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3.98 AVERAGE
Book two was also great, but just a LEETLE bit uneventful. Cuz the whole thing revolves around one thing and this and that.
But nothing ever really seemed like a filler. I do have this classic aversion to second books in trilogies, so maybe it’s that. But really, I loved it.
Not to mention mass heartbreak on the loose.
Ho ho ho, read this series y’all. Seriously, I’ve been up all night, my kindle actually has some books, because once I read the sampler for book one, I bought digital copies of all three, and damn. I have had 3 cups of coffee, with just ONE sugar, and I’ve eaten through half the pantry.
This is beatifically pleasing, for some reason.
Seriously, this is not only addictive like a soap opera, but I feel like it made me grow. Unearthly is more than just a love triangle and a girl finding her purpose. It’s about life, ye truth, what binds you and what sets you free.
Also, it doesn’t hurt that the writing is pretty good, and the world makes you shit you pants left and centre.
But nothing ever really seemed like a filler. I do have this classic aversion to second books in trilogies, so maybe it’s that. But really, I loved it.
Not to mention mass heartbreak on the loose.
Ho ho ho, read this series y’all. Seriously, I’ve been up all night, my kindle actually has some books, because once I read the sampler for book one, I bought digital copies of all three, and damn. I have had 3 cups of coffee, with just ONE sugar, and I’ve eaten through half the pantry.
This is beatifically pleasing, for some reason.
Seriously, this is not only addictive like a soap opera, but I feel like it made me grow. Unearthly is more than just a love triangle and a girl finding her purpose. It’s about life, ye truth, what binds you and what sets you free.
Also, it doesn’t hurt that the writing is pretty good, and the world makes you shit you pants left and centre.
Intense, beautiful, heart breaking and completely unputdownable. I never thought this could match up to the magic that is Unearthly, one of my favourite books, but it somehow did. And I cannot wait for the third book!
In case you needed another example of how love triangles are boring and need to get out of YA fiction forever.
Review to come when I get to Florida!
I really liked this book. I liked it better than the first one. I really like that Hand did not feel the need to explain every detail from the first book to bring people up to speed if they hadn't read it. I hate having to reread stuff that I already know.
I have to say, loved the introduction of the new characters. I was not surprised by a few (had that figured out in the first book). Made it a much more interesting read.
I was surprised to find that her father was an angel.
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. I am really liking the angel thing. These are the first books I have read with angels!
I give it a 3.5-4/5.
I really liked this book. I liked it better than the first one. I really like that Hand did not feel the need to explain every detail from the first book to bring people up to speed if they hadn't read it. I hate having to reread stuff that I already know.
I have to say, loved the introduction of the new characters. I was not surprised by a few (had that figured out in the first book). Made it a much more interesting read.
I was surprised to find that her father was an angel.
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. I am really liking the angel thing. These are the first books I have read with angels!
I give it a 3.5-4/5.
I think this book was well written, but I liked the plot of the first book better. Tucker doesn't really show here, and she discovers and does some things in her place I would: 1. have figured out/done ages ago or 2. not ever considered. But Clara's not me, so...
Christian is much more developed. You definitely would like him, if he weren't trying to steal her from Tucker. He's like the less liked version of Seb, with Tucker being the better version of Alex.
BIG HUGE SPOILER ALERT!
Clara's mom is on her deathbed, and the only secrets she has to tell Clara and her brother is that their father is an angel and that her purpose is having them.
God.
No drama.
Why does Jeffrey even seem upset?
Christian is much more developed. You definitely would like him, if he weren't trying to steal her from Tucker. He's like the less liked version of Seb, with Tucker being the better version of Alex.
BIG HUGE SPOILER ALERT!
Clara's mom is on her deathbed, and the only secrets she has to tell Clara and her brother is that their father is an angel and that her purpose is having them.
God.
No drama.
Why does Jeffrey even seem upset?
Hm. So should I straightaway start with the things that disappointed me? Or should I start with the few things that interested me?
Hmmm. So I’ll start with criticism. I seriously don’t understand why the author had to introduce Tucker if she had to throw him out of the story anyway. This is what has me seriously pissed. If Christian was her destiny or purpose all along why did Tucker even have to be there? Just to make a love triangle? The author might believe it adds some spice to the story, when in reality it just frustrates me. I liked Tucker, okay? I don’t have the same liking for Christian. I feel like Tucker was just introduced to show that a human and an angel-blood could not have a relationship together. I feel bad for him.
