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Hush, Hush is the story of Nora Grey, an average high school student going about her business as usual -- until her Biology teacher rearranges the class seating and places her next to the dangerous-looking new kid, Patch Cipriano. Nora gets a weird feeling from Patch, and things just keep going from bad to worse as Nora becomes convinced that she is being stalked, and may even be the target of murderous intentions. Add to the list Nora's strange feelings about the More...

So the other night I was trying to force myself to finish writing a chapter, but I was on the verge of headdesking at about 12:30, so I packed up then and went off to bed. I read some nice fluffy paranormal crap, sung myself into a subconscious lull, and then eventually fell into deep, drooling sleep.

You guessed it. This is a dream story.

Now, I rarely remember my dreams. But last night's was so freaking pungent that I can reel it all off right now without missing any details. Also, bear in mind More...

I read this ON A DARE (a double-dog one, if you must know). And now I want to look it in the eye and ask - REALLY, BOOK? REALLY? Because it doesn't just cross the line into the uncomfortably creepy territory - it takes a cosmic leap over it.


Hush, Hush may have the dubious distinction of being the worst book I've ever read. (I assumed it's a book since that's what you'd call a bunch of printed and bound pages, but I'm really applying the term 'book' loosely here). Yes, I know I'm not the intended More...

How I Would Have Ended It

*This post was inspired by the fan­tas­tic videos over at www.howitshouldhaveended.com. Ital­i­cized text is the orig­i­nal pub­li­cized text from the book and is entirely the work of Becca Fitzpatrick.

This ren­di­tion is entirely satire. It is not meant to offend and I mean no dis­cour­tesy. I rec­og­nize that authors put a lot of time and work into their nov­els and I am not try­ing to dis­re­spect that. Writ­ing a novel is hard work and is some­thing I have never done More...

About three things I was absolutely positive:

First, that Hush, Hush was, without a doubt, one of the worst Twilight rip-offs I've ever had the misfortune to read.

Second, there was a part of me -- and I didn't realize how dominant that part actually was -- that insisted on reading Hush, Hush to the bitter end in the hope it would redeem itself.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably wrong in that decision.

Read this. Don't argue: just do it:
"If you don’t like me, I’ll force myself on you until you do. We see this all the time and it’s even romanticized. Everything from romance novels to sitcoms we see women who aren’t interested in a man and we see those men determined to catch her. To pursue her, to convince her that she’ll like me eventually. If I try hard enough, if I harass her long enough... she’s sure to cave in eventually. She can’t say no. And if she does I’ll just assume it’s code for “tr More...

Top Ten Irrational Points in hush, hush

Nora’s sex ed class begins with the teacher stating, “Human reproduction…requires mature handling. And like all science, the best approach is to learn by sleuthing. For the rest of the class, practice this technique by finding out as much as you can about your new (seating assignment) partner. Tomorrow, bring your write-up of your discoveries, and believe me, I’m going to check for authenticity…I want to see real interaction and teamwork.” This is a biolog More...

"I shut my eyes and envisioned banging my head against the wall (Hush, Hush, p. 99)."

Funny thing: I want to do the same thing every time I think about this book.

It's 6 PM on a Friday night, I'm not in a reading mood and don't want to write my FSU application essay, and I think it's high time I rewrite this review. The old version/H.Y.P.E. review can be found here.

This only good Hush is this Hush Hush. And perhaps this Hush Hush, though this comes with two extra Hushes. It depends on your musical More...

Three words; hot, mysterious, heavenly

Hush, Hush is one of those addicting reads. There is something about it, you can't quite place your finger on it, but all you know is that you need more, right now!

Most surprising for me was liking Nora. Usually I can't stand her type of character. But for some reason she reminded me of my sister! Completely book smart, but doesn't have the common sense that god gave a goose. (Yes, Lace, I'm talking about you!) Patch on the other hand, where do I even start. More...

