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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Embora seja uma temática infinitamente explorada, recordo-me bem do quão agradavelmente me senti surpreendida quando conheci os anjos da trilogia Halo - fieis, gloriosos e com um distanciamento da raça humana apetecível -, estes deixaram-me uma imensa vontade de continuar a ler a história de Alexandra Adornetto que, para meu prazer, trata o oposto do seu antecedente.
Se anteriormente conheci o céu, como o próprio título indica, em Hades fui transportada para um verdadeiro inferno, repleto de crueldade, dor e pecados, para um aventura cheia de perigos e requintes de malvadez que dá vida à idealização que muitos de nós têm deste local maldito.
Seguindo o mesmo estilo de escrita, moderadamente descritivo, a autora preparou um emboscada para a inocente protagonista Bethany Church, que a deixa presa, uma vez mais, nas garras do inimigo que julgava morto, Jake Thorn.
Agora, afastada da benignidade dos que sempre idolatrou ou, posteriormente, começou a amar, Beth irá descobrir que nem tudo é o que parece em terrenos de Lúcifer, do Grande Papá, mas uma coisa é certa, nunca a luz esteve tão ausente e uma das armas do seu Pai, a esperança, tão longe… ao que parece até mesmo para os anjos, com ou sem asas, pode chegar o fim.
Comentário completa em: http://historiasdeelphaba.blogspot.pt/2013/08/hades-alexandra-adornetto-opiniao.html
Se anteriormente conheci o céu, como o próprio título indica, em Hades fui transportada para um verdadeiro inferno, repleto de crueldade, dor e pecados, para um aventura cheia de perigos e requintes de malvadez que dá vida à idealização que muitos de nós têm deste local maldito.
Seguindo o mesmo estilo de escrita, moderadamente descritivo, a autora preparou um emboscada para a inocente protagonista Bethany Church, que a deixa presa, uma vez mais, nas garras do inimigo que julgava morto, Jake Thorn.
Agora, afastada da benignidade dos que sempre idolatrou ou, posteriormente, começou a amar, Beth irá descobrir que nem tudo é o que parece em terrenos de Lúcifer, do Grande Papá, mas uma coisa é certa, nunca a luz esteve tão ausente e uma das armas do seu Pai, a esperança, tão longe… ao que parece até mesmo para os anjos, com ou sem asas, pode chegar o fim.
Comentário completa em: http://historiasdeelphaba.blogspot.pt/2013/08/hades-alexandra-adornetto-opiniao.html
just realized that it took me exactly 1 year to pick up this book again... speaks for itself. it was. nice story after all, but didn't live up to my expectations and was kinda ruined by this "merry" ending...
still, I need to know how the story continues.
still, I need to know how the story continues.
In the second book of the Halo Trilogy so much happens. The book starts six months after where the first ends. Beth and Xavier are trying to have a normal relationship, or as normal as it gets in a human/angel relationship. Things are going perfectly fine until Beth’s friend Molly, which as I mentioned in my review of Halo is a fucking moron, decides that they should perform a seance on Halloween. Because she’s an idiot. Molly basically guilts Beth into doing this with them, and Beth plays along because she wants to make her friend happy. Which leads to the villain, Jake Thorn, who Gabriel and Ivy defeated in the last book, to be set loose among the population again. Jake uses Beth’s unselfish caring for those that she cares about, one of the many traits I love about her, to lure Beth to Hell. Beth continues to be the character I fell in love with in the first book. While she’s in Hell, being held against her will, all she does is think of a way to get back to her friends and family, Xavier too of course. Even in Hell, she stays the selfless, caring, slightly ignorant angel she’s always been. I love that about her, no matter what situation she’s in, she doesn’t let her values change. And while she’s trying to find a way home, her loved ones are also doing everything they can to get her back. Gabriel is doing everything he can with the big man upstairs with Ivy right at his side and Xavier never leaves the pair, trying to help them in any way he can. When the book starts, I really REALLY hate Jake, but as it progresses I kind of want to love him. But he just keeps showing that he’s an asshole, so I start to hate him all over again. The way Adornetto writes about her characters just makes me want to love all of them, even if I actually hate them a lot.
This book, like the first, kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happens next. The way it’s written makes it easy to love all the characters, as I mentioned, and when the book ends you’re left wanting so much more. I’ll mention, as I did in my review of Halo, Hades is a little heavy on the religion end of things. But I mean, the main characters ARE angels, so you should expect at least a little bit of that stuff and junk. But regardless of that, Hades was still a fantastic book that I couldn’t put down until I was done. If this review makes you want to read this book then you should probably go look at my review for Halo and start there.
This book, like the first, kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happens next. The way it’s written makes it easy to love all the characters, as I mentioned, and when the book ends you’re left wanting so much more. I’ll mention, as I did in my review of Halo, Hades is a little heavy on the religion end of things. But I mean, the main characters ARE angels, so you should expect at least a little bit of that stuff and junk. But regardless of that, Hades was still a fantastic book that I couldn’t put down until I was done. If this review makes you want to read this book then you should probably go look at my review for Halo and start there.
An interesting take on Hell. I found myself annoyed at Beth more than a few times for not fighting back and just waiting to be rescued. I will concede the last centimetre of the book was quiet exciting (after a lot of toing and froing) and the end has set the characters up perfectly for the final instalment which i will be reading, if only to see how it ends (no doubt happily :P).
Fabulous sequel! I just love when book 2 is even better than book 1!
Well. I'm sorry but Hades is kinda a lame name for hell, AND. I think Jake is hotter, despite the fact he's the baddie and that he's a Prince of Hell. BUT, who cares about these petty details! :D The point is, he's pretty much the only interesting character in this book. Bethany still kinda pisses me off, and Xavier is still too.. GOODY GOODY, and I am not the girl who likes the bad boy in the story. So me choosing thread guy over the good guy IS A BIG DEAL.
Average angel book again, NOT TERRIBLE to the point where I want to drop it in the middle, like I did for a couple books (COUGHCOUGHFALLEN) but not fabulous OMG PLEASEHITMEIMUSTBEDREAMING book either.
Average angel book again, NOT TERRIBLE to the point where I want to drop it in the middle, like I did for a couple books (COUGHCOUGHFALLEN) but not fabulous OMG PLEASEHITMEIMUSTBEDREAMING book either.