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Excuse me and my potty mouth but for this book, but most of the words going through my mind were mostly "Oh shit." Because that's what happens. Every single chapter, something quite terrible happens.
Hallowed picks up right as Unearthly left off, after the fire and with Clara worried because she has no idea what to do about screwing up her purpose after she went to save Tucker, her boyfriend, instead of Christian. And Tucker himself is all amiss because he comes from a not well-off family and he lost everything in that fire.
Which turns out to be arson.
And then Clara's mother turns out to be.
And while Tucker is extremely distracted about his family life and the fire, we find out Christian REALLY REALLY likes Clara. As in more than just friends.
And there are way more angels in Jackson Hole than you thought there was.
It just goes on and on with shenanigans!
But does the crazy drama make it a good book?
Clara, as many reviewers have already pointed out, is a very likeable heroine. She doesn't make STUPID mistakes like walking home at night through bad parts of town. Her mistakes are more realistic like when she accidentally sleeps over at Tucker's house and in his bed. Ms. hand really made it feel like an accident. Even wasn't normally hateful like I despite in most other ya.
But the problem is, I HATE love triangles with a deep ensuring passion. It's just not fair to anyone involved and deeply frustrates me when the male leads just make it worse by being aggressive about it. I understand it makes stories more interesting and creates conflict, but it is frustrating to read.
Biggest bone to pick: Jeffrey.
Or how the author made it feel like all conflict could have been avoided if JEFFREY had just SAID SOMETHING, ANYTHING in book one. (the other 10% of the conflict in the book is related to Clara's mother, who unfortunately has bigger problems) Jeffrey is turning out to be a terrible younger brother, something I didn't know could happen in ya. He was honestly the reason for half the issues in this book.
Okay, so did i like the book?
Honestly, it was half and half. The book was sooooo dammmnnn slooowww at certain parts and I only finished because I kept reading reviews on goodreads saying there were things up ahead that would blow my mind. I still hate Angela as much as ever and every single time she comes out, I immediately lose interest. Even Tucker and Christian are not as dynamic in here. Clara's powers as an empath means there's a lot of "I know what you're thinking so we'll just awkwardly stand here while I read your feelings instead of actually talking", and inner monologues while she squabbles with herself.
The story did pick up when Clara's dad comes back and we find out a little more about angel history (again related to her mother) but then the pace slows down again.
But plotwise, there was nothing stopping this train! Thousands of things happened.
So yes. three stars.
Hallowed picks up right as Unearthly left off, after the fire and with Clara worried because she has no idea what to do about screwing up her purpose after she went to save Tucker, her boyfriend, instead of Christian. And Tucker himself is all amiss because he comes from a not well-off family and he lost everything in that fire.
Which turns out to be arson.
And then Clara's mother turns out to be
Spoiler
dyingAnd while Tucker is extremely distracted about his family life and the fire, we find out Christian REALLY REALLY likes Clara. As in more than just friends.
And there are way more angels in Jackson Hole than you thought there was.
It just goes on and on with shenanigans!
But does the crazy drama make it a good book?
Clara, as many reviewers have already pointed out, is a very likeable heroine. She doesn't make STUPID mistakes like walking home at night through bad parts of town. Her mistakes are more realistic like when she accidentally sleeps over at Tucker's house and in his bed. Ms. hand really made it feel like an accident. Even
Spoiler
her cheating kiss with ChristianBut the problem is, I HATE love triangles with a deep ensuring passion. It's just not fair to anyone involved and deeply frustrates me when the male leads just make it worse by being aggressive about it. I understand it makes stories more interesting and creates conflict, but it is frustrating to read.
Biggest bone to pick: Jeffrey.
Or how the author made it feel like all conflict could have been avoided if JEFFREY had just SAID SOMETHING, ANYTHING in book one. (the other 10% of the conflict in the book is related to Clara's mother, who unfortunately has bigger problems) Jeffrey is turning out to be a terrible younger brother, something I didn't know could happen in ya. He was honestly the reason for half the issues in this book.
Okay, so did i like the book?
Honestly, it was half and half. The book was sooooo dammmnnn slooowww at certain parts and I only finished because I kept reading reviews on goodreads saying there were things up ahead that would blow my mind. I still hate Angela as much as ever and every single time she comes out, I immediately lose interest. Even Tucker and Christian are not as dynamic in here. Clara's powers as an empath means there's a lot of "I know what you're thinking so we'll just awkwardly stand here while I read your feelings instead of actually talking", and inner monologues while she squabbles with herself.
The story did pick up when Clara's dad comes back and we find out a little more about angel history (again related to her mother) but then the pace slows down again.
But plotwise, there was nothing stopping this train! Thousands of things happened.
So yes. three stars.