I'm having a hard time deciding exactly what I think about this book. On one hand I read it in under 12 hours, so it definitely caught my attention, but on the other hand it almost repulsed me, because the "hero" was so unpleasant. It's obviously aimed at teenage girls, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable letting a (hypothetical) daughter of mine read it until she was quite a bit older, precisely because the hero throughout the most of the book is threatening and manipulative.

The book is well More...

This book is simply appalling.

I won't lie, my expectations going in about this book were pretty low. But even so, "Hush, Hush" managed to disappoint me.

First, there are many similarities with "Twilight" - you have a regular average girl here, absent parents, a love affair with a dangerous supernatural boyfriend, a final showdown with a villain of his own kind. The mythology, while somewhat unusual (I haven't read anything about fallen angels in YA so far), is paper thin. The characters are shal More...

Everyone has an aura. Everyone. Even if you're the spawn of Satan, you still have this mist of invisible energy floating around your head. See, I usually don't believe in spiritual things. Meditation, chakras, rituals... I just find it cheesy or whatever.

After reading this piece of shit book, I believe in auras.

If I ever met Nora Grey in person (God help me if I do, I may beat her bloody), and if I could sense auras, her's would be a dark murky brown. According to the Internetz, a brown aura mea More...

When sophomore Nora Grey gets paired up with the mysterious Patch in Biology, she gets the feeling not everything is right with him. Patch seems to know a lot of Nora but keeps his silence when it's about himself; he's a straight up bad-boy, sexy, almost anti-hero. Nora is out to discover his secret when her friends encourage her to and finds herself in a ancient battle between two races. She has to be careful with the encounters that begins to happen when she looks for answers and questions on More...

Let it be said that I, Vanessa Hendersen, am a huge glutton for punishment. Why else would I put myself through so many terrible books? This year alone I've read Evermore, Halo and Hades, even Marked.

So why do I keep coming back? I don't know. I suppose there's some entertainment to be had, and if you want to write a book of your own some day, it shows you all the hallmarks of bad writing and clichés to avoid. This is going to be the last book I read this year that has a bad reputation, because More...

1.5 Stars

The half is there for the sole reason that Hush, Hush did not irk me as much as Halo did. I’m a little confused by that but whatevs.

Wow.
Just wow.
No, this is not a good wow.
This is a “Holy shit, you really did that didn’t you? I can’t fucking believe that” kind of wow.
A wow that just destroys my very soul and forces me to wonder WHY someone could possibly like a book such as this. But don’t worry, I have an explanation as to why someone could enjoy these honey bunches of pages because I More...

Read the translated version and write review in my own languange

Note : No offense yah buat penggemar seri ini ;)

Tadinya mau nulis ripiunya tapi agak males.Sekarang udah oke lah bikinnya. BTW, kenapa sih GR ga ada sistem setengah bintang? :P

Aku terus terang terombang ambing untuk kasih ripiu buku ini. Pertamanya 4 bintang deh, oke Nora cukup menarik di awal2, dy cerewet, ga lemah seperti Bella (sorry for Bella's fans), Patch cukup misterius dan dy bad boy ( I love bad boy than nice guy ;) )

Ta More...

My step by step review-It started out as interesting,then it became confusing,then halfway through it was irritating,after that I was almost desperate for it to end and by the time it ended I was literally banging my head on the wall.
Nora Grey is a (sane!!) 16 year old.Normally in her biology class, she sits with her best friend.Nora is a good student.No boyfriend.Attractive.Attends session with the school psycologist Dr. Hendrickson because her father had passed away a year before.One day, her More...

(Update in 2011: My rating has fluctuated from three stars (probably 2.5) to 2 stars and finally to 1 star. Just thinking about this book and its characters leave me with sour thoughts.)

Hush, Hush -- I finally finished the book after months of waffling, and I’m still as conflicted about it as I was from day one. My feelings, at this point, are very iffy.

My first thought, though, when I started reading was: “This book reads like a schizophrenic version of Twilight.”

There are all the points of the More...

