Series: Angel, Book One
Publisher: Usborne
Format: Paperback
Published: 1st October 2010
Number of Pages: 506
Book: Bought
Genre:
Urban Fantasy, Dark Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Magic, Thriller, Suspense, Action-Adventure, YA
Recommended
Age: 12+
Contains: Swearing,
Violence, Alcohol References
No Drug References
Author's
Site: L.A. Weatherly
Willow
knows she’s different from other girls.
And not just because she loves tinkering around with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into people’s futures, know
their dreams, their hopes and their regrets, just by touching them. She has no idea where she gets this power
from…
But
Alex does. Gorgeous, mysterious Alex
knows Willow’s secret and is on a mission to stop her. The dark forces within Willow make her dangerous
– and irresistible. In spite of himself,
Alex finds he is falling in love with his sworn enemy.
Utterly
intoxicating and deeply compelling, Angel is an epic tale of love, destiny and sacrifice.
Review:
"I work for the
CIA," [Alex] grimaced. "Or worked, probably. My
job was to hunt down and destroy angels. I was told that you're one.
And instead you're..." He trailed off, eyebrows lowering.
"Like nothing I've ever seen before…”
Alex's whole life has been about hunting,
ever since his mother died. She was killed, actually. By angels.
Yep, you heard right: angels killed his mother and now he's an AK (Angel
Killer).
Because angels aren't like they are in the
bible. They aren't pure and they aren't good and they aren't loving.
They are monsters, plain and simple. In fact, the only good kind of
angel is a dead angel.
Which is why Alex is so confused when he's
sent to kill Willow.
Willow's life is almost as... unique as Alex's: not only is she
obsessed with all things car related, not only is her mother trapped in her own
world and completely withdrawn, Willow is psychic. She has a gift - can
see people's thoughts, futures and feelings whenever she touches their hand.
This is how she first sees an angel.
She knows they are wrong, evil, bad;
knows the truth, just like Alex. Well, at least she thought she did...
So when he turns up to kill her and learns
what she really is, starts to fall for her, Alex is torn. He is literally
falling for the enemy, whether she knows what she is or not...
And all the while, the angel invasion is
about to explode - big time...
It's taken me forever to get to Angel. I really don't know why:
it's so up my alley!
I mean angels and hunters and crazy psycho angel freaks who try to kill
you. How could a girl resist? And yet I did. For so, so long.
And God am I ticked off at myself for that! Angel was such a brilliant book - fast-paced, addictive, exciting
and so bleeping awesome! I just zoomed through it, gobbling it all up as
fast as I possibly could. Oh, how I loved it! Gimme Angel Fire - like, stat!
Alex. Oh how I love him! Cute
hunters are always a favourite of mine, thanks to Supernatural and the Winchester brothers. The hot guys in
Buffy's Scooby Gang don't hurt either! But I'm talking about Alex now.
Alex was so, so sweet - hard as nails, kickass, but so sweet and caring
too. I absolutely loved him to pieces!
I loved Willow too, obviously. Not as
much, of course, but I did love her! Willow was a brilliant heroine:
strong, tough but caring and warm and loving. She was also really, really
quirky and odd - "Queen Weird"
indeed! And I loved her uniqueness - I do love lead girls who don't
conform!
And the relationship between Alex and
Willow? Oh, I loved it! The way it was so tense and
chemistry-fuelled to begin with, as they kept each other at arms-length.
And then the way they grew closer: so, so cute and sweet! And so
real too - so believable. And they were just so perfect together: they
completed each other, totally corny as that sounds. Plus their banter was
hilarious! At times though... well, it was so sickly it felt like I was
drinking Coke with added sugar through strawberry laces and liquorice.
Don't get me wrong, I love them together. It's just... a little
less sickliness? A little less cheese? Maybe please?
The other characters? Just as
freaking amazing! I mean, even the bad guys - even the angels - were
totally real. I mean, I hated their guts, but they were all real.
I loved loved loved the writing! How we had so many amazing different POVs:
Willow's in first person, and then Alex and even some angels' in third.
The way it jumped could confuse people to begin with and throw them off,
but I absolutely loved it to pieces. I mean, I'm a huge huge fan of split
perspectives, so this book was like my dream come true. I loved that I
could get into everyone's heads. Alex was the one I was especially
intrigued by, though. Not cause I love him or anything, of
course...
The plot? So cool! It was so
fast and suspenseful and exciting! There was action non-stop - well,
apart from the desert thing, where much of afore-mentioned sickliness occurred.
Also, some of the things I saw coming. But none the less, this book
and this plot was totally addictive - I was racing towards the end, desperate
to know what would happen. The ending, while pretty explosive, wasn't the
huge face down I think I was expecting. But it still left me desperate
for more and that's all you really want isn't it?
Besides, OMG, the angel stuff in this book were so freaking kickass!
So very very different! I mean, the idea of angels being bad,
feeding and poisoning humans? Of their world dying so they came here?
Of a band of assassins known as Angel Killers? Of all the aura
chakra things? Just ohmifreakinggod!! So totally awesome it's
untrue! One of the coolest angel myth stuff out there! I mean, check this extract out…!
"When an angel
feeds off someone, the effect is toxic," he said. "One of the
things that happens is that the person perceives the angel as wonderful and
kind. Another is that it damages them in some way - causes some sort of
disease, or mental illness. MS, cancer, whatever. The more the
person's energy is drained, the more severe it usually is." pg197
Squee!
So yes. Angel wasn't perfect. But it was amazing. It was
totally addictive and great fun and awesome. And man I loved it. And I am absolutely freaking desperate for Angel Fire. As in, if I don’t get it, like, yesterday I’m gonna go crazy!
Star Rating:
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5
Read this
book if you liked:
Fated by Sarah Anderson
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Fallen Angels by Katherine Pine
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Happy Reading
Megan
1 comment:
You've done it again, Megan! I really want to read this now and am going to try and get a copy as soon as I can.
This sounds like just my thing and Alex does sound AMAZING. Lovely review! :D
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