Don't Call Me Angel (Forsaken #0.5)

Don't Call Me Angel (Forsaken 0.5)

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After crawling her way out of Hell, Six is ready to cast aside her angel wings and all the responsibilities that come with them. But Earth is not as peaceful as she imagined it. Demons, dark angels, and other hell-beasties escaped before her, and they're not as content as she is to live a quiet life on Earth. A fellow angel who escaped Hell with her commits a series of sou...more
Paperback, 120 pages
Published June 15th 2012 by Dragonfairy Press
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Alicia
Jun 18, 2012 Alicia marked it as authored  ·  (Review from the author)  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: Adults
Well, I wrote it . . . so I would just give it five stars.

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Kenya Wright
Sadly, I know the author. She is the bane of my existence. The needle in my ass that never goes away.

So when she asked me to beta-read this book, I said sure. I have no problem with telling her if something is bad! She definetly doesn't have a problem with telling me if my plotlines suck or if a certain vampire that I wrote is "a cliche disgusting bloodsucking basterd that should be killed off immediatley!"

Regardless, I went into this read, ready to give it to her!!! I was going to show her that...more
Experiment BL626
The writing was good, devoid of typos. The beginning was engaging; the story immediately excited me as I watched Six and Alden — two fallen angels — escaping Hell. To my surprise because the book description didn't mention it, there were 6 comic book-styled, black and white illustrations in the story. Me likee.

I really wanted to like the book because the fallen angel is one of my favorite premises for an Urban Fantasy. So what went wrong with Don't Call Me Angel (DCMA)?

It was the plot. The plo...more
Anagha
Jul 17, 2012 Anagha rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Adults and mature teens only
I loved the synopsis of Don't Call Me Angel too, but what really made me excited to read this novelette was the excerpt the publisher asked me to post last month. That's when I knew it was going to be a fun read.

Plot:
Six (this name has special meaning that is revealed later in the book) is a fallen angel and has been thrown into Hell. If course, she hates in there (so loud and cruel. Also, with extreme temperatures) and lays out a plan to escape. She takes another fallen angel called Alden with...more
Katrina (Kindred Dreamheart)
I read this a while back and didn't realize I didn't post my review. So I had to go back, dig up my voice recorded notes and get to typing...

Don't Call Me Angel had me on alert from the title and quivering from the menacing cover. It simply screamed badassness. To add to the exterior appeal, the first paragraph had me prying my focus away.

When I picked this novel up, I didn't realize it was simply the prequel. Reflecting back, that makes since seeing as that this is merely a teaser. This don't...more
Morgan Schell
I've spent the last 4 hours going back and forth about whether I truly liked this book. Honestly, I still haven't formed a solid opinion yet. 2.5 stars would be my ideal rating (right down the middle). For starters, from the book description I was anticipating more action and edge-of-your-seat moments. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case for me. Thankfully, fellow angel, Alden, is in the picture and creates suspense the second half of the book. The second half of this book kept my interest much...more
The Holy Terror
Changed my mind.

Originally posted on 6/3/12:

I completely forgot that LibraryThing exists but I checked out what their giveaways were last month and ended up requesting this one and a few others. I've only ever gotten one book on GR since I've joined, but LT used to send me stuff all the time. Even though I'm not active on LT anymore, they sent me this one! It might be because it's an ebook, but I don't care. Winning stuff is always fun.

Hopefully this book is good, and the blurb makes it sound li...more
Debbie
Jun 27, 2012 Debbie marked it as not-for-me
Vivid, well-written. Short work (novella) that I am not starring because I think it is an excellently written work of Urban Fantasy. It was too gritty, violent, and disturbing for my tastes so averaging me into the star ratings would not be fair. I can cheerfully recommend to Urban Fantasy fans with a warning that vivid moments in book contain stuff like self-mutilation in all its painful, bloody gore. Thru http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... I received this book free for an uncensored, un-...more
Jessica Bronder
Six was a forsaken angel and has spent the last several hundred years in Hell. She finally breaks out along with Alden, another angel. But when six gets to Earth, she has a hard time adjusting. She chooses to remove her wings and try to live like a normal human. But the more she is around the humans, she finds herself upset that they don’t appreciate what they have and wanting to help their suffering.

