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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
I can't decide whether I liked this book or not. It just felt way too long for me, as if there was a lot of unnecessary scenes and without them the plot could have easily been sustained. I had the same problem with [b:Halo|7778981|Halo (Halo, #1)|Alexandra Adornetto|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361296225s/7778981.jpg|10695325]; I felt as if there were only a few exciting moments in this 400+ page book. Adornetto is a good writer though, very detailed and descriptive. The cliffhanger did leave me wanting more, and I'm curious to see how it all ends in [b:Heaven|13148706|Heaven|Alexandra Adornetto|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356059201s/13148706.jpg|14240586].
hopeful
medium-paced
The romance is irritating and extremely blown out of proportion, but it's still a good book and I enjoy the way the author writes.
When I read Halo, I was drawn to it because of its story. I know there were some people who disliked it but for me Halo was great.
I had the copy of Hades for at least a month now and I was very excited though a little anxious to read it. Why did I not read it sooner? Because I was a little skeptical as to how this book would turn out. I didn’t want to be disappointed with what would happen next between Beth and Xavier and everyone else.
So how was it?
Let me give you a brief summary first.
Bethany, Gabriel and Ivy were still in Venus Cove. They were angels sent to help the people on Earth and they were somehow fulfilling what they were sent to Earth for.
Bethany was still in high school and her relationship with Xavier was stronger than ever. Xavier knew that Bethany was an angel and he doesn’t care. Gabriel and Ivy somehow approved of their relationship because they found Xavier trustworthy of their secret.
It was Halloween. Everyone was excited to dress up for it. Bethany, however, did not see the point in doing so but she still did just to spend time with her friends and Xavier.
Her friends have something in mind, something that they weren’t supposed to do. They were going to do a séance. Bethany knew something was going to go wrong but because of her friends she decided to come along. They did the séance and something did go wrong they just didn’t know it yet at that time.
One of Xavier’s friends told Bethany that Xavier was involved in some sort of accident and because she was worried about his safety agreed to ride Wes’ motorcycle to reach Xavier in time.
Jake Thorne who disguised himself as Xavier’s friend tricked Beth and took her to Hades. Jake got out of Hell because of their little séance. Now Jake abducted Beth to become his Queen in Hades.
Xavier was distraught. He blames himself for what happened but would do everything he could to get her back even though he knew he was only human. Xavier, Gabriel and Ivy would stop at nothing to bring Bethany back. It was a very difficult task but not impossible.
The book started out okay. There was nothing special, nothing out of the ordinary.
Firstly, I was a little dubious with the séance thing and how everything would play out after that. I was having a hard time believing that an angel would even try one of those things even if her friends forced her to. Bethany was supposed to know what that thing could do. She was the supposed to be the one enlightening them about these types of things and not the other way around. So that part was a minus for me.
Secondly, I also couldn’t believe that Bethany would believe that Xavier would do something reckless. She should have known that Xavier would not do those things.
I got bored reading the first few parts of the book but then when Jake took Bethany to Hades that was a different story.
How Ms. Ardonetto depicted Hades was awesome. I mean it does remind me a bit of Dante’s Inferno but still it was good.
Everything about Hades was creatively crafted. I never thought of Hell like that. It was a little out the box which was why it worked for me.
When Bethany was doing the astral projection stuff I couldn’t believe how fluid everything went. I was expecting to be confused with Bethany not really being there and all but I was wrong. It was perfectly executed.
I would have given this book a 5 if I wasn’t so irritated with Bethany. Notice that the only two things that I had to comment on was the fact that Bethany was not thinking.
I had nothing against an angel falling in love with a human. There was nothing wrong with that. I loved Halo but in Hades it was like Bethany was not thinking at all. She would have done something really stupid if the rescue team didn’t come. I want to smack her in the face at that point. I am not going to give out any clues as to what that is. I’ll let you guys read it and tell me if you’d get the same reaction to that. Ultimate sacrifice? Give me a break! That will never be an ultimate sacrifice. She should have known better. Demons are not to be trusted, period!
