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bluebeereads's review
1.0
1.5 stars
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher via netgalley. Thanks!*
WARNING: This review is NOT positive and it WILL be a little bit ranty.
If you’ve been reading my reviews for a while now, you know angel books can be a hit or a miss for me. This was not a hit, unfortunately. Though the blurb and the cover make it look and sound like a great book, it wasn't for me. Not at all.
I’m not going to waste anytime giving a short summary of the book. This book was so frustrating and those were the longest 200 pages ever. It didn’t seem to end and while that is a good thing with some books, it wasn't for this one. I couldn't wait for it to end. The writing was… not good. Not even okay. This book needs a good editor. Some things just sounded ridiculous. And I didn't feel anything throughout the book. Part of that was probably because of the characters, which I’ll explain in a minute. The book was a bit boring too. Nothing really happened until the second half of the book and by then it already lost my interest. Some of the action scenes weren't that bad, but still. It took a whole lot more to make me love the book. Or even like it.
The events in this book take place over just a few days and despite that the romance in this book is insta-love. Sigh. I’m starting to hate it. With a passion. Seriously. Especially in this book. Again, the characters. Okay, let’s just get straight to it.
I was never so frustrated by characters before. Not even Bella from Twilight. I’m serious. Even though her name is Emma Wise, she certainly isn’t wise or smart. And no depth at all. The book starts out when they’re bringing her in the hospital after a horrible car crash in which her parents died. It’s a miracle she even survived. The next day, they tell her she’s moving to Alaska the next day to some aunt. You’d think that she’d mourn the loss of her parents, but noooo. She’s angry because she has to leave her friends and stuff behind. And the next day, Kade comes to pick her up. She’s instantly in love with him. Again, her parents just died two days ago and she thinks about the boy and how hot he is? -Sigh- Then they leave for Alaska and on the plane Kade tells her she’ll be home schooled and that makes her angry again because that’s not fair and she can’t spend her senior year being home schooled. And blah blah blah. No emotions. At all.
Then there are the best friends. One of the things her friend asks is: What happened to your cell? At that point, I was screaming to my e-reader. Your best friend just miraculously survived a deadly car crash. What the hell do you think happened to her cell phone? Ugh.
Is it normal in the US that people who miraculously survived a deadly car crash can leave the hospital and go on a plane the next day? I don’t know that but it sounds pretty stupid.
There have never been so much caps in my notes before. So yeah, I was frustrated a lot reading this book and I am so so SO happy I finished it because I never thought I would. So I’m sorry, but I can’t say that I recommend this book to anyone. I guess if you love angel books, you might as well give it a try because I want to know if there is anyone who shares my opinion. Sigh.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher via netgalley. Thanks!*
WARNING: This review is NOT positive and it WILL be a little bit ranty.
If you’ve been reading my reviews for a while now, you know angel books can be a hit or a miss for me. This was not a hit, unfortunately. Though the blurb and the cover make it look and sound like a great book, it wasn't for me. Not at all.
I’m not going to waste anytime giving a short summary of the book. This book was so frustrating and those were the longest 200 pages ever. It didn’t seem to end and while that is a good thing with some books, it wasn't for this one. I couldn't wait for it to end. The writing was… not good. Not even okay. This book needs a good editor. Some things just sounded ridiculous. And I didn't feel anything throughout the book. Part of that was probably because of the characters, which I’ll explain in a minute. The book was a bit boring too. Nothing really happened until the second half of the book and by then it already lost my interest. Some of the action scenes weren't that bad, but still. It took a whole lot more to make me love the book. Or even like it.
The events in this book take place over just a few days and despite that the romance in this book is insta-love. Sigh. I’m starting to hate it. With a passion. Seriously. Especially in this book. Again, the characters. Okay, let’s just get straight to it.
I was never so frustrated by characters before. Not even Bella from Twilight. I’m serious. Even though her name is Emma Wise, she certainly isn’t wise or smart. And no depth at all. The book starts out when they’re bringing her in the hospital after a horrible car crash in which her parents died. It’s a miracle she even survived. The next day, they tell her she’s moving to Alaska the next day to some aunt. You’d think that she’d mourn the loss of her parents, but noooo. She’s angry because she has to leave her friends and stuff behind. And the next day, Kade comes to pick her up. She’s instantly in love with him. Again, her parents just died two days ago and she thinks about the boy and how hot he is? -Sigh- Then they leave for Alaska and on the plane Kade tells her she’ll be home schooled and that makes her angry again because that’s not fair and she can’t spend her senior year being home schooled. And blah blah blah. No emotions. At all.
