By LA Weatherly
2.5/5
When I first
read this series a couple of years ago, I absolutely loved it. The romance was
epic, the plotline was intense and the characters were moving. However, after a
recent reread (in which I only managed to get through the first book, Angel,
before I gave up) my opinion has completely changed. Maybe it’s because I’m
older now but ‘angels’ just seem really immature now.
As I have
mentioned before, if I am reading a fantasy novel, I like for a new world to be
created in which the fantasy creatures can exist. For example, Prythian in A
Court of Thorns and Roses or the Shadow World in The Mortal Instruments series
(I know it is set in New York but there is a fantasy world within the mortal
world). When fantasy creatures exist just in the real world, I don’t connect to
the story as well because it just seems so far-fetched. This is a reason why I no
longer like this trilogy.
The writing
style and the characters aren’t terrible. Willow irritates me a little but I can
cope with her; Alex is totally gorgeous as are most boys in YA novels, but I really
couldn’t connect with them. I don’t remember much about the second and third
book but I know that Willow kisses someone who isn’t Alex and Alex kisses
someone who isn’t Willow and this really doesn’t sit well with me as they spend
the last part of the first book telling each other how much they love each
other on every other line so why would you cheat?
This review
is turning into a bit of a rant so I’m just going to end by saying if you like
books about angels, the series is probably for you but if you don’t like books
about angels, don’t read it. (Also, these covers are truly awful).
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