I pretty much loved all the other characters. Xavier was still himself but he and Molly were getting into each other’s nerves a lot in this book. Gabriel and Ivy were still the same. Jake, I thought was changing a bit but in the later part of the book I was so wrong. Then there’s Bethany. I was just so irritated with her, seriously pissed off by her actions. She made it to my top 10 irritating heroines. Actually, I think she topped Bella!!
I wasn’t expecting the confrontation between Gabriel and Molly. I didn’t see that one coming.
The ending was a CLIFFHANGER! It was like the first one but this one was a MAJOR MAJOR CLIFFHANGER. Now, I have no choice but to read HEAVEN. I have to know what happens next.
I give it a 4!
I had the copy of Hades for at least a month now and I was very excited though a little anxious to read it. Why did I not read it sooner? Because I was a little skeptical as to how this book would turn out. I didn’t want to be disappointed with what would happen next between Beth and Xavier and everyone else.
So how was it?
Let me give you a brief summary first.
Bethany, Gabriel and Ivy were still in Venus Cove. They were angels sent to help the people on Earth and they were somehow fulfilling what they were sent to Earth for.
Bethany was still in high school and her relationship with Xavier was stronger than ever. Xavier knew that Bethany was an angel and he doesn’t care. Gabriel and Ivy somehow approved of their relationship because they found Xavier trustworthy of their secret.
It was Halloween. Everyone was excited to dress up for it. Bethany, however, did not see the point in doing so but she still did just to spend time with her friends and Xavier.
Her friends have something in mind, something that they weren’t supposed to do. They were going to do a séance. Bethany knew something was going to go wrong but because of her friends she decided to come along. They did the séance and something did go wrong they just didn’t know it yet at that time.
One of Xavier’s friends told Bethany that Xavier was involved in some sort of accident and because she was worried about his safety agreed to ride Wes’ motorcycle to reach Xavier in time.
Jake Thorne who disguised himself as Xavier’s friend tricked Beth and took her to Hades. Jake got out of Hell because of their little séance. Now Jake abducted Beth to become his Queen in Hades.
Xavier was distraught. He blames himself for what happened but would do everything he could to get her back even though he knew he was only human. Xavier, Gabriel and Ivy would stop at nothing to bring Bethany back. It was a very difficult task but not impossible.
The book started out okay. There was nothing special, nothing out of the ordinary.
Firstly, I was a little dubious with the séance thing and how everything would play out after that. I was having a hard time believing that an angel would even try one of those things even if her friends forced her to. Bethany was supposed to know what that thing could do. She was the supposed to be the one enlightening them about these types of things and not the other way around. So that part was a minus for me.
Secondly, I also couldn’t believe that Bethany would believe that Xavier would do something reckless. She should have known that Xavier would not do those things.
I got bored reading the first few parts of the book but then when Jake took Bethany to Hades that was a different story.
How Ms. Ardonetto depicted Hades was awesome. I mean it does remind me a bit of Dante’s Inferno but still it was good.
Everything about Hades was creatively crafted. I never thought of Hell like that. It was a little out the box which was why it worked for me.
When Bethany was doing the astral projection stuff I couldn’t believe how fluid everything went. I was expecting to be confused with Bethany not really being there and all but I was wrong. It was perfectly executed.
I would have given this book a 5 if I wasn’t so irritated with Bethany. Notice that the only two things that I had to comment on was the fact that Bethany was not thinking.
I had nothing against an angel falling in love with a human. There was nothing wrong with that. I loved Halo but in Hades it was like Bethany was not thinking at all. She would have done something really stupid if the rescue team didn’t come. I want to smack her in the face at that point. I am not going to give out any clues as to what that is. I’ll let you guys read it and tell me if you’d get the same reaction to that. Ultimate sacrifice? Give me a break! That will never be an ultimate sacrifice. She should have known better. Demons are not to be trusted, period!
