Series: Darklight (bk. 2)
Genera: Paranormal Romance
Subjects: Angels, visions, prophets, psychic ability,
nephilim, supernatural, New Mexico
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 296 pgs.
HC/PB: Paperback
List Price: $9.99
Publisher: Macmillan: St. Martin’s Griffin
Summary/ product description: “The normal part of
Lorelei MacAlister’s life didn’t just slip away quietly the day Jared Kovach
came to town. Nope. The normal part of her life shattered. It exploded. It
burst into a gazillion shards of fleeting light.
It went out with a bang.
Goodbye normal.
Hello dark and eerie.
While her best friend, Brooklyn, is focusing all of her energy on helping Lorelei hone her abilities, Lorelei is dealing with the reality that Satan’s second in command has taken up residence inside her body. Oh, and the fact that she has a crush on the Angel of Death. But what a beautiful death it is. If those weren’t bad enough, something sinister has come to town and it wants nothing more than to hear Lorelei’s dying breath as it strangles it out of her. Thank goodness the gang has a supernatural champion. But what happens when the only being who can save them switches sides midstream? How can a group of misfits capture one of the most powerful beings ever created? And will they find out how to bring Jared back to them before it’s too late?”
It went out with a bang.
Goodbye normal.
Hello dark and eerie.
While her best friend, Brooklyn, is focusing all of her energy on helping Lorelei hone her abilities, Lorelei is dealing with the reality that Satan’s second in command has taken up residence inside her body. Oh, and the fact that she has a crush on the Angel of Death. But what a beautiful death it is. If those weren’t bad enough, something sinister has come to town and it wants nothing more than to hear Lorelei’s dying breath as it strangles it out of her. Thank goodness the gang has a supernatural champion. But what happens when the only being who can save them switches sides midstream? How can a group of misfits capture one of the most powerful beings ever created? And will they find out how to bring Jared back to them before it’s too late?”
My Rating: êêêêê
My Review: I love this series. It was so under the
radar and had deceptive looking covers. This sequel is just as good as the
first book. I love the characters so much. As I said in my review of Death and
the Girl Next Door, I love the dialogue and relationships between the
characters. Lorelei, Brooke and Glitch have the most hilarious, sarcasm filled
conversations ever. Banter and teasing and all kinds of fun. I wish I had
friends like them. They’re so loyal and amazing. And Lorelei’s inner monologue
is funny too.
Jared reminds me a lot of Patch from Hush, Hush. He’s
also an archangel, not really fallen, but just the angel of Death, Azrial here
on Earth. He’s dark and protective, but
mostly good. He turns bad for a little while in the book, but thankfully doesn’t
stay that way. He’s very hot too. Cameron, who like Brooke, and is not in a
love triangle with Lorelei and Jared, but rather in one with Brooke and Glitch,
is also a great character. He’s another really hot, tall guy who just so
happens to be a nephilim. It you read the 1st book, you know all
this, but I really just want to say how much I like them both. Brooklyn is the
best friend. She’s half African American, half Caucasian. She says the funniest
stuff. She made this book awesome. Glitch is a bit nerdy and hates Cameron.
Lots of high school drama in this series. Lots of great characters you can
really care about. There’re deep and not at all boring. Never a dull moment.
This book’s plot is based around the arrival of
nephilim descendants that are out to kill Lorelei before she can fulfill the prophecy
as the last prophet of Arabeth. Students start acting really violent after they
show up. Lots of crazy stuff starts happening to students and Lorelei. And to
Jared. Lorelei also learns a new depth to her visions. A new way to see thing.
I agree with Brooke. Her new power is very cool.
This series is not at all cliché. I mean, beside the
high school drama stuff, it’s very unique and I hope the uniqueness continues.
I love angel books so much. And this one’s in New Mexico! I recommend this
series to those who enjoyed any of the following Angel-related series: Unearthly
by Cynthia Hand, Hush, Hush by Becca FitzPatrick, Fallen by Lauren Kate, Angelfire
by Courtney Allison Moulton, A beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies.
Also other series that this book has similarities too:
Vampire Diaries (Jared reminds me of Damon.), House of Night (Because the
friendship, and school stuff).
Cover Art Review: I hate these covers so much!!! So
boring. These books need good covers with a hot angel of death on them. And
that red head is the same girl on the cover of A Want So Wicked by Suzanne
Young.
~Haley G
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