When Alden invites her out she finds that angels, demons, and other paranormal creatures enjoy...more
Valentina
This is a short, quick novella that packs a lot of punch.
What I liked best about it was the main character, Six. She is supernatural, an angel, but she has as many issues as regular humans do. She has plenty of flaws that make her much more than just yet another paranormal protagonist. Cara is also a good side character with more personality than is usually given to these kind of filler one. The only one I really couldn’t enjoy was Alden. It felt like the author was putting too much effort to m...more
Diayll
Originally Reviewed At:Mother/Gamer/Writer
Rating: 3 out of 5 Controllers
Review Source: Tour
Reviewer: AimeeKay



Let me start by saying I liked the story. The idea of Satan having a wife and her trying to escape hell was very intriguing. In particular seeing where the author planned on taking Six and her fellow escapee Alden. I enjoyed the writing. Brewster’s descriptions of Hell and of Earth, Six flying, the people that she encounters, they all really helped me see the story as it played out. I als...more
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Six is a fallen angel that was cast out of Heaven and sent to Hell for some reason she still isn’t sure of. After decades in the dark and several failed plans of escape, Six finally finds a plan that works and she takes her one ally with her; fellow forsaken angel, Alden.

They are amazed being on Earth and seeing just how great it is, but they can’t understand why the humans that live there aren’t happy. They have so much, yet they always want more.

Six senses p...more
Fangs for the Fantasy
Six is a fallen angel. She was banished from Heaven to Hell, for reasons unknown (she blames the bureaucracy). But centuries of plotting have finally paid off – and she has managed to accumulate the favours and put into action a plan to get her free.

Now on Earth, she has to learn just what this wonderful, incredible and sometimes horrifying place actually is, what the rules are and to find her own place within it while at the same time rejecting god and her old path – she’s no longer an Angel an...more
Marie
This book was very short and fast paced. Everything led to something. There wasn't a stop where you could lean back and relax you had to pay attention to every word incase you overlooked or missed something.

Six was sent to hell and after the gatekeeper owed her a favour he could not refuse to open the gates to leave her out for he had made a blood bond with her favour for a favour.
Her friend she also owed came through with her hit he is not share the same compassion six did for humanity.
He cho...more
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~
Six is planning to escape Hell along with her friend Alden after two centuries in the Pit. Six finds that life on Earth isn't anything like she'd seen in the portals. Six loves her wings yet sees them as a burden and cuts them off. Six and Alden go their separate ways yet can still contact each other. Six wonders why life on Earth isn't like she imagined or thought it would be. Alden has no trouble blending into his new life. He even finds a club called The Underground which is very similiar to...more
Jen
Favourite Character: Six

Six is a fallen angel, who after decades of planning escapes from hell with her ally Alden. Once escaped Six is thrown into a world of humans on Earth who aren't happy and hunger for more. Six cannot understand why human beings aren't happy, they have so much that they are taking forgranted, or at least Six thinks so. In a short time, Six is taken in by a kind woman named Cara, shown a club that's filled with fallen angels, demons and monsters by Alden and is found by the...more
Sharonda (SexxyBlogger)
Six, a fallen angel is itching to get out of hell…planning for years as a matter of fact. So once the opportunity comes up, she escapes with Alden another fallen angel.

She’s happy to be on earth, ecstatic. But what she saw in the viewing portals while in Hell is not exactly what she expects. Earth sucks, some humans are selfish and she’s wondering WTF?! But it’s better than Hell and she content for now…she is befriended by a stranger name Cara who takes her in and gives her someplace to stay an...more
♥ Ashleigh ♥  contrary to popular belief im not actually mad!
Possibly Spoilers.

im rather confused what i feel for this book, while it wasnt great it was rather entertaining... kind of..... but not in a good way, no entertaining isnt the right word... more fascinating like when you see a car crash and you cant help but look... like that but not so severe. though when she was mutilating herself was just sick, i understand why but Jeez the author did a good job of making my stomach twist! i felt utterly sick.

this book has potential to be good - as well as su...more
Stacey
I read this via a veersion emailed to me from Shut Up & Read. I really liked the concept of the book, I thought the storyline had a lot of potential.

I'm not sure if it was just me but I didn't really feel any sympathy to the characters - there seemed to be no character building, no history of the character and their emotional intelligence and this made their reactions to events a lottery.

