Series: Halo (bk.
3)
Genera(s): Paranormal
Romance
Subjects: angels,
demons, supernatural, magic, love, college
Setting: Venus
Cove, Georgia and Oxford, Mississippi and Heaven
POV/Tense: 1st
person POV, past tense: Bethany
Age/Grade
Level: Teen
Length: 417 pgs.
HC/PB:
Hardcover originally, now in Paperback
List Price: $9.99
Publisher: Macmillian:
Feiwel & Friends
Summary/
product description:
“Heaven must be missing an angel....
The
angel Bethany and her mortal love, Xavier, have already pushed the boundaries
of Heaven with their relationship. In this conclusion to the Halo trilogy, the
two take their love to the next, forbidden, step: They marry.
At
a time when they believe nothing will come between them again, they are faced
with their most daunting challenge yet: the Sevens, a military order of angels
designed to maintain balance in the universe. These soldiers won't stop until
their job is done - capture the wayward angel and send her home.
Secrets,
exile, and unexpected allies flavor the rest of this intense love story and
adventure.
Beth
discovers there is only one way back to earth, but the cost is higher than she
- and readers - ever imagined. If she can survive, she can prove to Heaven and
Earth that there is nothing stronger than the power of love.”
My Review: I loved this series and now I finally
completed it. I feel kind of sad. I’ve been trying to complete all these angel
series I’ve loved. Bethany has come a long way. She and Xavier get married and
some terrible things start happening. Heaven apparently doesn’t approve of
their relationship and there are these warriors that Beth knows as the Sevens
a.k.a. the Principalities, who are after them.
Ivy and Gabriel
try to hide Beth and Xav, but decide maybe hiding in a crowd is the best
option. So, they send Bethany and Xavier to Ole Miss, a university in
Mississippi under the guise of brother instead of husband and wife. Things get
completed and Beth and Xav try hard to keep their relationship private. Girls
are fawning over Xav, including Beth’s roommate, and Beth’s feeling a bit
jealous. Beth’s friend Molly appear and she may be in an unhealthy relationship
with a super religious guy.
I really
enjoyed this book because Bethany stopped feeling like a mary-sue character. In
Hades she starts to show some fire, and in Heaven she really seems like more of
a fighter. She seemed like a dreamy, love-everyone and be nice kind of girl
before. She is guardian angel, after all. Bethany feels more human than ever
now.
I love Xavier
of course. He’s sweet and has a good sense of humor. He may now be a cowboy,
but he is a southern gentle man. He reminds me of Ethan Wate from Beautiful
Creatures. If only we got to read from his point-of-view. He found out some
things in this book. He had his own self-discovery moments, just like Bethany
did.
The Halo series
will forever be one of my favorite angel/paranormal series. I still like
Unearthly and Hush, Hush more, but I think I liked this better than Fallen. It
felt very religious toned or preachy at times, but the story itself is about
love. It’s a romance, possibly a Romeo-Juliet kind of romance. If you are a
strong Christian though, this book series isn’t offensive in anyway. If you
haven’t read the Halo series, you should give it a shot.
Cover Art
Review: Beautiful. I love the heart their arms make around the sunlight. It has
an uncanny resemblance to Australia, if flipped upside-down and horizontally
mirrored. The author in from Australia originally, so maybe this isn’t an
accident.
