I used to be ordinary Samantha Day, but that's changed. Now, after one dark kiss from a dangerous boy, I can steal someone's soul…or their life. If I give in to the constant hunger inside me, I hurt anyone I kiss. If I don't…I hurt myself. Bishop is the one whose kiss I crave most, but if I kiss him, I'll kill him. Then there's another boy, one I can't hurt. One whose kiss seems to miraculously quell my hunger. They're both part of a team of angels and demons that's joined forces in my city to fight a mysterious rising darkness, an evil that threatens everyone I know and love. (Amazon)
Reviewed by Ems - who cannot read enough books
I came upon this series quite by accident on the YA Book
Exchange. The first book looked interesting, so I traded for it. Not long after
I got it, I found the sequel, WICKED KISS, on NetGalley. I decided I'd better start reading
the first book so I could get to this one.
Yeah, best intentions and all that jazz...
It took me forever to get to the series, but once I did, I flew
through the books. I quite enjoyed them and had fun in the unique world that
Michelle Rowen created.
I haven't had a ton of luck with angel books, because they all
read EXACTLY THE SAME. This series had enough of a unique twist to it that I
didn't feel the same boredom. I wouldn't put it in the same league as Hallowed (Cynthia
Hand), but for me, it was head and shoulders above some of the others I've
read.
Of all the characters in the book, I think I liked Kraven the
best. He's a bad boy for sure, but he's so honest about it. I didn't ever feel
like he was pretending, when I did get that feeling from some of the others. He
had his moments of 'nice guy-ness' too, which I liked. He wasn't completely
one-dimensional like some of the others.
I liked Bishop as well. Being an angel with a soul and having
that soul wreak havoc on him was a new concept for me. I thought he was
well-done, even if I did want to beat him with a stick sometimes. He was
frustrating at times, but most of the time, I liked him. He tried really hard
to be strong for the team, and I can totally respect that.
I didn't really love Samantha though. That's kind of a big deal,
considering that she's the main character. She was kind of annoying and whiny
to me, even if I can admit that she had her reasons. I mean, her soul was
stolen, so that's kind of a big deal. But still. I think she had bigger things
to worry about than whether or not Bishop was going to kiss her again. Maybe
let's focus on the bigger picture. She wasn't ALWAYS like that though, which is
why I didn't totally dislike her.
Plot-wise, I really enjoyed this series. The idea of the angels
being trapped in this one city until their mission was fulfilled was kind of
cool. I also liked the way the angels and demons had to work together for the
greater good. I thought they did their jobs well, and the interaction created
enough tension to keep the books fascinating.
Overall, quite enjoyable, and books that I'm glad to now have in
my personal library.
Market: YA Fiction
Language: Moderate
Sensuality: Moderate
Violence: Moderately
heavy of the paranormal sort
Mature Themes: manipulation,
fallen angels
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