This book was highly predictable. They were so predictable that I couldn’t stop rolling my eyes at few instances. Everything that Clara’s mother had been hiding from them somewhat made sense but at the same time didn’t. She was always so secretive. She never ever gave her kids any chance. But then she could read their minds, so I guess she had reasons to not tell them the truth and the crap that I-wanted-you-to-be-normal; which I have now come across in a dozen books and it just gets boring and yawn-inducing. Seriously, why do you even think of having kids when you know what their life will entail? You know they are going to be targeted as soon as some evil fallen angels know of their existence, yet you take the risks cause it’s your freaking purpose. At least her mother tried to deny it for odd sixty years.
I don’t dislike Clara’s character as such, and her decisions seem to be okay. She was funny and sarcastic and she accepted things as they were. She did not really betray Tucker. She did not lead Christian to believe anything, so she is in my good books. Also, I don’t really blame Christian because he gave Clara her space. He was a shadow, yes. He should not be creeping out at a girl’s window. He gave her privacy, so yeah. I don’t dislike him either. Moving on to Angela, I have always been suspicious of her but she did not prove to be disastrous or evil. I am now beginning to believe that there will be another sequel which will take place in Stanford and where I don’t know, but the whole Black Wing thing will be sorted out. I think it’s sorted out well enough for me. Jeffery. Hm. He was a troubled kid and I don’t blame him. His hatred towards his own sister made sense to me. He should have shared his purpose so there it was his fault but clearly Clara had messed up a lot of things and also I don’t blame her for the turn of events that night. She loved Tucker and wanted to save him and for me she did the right thing.
The whole introduction with other angel-bloods in Congregation did not really seem important to me. It was just something that looked like a useless addition just cause Clara’s mom was dying. We do nowhere close to know what her real purpose is. This story just seemed to be moving around Clara’s recurrent dream and her guilty conscience about not being able to fulfill her purpose and her having no idea of how to deal with Christian when she was in a relationship with Tucker.
The thing that I liked was how Jeffery’s purpose had been screwed by Clara. That was a new exciting twist. I was somewhat glad that after such a long wait we knew what Clara’s mom had been hiding. There was not much to her past with that Black Wing whose name I don’t seem to remember or have the strength to look up. I was hoping that we could find out why he was so obsessed with her. I am nowhere close to figuring that out. Also Clara’s father being an angel wasn’t really a surprise as the author was trying to keep it. It hardly fazed me at all. Everything in this book seemed to be something that just had to be written with no real twists or no real storyline build-up. It was as if it was written just for the sake of a sequel.
I think I have made just one positive point of the whole book. I am just that disappointed with Hallowed. Even the title of the book “Hallowed” doesn’t do the story any justice. It should have been “Facing up your Demons” or another suitable one word for that. This book (to my dismay) only gets a 2.5 star from me.
Hmmm. So I’ll start with criticism. I seriously don’t understand why the author had to introduce Tucker if she had to throw him out of the story anyway. This is what has me seriously pissed. If Christian was her destiny or purpose all along why did Tucker even have to be there? Just to make a love triangle? The author might believe it adds some spice to the story, when in reality it just frustrates me. I liked Tucker, okay? I don’t have the same liking for Christian. I feel like Tucker was just introduced to show that a human and an angel-blood could not have a relationship together. I feel bad for him.
This book was highly predictable. They were so predictable that I couldn’t stop rolling my eyes at few instances. Everything that Clara’s mother had been hiding from them somewhat made sense but at the same time didn’t. She was always so secretive. She never ever gave her kids any chance. But then she could read their minds, so I guess she had reasons to not tell them the truth and the crap that I-wanted-you-to-be-normal; which I have now come across in a dozen books and it just gets boring and yawn-inducing. Seriously, why do you even think of having kids when you know what their life will entail? You know they are going to be targeted as soon as some evil fallen angels know of their existence, yet you take the risks cause it’s your freaking purpose. At least her mother tried to deny it for odd sixty years.
I don’t dislike Clara’s character as such, and her decisions seem to be okay. She was funny and sarcastic and she accepted things as they were. She did not really betray Tucker. She did not lead Christian to believe anything, so she is in my good books. Also, I don’t really blame Christian because he gave Clara her space. He was a shadow, yes. He should not be creeping out at a girl’s window. He gave her privacy, so yeah. I don’t dislike him either. Moving on to Angela, I have always been suspicious of her but she did not prove to be disastrous or evil. I am now beginning to believe that there will be another sequel which will take place in Stanford and where I don’t know, but the whole Black Wing thing will be sorted out. I think it’s sorted out well enough for me. Jeffery. Hm. He was a troubled kid and I don’t blame him. His hatred towards his own sister made sense to me. He should have shared his purpose so there it was his fault but clearly Clara had messed up a lot of things and also I don’t blame her for the turn of events that night. She loved Tucker and wanted to save him and for me she did the right thing.
