Book Review: Angel by L.A. Weatherly

*This is my first book review, if you have any advise on writing book reviews leave me a comment*

Book: Angel by L.A. Weatherly
Published: 2010
About: Willow knows she’s different from other girls. And not just because she loves tinkering around with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into people’s futures, know their dreams, their hopes and their regrets, just by touching them. She has no idea where she gets this power from… But Alex does. Gorgeous, mysterious Alex knows Willow’s secret and is on a mission to stop her. The dark forces within Willow make her dangerous – and irresistible. In spite of himself, Alex finds he is falling in love with his sworn enemy.


My review:

Where do I start with how amazing Angel is. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down, I was immediately sucked into Alex and Willow's lives. (Am so happy this is the first in a trilogy as I needed more of this story once I had finished Angel, as will you when you read it)

This is my first Angel book and I LOVE the concept of these angels. In L.A Weatherly's world Angel's are not your typical version of heavenly Angels, they are creatures that are feeding of humans auras in order for them to survive. The affect it has on humans is fatal, it drains their life force and if a human is feed on too much they are left either mentally unstable or will develop a terrible disease and die. In short these Angels are not a good thing. The Angel's live among humans disguised as humans. The few Angels that have "shown" themselves have been accepted by society as they don't understand the affect the Angels are having on them, they find the Angel's irresistible. They even have churches for them know as the Church of Angels throughout the country.

Maybe I should tell you a bit about Alex and Willow. Alex is a 19 year old AK who works for the C.I.A. An AK is an Angel Killer. Basically Alex travels around the country killing Angels. I fell in love with Alex straight away. He is a character that you can easily fall in love with.

The leading lady of the book is Willow. Willow is a 17 year old Psychic. She can touch a person and see the different paths they can take in their lives, their hopes, dreams and regrets. Alex meets Willow when he is assigned to kill her as she is supposed to be an Angel. However it turns out that she isn't an Angel she is in fact a half angel/half human the first of her kind.

The Angel's are planning for more of their kind to come to earth and this will eventually kill the human race.
Alex and Willow end up having to go on the run together from the Angels as they are intent on killing Willow as she is the key to defeating them.

The story is fast paced and exciting as Willow and Alex go on the run. Alex at first hates the idea of being with Willow as she the thing he despises. However this tuns to love, and I loved seeing the relationship grow between them, especially when they spend time together for a few weeks isolated together in the mountains in a cabin.(This was one of my favourite parts of the book!) They connect with each other on so many levels. They both have had hardships in their lives so can connect on that level.

Overall I loved this book. It was my favourite book of 2010 and the next book in the trilogy Angel Fire is one of my most anticipated books of 2011. The beautiful love story between Willow and Alex, the fast paced action and the uniqueness of the Angels makes for an amazing read!

5/5 Butterflies :)

Megan :)

14 comments

  1. Great review! Book has an amazing cover and very interesting story.

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  2. The cover is spooky and the book sounds spookier! Great review!

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  3. I didn´t heard about this book before but it looks really good. Maybe I will read it. Oh and also great review, of course. :-)

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  4. I looooved this book soo bad!!! and I was lucky enough to discover it by a really random comment...I'm not in the UK nor in the US but once I saw it I had to get it!! so love the review!!! I always love to read first reviews!:D you did a great job and didn't give too much away!! I know I'll love your blog even more now! since I'm new:D

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  5. I never knew this author had any other books available to read! I'll have to go check this out! Thanks

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  6. I believe this is the same book being released in the US with a different cover as Angel Burn. I actually love the US name and cover a lot more.

    I really cannot wait to read this book!

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  7. For your first review, I think you did great. I love reading and want to start my own blog, but starting seems intimidating. Back to the story... You made me want to read the book even more. I haven't read the book yet, but I knew of it. I am totally in love with angel mythology at the moment, and it seems this author puts a whole new take on them, which is cool. Also, I like the cover of both the US and UK editions.

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  8. Great review! The story line is quite new. It seems interesting. Maybe I'll read this someday.

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  9. I finally got my hands on this book from our library. Now I know I have to read it, your review has me completely convinced ;)

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  10. Good review i soo wnt to read this noww

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  11. I really do love this book so much. I have to say though, I much prefer the US cover to the UK one...but it's SUCH an amazing story...can't wait to read the second! Nice review and happy reading :)

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  12. YAY! I loved this book too! I'm so glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! I'm going to get my hands on Angel Fire ASAP! :)

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  13. Woo hoo, I really really like this book, too! I can't wait for the sequel.

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  14. *giggle* the red highlights are certainly one way to catch attention! lol. I've had this book in my Kindle for some time, but I just wasn't sure whether I should or shouldn't crack it open. I'm more certain than ever that I want to read this after your lovely review! Thank you! :D

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