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