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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I was bored and decided to take a look at my rated books. Seeing that this book is rated 0.04 higher than 'The Knife of Never Letting Go' (the first book of the Chaos Walking trilogy, my favorite series) made me want to write my first review. I'll do a short one. I don't remember the book very well, it being about four years since I read it.
Bethany is the stupidest protagonist I have ever read about. The characters are supposed to be flawed, I like main characters who make mistakes, but Beth is not written like that, It's like she's supposed to be amazing but she's just stupid. The first time she sees Xavier, you know the plot. They fall in love, she keeps it secret that she's an angel and he finds out later but loves her all the same. About what happens, just slightly different.
Xavier is this super hot guy whom all the girls are in love with. In no time he and Bethany loves each other. Oh, wait, no, he loves his car just as much! (I actually think it is written in the first book). But this review isn't about Halo. In the end second book, the characters are just the same as in the beginning of the first. All right, they love each other even more, but that's about that.
Another thing is that you know that nothing bad will happen. Everything is saved in the last moment.
I think I read this to see if it was better than the first one. It is, a lot. This had a more interesting plot. I think I'd actually give it 1.5 stars.
I can't think of more to write, I've read a couple of reviews and they sum it all pretty much up.
And then again, I have respect for everyone who has ever written a book, however terrible.
Sorry about my English, I'm Danish xD
Bethany is the stupidest protagonist I have ever read about. The characters are supposed to be flawed, I like main characters who make mistakes, but Beth is not written like that, It's like she's supposed to be amazing but she's just stupid. The first time she sees Xavier, you know the plot. They fall in love, she keeps it secret that she's an angel and he finds out later but loves her all the same. About what happens, just slightly different.
Xavier is this super hot guy whom all the girls are in love with. In no time he and Bethany loves each other. Oh, wait, no, he loves his car just as much! (I actually think it is written in the first book). But this review isn't about Halo. In the end second book, the characters are just the same as in the beginning of the first. All right, they love each other even more, but that's about that.
Another thing is that you know that nothing bad will happen. Everything is saved in the last moment.
I think I read this to see if it was better than the first one. It is, a lot. This had a more interesting plot. I think I'd actually give it 1.5 stars.
I can't think of more to write, I've read a couple of reviews and they sum it all pretty much up.
And then again, I have respect for everyone who has ever written a book, however terrible.
Sorry about my English, I'm Danish xD
Better than the book before it. This definetely had something to it, there was a story, which was something Halo, in my opion, lacked. What kept this book from being great was the emphasis on christianity. And as an atheistI was less than thrilled about that. I know that when dealing with a book about angels, christendom can't really be left behind, but I just thought there was too much of it.
Miss Adornetto is a very talented young lady. She has written a captivating and beautiful story, with well defined characters. Her powers of description weave such a potent picture, drawing you into Bethany's world.
Hades is told from Bethany's point of view, and she has a compelling voice throughout the book, lending it a constant depth. Bethany is human in many respects, and yet is vastly different. Even though she spends most of her time in Hell, we get to see more of her as a character. Her compassion is not hindered by Hell, the whole experience setting her foundations to make her stronger.
Xavier can sometimes seem too perfect, but he has this quality that makes him stand out. He has a personality that makes him very approachable, and you just can't help but like him. If you were to pit him against the various YA male leads, his light would probably shine the brightest.
I really enjoyed how the story developed, there was always something that would keep me from putting the book down. The ending is momentous, in more ways than one. I am already eagerly anticipating the next book.
Hades is told from Bethany's point of view, and she has a compelling voice throughout the book, lending it a constant depth. Bethany is human in many respects, and yet is vastly different. Even though she spends most of her time in Hell, we get to see more of her as a character. Her compassion is not hindered by Hell, the whole experience setting her foundations to make her stronger.
Xavier can sometimes seem too perfect, but he has this quality that makes him stand out. He has a personality that makes him very approachable, and you just can't help but like him. If you were to pit him against the various YA male leads, his light would probably shine the brightest.
