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Broken Dream (Dark Angel #3)

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Tania’s film studies take her to New York City where she looks forward to getting lost in the anonymity of the big crowded bustling city. But Hell is all around and no place is safe as the Dark Angel’s relentless pursuit of dark souls continues.

But this time it’s more peronsal than it’s ever been before. When the Dark Angel sets its sights on Tania’s beloved Orlando it’s t...more

Paperback, 425 pages

Published May 3rd 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton (first published 2012)

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Sep 28, 2012 Charlotte Phillips rated it 2 of 5 stars

As horrid as it may sound, I have never ever been so thankful to see a series of books end, to see them finish like that and to know that no poor reader will be tortured to read something as cliche and predictable as this series. I know that the author is a talented author, trust me I am not trying to push that aside, but compared to her beautiful dead series, there is just nothing to this series that makes you want to jump for joy. the only reason I continued to read it was for the mere sake of...more As horrid as it may sound, I have never ever been so thankful to see a series of books end, to see them finish like that and to know that no poor reader will be tortured to read something as cliche and predictable as this series. I know that the author is a talented author, trust me I am not trying to push that aside, but compared to her beautiful dead series, there is just nothing to this series that makes you want to jump for joy. the only reason I continued to read it was for the mere sake of finishing the series and knowing what would happen at the end. However, I found the last book just as cliche as the other ones. you could kind of tell who the good guys were and who the bad guys were pretty much from the minute go and it was only too predictable and about time that orlando would be affected by the dark angels, after all he had barely been touched by them and he was the last person left that was close to tania and hadnt been attacked. So yeah, to say that this book was most certianly not a mystery of any kind, would pretty much just sum up the whole story. I think this is probably why it actually took me quite a while to finish reading it, because I just could not be bothered to pick it up. But sadly I have this stubborn side in me which means I refuse to start reading another book until I have finished the previous one, so you can see where the compelxity actually comes in with this.

I just felt that throughout the whole series of it, there was no fundamentality of character there. There was nothing about Tania or Orlando or Grace or Holly that made them stand out, that made you wish they were real and that you were living within the scenario that had been painted so much into the stories. It was almost as if the author had actually tried a little to hard to produce a novel that was as good as the first one that she had written, a series that would reach out to her authors like the beautiful dead. I think thats the problem with a lot of authors, they have success with the first series and then push themselves to hard to make the next series of books as succesful and it never ever works. It is a shame because I actually feel that she has a lot more to offer than was shown here within the novel.

Of course, it was not a totally negative novel, the idea behind it was a good one and I think that perhaps with a little more work upon it, it could be the fully effective story that it needed to be in order to really grasp its readers and make them see everything that it had to offer. I think this is why I am offering the book a mere two star rating. it had potential but just didn't meet the criteria like it should have done which really was just a shame. (less)

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Jun 24, 2012 SJH (A Dream of Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This is the third and final instalment of Eden Maguire's Dark Angel trilogy. The story started with Tania and her boyfriend Orlando experiencing life in New York. It was nice to see them in a different setting and how this changed the way they interacted with each other. I would have enjoyed seeing more of the sights and sounds of the Big Apple but a few chapters in they head back to their home town of Bitterroot.

Tania and Orlando become embroiled with a film crew shooting a new movie, which is...more This is the third and final instalment of Eden Maguire's Dark Angel trilogy. The story started with Tania and her boyfriend Orlando experiencing life in New York. It was nice to see them in a different setting and how this changed the way they interacted with each other. I would have enjoyed seeing more of the sights and sounds of the Big Apple but a few chapters in they head back to their home town of Bitterroot.

Tania and Orlando become embroiled with a film crew shooting a new movie, which is the perfect opportunity for some new faces to be introduced, including the handsome but troubled actor Jack Kane and his wife Natalia, stunt double Charlie and his sister Gwen and lonely Maya.

I've always liked the central heroine Tania because she's quite a sympathetic figure and always tries to do the right thing. She's quick to help her friends and family when they need her and I've enjoyed reading about her romance with the gorgeous Orlando. Her psychic visions continue throughout this story, although they are unpredictable and difficult to interpret.

Although a big fan of these books, I've struggled at times with the predictability of the plots. 'Broken Dream' was a huge improvement because it nicely brought the story full circle and featured some characters from the first book 'Dark Angel' but also threw in some different tangents and twists to keep the tension and suspense high. Although I had my own thoughts on how the series was going to end, I was never quite sure what was going to happen.

The whole series has been building to the moment when Tania will finally have to attempt to defeat her dark angel once and for all. The climax when it came was well worth waiting for and it was an exciting and well plotted end to an extremely enjoyable series.

Overall this has been a fantastic trilogy about the battle between good and evil and light and dark and I've enjoyed Tania's struggle to overcome the odds and live a normal life. I'm now waiting eagerly to see what Eden Maguire will write next!
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Oct 05, 2012 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was the last in its trilogy and it was okay. It ended as I expected it to and the series didn't really get any better or worse the more I read. It is a good series to read if you think you're interested in the story line but I wouldn't expect anything amazing from it.

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Feb 15, 2013 Savanna Nunn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Fab!! :D

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Jul 08, 2012 Kim-Anh rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was good because... it was just good.
This time we see Orlando's ugly side and how their relationship is affected. It also showed another couple's problem like drinking. This book was kind of like the other books in this trilogy but still grabs your attention.

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Oct 14, 2012 TheBookCrazyPurpleCheeta rated it 1 of 5 stars

How many times can you ~~have sex~~ 'Make love'?

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Feb 05, 2013 Lotte rated it 1 of 5 stars

boring. I didn't want to finish it.

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