah, but Gabe... he irritated me. I get that he's eternal, an angel and whatever, but he's in a 16 year old's body. Nothing that came out of his mouth remotely reflected his age. He was too perfect, too righteous, too romantic to the point where I found myself cringing a bit every time he professed his love to Alex. Don't get me wrong, I love a bit of romance, but I felt like Corp made that the focus, and because I didn't fully believe the insta-love story, this was definitely a downside to her book.
Another down point is that I would have liked to have learnt more about angels, what Gabe did in his previous lives and what Alex's powers were actually meant to be for. Corp doesn't really delve into this a lot. Alex's supposed to be some powerful chosen-one, but until the second to last chapter, she is entirely powerless and always dependent on Gabe. I felt like the supernatural element to the book was more of an afterthought because, although frequently described, the halo-thing wasn't really developed. In terms of fantasy/supernatural elements, this book scored low for me.
There were some dark elements in this book to do with abuse, which I understand is sometimes necessary to write about, but they felt slightly misplaced in this book because of how unbelievable the other elements (i.e. the romance and Gabe) in this book were. I'm not entirely sure which age group I'd recommend this to, because the themes of abuse are blunt (no sugar-coating), but yet at the same time, I fell like only a younger audience could tolerate the amount of cheesy romance in this...
Back to Alex, I said that I liked her most of the time, however, sometimes she irritated me. I don't feel like she developed as character. She doesn't become a better or stronger person, if anything she becomes worse. She becomes increasingly dependent on Gabe (who personally I found was more clingy and possessive than cute and protective).
Right now, I'm not sure if I'll read the second book (presuming there is one).
This review doesn't really contain any major spoilers, but if you haven't read the book, read with caution.
I had high hopes for this book. I haven't read many books featuring angels and have been meaning to read this for a while, but was a little disappointed. I think that maybe I waited too long to read it, if I had been 13-16, I might have enjoyed it, but at 18, I found it too cheesy.
I don't think Corp is a bad writer, it's just that I don't feel like she conveyed all the characters realistically. I liked Alexia (most of the time), Derry and what little we did learn about Becke and Jonah, but Gabe... he irritated me. I get that he's eternal, an angel and whatever, but he's in a 16 year old's body. Nothing that came out of his mouth remotely reflected his age. He was too perfect, too righteous, too romantic to the point where I found myself cringing a bit every time he professed his love to Alex. Don't get me wrong, I love a bit of romance, but I felt like Corp made that the focus, and because I didn't fully believe the insta-love story, this was definitely a downside to her book.
Another down point is that I would have liked to have learnt more about angels, what Gabe did in his previous lives and what Alex's powers were actually meant to be for. Corp doesn't really delve into this a lot. Alex's supposed to be some powerful chosen-one, but until the second to last chapter, she is entirely powerless and always dependent on Gabe. I felt like the supernatural element to the book was more of an afterthought because, although frequently described, the halo-thing wasn't really developed. In terms of fantasy/supernatural elements, this book scored low for me.
There were some dark elements in this book to do with abuse, which I understand is sometimes necessary to write about, but they felt slightly misplaced in this book because of how unbelievable the other elements (i.e. the romance and Gabe) in this book were. I'm not entirely sure which age group I'd recommend this to, because the themes of abuse are blunt (no sugar-coating), but yet at the same time, I fell like only a younger audience could tolerate the amount of cheesy romance in this...
Back to Alex, I said that I liked her most of the time, however, sometimes she irritated me. I don't feel like she developed as character. She doesn't become a better or stronger person, if anything she becomes worse. She becomes increasingly dependent on Gabe (who personally I found was more clingy and possessive than cute and protective).
Right now, I'm not sure if I'll read the second book (presuming there is one).
lifeandliterature's review against another edition
5.0
Unbelievably amazing!! Loved, loved, LOVED this!!! I started it last night and didn't go to bed until I had finished it. Carey Corps writing is fantastic!! But oh, that ending!!! You're killing me!! I can't wait to read more from this author, and hopefully the wait for the next book in the series isn't too long!!
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