Finale - Becca Fitzpatrick

Synopsis: Nora and Patch thought their troubles were behind them. Hank is gone and they should be able to put his ugly vendetta to rest. But in Hank's absence, Nora has become the unwitting head of the Nephilim and must finish what Hank began. Which ultimately means destroying the fallen angels - destroying Patch.
Nora will never let that happen, so she and Patch make a plan: lead everyone to believe they have broken up, and work the system from the inside. Nora will convince the Nephilim that they are making a mistake in fighting the fallen angels, and Patch will find out everything he can from the opposing side. They will end this war before it can even begin.
But the best-laid plans often go awry. Nora is put through the paces in her new role and finds herself drawn to an addictive power she never anticipatedAs the battle lines are drawn, Nora and Patch must confront the differences that have always been between them and either choose to ignore them or let them destroy the love they have always fought for. (From Goodreads)

It was a little bittersweet saying goodbye to this series. Here was my relationship with it - Hush, Hush: Heyyyyy, Patch. Crescendo: Meh. Silence: I've come this far, might as well read it. OH MY GOSH WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? THIS IS SO AWESOME. Finale: Should have stopped at book three.

So, yeah, Finale let me down a little bit. After Silence blew my mind, I was expecting so much more from Finale. But it was a lot more of the same. Patch is still calling the shots, despite Nora's protestations. She's still weak (relatively) even though a lot of the book is about her training. But book four was supposed to be about WAR, and it was still about the preparation for war. Kind of anticlimatic.

However, I still am in love with these characters, and it's hard to complain about getting to spend a little more time with them. I thoroughly enjoyed Vee's stepped-up role in this book. She's still one of the best book besties ever. And Patch is still super swoony and still has a bit of a mysterious edge, which keeps him interesting.

So even though it lets me down, I still love this series. Mostly, I'm just going to miss Patch. *sigh*

Silence - Becca Fitzpatrick

Synopsis: The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.


Holy Fallen Angel Wings. This book was epic. This is going to be a quick review because if I go on for too long I'm going to give things away, and that's the last thing I want to do. But you need to know that you either need to START reading this series, or KEEP reading because the third book is where it gets reallllly good. 


I read Hush, Hush and Crescendo way at the beginning of the year (I have a short memory...) so I bought Silence, but couldn't quite get into it because I wasn't really able to remember what happened in previous books. I remembered over-all plots, but not the little details. So I spent my Thanksgiving break re-reading the first two books. I honestly didn't love Hush, Hush as much as I did the first time - but I still completely loved Crescendo. 


Ok - quick pause - if you haven't read the series yet - it follows Nora Grey, who is a very smart girl, attempting to stay focused on school, but is dealing with the murder of her father. She has an awesome BFF, Vree, who likes to cause all kinds of trouble, but is always there for Nora. Then, of course, there's Patch, the mysterious boy who seems to have come from no where. Patch is beautiful and dangerous - the real kind of dangerous, not the fake leather wearing so I look dangerous - but the I'm going to get you killed if you hang out with me kind of dangerous. That's my quick synopsis of the series without giving anything away - oh and it's about fallen angels - which you can probably tell from the book covers. 


So anyways, I re-read the first two books then dived right into Silence. And geez louise, this book took my breath away. I think that Becca Fitzpatrick really stepped it up in this book - in writing, plot and character development. The series has very apparently matured and it's gotten so wonderfully complicated that it creates the kind of tension that makes you realize you've been holding your breath - or that makes you throw your book to the ground in anger. Nora has matured so much, and she steps up in a great way in this book. She's developed into a truly independent person, which makes her stronger than a lot of YA heroines out there. And Patch is just as freaking awesome as ever - plus, we get different aspects of Patch in this book and get to know some of the deeper sides of him. 


I'm so incredibly glad the series is going on. The fourth book is due out next fall - which is so long to wait, but it's going to be so worth it. This installment in the series exceeded my expectations and I'm so excited to follow Patch and Nora into the next great part of their story.