Showing posts with label angel. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 8, 2016

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff - 370 pages

Daphne, daughter of Lilith and Lucifer, is living an existence of boredom and fear in Pandemonium (the eternal city of metal and flame.)  She lives vicarously through her brother Obie (son of Lilith and Adam) when he brings her back souvenirs from his trips to the human realm to save lost souls.  Her chance encounter with a human boy named Truman who crossed the veil too soon changes her life forever and gives her the courage to go look for Obie when he goes missing on Earth. 

The world building for Pandemonium is very well done.  The reader can picture it all just like seeing it in a movie.  This is an interesting twist on standard teen angst fiction by having the protagonist be totally ignorant of human social customs and forced to interact in our world to try and find her brother.  This is another dark tale from Yovanoff that is marketed as a Teen book but will appeal to adults as well. 

Saturday, September 22, 2012

"hush hush" by Becca Fitzpatrick

"hush hush" by Becca Fitzpatrick, 391 pages

Seventeen year old Nora Grey lives with her mom in a regular town. Life has been pretty okay since she lost her dad years ago in an unsolved murder. She is a reporter for her school paper and enjoys hanging out with her bestfriend, Vee, when she doesn't have to traipse to therapy with her school counselor. When Patch and Elliot (two good looking guys) enroll at her school, Nora's whole world is rocked. Soon she is running from stalkers, having visions of dying, meeting angels, and solving mysteries. Her growing attraction to bad boy Patch leaves her confused. Why does he keep popping up everywhere she is and is he the one stalking her? Told in first person, this book is predictable from start to finish but enjoyable none-the-less. SPOILER WARNING: There are two ways a fallen angel can be "saved." One - they save a life and become a guardian angel. Two - a life is sacrificed and the Fallen becomes human.