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I adored this book and the rest of the series. I was never expecting to like a book about angels, much less one that involved a love triangle. However, I was hooked on this book. After reading the first book, I was worried this one wouldn't live up to my expectations, but it was excellent!
Hmmm...I'm debating between four stars or three. But I guess four because Cynthia Hand goes to some pretty extreme places in this book. Places that are practically unheard of in YA.
The main thing that bothered me in this book? Sometimes the prose gets a little hard to swallow.
And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I loved the love triangle in this book. I know. I'm in shock.But the way it plays out makes complete sense! It had a purpose (!) other than making teenage girls swoon with doses of double hotness. Why can't all book series be like this?!
The main thing that bothered me in this book?
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People don't just GET INTO STANFORD. No matter how high their GPA is. Oh, and when you get college mail, you know by the envelope, you don't have to actually open the letter. I guess it was weird for me to see that Clara was so chill over the whole college thing (which shouldn't be surprising since she's got time to go to college), but it's hard for me to relate since I'm in the midst of freaking out about college.And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I loved the love triangle in this book. I know. I'm in shock.But the way it plays out makes complete sense! It had a purpose (!) other than making teenage girls swoon with doses of double hotness. Why can't all book series be like this?!
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Okay, so I wasn't really a die-hard Tucker fan from the beginning. Maybe that's why I love the resolution? I just felt like Tucker, despite the charming, lovable gentleman that he is, wouldn't be able to understand Clara completely, no matter how hard he tries.
God, someone help me
I feel so torn.
Tucker.
Christian.
Tucker.
Christian.
Stop it!!!!
I just finished Hallowed and I LOVED it. Running to go grab the next book right now.
I feel so torn.
Tucker.
Christian.
Tucker.
Christian.
Stop it!!!!
I just finished Hallowed and I LOVED it. Running to go grab the next book right now.
It's one of these books you can't put down at night. Need to finish it my precioussss.
Hand delivered a great woven intrigue with a masterful hand. The characters are deep, nothing cliché about them. You got to feel for all of them, Tucker, Christian, Clara’s mom and even that Samjezza. When I feel for a bad guy, that’s when I say hurrah for good writing.
Clara’s mom keeps secrets. A lot. Normally in any other book the way Clara keeps repeating over and over how annoying that is would make me want to strangle her. But not once I have felt that way. Hand takes me where she wants, like a child.
The thought of having another love triangle at first was making me not sure but once again : nope. And it’s a healthy one too (as healthy as love triangle can be). You know, there is not one of the suitors wanting to hurt Clara in all possible ways like I read too often about. Yay for that.
Minor thing : was it just me or the fact that Christian was going to end up going to Stanford was obvious as well as Jeffrey’s purpose?
Hand delivered a great woven intrigue with a masterful hand. The characters are deep, nothing cliché about them. You got to feel for all of them, Tucker, Christian, Clara’s mom and even that Samjezza. When I feel for a bad guy, that’s when I say hurrah for good writing.
Clara’s mom keeps secrets. A lot. Normally in any other book the way Clara keeps repeating over and over how annoying that is would make me want to strangle her. But not once I have felt that way. Hand takes me where she wants, like a child.
The thought of having another love triangle at first was making me not sure but once again : nope. And it’s a healthy one too (as healthy as love triangle can be). You know, there is not one of the suitors wanting to hurt Clara in all possible ways like I read too often about. Yay for that.
Minor thing : was it just me or the fact that Christian was going to end up going to Stanford was obvious as well as Jeffrey’s purpose?
More like 4.3 stars.
Wow. Well that was freaking great, better than the first book for sure. However, I can't exactly give it five stars either. I've noticed something about these books that I don't think I've ever really come across in a novel before. The books are pretty lengthy (around 400 pages each), and I don't get bored at all while reading them, but once I'm finished with the novel, I realize that despite all those pages and my lack of boredom, nothing much really happened in the way of plot. This is not a complaint or anything, it is simply an observation.
This really was a great book, and I think the writing was also really great. I could feel all of Clara's emotions so deeply myself. It even made me tear up, and I haven't cried over a book in about five years. Neither [b:The Book Thief|19063|The Book Thief|Markus Zusak|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1390053681s/19063.jpg|878368] nor [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462] made me cry, yet this book managed to do the job, weirdly enough.

