L.A. Weatherly - Angel

Just stayed up to finish this book! Enjoy =)

Started : 22nd November 2010

Finished : 25th November

Rating : 4.5/5

The Blurb :

In a world where angels are beyond redemption, Alex thinks he's found one that might deserve mercy. Alex is a ruthless assassin - of angels. Forget everything you've heard about them before. Angels are not benign celestial creatures, but fierce stalkers whose irresistible force allows them to feed off humans, draining them of their vitality until there is barely anything left. As far as Alex is concerned, the only good angel is a dead angel...until he meets Willow. She may look like a normal teenager but Willow is no ordinary girl. Half-angel, half-human, Willow may hold the key to defeating the evil angels. But as the hunter and the hunted embark on an epic and dangerous journey and Willow learns the dark and terrifying secrets of her past, Alex finds himself drawn to Willow...with devastating consequences. Eoin Colfer reinvented the fairy, Stephenie Meyer reinvented the vampire, L.A. Weatherly reinvents the angel! This is a heart-pounding, knuckle-whitening, paranormal romance action-adventure for fans of the "Twilight" series. This is the first in a devastating new trilogy.

My Review :

After being recommended this book l was straight away attracted to the cover even though l am usually a bit put off with a cover with a person on the front. This cover mixed Angel and Evil together just by the picture and one line, this was enough to snatch me away from my big big pile of books and read this one.

After my first impression being good l felt after a few chapters how distinctive this book is from other paranormal books out at the moment, it's a nice refreshing feeling to read a book which feels a little bit more realistic and unique(depending on what other paranormal books you have read l guess)

This book l found was very gripping from the beginning then the pace slowed down in the middle before then soon growing in pace towards the end again. The middle is focussed more on feelings and letting the reader getting to know the characters.

L.A. Weatherly got it just right with supplying the reader with enough 'information' to keep the reader interested but didn't give too much away which is a lot easier when you write the book from two peoples point of view.

Really enjoyed this read, just didn't quite connect as well with Willow as l have with other main characters in 5/5 star books.