I fell in love with Patch instantly I mean what's not to love?
I also love Nora- She is such a refreshing and intriguing heroin. Her and Patch suit each other perfectly. They bounce off each other and really made me laugh with their witty and sarcy sense of humour! They bicker like hell and it's so much fun to read.
I loved the twist in the end, it turned everything I thought was going to happen into something entirely different. I never knew what was going to happen next.
I thoroughly enjoyed an More...

Time has a way of changing things. Sadly for Hush Hush, time has not been kind to my view of it. A three star review once resided here, but it was too shamed to remain posted. Having said that, I think nothing less of those who enjoy such stories, as I once was one. But I've read too many good, even great books, to suggest that someone spend their time with this never ending plot that is essentially a whole lot of non-sense.

I am most certain that the enigmatic, assholish character that is Patch More...

My thoughts:

This book turned out to be a big disappointment for me. For one thing, Nora was a complete idiot. She was indecisive, confused, cried about every little thing & for someone who supposedly is bad a lying, she lied about almost everything. Over half of the book was dedicated to her lusting after Patch & her determination to find out who & what he was. The big reveal was that he was an angel. Not hard to realize when your constantly getting hit over the head with it, with th More...

I have forty eight sticky notes.
Well, forty nine, I suppose, since I use the little white backing thing too. They're quite nice sticky notes, designed not to be written on but as bookmarks; at some year in the past they magically appeared in my Christmas stocking, and I haven't really used them since. I suspect there were originally fifty, so I've used two elsewhere.
Anyhow. Forty nine sticky notes was what I started with when I commenced reading Hush, Hush a little after 9 AM on August 25.
Less t More...

Having read this book again, I changed my mind. The relationship between Patch and Nora is totally healthy. Women should go for a man who stalks her and they in turn should stalk him and chase after him even if he chases them with a knife.
Vee was totally right to try to push Nora into the arms of Patch as a man who is trying to kill you is the sort of man you need to have! A manly man!

Actual rating: 1.5/5 stars

There was once a girl who was always judged by her body. First, it was the comments about her breasts and butt in second and third grade by her own mom and aunts. She didn't mind that, because, you know, her aunts were just being constructive. There's no harm on being constructive. Their comments were easy to brush away with a smile and with a "Yes, I know I'm developing". Her mom was extremely skinny so it was very easy to see the "difference". Then, some middle school More...

*Important update, 8/13/2011: I read this book a year and a half ago and gave it five stars. Like Evermore, I don't feel like rereading the book to assign it a rating more akin to my current tastes. If I did I would probably give it three or four stars. You can read my review from a long time ago below, though I would recommend reading other more cultivated reviews...

Nora Gray is the typical over-achieving high school girl in the sense that she aims to go Yale, has a best friend, and has a somew More...

OH.HOT.DAMN.
I won't lie to you, it was minorly enjoyable when I read this book, but the more I read, the more the problems seemed to laugh in my face.
I've read the reviews so I wasn't expecting much from this book. but still, I was surprised. There were so many things wrong with it. One of my main problems is Nora. I can't understand why she lets patch(and everyone else that walks the earth) walk all over her, despite the reviews, I held onto hope. I was waiting throughout the book for the groin More...

5+++ Stars

Even though this book has been lumped into the YA category, it definitely felt more like an adult-minded para romance to me.

I love a good vampire story as much as the next para-junkie, but I have to say I now have a major weakness for fallen angels as well.

While I can understand some people making comparisons between this book and Twilight (dark, brooding hero, and a heroine who, against her better judgment, can't keep herself from being drawn into the hero's mysterious world). But, i More...

The bad mysterious boy with a paranormal past and the studious girl that captures his attention. We've all read a story like this before but apparently the formula is working because there's so many of them. The sexual tension was definitely there, but I wish Patch weren't so stalkerish and their relationship built on trust, honesty, respect, all those good things that make up love instead of kinetic energy that makes up lust. I didn't like Patch, but I oh so wanted to. Fallen angels are an intr More...