What really threw me for a loop was Clara's dad being an Intangere! WTF?! What an awesome twist! Now Clara's all super powerful and shit. Totally cool. And then to find out that Christian is one too?! Double WTF! That's awesome.
One great thing about this series is that I really can't tell who Clara is going to end up with. This is a seriously rare thing to find in a love triangle. Usually you can tell right from the beginning who the MC is going to choose in the end, and I thought I had it all figured out when I read Unearthly because Cynthia Hand really sold everyone on Tucker in that book. But then in Hallowed she goes and totally starts selling me on Christian and I just don't know anymore!!!! Ugh, the fuckstration!

(Just to be clear though, I'm still on Team Tucker)
Lastly, I really loved all of the stuff with the in this book. One of my complaints about Unearthly was that we didn't really learn much about the angels, but this second installment in the trilogy satisfied my needs. We learn a lot more about the angels, and it's all very unique and intriguing.
Overall, definitely one of the best middle books I've ever read, and I am going to hop into Boundless right now.
Wow. Well that was freaking great, better than the first book for sure. However, I can't exactly give it five stars either. I've noticed something about these books that I don't think I've ever really come across in a novel before. The books are pretty lengthy (around 400 pages each), and I don't get bored at all while reading them, but once I'm finished with the novel, I realize that despite all those pages and my lack of boredom, nothing much really happened in the way of plot. This is not a complaint or anything, it is simply an observation.
This really was a great book, and I think the writing was also really great. I could feel all of Clara's emotions so deeply myself.
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When it was revealed that her mother was going to die and while she was dying, as well as after she died, I could really feel Clara's grief.Spoiler
I guessed some of the big revelations from the book, like Clara's mother being the one that died and not Tucker. I also guessed from the moment they said that someone set the Palisades fire that it was Jeffrey. Speaking of that kid, I've got a serious bone to pick with him. Why the flying hell didn't he tell Clara or their mother or anyone that his purpose was to save Tucker in the fire???!!! What the hell is wrong with him? Didn't he think that maybe by telling Clara this they could have coordinated and then maybe both of them would have fulfilled their purposes just fine? I just wanted to clock him over the head with my electric guitar (not the acoustic, electric is way heavier) for a vast majority of this book.
What really threw me for a loop was Clara's dad being an Intangere! WTF?! What an awesome twist! Now Clara's all super powerful and shit. Totally cool. And then to find out that Christian is one too?! Double WTF! That's awesome.
One great thing about this series is that I really can't tell who Clara is going to end up with. This is a seriously rare thing to find in a love triangle. Usually you can tell right from the beginning who the MC is going to choose in the end, and I thought I had it all figured out when I read Unearthly because Cynthia Hand really sold everyone on Tucker in that book. But then in Hallowed she goes and totally starts selling me on Christian and I just don't know anymore!!!! Ugh, the fuckstration!

(Just to be clear though, I'm still on Team Tucker)
Lastly, I really loved all of the stuff with the
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congregationOverall, definitely one of the best middle books I've ever read, and I am going to hop into Boundless right now.
This book was good. I was expecting Clara and christian to end up together and was shocked when they didn’t because I’ll admit I am on team Christian. A lot of the book skipped. So what I mean by that is there’s a lack of detail between time gaps. But it’s not something serious nor does it impact the story in a bad way. I loved this book.
See review for the first book. Exactly the same, rmv, if not worse. Sigh.
YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS YOU GUYS YOU GUYS.
I don't even want to pick up another book because I was so damn satisfied with this one that I'm worried none will compare.
Do yourself a favor - pick up the first book in this series, and then read this one. And then salivate and cry and whine with me until the next one comes out.
YOU GUYS YOU GUYS YOU GUYS.
I don't even want to pick up another book because I was so damn satisfied with this one that I'm worried none will compare.
Do yourself a favor - pick up the first book in this series, and then read this one. And then salivate and cry and whine with me until the next one comes out.
Wow, this was really good. Seriously. Even though it wasn't as action packed as the stuff I normally read, I still really enjoyed it. I fell in love with Tucker so much more and IT BROKE MY HEART AT THE END. UGHH. So good though.
It was even better then the first one. Clara unravels even more secrets and with each one it left my head spinning and eager to read the next page. This book dealt with sadness, joy, death, relationships, and love in a way that made me relate more and more to Clara. I felt her pain and loss like few others have the displeasure to feel at and early age and I almost found myself in tears remembering the same emotions and thoughts traveling through my head after such a tragedy. I could more then sympathize. I lived it. I love the way that she describes the world around her and her sarcasm mirrors my own. I can't wait to read the next book and once again be sucked into a story just as addicting and exciting as this one!