Hades Giveaway!

Thanks to the wonderful people at Macmillian, they are offering up a copy of Hades by Alexandra Adornetto!

"Bethany and Xavier are even closer since battling Jake Thorn and his evil influence (in Halo) and Beth and her angel siblings must still protect Venus Cove from the Dark Forces.

When a party game – a séance – inadvertently releases Jake from the Underworld, he disguises himself and tricks Beth into taking a ride on his motorcycle. When the highway opens up and swallows them, Beth learns too late that she’s now a prisoner in hell. What happens to angels there? As her archangel brother, Gabriel, her sister Ivy, Xavier, and her best friend, Molly search for her, Beth must weigh Jake’s bargaining for her freedom: one night with him, and she will be released back to Earth.
Can Jake be trusted in this wager? And is he also using Beth to engineer the fall of the archangel Gabriel? Xavier has already lost one love – when Jake tricks him into thinking that Bethany is dead, his grief and anger result in a betrayal that will leave Bethany – and readers – wondering if he is so good after all.

It will be up to Beth to use everything she’s learned about her powers as an angel – and about love – to free herself and those she loves from the clutches of Hades."

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Review: Hades

Title: Hades
Series: Halo # 2
Genre: Young Adult- Paranormal/Supernatural
Author: Alexandra Adornetto
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Book: ARC sent by publisher

"Bethany and Xavier are even closer since battling Jake Thorn and his evil influence (in Halo) and Beth and her angel siblings must still protect Venus Cove from the Dark Forces.

When a party game – a séance – inadvertently releases Jake from the Underworld, he disguises himself and tricks Beth into taking a ride on his motorcycle. When the highway opens up and swallows them, Beth learns too late that she’s now a prisoner in hell. What happens to angels there? As her archangel brother, Gabriel, her sister Ivy, Xavier, and her best friend, Molly search for her, Beth must weigh Jake’s bargaining for her freedom: one night with him, and she will be released back to Earth.
Can Jake be trusted in this wager? And is he also using Beth to engineer the fall of the archangel Gabriel? Xavier has already lost one love – when Jake tricks him into thinking that Bethany is dead, his grief and anger result in a betrayal that will leave Bethany – and readers – wondering if he is so good after all.

It will be up to Beth to use everything she’s learned about her powers as an angel – and about love – to free herself and those she loves from the clutches of Hades."

I loved this book! I adored it better then the first book! There is so much good drama in this book that hooks the reader right away. The characters, especially the main character, Bethany, has grown up so much that it leaves the reader breathless.

What I liked the most about this book is the amazing characters. Now that the back round of the story is established, the story gets deeper and better. The reader is immediately captured and taken to Hell. I loved how Ms. Adornetto is clever is using Hell as the main place in this book. I like the trickery in it and the biblical references. It all made sense and flowed well.

The plot line of this book is from the start dynamic. I enjoyed getting sucked in by Ms. Adornetto writing. I loved how well she described the characters, feelings, and places. It all seems very real while reading it and you, the reader are there in the story. The plot pacing is great! Every turn of the page the reader discovers some new secret, a new place to be taken to, new feelings to feel!

And of course, the love interest is as always wonderful! I love how loyal Bethany was in all of the turmoil she went through. It required a lot of faith and a lot of patience. I loved how real she is with Xavier. There love is strong and everlasting. In the end, there is a cliff hanger, one that left me hanging for more.

I can tell you right off the bat that I enjoyed this book far better then the first. This book has so much more in it. It attaches to the reader quickly and you can not stop. It has non-stop action, great tension, lots of decisions making and a great writing style. The war between Heaven and Hell has just started. What side are you on?

I give it 5 BITES!

Happy Reading!

Review: Halo

Title: Halo
Series: Halo # 1
Genre: Young Adult-Supernatural

Author: Alexrandra Adornetto

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release Date: August 31, 2010

Book: Bought

"Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Venus Cove. But everything changes when three angels are sent from heaven to protect the town against the gathering forces of darkness: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. They work hard to conceal their true identity and, most of all, their wings.

But the mission is threatened when the youngest angel, Bethany, is sent to high school and falls in love with the handsome school captain, Xavier Woods. Will she defy the laws of Heaven by loving him? Things come to a head when the angels realize they are not the only supernatural power in Venus Cove. There′s a new kid in town and he′s charming, seductive and deadly. Worst of all, he′s after Beth."

I must say that I really enjoyed this book. I love the whole aspect of angels on earth, healing and protecting others. And this story was one that truly captured my heart.

Now, some may not like this book being that it did start off slow. It took me a couple of chapters to finally get into the book. Also it has a lot of biblical references. So if you are not familiar with that, you might not understand all that it is in the book.

Beth is sent to earth on a divine mission. Her mission is to simply place faith in others where they lack. Beth is faced with a town that has been wreak in havoc by evil. She does her best, by fitting in and helping others. In doing so, she meets a boy who she falls in love with. That was not part of her mission. Beth is faced to come to terms when her brother Gabriel is called to the covenant. When he returns, her consequences is not what she expected...

I love how Ms. Adornetto connected with the angels. She wrote these characters strong, yet weak. By that I mean when they come to earth, they have no idea about the way their bodies work, culture works, school works, etc. They do manage to fit in quickly and the small miracles that they do are great.

I really enjoyed the twist in the book. I like how Ms. Adornetto uses both sides (heaven and hell) in this book. The way she twisted everything around was great. Some things I saw coming, and while others (like Beth's consequences) was something I did not see coming. It just goes to show, that what God has planned for is something we may never know. We just have to trust ours hearts and God.

I give it 5 BITES!

Happy Reading!