Then there are the best friends. One of the things her friend asks is: What happened to your cell? At that point, I was screaming to my e-reader. Your best friend just miraculously survived a deadly car crash. What the hell do you think happened to her cell phone? Ugh.
Is it normal in the US that people who miraculously survived a deadly car crash can leave the hospital and go on a plane the next day? I don’t know that but it sounds pretty stupid.
There have never been so much caps in my notes before. So yeah, I was frustrated a lot reading this book and I am so so SO happy I finished it because I never thought I would. So I’m sorry, but I can’t say that I recommend this book to anyone. I guess if you love angel books, you might as well give it a try because I want to know if there is anyone who shares my opinion. Sigh.
briiiiib's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
violetsbookjar's review
5.0
Really enjoyed this! A great read I couldn't put down. :) Hopefully ALOT more Kade in the following books. :)
paradoxically's review
1.0
This was so, so awful that I got about 25% in and threw in the towel.
My notes for the review I was going to write up and then abandoned because no, I will not be finishing this terrible book.
- Dead parents? Who cares about dead parents when you have a hot guy around?
- RIDICULOUS. And melodramatic. Kade saying he has some big secret? And being completely obvious about it? Really?
- What is grammar? :D :D :D /shoots self
- WTF is an 'exasperated look of sorry'.
- Godawful dialogue. Nobody speaks like this. Nobody.
- Insta-love. Stupid insta-love. Again, did you forget about your dead parents? Where is the freaking emotional upheaval.
- Show not tell does not apply at all. This hurts my eyes from reading.
- So, so clunky. Descriptions, prose, action, emotions, everything.
- I GIVE UP
Yeahhh. Take pity on your eyes and brain and go right past this one.
My notes for the review I was going to write up and then abandoned because no, I will not be finishing this terrible book.
- Dead parents? Who cares about dead parents when you have a hot guy around?
- RIDICULOUS. And melodramatic. Kade saying he has some big secret? And being completely obvious about it? Really?
- What is grammar? :D :D :D /shoots self
- WTF is an 'exasperated look of sorry'.
- Godawful dialogue. Nobody speaks like this. Nobody.
- Insta-love. Stupid insta-love. Again, did you forget about your dead parents? Where is the freaking emotional upheaval.
- Show not tell does not apply at all. This hurts my eyes from reading.
- So, so clunky. Descriptions, prose, action, emotions, everything.
- I GIVE UP
Yeahhh. Take pity on your eyes and brain and go right past this one.
mrose21's review
5.0
Adding a review for this as I've rated it without a review.
A lot of things have happened since. 2014 Was a very hard year for myself so all the reviews are showing up on the same date. I can't explain why they are, if the ratings are justice or accurate I can also not say when I truly read these. I'm just going to say 2014 on the same day added just to keep the year right if not the month...
A lot of things have happened since. 2014 Was a very hard year for myself so all the reviews are showing up on the same date. I can't explain why they are, if the ratings are justice or accurate I can also not say when I truly read these. I'm just going to say 2014 on the same day added just to keep the year right if not the month...
booksabrewin's review
4.0
I received an e-copy of this book from the publishers at NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I had actually heard good things about the author, Cameo Ranae, before I ended up putting in a request for this book. I had seen this book several times while looking through the Amazon Kindle books and had bypassed it thinking I didn't want to purchase the book from an author I only recognized from word of mouth and perhaps end up regretting my purchase. So I waited. I had all but forgotten about the book when it showed up on NetGalley. Here was the PERFECT opportunity to try out a new author's writing and see if I liked what she produced. It was a choice I definitely don't regret.
Emma's work is rocked to it's core when she awakens in a hospital bed and is told that the parents she has loved her whole life were killed in a car crash. No matter the amount of times her survival is deemed a miracle, Emma wishes she had died along side her loving parents. Emma can't understand what has happened to her life nor what will come of it now.
It is only in the darkest recesses of Emma's grief that she learns she does have one more living relative. An aunt who lives in Alaska and will do anything to be given the chance to take care of Emma. Emma is hesitant since she has never heard mention of this aunt and she doesn't want to leave her life in sunny California for the an unknown destination in frigid Alaska. However, left with no other choice, she relents to starting her life over.
It is only after she meets her devastatingly handsome escort that she becomes a bit more accepting of her destination. That is until she comes face-to-face with a creature of nightmares. Deathly pale, smelling of rot, and with bloodlust in it's eyes, Emma realizes that her move to Alaska may not be as boring and safe as she first believed.
