Release Date ~ 5/1/12
Format ~ ARC
Publisher ~ Harper Teen
Source ~ Literary Exploration
Purchase: The Book Depository
What if there were teens whose lives depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil.I've said this time and time again: I don't usually like angel/fallen angel books. Most of the time I try to steer clear of them. They bother me, because of how repetitive they are (for an outline of how that is, see my A Touch Mortal review). But Sweet Evil sounded too good to pass up!
Tenderhearted Southern girl, Anna Whitt, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.
A cross-country trip to meet her father forces Anna to face the reality that hope and love are not options for her kind. When she confronts her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?
Right from the get-go I really liked Anna. She was kindhearted and sweet. The perfect friend. But when Kaidan Rowe shows up, he world is turned upside down. But I really liked how she handled the transition from good girl #1 to fallen angel's daughter without losing her identity and good personality traits!
The one thing that makes this book a 4 star read instead of a 5 read was the climax. The climax was not intense, and I felt like it didn't live it up to the pressure and suspense earlier in the book. The climax wasn't boring, but it didn't feel very climatic.
The writing style of Higgins's was very fun to read. Like Twilight you can read it fast and without a lot of pausing to figure out what's going on. Even though it sometimes bothers me when authors "dumb down" their writing, their was so much going on in this book I really liked it.
Sweet Evil was a fun, thrilling read. I look forward to more from Wendy Higgins!
Sweet Evil was a fun, thrilling read. I look forward to more from Wendy Higgins!
Cover Comments: I really like the color of the dress matched with the trees, but that dude is just sorta freaky!
This book counts in the following reading challenges:
Debut Author Challenge: 12
Paranormal Reading Challenge: 8
Paranormal Romance Reading Challenge: 4
ARC Reading Challenge: 17
1st in a Series Reading Challenge: 17
I can't wait to read this! A nice, fun and easy read sounds good for an angel story. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, it is not often that I hear Twilight referenced ina review while showing praise. I like it, though, because it makes perfect sense. And I understand what you mean about the angels/fallen books. I'm reading one right, just finished one, and have at least one more to read. Some aspects are intriguing, but in the end we can guess what's going to happen. It takes away some of the question of what's going to happen. But this book DOES look great. I love the cover. :)
ReplyDeleteI gotta admit I was about to exit out of your review when you said you didn't like angel books but turns out you liked this one! YAY!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty good book! I love the dress on the cover!
ReplyDeleteThis book and author are new to me. Too bad about the climax as the cover is quite nice. Thanks very much for the review. 4 stars is still a good rating so I will probably take a look. :D
ReplyDeleteKendra
I have an ARC but I still need to read it! your review seriously is making me want to move it up the list!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds fantastic. It's great to see a novel about fallen angels that uses a different premise.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, why are the dudes on YA covers so creepy?!?! I'm planning to try this, even though I agree that most angel books are pretty awful. My exception has been Unearthly.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very interesting book. I'm not familiar with this author but I do believe I would enjoy this book. Thank you for the review.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read this book. I actually do like angel/fallen angel stories ... I suppose because I have yet to really read a lot of them to notice the trend you talk about. Thank you for your review!
ReplyDeletePam
I'm currently into angel books, so I've already added this one to my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteoooh this is in my tbr pile. should up this!
ReplyDeleteI really want to read this book. It looks good. I agree with you on the guy. He does look a little creepy.
ReplyDeleteThis looks absolutely amazing and I've heard really good things about it, so I'm probably going to pre-order this in the book depository. Plus, I love the cover!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great review. The story sounds so unique, and I am looking forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteLove the review! I had been deciding whether to buy this book or not. I hope I like Anna as much as you did. :) Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteI've had this one on my wishlist since I first saw the cover and read the blurb. Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my wishlist too! can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteGreat review! This one has been on my TBR list for awhile now. I need to get moving and read it!
ReplyDeleteI love this cover and I can't wait to read this. Sounds great, thanks for the review :)
ReplyDeleteI really like this cover, and I have been wanting to read this book FOREVER!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat review. I really want to read this book. I wasn't positive before but it sounds pretty awesome!
ReplyDeleteI NEED to get my hands on this!!
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