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The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!
Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.
The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?
I really need my Patch fix! If you haven't read Hush, Hush, I highly recommend it :)
Falling in love was never so easy . . .or so deadly.
For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.
Where to begin with this book? I just finished it the other day after only beginning it Monday night. I mean I could have finished it Monday night if I didn’t have to wake up early for that whole work thing. I started this book thinking I would read a bit and then put it down and go to bed. Oh boy how wrong was I? I found myself immediately attached to the story and before I knew it the book was almost finished and the clock read 12:30am.
This story was fascinating and had me at the edge of my seat the entire time. I had no idea where the story was going to end up taking me - most of my assumptions were exactly the same as Nora (I'm not very trustworthy I guess). It was a definite page gripping tale of a girl who strives too hard and never takes a break and the boy who makes her see the danger and unexpected, that life has to offer.
I’ve read a few reviews and some people completely disliked Hush, Hush where others LOVED it! And I mean, adored, addictive never give it up type love. I most definitely fall into the latter two of those categories. I actually find it baffling that some people didn’t enjoy Becca Fitzpatrick’s intriguing story but that’s the beauty of books and the internet right? You get to experience how the book you love may have left a different impact on someone else.
Trying to write this review has proven difficult. Main reason being: All I want to do is write how much I love PATCH! ahhh Patch! He is addictive, cunning, sarcastic, endearing and dangerously gorgeous. I began falling in love with Patch from the moment Nora is partnered with him in Biology. By the end of the book I was head over heels in love with him. In fact I feel *bad* just saying that. Patch is the resident bad boy/mysterious guy in Nora’s life who she can’t find herself trusting but is strongly drawn to. Nora actually frustrated me so much when it came to Patch but I’m obviously bias and as you learn she has her reasons for not being able to trust him. There were times when I found myself screaming at Nora to just trust him. However, as a stand alone heroine of the novel, Nora comes a long way to bust out of her shell. I was proud of her at the end of the novel.
Nora and Vee have a great friendship and Vee is hilarious. She lives life and doesn’t really care, unless she's on her "diet" whereas Nora is the complete opposite. I enjoyed how their friendship was written and how close they stayed throughout the duration of the book. They were definitely each others Ying to the other one's Yang. It will be fun to see where Becca takes their friendship and the limits within that bond in Crescendo.
I found the book read extremely well and there was never a dull moment to be had. Becca keeps us as readers interested and intrigued by the many twists and turns, plot structure, and character development. The supporting cast of characters also never disappoints. What I would have liked to see would have been more development in Nora’s relationship with her mother. Possibly Crescendo will elaborate more on the mother/daughter bond that I didn’t feel in Hush, Hush. Becca does give us a nice detailed history of what it means to be a Fallen Angel as well as Nephilim.I'm really thinking that Fallen Angels are going to be the next big thing! They are popping up everyone and I absolutely love that.
I'm really excited for Crescendo and if you haven't read this book yet, I would highly suggest doing so before Crescendo hits shelves October 19th 2010.
BlogFest 2010 is now upon us! We are so thrilled to be participating in our very first BlogFest. A big thanks to Cinnamon Brown at A Journey of Books for hosting this amazing Blog love and giveaway!
So trying to come up with some wicked giveaways has been a challenge. We are new at this, so we are still learning the tricks to be learned from the online book blog community....However, we think we came up with three giveaways that we hope you will all be pleased with.
*All winners will be decided via random.org
GIVEAWAY #1
This is our Casters and Angels giveaway. We will be giving away a copy of Fallen By Lauren Kate, Beautiful Creatures By: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, and Hush, Hush By Becca Fitzpatrick. We hope that the winner of this prize pack will not have read these yet and get them in time for the late September and October releases of the 2nd book for each series. All books will be in hardcopy format and brand new. This giveaway is open to residents of the USA and Canada ONLY!
We wanted to be able to do something for our wonderful international people out there so we have decided that the winner of prize pack #2 will receive books from the Book Depository worth $15.00.
We will also be drawing one lucky winner to receive an ARC of Paranormalcy. As long as you fill out the above forms, you will be entered in this giveaway! US/Canada/International
Also please don't forget to stop by and say Hello to Gaby at Oh My Books! and see what fabulous prizes she is giving away!!!
We will announce the winner for each prize once BlogFest is over. The winner will have 24hrs to respond to our e-mail. If we don't hear from those winners, new ones will be chosen.
Thank you for stopping by and for participating in our giveaways! We appreciate it so much :)
We are also having a Smart Chicks giveaway open to residents of Canada and the USA. You can find that giveaway here: Smart Chicks Kick It! Giveaway
