Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human—oh, and same goes for her.
A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden…
(From Goodreads)
It's kind of hard for me to pinpoint why I love this book so much, but I guess, on the surface, it's because I felt all the feelings. Like, whoa. Lots and lots of feelings. It's a little difficult to isolate the things that make this book great because it blends and floats together so wonderfully. It's all so good. And I'm going to attempt to break it down here.
First, Violet may or may not be one of my new favorite heroines ever. I wish I could be her. Sometimes, anyway. Because for being a potential supernatural being, she's so human. She makes bad decisions, she makes good decisions and then she has to deal with the consequences. But no matter what, she's always very strong and always is in control (or at least she does a very good job of looking like it).
And then there are the boys. I didn't not like Phoenix, I think he was the weakest link in this story. I always felt things were very muted when he was around and I had no connection to him. But, those things just made me love Lincoln even more. And I loved him before. He's perfect. The perfect boy. I mean, minus the obvious issues that I won't go into here. The scenes between Violet and Lincoln were absolutely the best parts of this book. Love love love Lincoln.
I read a lot of angel books. I kind of think angels are the most popular paranormal creature out there right now. I did feel that this one was different, but I couldn't quite figure out why. I'm thinking now that it's unique because it sticks to the Bible angels without being preachy or actually religious. There's all the levels of angels that come into play and the best part was the way that Jessica Shirvington brought the concept of "free will" into the story. Free will is a huge thing when it comes to man kind and apparently angels as well, but when you add the clear difference between good and evil - how much free will do you actually have? How much do you have when your only decisions are to do the right thing or the wrong thing? Making a choice could choose the very essence of who you are. How much free will do we have when you factor in consequences.
So yeah, awesome awesome book. I'm very much looking forward Enticed which will hopefully be out in the US this fall.
