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Fallen Angel by Molly Snow

Teen angel, Persephone, is the only one in all of Heaven who can't sing. In fact, her name literally means "Voice of Destruction." So diving down one of Heaven's portals, straight into singer Taylor Hamilton’s bedroom, seems like a good idea at the time. Maybe, just maybe, he can help. Plus, he is sooo cute!

While it can be fun swooning over a mortal, it can also be frustrating. Angels aren't supposed to fall for mortals. Then there's Taylor's guardian angel, who is ready to sabotage the budding romance at every turn. Will Persephone learn to sing before Heaven calls her back? And, most importantly, can love prevail for an angel who has fallen head-over-wings for a mortal?

 About Molly Snow:

 Molly Snow is a Top 10 Idaho Fiction Author, awarded by The Idaho Book Extravaganza. Her works include quirky teen romances BeSwitched and Fallen Angel. Also a speaker on writing, her school assemblies have been featured in The Contra Costa Times and The Brentwood Press. Snow is married to her high school crush, has a set of silly twin boys and a bobtail cat named Meow-Meow.

Author's Blog: http://www.mollysnowfiction.blogspot.com/

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Review: Divergent, by Veronica Roth

From Goodreads:
In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

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This book has had rave reviews, and with good reason.  It was a fast paced dystopian novel set in the future Chicago.  I couldn't set this book down once I picked it up.  It was a captivating story of bravery, cruelty, goodness and brutality.  


It was an interesting look at human nature, our fears and weaknesses, but also our strength and passion.  I've never been much of a fan of dystopian novels, but this one really knocked my socks off.  I loved Beatrice (Tris) and the discoveries she makes about herself, her friends and family, and her society.  


I have only two complaints about this book.  One was that Roth named a character "Four".  It made a lot of sentences weird.  For example, "Four turns around the corner".  I couldn't decide if Tris made four turns around a corner or if Four himself turned around a corner once.  My second complaint was that this story almost made me want to get a tattoo (almost, but not really).  Tattoos, piercings, and drinking are all widely used, accepted, and celebrated in the faction that Tris joins.

This book is definitely intended for an older (YA) audience.  There is mild cursing, loads of violence, plenty of kissing, and people die gruesome deaths.  


Reading level: Ages 14 and up
Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (May 3, 2011)
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Review: Belles by Jen Calonita

From Goodreads:
Fifteen-year-old Isabelle Scott loves her life by the boardwalk on the supposed wrong side of the tracks in North Carolina. But when tragedy strikes, a social worker sends her to live with a long-lost uncle and his preppy privileged family. Isabelle is taken away from everything she’s ever known, and, unfortunately, inserting her into the glamorous lifestyle of Emerald Cove doesn’t go so well. Her cousin Mirabelle Monroe isn’t thrilled to share her life with an outsider, and, in addition to dealing with all the rumors and backstabbing that lurk beneath their classmates’ Southern charm, a secret is unfolding that will change both girls’ lives forever.

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Oooo la la!  I loved this book!  I'm not usually into books that explore the world of high fashion and privileged living, but this one was fabulous.  The story focuses in on two girls from very opposite worlds.  Izzie grew up impoverished and taking care of her grandmother.  Mira comes from the elite 1% that we all hear about but never meet.  Izzie is suddenly plucked from her beloved beach town and tossed to the stuck up sharks Mira swims with.  Both girls have to learn to navigate the uncharted waters they find themselves swimming in.


It was full of deceit, secrets, and self-discovery.  While I'm not entirely certain that teenage squabbles could have drastic effects on politics and land development, I felt like Jen Calonita captured the experience of growing up a teen girl in the modern world.  She portrayed the uncertainty, peer pressure and social food chain with accuracy.  The methods the girls used to humiliate and back-stab each other are both entertaining and horrifying at the same time.  Some parts may be a little over the top compared to the real world, but I've never spent much time with the ultra-privileged, so I wouldn't really know.


Other than a couple of very minor curse words, the book was completely clean.  The romance was minimal and took a backseat to the main focus of the relationship between the two girls.  Each girl follows their own fire ringed path to self-discovery and come out as a better person in the end.


If you are looking for a refreshing and entertaining read, you will enjoy this book.  This is the first book in a series of stories about the two "belles".  I will definitely be reading the next ones. 


Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Poppy; 1 edition (April 10, 2012)
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