Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

I will be reviewing the book Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins. This is an amazing book; I wish I had read it before now. I'm quite surprised that the writing is so good, condisering that Wendy Higgins just recently got published. If you read her blog or website, as I did, you will see that she hasn't written in a while. She says that her work was never published, so it became an abaondoned hobby. Nevertheless, she is an extornidary writer with a lot of depth which leads to an exciting read.

The story revolves around Anna Whitt, a girl who was born to an angel of light and a demon. Her mother, the angel,  died in childbirth, and her father was sent to jail. She was adopted my Patti Whitt, who dreamt of an angel who told her to adopt a child. Patti knew Anna's secret, but never told her until she meets a handsome boy named Kaiden Rowe. He knows her secret, and that's when Patti decides to tell Anna that she is an angel. Now, when I say angel, you might think that's it all about wings and heaven, but wings are never mentioned in this book. So if you are seeking out an angel book with wings and constant mention of God and heaven, this might not be the book for you.  So, Anna discovers she's the daughter of the Duke of Stubstance Abuse, and that's when something hits the fan.
That's about it for the plot, and I'm going to tell you no more. This book is great, but so many things happen in it. She takes a road trip, blows thourgh almost a year of school, and then goes to New York. In my opinion, this could almost be two books in one. I liked this book immensly, but some parts of it were graphic. There's no sex or anything, but there is plenty of violence. You may not agree but I am kind of a soft soul, so the things in this book struck a senstitive cord in me.
I think that this book might need to be marketed to an older audience than young adults, because there are Dukes for the seven deadly sins such as lust, adultery, and drinking or substance abuse. Kaiden is the son of the Duke of Lust, so you can imagine what he does all day. There are also two sisters who are the daughters of the Duke of Adultery, so they spend their time breaking up marrigaes and having spontaneous affairs with married men. Anna is the daughter of the Duke of Substance Abuse, so she works to make people addicted to alcohol and drugs.
The relationship between Anna and Kaiden is a bit sketchy, and depression abounds in this book. A couple of times I had to put this book down in class or at home, because the sadness was eating away at me. The end isn't very happy either, so if you want a happy ending, you might want to rethink reading this. I think there will be a sequel, so not all hope is lost.
That's all I have to say. If you are reading this book, thinkning about reading this book, or have already read it, and have any questions and or comments, please share. Thanks!
                                                                                                                                    - Amba        

Wrecked by Anna Davies review

This will be my first review. Many of you might not have read this book. Last I checked, she didn't have a website. I have yet to hear anything or see any pictures of or about this author, but she is a good writer.
I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It starts off straight away with her friends dying on the boat. The story line is of a girl, Miranda O'Rourke, who lives on Whym Island. One night, she takes some of her friends on her boat which she hasn't driven for the whole summer. While on the water, the navigation system goes berserk. A fire starts on the boat, and four of her friends die. Her boyfriend goes into a coma from breathing too much smoke when the boat catches on fire.

She is then shunned by everyone on the island because she was the one driving the boat, and is therefore blamed for the tragic accident. But it was no accident, for Sephie, the legend sea witch, had crashed the boat on purpose. She wanted all their souls, but didn't get Miranda's.
A boy saved Miranda from drowning, and because he was the one who saved her, he had to kill her to give her soul to Sephie. Christian  is a betwixman, who lives in the Down Below. But he falls in love with Miranda and can't bring himself to do it.

I enjoyed this book profusely but thought it unrealistic that the people of the island blamed her for the wreck. I mean, yes, she was the one driving the boat, but she didn't purposely wreck it. It wasn't her fault, but the author made such a big deal about everyone blaming her that I actually started to believe that she really did wreck the boat.
The other thing I didn't like was that Miranda and Christian fell in love so fast. I mean, sure, love at first sight does exist, but I don't think they can really deeply love each other after a week. That's how long Christian was given to get her soul. Love takes time, and it would take much longer than a week for two people to truly love each other.
This is just my opinion, but it any of you have read this book and have different thoughts, please share. :)
                                                                                                                                 
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A Small Introduction

Hi, you will get to know me as Amba Flyleaf, though this is not my real name. If you are not too terribly familiar with this word, flyleaf, I will gladly enlighten you. Flyleaves are the end and beginning pages of the beautiful things we know as books. I choose this because as a reader and writer ( and soon to be author), I found this name appropriate.

My aim is to review the paranormal romances that I intend to read this summer, but I also enjoy hearing about your interests and book preferences as well. Please feel free to share any types of books that you enjoy, for this blog isn't only about the paranormal romance genre. 

I started this because I needed something to do over the summer. Most of my school friends will be doing their own thing and I will be keeping company with my dog and the characters in my books. I all too soon decided that I will be bored with my make-believe circle of friends, and need to make some new ones to stay sane over the three month period that school will be out. 

I hope that you will find this blog interesting and helpful, and all I ask is that you not judge this book by it's cover. 

                                                                                                                                                -Amba