I really enjoyed how the story developed, there was always something that would keep me from putting the book down. The ending is momentous, in more ways than one. I am already eagerly anticipating the next book.
Ok, so sure this book has angels and all (cool in the very least) but I didn't think it was really that great. I found myself just trying to get it over with. I couldn't bring myself to skip the middle - only because that would be a waste of money - and finally finished it. After four hundred pages, I felt that about fifty pages of actually substance happened. Right now, my cat looks how I felt about this book. Half asleep and covering his face with his paws. I give it two stars for the actual substance of it, but took away three because of lack of ANY-FREAKING-THING!
dark
medium-paced
Originally posted at http://abooksofathomless.blogspot.com.au/
As a whole, I enjoyed this book more than the first one in the series (Halo). This was partly because I knew most of the characters already, I understood the world and I was used to the writing style. However, I think the main part of why I enjoyed this book so much was because of the action- in the first book, it takes a lot of time to build up the romance between Bethany and Xavier but in the second book, we are almost thrown directly into some action and it’s interesting action. Two of the new characters- Hanna and Tucker, have definitely become two of my favourites in the series and I hope they will make some kind of appearance in the third book- Heaven. The characters are still the same ones you met in Halo- Beth is still innocent, Xavier is still sweet, Jake’s still bad ass and Gabriel and Ivy are still perfect. So all in all, I definitely enjoyed Hades and can’t wait to get my hands on Heaven!
As a whole, I enjoyed this book more than the first one in the series (Halo). This was partly because I knew most of the characters already, I understood the world and I was used to the writing style. However, I think the main part of why I enjoyed this book so much was because of the action- in the first book, it takes a lot of time to build up the romance between Bethany and Xavier but in the second book, we are almost thrown directly into some action and it’s interesting action. Two of the new characters- Hanna and Tucker, have definitely become two of my favourites in the series and I hope they will make some kind of appearance in the third book- Heaven. The characters are still the same ones you met in Halo- Beth is still innocent, Xavier is still sweet, Jake’s still bad ass and Gabriel and Ivy are still perfect. So all in all, I definitely enjoyed Hades and can’t wait to get my hands on Heaven!
Review also seen on http://readspect.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-hades.html
I'm going to write this as spoiler free as I possibly can.
This book seemed in ways worse than the first in the series, Halo, though I did read that a long time ago. This book just didn't cut it for me. It seemed very thrown together.
My first issue with the book is the title. The word Hades refers to the Greek god of the Underworld Hades, though in this book the characters use it as the name for the underworld instead of the name of god himself.
Throughout the book I felt that the description the wrong things at the wrong time, and at one point I believe I found a sentence that hadn't been completed thoroughly before starting the next sentence.
I loved the romance in the book, Bethany and Xavier, because they just seems so good for each other, but in the beginning I found my self wanting to yell at Bethany for her many mistakes that later contributed to the main conflict.
My last issue was the ending, which was very sudden and incomplete. (I'm avoiding spoilers, I'm sorry I'm being very vague.)
Overall I say if you liked Halo, you should feel free to try Hades out.
I'm going to write this as spoiler free as I possibly can.
This book seemed in ways worse than the first in the series, Halo, though I did read that a long time ago. This book just didn't cut it for me. It seemed very thrown together.
My first issue with the book is the title. The word Hades refers to the Greek god of the Underworld Hades, though in this book the characters use it as the name for the underworld instead of the name of god himself.
Throughout the book I felt that the description the wrong things at the wrong time, and at one point I believe I found a sentence that hadn't been completed thoroughly before starting the next sentence.
I loved the romance in the book, Bethany and Xavier, because they just seems so good for each other, but in the beginning I found my self wanting to yell at Bethany for her many mistakes that later contributed to the main conflict.
My last issue was the ending, which was very sudden and incomplete. (I'm avoiding spoilers, I'm sorry I'm being very vague.)
Overall I say if you liked Halo, you should feel free to try Hades out.