by Michelle Rowen
Published May 29th 2012
by Harlequin Teen
ARC from Netgalley
Thoughts:
There's an overload of angel books in May. And I don't know why but after reading so many of them, I still think Unearthly and Daughter of Smoke and Bone are the best of the lot as I think they have the right amount of humour, heart and hunky gorgeous guys (Tucker, of course).
What makes this book unique is that there's also an array of demons in them. Fallen angels and demons to be exact whom are sent to earth to eradicate a new breed of threat that seemed to infest the city where our young MC lives. And unfortunately without realising it, the MC is actually one of them. Interesting idea.
They are called grays. Beings who can sucked human souls just by kissing them. Another type of succubus/incubus perhaps? The MC is an interesting character since she has this mysterious ability to track supernatural beings without her knowing it but the forced chemistry between her and the fallen angel Bishop just bore me.
Apparently I'm more interested to know about the demons and the mysterious women/demon queen who created the grays rather than reading about the romantic tension between the two leads and their so-called mission to maintain the balance between heaven and hell.
Recommended for: fans of angels and demons
Verdict: 3 stars.
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
Summary from Goodreads:
I don't do dangerous. Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that's me. But I just couldn't pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me...something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It's like part of me is missing-and I don't know if I can get it back.
Then there's Bishop. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he's keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he's what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me....
Thoughts:
There's an overload of angel books in May. And I don't know why but after reading so many of them, I still think Unearthly and Daughter of Smoke and Bone are the best of the lot as I think they have the right amount of humour, heart and hunky gorgeous guys (Tucker, of course).
What makes this book unique is that there's also an array of demons in them. Fallen angels and demons to be exact whom are sent to earth to eradicate a new breed of threat that seemed to infest the city where our young MC lives. And unfortunately without realising it, the MC is actually one of them. Interesting idea.
They are called grays. Beings who can sucked human souls just by kissing them. Another type of succubus/incubus perhaps? The MC is an interesting character since she has this mysterious ability to track supernatural beings without her knowing it but the forced chemistry between her and the fallen angel Bishop just bore me.
Apparently I'm more interested to know about the demons and the mysterious women/demon queen who created the grays rather than reading about the romantic tension between the two leads and their so-called mission to maintain the balance between heaven and hell.
Recommended for: fans of angels and demons
Verdict: 3 stars.
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
I loved this book, but I am a fan of angels and demons. I thought the concept was unique, and God knows that's hard to do with so many angel books out there right now. Great review.
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LOVE the cover. I think if you have Angels you need to balance it with Demons. I do like both.
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