I pretty much loved all the other characters. Xavier was still himself but he and Molly were getting into each other’s nerves a lot in this book. Gabriel and Ivy were still the same. Jake, I thought was changing a bit but in the later part of the book I was so wrong. Then there’s Bethany. I was just so irritated with her, seriously pissed off by her actions. She made it to my top 10 irritating heroines. Actually, I think she topped Bella!!
I wasn’t expecting the confrontation between Gabriel and Molly. I didn’t see that one coming.
The ending was a CLIFFHANGER! It was like the first one but this one was a MAJOR MAJOR CLIFFHANGER. Now, I have no choice but to read HEAVEN. I have to know what happens next.
I give it a 4!
This is how Goodreads describes it:Bethany Church is an angel sent to Earth to keep dark forces at bay. Falling in love was never part of her mission, but the bond between Beth and her mortal boyfriend, Xavier Woods, is undeniably strong. But even Xavier’s love, and the care of her archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can’t keep Beth from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in Hell. There, the demon Jake Thorn bargains for Beth’s release back to Earth. But what he asks of her will destroy her, and quite possibly, her loved ones, as well.
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Long story short, he kidnaps her so he can marry her.
I'm not as mature in this review as I am in others. Just a fair warning.
This book...Just completely, completely awful. It took me September through February to push myself through it (and the last book I reviewed, I finished in like...12 hours, nine of which I was asleep in). Along with being terribly plotted, Beth preaches all the time to the reader "The only purpose of sex is to create babies," being an outstanding example. UM, HELLO? What about old people/infertile people/gay people? And a character who was in the Hitler Youth is portrayed as being a GOOD PERSON. Oh, and all the angels are white. There's also like....2....non white, Christian, straight people in the book and they're both portrayed badly. There's actually NO gays in the book. Pretending they don't exist, huh Alliepoo?
Xavier was so one-dimensional I found myself almost rooting for her to end up with Jake. At least he was charming and would disobey Lucifer for her. I mean. Accents. You can't say no to his accent. The description was the only strong suit of the book, along with the unintended humor because it was so HORRIBLE. There were also blatant plot devices thrown everywhere, and HEY LOOK IT'S FORESHADOWING! Me: Yeah, I see.
So overall horrible. I really would suggest you check out my Goodreads updates, though.
But this beautiful quote from Jake:
You make me feel things. Hell's a whole lot brighter with you in it.
Just. Swoon.
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Long story short, he kidnaps her so he can marry her.
I'm not as mature in this review as I am in others. Just a fair warning.
This book...Just completely, completely awful. It took me September through February to push myself through it (and the last book I reviewed, I finished in like...12 hours, nine of which I was asleep in). Along with being terribly plotted, Beth preaches all the time to the reader "The only purpose of sex is to create babies," being an outstanding example. UM, HELLO? What about old people/infertile people/gay people? And a character who was in the Hitler Youth is portrayed as being a GOOD PERSON. Oh, and all the angels are white. There's also like....2....non white, Christian, straight people in the book and they're both portrayed badly. There's actually NO gays in the book. Pretending they don't exist, huh Alliepoo?
Xavier was so one-dimensional I found myself almost rooting for her to end up with Jake. At least he was charming and would disobey Lucifer for her. I mean. Accents. You can't say no to his accent. The description was the only strong suit of the book, along with the unintended humor because it was so HORRIBLE. There were also blatant plot devices thrown everywhere, and HEY LOOK IT'S FORESHADOWING! Me: Yeah, I see.
So overall horrible. I really would suggest you check out my Goodreads updates, though.
But this beautiful quote from Jake:
You make me feel things. Hell's a whole lot brighter with you in it.
Just. Swoon.
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 stars. I don't remember it very well, but I remember liking it. Cheesy but entertaining and cute.
One star. Sorry Alexandra.
