Halo: Alexandra Adornetto

You'd think that we could have left angels behind in the bible, but no, they just keep appearing. Halo is essentially a biblical love story infused with (not funny) humor and a vintage message: love is okay, as long as it doesn't become serious. But if it does, that's okay, because it saves lives! (Gag-worthy.)

Breakdown:

Bethany Church, an angel sent with a mission to save the tiny town of Venus Cove from evildoers, along with her "brother" Gabriel and her "sister" Ivy, royally screws up when she falls in love (again, gag me) with a human boy by the name of Xavier. Going undercover at the local high school to keep things peaceful, she gets a lot more than she bargains for when, just as her and Xavier's relationship starts to go somewhere, it is sabotaged by the arrival of a demon sent literally from hell, named Jake Thorn. Meant to cause chaos and stir up trouble in Venus Cove, he quickly accumulates a group of loyal followers dedicated to making the tiny town into a hellhole capable of unnameable evils. With the help of Xavier, Gabriel, and Ivy, Bethany attempts to rid the town (well, the entire world, really) of Jake Thorn and his evil influence, but quickly discovers that demons aren't easily defeated, even when you say please. Ending on a cliffhanger, you will hate the author for writing it because now you have to read the next book (and the next one) BECAUSE NO ONE CAN SIMPLY STOP READING WHEN YOU END A BOOK LIKE THAT. (Jesus, she's almost as bad as Cassandra Clare.)

Things I Disliked:

Why the heck did God (or whoever runs things up there) send Bethany down there on the mission? She's clearly not trained enough. Falling in love with Xavier proves it!

So they decide to take a nice little flight in the MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON, and are somehow surprised when they find out they're not alone? Christ, are angels idiots now, too?

This might stem from the fact I'm not religious in the least, but honestly, the author spends the first seventy pages preaching the beauty of God! For someone who has never, not once ever, in her life went to church, this became a hell of an obstacle to jump over. It took everything I had to go through with it.

Jake Thorn looks demonic, and yet Bethany waits until he's killing people to get Gabriel and Ivy a little bit concerned? Isn't that kind of idiotic? Like, "oh, better tell my siblings about this evil murderer after he's killed ten people already!"

Alexandra Adornetto writes like she assumes the people reading her books are idiots. And sometimes, I think, scholars from Oxford University. Her writing is so inconsistent I had to take multiple breaks just to avoid getting a migraine from her terrible writing skills.

Overall Rating:

2 out of 5: There was really nothing I liked about this book, so a two is generous. Overly generous. I don't recommend this book. It is tedious and excessively aggravating. Long story short: value your sanity? Don't read it.