The whole introduction with other angel-bloods in Congregation did not really seem important to me. It was just something that looked like a useless addition just cause Clara’s mom was dying. We do nowhere close to know what her real purpose is. This story just seemed to be moving around Clara’s recurrent dream and her guilty conscience about not being able to fulfill her purpose and her having no idea of how to deal with Christian when she was in a relationship with Tucker.
The thing that I liked was how Jeffery’s purpose had been screwed by Clara. That was a new exciting twist. I was somewhat glad that after such a long wait we knew what Clara’s mom had been hiding. There was not much to her past with that Black Wing whose name I don’t seem to remember or have the strength to look up. I was hoping that we could find out why he was so obsessed with her. I am nowhere close to figuring that out. Also Clara’s father being an angel wasn’t really a surprise as the author was trying to keep it. It hardly fazed me at all. Everything in this book seemed to be something that just had to be written with no real twists or no real storyline build-up. It was as if it was written just for the sake of a sequel.
I think I have made just one positive point of the whole book. I am just that disappointed with Hallowed. Even the title of the book “Hallowed” doesn’t do the story any justice. It should have been “Facing up your Demons” or another suitable one word for that. This book (to my dismay) only gets a 2.5 star from me.
There's a reason this book has been getting pretty glowing reviews from almost everybody. Hallowed is simply a really great read. It's a book that has a lot of layers to it.
First, the story is likable. This sounds ridiculous, but what I really mean that the way everything is executed and written is superb. Hallowed doesn't try to be what it's not. It's not overly dramatic, it doesn't pretend to be some high action type thing. It feels like a genuine read so when stuff happens to the main character, it's hard not to shed a tear. It's incredibly impressive how Cynthia Hand can make a love triangle feel natural in the story. See, Clara isn't perfect. Sometimes she'll do things, make mistakes that'll make you cringe. However, Clara's actions make sense and are believable so it's hard to hold it against her. The writing conveys emotion and tells the story very well. It's very refined. It feels polished and the pace is enjoyable. I was completely into the story and figuring out Clara's vision.
The mythology was so cool. There were so many twists and new ideas and I Hand's world is very real. A lot more is being discovered but Clara still doesn't know everything. I could relate with Clara's indecision and confusion as she pondered her purpose. I feel like all teens relate to that really strongly. It's a topic that has come out at school again and again and I think it was very well portrayed in Hallowed.
Another reason I enjoyed Hallowed is because it feels like a smart book with some kind of overall message. There are themes to it and although it is entertaining, it's also something meaningful. It deals with topics like honesty, family, relationships, and figuring out your place in the world. It's a book that's worth a read not just for entertainment value.
Overall, I am impressed. I don't know why it has taken me so long to get to this book. It's great and I'm dying to know what happens next. Totally rec'd.
First, the story is likable. This sounds ridiculous, but what I really mean that the way everything is executed and written is superb. Hallowed doesn't try to be what it's not. It's not overly dramatic, it doesn't pretend to be some high action type thing. It feels like a genuine read so when stuff happens to the main character, it's hard not to shed a tear. It's incredibly impressive how Cynthia Hand can make a love triangle feel natural in the story. See, Clara isn't perfect. Sometimes she'll do things, make mistakes that'll make you cringe. However, Clara's actions make sense and are believable so it's hard to hold it against her. The writing conveys emotion and tells the story very well. It's very refined. It feels polished and the pace is enjoyable. I was completely into the story and figuring out Clara's vision.
The mythology was so cool. There were so many twists and new ideas and I Hand's world is very real. A lot more is being discovered but Clara still doesn't know everything. I could relate with Clara's indecision and confusion as she pondered her purpose. I feel like all teens relate to that really strongly. It's a topic that has come out at school again and again and I think it was very well portrayed in Hallowed.
Another reason I enjoyed Hallowed is because it feels like a smart book with some kind of overall message. There are themes to it and although it is entertaining, it's also something meaningful. It deals with topics like honesty, family, relationships, and figuring out your place in the world. It's a book that's worth a read not just for entertainment value.
Overall, I am impressed. I don't know why it has taken me so long to get to this book. It's great and I'm dying to know what happens next. Totally rec'd.