Hallowed: An Unearthly Novel (vuoden 2012 painos)

Rating: 97% (4.85 stars) ( )

Hallowed picks up not long after the events of Unearthly. Clara's having to deal with the consequences she made regarding her purpose on the day of the fire. She's started having new visions and these tell her that somebody she loves is about to die in the very near future. On top of that, Clara's struggling with her feelings for both Tucker and Christian.

I felt like Hallowed really kicked up the intensity on all levels. I wanted a little bit more action and clarification on some issues. I was impressed that Hand was able to make me indecisive on my feelings between Tucker and Christian. Maybe I'll be able to make up my mind before the end of the next book. ( )

I finally finished this book. But I am just now being able to do a review because I've been busy.

But this book for me was between 4/5 because it was such a slow read for me and didnt pick up until a little over 100 pages in (at least for me it didnt pick up and make me want to stick with it until then)

Of course, I didn't hate it. It was interesting enough, but just wasnt as good as the first.

Although I like Tucker, I am and have always rooted for Clara and Christian to be together. I always thought they should be the ones that needed to be together and were meant to be together.

I do kind of see where Jeffrey may be going in this series..And I would be surprised if he didn't get into some serious issues in Boundless. (No, I have not read it yet and I don't consider my last comment a spoiler). I am still not totally sure about Angela and I still find her utterly annoying..Along with Wendy.

And the surprise about someone in the book was amazing to me and I loved it! I wasn't expecting that little twist she had in here.

Its good to see that Clara and Jeffrey finally found some people who she could go to beyond Angela for advice and some actual truth about what it is to be an Angel-Blood.

So, I am nervous about Boundless but also excited because I want to see what happens next.

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Maybe updated review to come? We'll see how my thoughts think about this.


First Read: June 30, 2012
Original Review:
first thing you should know: this review prob won't be the best, cuz I'm in serious denial about some of the things that happened in this book.

it was a good book, very emotional, (and no, not just with Tucker-vs-Christian thing.)
there was more with Samjeeza, yay! found out some things about her mom (and dad) we didn't know before.
much sadness concerning her mom.
Clara's purpose comes back to bite her butt, and she finds out that she actually ruined EVERY-SINGLE-FREAKING-BODIES purpose, not just her own's and Christian's like we thought before.
I'm not sure whats up with Jeffrey. I mean, I had a hunch, but since revelations made towards the end of this book, I'm not sure if I'm right anymore.
next book they'll be off in college. yay.

SHE AND TUCKER DID NOT BREAK UP. THEY JUST DID NOT.

If she is with Christian at the end of this series, I am going to scream. I'm going to scream, then die, come back as a zombie, bite all their heads off then Aden Stone is going to randomly show up and kill me.

wow. I actually had to go and pace when I finished this book.

kaykay. I'm shutting up now.

just found out there might be a tv show of this on the CW. Please do this right, CW! All though, must admit, I have much faith in the CW. I mean they took an AWFUL book series (The Vampire Diaries) and made an awesome tv show, so Imagine what they'll do with an AWESOME book series.

also, I've noticed all my fellow reviewers saying they love Christian?!?!?!? Uh, NO!

refer to my denial. I'm still in denial about it, but I think it happened, AND IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF CHRISTIAN. *roaring in anger*
No, I'm not in love with Christian.
Okay, scene in the cemetery? "This is the part where I kiss you?" Uh, NOOOO! that is not allowed, not fair, and not freaking happening! I don't care bout her purpose or that they're EXACTLY THE FREAKING SAME or that they 'belong together' or whatever! Uh, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I refuse to accept it! I may just be incredibly stubborn, but I think it's safe to say that I will NEVER love Christian.
Probably because he IS nice and awesome and totally capable of taking Clara away from Tucker!
AND THEY DIDN'T BREAK UP! THEY JUST DIDN'T! OKAY?
I'm sorry. Okay, sometimes it's possible for me to love both guys, but not usually. Usually, I pick one guy, stick with him, and hate the other with a burning passion.
But, if Christian weren't so nice, I'd probably okay with him!
I'm going to die.
If the world ends before the third book comes out, I will be SOOO mad. ( )

I would give this a solid 3.5. It has your typical YA love triangle but the angel stuff is actually pretty interesting. They are fluffy books that are perfect for summer reading and I love that both guys are good and it's not Clara torn between the good soul and the tortured one. The villain is a little lack luster but only because she rarely encounters him in this book. It's more of a side note which allows for some very interesting character development. I can't wait to read the last book, whenever I get to it but I enjoyed going back to this series. It was exactly the kind of read I needed right now. ( )