Book Review (59).

Hallowed (Unearthly #2)

by Cynthia Hand

Publication: 13th December 2011

Publisher: Harper Collins Australia

Pages: 448

Genre: Paranormal

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

**Warning May Contain Spoilers From The Previous Book In The Series**

Clara Gardner knew that as a part angel she would one day have to fulfill her purpose, rescuing Christian from a forest fire...what she never considered was what might happen if she were to fail. 

Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend Tucker, Clara must deal with the repercussions of what happened the day of the fire as the two boys vie for her heart. And, as she is drawn further into the world of angels and part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain after a shocking revelation, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning..

My Thoughts.

Cynthia Hand how could you do this to me, the dread I felt reading this book was awful I knew what was coming and I sort of hoped that it would work out and nobody would die but they did, and did I suffer from despair, my kleenex got quite a workout even before it happened, the way Cynthia handled that moment was perfect I felt that I was suffering Clara's grief and heartbreak with her and the way the book ended wow.

And now I'm conflicted in the first book I was definately Team Tucker but now I don't know, I really liked Christian in this book and he and Clara are perfect for each other but Tucker is the one she chose and I can't decide who she should be with, I've never ever jumped teams in a book before but because of Cynthia's amazing writing and the warmth and intrigue she brought to Christian's character I'm loving them both and am undecided I'm just wondering can she keep them both?

The book takes place pretty much straight after Unearthly and Clara and Tucker are together, Clara doesn't know what's going to happen now that she hasn't fulfilled her purpose, her Mum is still keeping secrets from her and Jeffrey seems to be hiding a big one from the day of the fire too.

Then Clara starts having a vision which takes place in her dreams of her at a cemetery, a funeral in fact of someone close to her and when she figures out who it is, it's heartbreaking I couldn't help but wish she was mistaken.

Angela has started an Angel Club which consists of Clara, Jeffrey, Christian and herself to discuss Angel topics, Clara who is trying her best to avoid Christian and Jeffrey who seems sullen and angry with everyone get together and share information of what they've learned so far.

Clara and Jeffrey's Mum take them to a camp which consists of all Angel-Bloods including Angela and Christian and it's there that they learn more about their Mum who doesn't seem very forthcoming with information about her life as an Angel and they also meet their Mum's best friend Billy.

Clara and Christian start spending more time together and Christian opens up more about his life and we also see one of his visions come to life while we also find out what Jeffrey and Angela's purposes are.

We also meet Clara's father and we find out the reason why he has been absent for most of her and her brother's lives and it's something I was not expecting.

This book was so good I would even say better than the first book which I absolutely loved.

While I finished this book last night I couldn't stop thinking about it, even at work I kept getting distracted by thoughts of it, it made that much of an impact on me and for a book to do that it's something very special.

I hate the thought of having to wait till next year for the third book to come out, I need to know now what will happen, I don't really have much patience so this is going to kill me, the anticipation of wondering what will happen next, who will she chose and will everything work out in the end.

I give this a huge 5/5.

A Big Thanks to Harper Collins Australia.