Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

Halo is an interesting book. Bethany, the youngest of three angels sent from heaven to disspell the darkness dominating earth, falls in love with a human boy. Against the rules, yet somehow allowed, their love is forced to face...not much.

Let's start with the positive. The writing is very good. Descriptions are not at all too long, and give an avid idea of what is happening at all times. There's a lot of potential for this book from the beginning. Unfortunately, it's a steady decline throughout the novel.

From the first day at school Bethany isn't much of an angel. She's rude, distracted, and self-centered. While her siblings immerse themselves in projects, she doesn't even try to do what she was meant to. Gabriel expresses his doubts about her selection for the mission, and he's completely right, she shouldn't have been sent. Even if she is this young angel who connects more easily with human nature, she should at least attempt to help! Not only that, but from her first day at school she is very much human. Her angelic nature doesn't come out in her personality at all, and she's just another awkward teenager.

The angel rules aren't followed either. There are many inconsistencies in the book, and details that are later ignored. For instance, in the beginning it is explained that angels do not sweat because they have an unlimited energy source. Only a few chapters later however, she describes her sweat making her hair stick. Then she goes for a run and is out of breath at the end, which isn't supposed to be possible! These little details distracted me from the story.

Lastly, the love story. At first it isn't bad. But I wasn't surprised to find out that Ms. Alexandra was only 18 when she wrote this book. The love story is desperate and rushed, with no real chemistry between the two before they're making undying confessions of love. Bethany also chooses very abruptly to reveal that she is an angel, before there is really any cause to do so. Further on she turns into a complete Bella when they break up for a week, and that is the point in which I lost all respect for her.

There wasn't a lot of action, and I got pretty bored. The action finale is extremely short for the length of the book, and Bethany is unconscious for most of it, so really it wasn't well organized.

It wasn't a terrible book, but as far as the angel theme goes, it's one of the worst I've read. I won't be looking into the next books in the series.

Two Stars

Rosalie Williams

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