I hope I am not giving anything away but... this book is about angels. Yes, I am sure most caught that from the title. There are hundreds of books (especially in fiction) about angels. So, it's a pretty tough task to find angel books that are original. Surprisingly, this book was fairly unique. It incorporates a new breed of create into the typical angel story line that gives it a little something extra. The Darklings, while not a main focal point, were one of my favorite new races I have read about. Their appearance in an otherwise structured angel character cast set the book apart for me. Their creation along with the blossoming romance (that I absolutely love in almost all books I read, hopeless romantic that I am) in this book made for a fun read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Hidden Wings will show its readers that even when you feel you're plummeting to your death in times of tragedy, someone, or even a group of someones, will always be there to give you wings to soar.
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marissacelina's review
5.0
This was actually a pleasant book to read. It was very fast paced and quick. I read it only in a couple of hours! The thing I really liked was that it was more realistic then other books. For example, I have read books where just like in Hidden Wings, the girl's family die in a horrible car crash and she's left in the hospital, but in other books, the authors describe it as no big deal and next thing you know, the girl is happy and fine with the fact she just lost everyone she loved. But in this book, no no no, she actually grieves and shows true emotion that we would show and thats how you relate to her. I think just by relating to a character makes any book 10 times more amazing! But that's just one example. If you read the book, or if you have, then you notice it happens a lot which is an awesome thing to read (in my opinion) because you know what he/she is going through exactly.
Just like I said in the beginning, this book IS fast-paced. If you miss one page by accident you will probably miss something big. Literally. This book is A C T I O N packed! It made me want to be an angel and fight the enemy myself! The author, Cameo Renae, really made it sound so exhilarating and fun yet scary and dangerous at the same time, it was quite bizarre. But I LOVED it! Plus, not only did the main girl, Emma Wise, lose her parents, but she goes through a lot more. You find out so much stuff that you're sort of feeling " oh crap. I feel bad for her". I kid you guys not, I actually felt bad for her because she goes through so much. Talking about this now, even though, yes, she does go through more than a 17 year old should have to go through but she STILL comes out strong! Like, lets just all take a moment to praise Emma. Phew. She is like an avenging angel. She is so strong that you WISH you were as strong as her. And I mean, emotionally, mentally and soon physically (when she gets her full angelic power). Lets forget about how strong she is for now and talk about how she has NOT 5 but 6 angels to protect her and might I just add, who are all HOOOOOOTTTTTTT!! They are: James, Malachi, Dom, Alex, Thomas and her love interest Kade. I love Kade. Obviously haha! If you read this, you will understand why there's just no way NOT to fall in love with Kade.
Sorry about my mini rant (I guess not THAT mini) but this book is a must-read! I think this is an interesting take on angels and it is kind of refreshing from books like Hush Hush, Fallen etc. GO OUT NOW AND BUY IT!!
Just like I said in the beginning, this book IS fast-paced. If you miss one page by accident you will probably miss something big. Literally. This book is A C T I O N packed! It made me want to be an angel and fight the enemy myself! The author, Cameo Renae, really made it sound so exhilarating and fun yet scary and dangerous at the same time, it was quite bizarre. But I LOVED it! Plus, not only did the main girl, Emma Wise, lose her parents, but she goes through a lot more. You find out so much stuff that you're sort of feeling " oh crap. I feel bad for her". I kid you guys not, I actually felt bad for her because she goes through so much. Talking about this now, even though, yes, she does go through more than a 17 year old should have to go through but she STILL comes out strong! Like, lets just all take a moment to praise Emma. Phew. She is like an avenging angel. She is so strong that you WISH you were as strong as her. And I mean, emotionally, mentally and soon physically (when she gets her full angelic power). Lets forget about how strong she is for now and talk about how she has NOT 5 but 6 angels to protect her and might I just add, who are all HOOOOOOTTTTTTT!! They are: James, Malachi, Dom, Alex, Thomas and her love interest Kade. I love Kade. Obviously haha! If you read this, you will understand why there's just no way NOT to fall in love with Kade.
Sorry about my mini rant (I guess not THAT mini) but this book is a must-read! I think this is an interesting take on angels and it is kind of refreshing from books like Hush Hush, Fallen etc. GO OUT NOW AND BUY IT!!
greatbutuseless's review against another edition
4.0
It had its slow moments! But overall, I was not disappointed.
sarahtissh's review against another edition
2.0
Again, this book was a very quick read. There were some cringe - worthy parts in the book, which is why I gave it 3 stars. But overall, it was a fun read and will most likely continue on.