I would have loved to have found out why Six had been thrown out of heaven and why she wanted to leave. T...more
Sandra "Jeanz"

MY REVIEW
I was sent an e-copy of this novella by Dragonfairy Press and managed to squeeze it in as it was quite a short read.
Firstly I don't normally go for what I call "comic style" but my daughter tells me the correct terminology is that its a "graphic novel" style but I really enjoyed this one. There was the occasional illustration within the book as I read it on my kindle. I really liked the illustrations quite a lot. Obviously the paperback would use more images within and I am not sure I w...more
Vickie
I received this one as an Early Review ebook. The concept is gripping, two fallen angels escaping from Hell. I wanted to know why they were fallen, but all the main character, Six, knows is that she was found lacking for no apparent reason and cast out of heaven hundreds of years ago. With the story occurring from her point of view, they escape rather easily and then encounter Earth. One of the things that didn't work for me was her easy understanding and acceptance of things here. No amazement...more
Elsa Carrion

Don't call me angel by Alicia Brewster is a short read with only 10 chapter. If you have a few hours and want to squeeze in a little reading this is just the thing. Although at first it’s kind of frustrating, it felt like I was thrown in the middle of something without an explanation. If you can overlook it and just roll with the punches the story gets better.

Six is a fallen angel, why she is fallen is never reveled in this short story but I’m hopping that in the next book she talks about it. H...more
Laurie: Almost Faemous
Originally posted on my blog http://ufreview.com/2012/06/22/dont-c...

I received a copy of this from the Read it and Reap group on Goodreads so thanks to the mods and the author for making this available. I had to take a day or so after I read this book to figure what I would say in a review. While I did like the story overall, there was something missing.

This book is really really short, more of a short story than an actual novel. While I found the idea of fallen angels trying to escape from hel...more
Jessica  `~Blahyze~`
What a great read. I loved that there were illustrations included throughout, it really added that extra bit of something and made it special, not to mention unique. Each of the characters were so well done, I liked Six and how she managed to escape from Hell with Alden, who I despised from start to finish, and how she was an angel but one with attitude. The take on angels was something that I found intriguing and different, how there were angels even in Hell who had done wrong, I liked that a l...more
Rachael Woohoo
Disclaimer: The fact that I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review has not affected my rating.

When you think of angels in YA Urban Fantasy or Paranormal Romance, what do you think of? Fallen? Halo? Hush, Hush? Even Unearthly? Regardless of the quality, most people think of the romance between those heavenly creatures and humans, whether it be between Nora and Patch, Cam/Daniel and Luce, or Tucker and Clara. Don’t Call Me Angel is a wake up call – not all angels ar...more
Claire Carey

As a YA book i wasn't sure what to expect, i thought to read it with my son and daughter in mind. Personally i thoroughly enjoyed the book, as an adult it was easy reading and as a YA book wasn't very long- i read it in 2 sittings. I feel it was a good introduction to the rest of the series. I wasn't expecting the twist at the end and that has lead me to have questions of how and why. I hope that these will be answered in the next book. I love the dark and light that is explored, and the way the...more
Blood Rose Books
With her debut indie short story Alicia Wright Brewster introduces the reader to a fallen angel who is struggling to get out of Hell.

Six does not really know why she was sentenced to Hell, some sort of Bureaucracy from above but as soon as she was placed there Six has had several plans to get out of Hell, all that have failed, but she has spent centuries planning and working towards her next plan. But can Six really handle being back in the real world, where she knows she will be hunted be be br...more
Lexie
I really liked this book. I've read several Fallen Angel books, but this one really grabbed my attention from the start. It begins with a Fallen Angel named Six escaping from Hell with another Fallen Angel, Aldan. That in itself had me hooked, I've never come across a Fallen Angel Book with the Angel being confined to Hell. Unfortunately you don't know why she was sent there, and neither does she. The part where she cut her wings off, made me want to gag. I kept hoping they would grow back, just...more
Sue
Jun 27, 2012 Sue rated it 3 of 5 stars
Shelves: angels
I really wanted to like this book and for the most part, I did. It was an original, refreshing take on the "fallen angel" story line and I truly believe that there is a viable series here. I liked Six as a heroine and expected nothing less than a kick ass, take no prisoners attitude. What I didn't like was the lack of a good back story to explain what happened and why Six & Alden ended up in Hell in the first place, what their relationship was and how they were bonded to each other. This is...more
Atmika
*The book was sent to me via email from Shut Up & Read*.

2.5 stars

What I liked
This book has comic book type B&W drawings which is a new idea and I loved it. More books should have it.(Anybody listening?)

I liked the story, it was quite interesting. The book has a solid beginning. It had potential to be really good.

What I disliked
The book is more like a really long prologue. Nothing much happens in this. I feel kind of cheated.
Even after reading the book I know nothing about the character...more
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