A really gutsy and cool cover, I have to say. However, like in the first book, I keep on getting the happy sixteen love-sick girl from Bethany, which is really not I would have expected from an angel. Yes, there is love, but then there is immature. I cannot help but feel that this book only exists because of the ridiculous mistake that Beth makes.
But I guess what makes me swoon (a little!) is also the cheesy things, especially the ending when Xavier proposes. Yeah, that is sooo Twilight. I guess I am just a sucker for these things. Well, I do like cheese. Haha!
An alright book that is good for reading before sleeping...
A really gutsy and cool cover, I have to say. However, like in the first book, I keep on getting the happy sixteen love-sick girl from Bethany, which is really not I would have expected from an angel. Yes, there is love, but then there is immature. I cannot help but feel that this book only exists because of the ridiculous mistake that Beth makes.
But I guess what makes me swoon (a little!) is also the cheesy things, especially the ending when Xavier proposes. Yeah, that is sooo Twilight. I guess I am just a sucker for these things. Well, I do like cheese. Haha!
An alright book that is good for reading before sleeping...
Now, for the record I absolutely adored the first book in this series so I was ultra quick to grab this one and I felt it was good but not as good as the first one. The book is jam packed with action, adventure and beauty i just felt no enough happened for the amount of pages I read, but that aside it was fantastic. It love books with excess description, because it really makes you feel closer to where you are and what’s going on and this book nailed on the head.
The plot to this book was actually very surprising. There were a lot of things I wasn’t expecting, but it was nice because it kept on my feet the whole time, waiting to see what happened. The chapter always had something new, or something different to keep you fully engaged in the book and waiting for the next move.
The writing was beautiful as the first book if not more whimsical and musical. It has like a magical flow to it and it’s is just such a pleasure to read. Always wonderful and positive, destroying any negativity and it just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This is one of those books that is lovely to curl up with in the evening.
The character are all so perfect and I loved that. So many authors try so hard to get the characters imperfect and have some sort of flaw, that to read a book with an all perfect cast is like a breath of fresh air in the YA genre. We learnt a lot about the characters from the first book but they jut keep growing, as we learn more about them. I think that
There are a lot of twists and turns in this book and some very interesting surprises such as {spoiler} Molly becomes a part of the angel crew along with Xavier. In fact there are tones of fantastic shocks but i don’t want to let on too much.
I would have to say my favourite moment was when Beth managed to create life in the underworld. It was pretty amazing and i could picture it so vividly. Of course, because she did it she ended up getting herself a death sentance, but you know.
I have to say, this was not as good as the first book but it had a lot to live up to. I can say that it was a beautiful novel, sent from the heavens above, and I can not wait for the third book in the series.
The plot to this book was actually very surprising. There were a lot of things I wasn’t expecting, but it was nice because it kept on my feet the whole time, waiting to see what happened. The chapter always had something new, or something different to keep you fully engaged in the book and waiting for the next move.
The writing was beautiful as the first book if not more whimsical and musical. It has like a magical flow to it and it’s is just such a pleasure to read. Always wonderful and positive, destroying any negativity and it just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This is one of those books that is lovely to curl up with in the evening.
The character are all so perfect and I loved that. So many authors try so hard to get the characters imperfect and have some sort of flaw, that to read a book with an all perfect cast is like a breath of fresh air in the YA genre. We learnt a lot about the characters from the first book but they jut keep growing, as we learn more about them. I think that
There are a lot of twists and turns in this book and some very interesting surprises such as {spoiler} Molly becomes a part of the angel crew along with Xavier. In fact there are tones of fantastic shocks but i don’t want to let on too much.
I would have to say my favourite moment was when Beth managed to create life in the underworld. It was pretty amazing and i could picture it so vividly. Of course, because she did it she ended up getting herself a death sentance, but you know.
I have to say, this was not as good as the first book but it had a lot to live up to. I can say that it was a beautiful novel, sent from the heavens above, and I can not wait for the third book in the series.