Violet Eden (yep, that’s her name, because it’s a story about ANGELS, get it?! EDEN!) hates her birthday, because it’s also the grim reminder of the day that her mother died in childbirth. I decided that I HAD to give this book a try.Īnd that, my friends, was a mistake. But then, the positive reviews started to roll in – a starred review from Kirkus, glowing praise from Publishers Weekly and Entertainment Weekly, as well as positive feedback from the blogosphere and via goodreads.

The blurb for Embrace suggested many overdone paranormal YA tropes lay waiting in the book, so, like Ana, I was fine to take a pass on this title. Why did I read this book: I was initially skeptical about this book based on the blurb – I love paranormal YA when it’s done well, but I’m sad to say that most of my recent forays into this jungle of vampires, werewolves, and fallen angel spinoffs have been…not good. How did I get this book: ARC from the Publisher Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Violet Eden Chapters (a trilogy)

When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden… It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human-oh, and same goes for her.Ī centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up her arms that wasn’t there before. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…” Publication Date: March 2012 / October 2010 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (US) / Hachette Australia (Aus) Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult

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