Reviewed by Linda on
Clara truly grew a lot in this book, and I actually understand a lot better why Meg was keeping things from her. A lot of the secrets made a lot of sense, she wanted Clara to figure things out on her own, without being swayed by what her mother had done about her own purpose.
Tucker is a great guy, but it really made sense to me that Clara broke things off with him in the end. He probably will be a lot happier with a normal, human girl down the road he is bright, true and honest. And his love is real.
He’s beautiful, I think, so crazy beautiful it almost hurts to look at him, and I close my eyes and lift my arms over my head and let him take my shirt off too.
I really liked that Angela, Jeffrey, Christian and Cara got together in their angel club to try to figure out more about what they were all about. Angela seems to be a great friend, but I am still thinking there might be more to her than meets the eye. I’m not sure if I’m able to trust her completely.
What if I can never find a way to control the glow? What if every time I feel happy in that particular way, I light up? This is a very real concern for Clara, as she has a little bit of trouble controlling her glory. And humans have a hard time dealing with it – as all they want to do is to kneel and worship the angel showing the glory. It certainly could become very, very awkward.
When Clara first started having the dream about the cemetery, I understood straight away that it would be Meg who would die, however, when Clara herself thought it would be Tucker, she took me around for a little drive in that belief. So I got sad all over again when it became clear that it truly was Meg *tear*
When Clara finally met her dad again, I was completely and utterly surprised, I never would have guessed, even if it made a lot of sense. Especially after some of the explanations we got in ‘Unearthly’ about how angel-bloods work.
”That’s the hardest part,” he says. “The absence of certainty.” This is true in a lot of situations, not only within this story. Sometimes, we all need to take a leap of faith, and my, Clara actually managed to do that in the end.
And I really felt most sorry of all for Jeffrey. He was so lost, and felt like no one could help him understand what he was supposed to do now. And I was both shocked and kind of not shocked that he had started part of the fire. As well as a little sad that Clara had actually done the opposite of helping him when she went against her own purpose.
A very satisfying book, that answered a lot of questions, but still leaves room for more of this beautiful world. The fact that all of the main characters grew and understood more about themselves was very rewarding, and I feel both happy and sad that the book is over. It resolved a lot, but I still wanted more. I guess that’s what a good book does.
Edited to add : I think that when Meg finally told Clara that she had fought against her purpose for the better part of 60 years, it also made Clara realize something else, that if Meg had 'only' fought her purpose for 10 years, she'd have had a lot more time with her children. She'd have had 67 years instead of only 17... This might have been one of the reasons why Clara (at least seemingly) has stopped fighting her purpose right now.
*My reviews are personal reflections of what I read and take notes of. It is in no way meant to dissuade a person from reading a book from authors who put a lot of work into their stories. I do not get paid for my reviews nor have I been asked to give my opinions concerning these books. This book, like most of the others I've read belongs to my kindle-collection*
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- 18 January, 2012: Reviewed