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Crescendo (Hush, Hush #2)

by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author)

4.14 · rating details · 33,913 ratings · 3,990 reviews

Nora Grey's life is still far from perfect. Surviving an attempt on her life wasn't pleasant, but at least she got a guardian angel out of it: a mysterious, magnetic, gorgeous guardian angel. But, despite his role in her life, Patch has been acting anything but angelic. He's more elusive than ever and even worse, he's started spending time with Nora's arch-enemy, Marcie Mi...more

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Published October 19th 2010 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

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Sep 17, 2011

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So I was at Borders the other day, and this book was on the shelf and underneath it read 'Patch is the bad boy Edward wishes he was'.
Of course, the idea of a forbidden-ish love story will always remind us of You-Know-What, but i'm seriously saying that this book is addictive enough for it to be a crime to compare it twilight. It has its own characters and instead of VAMPIRES, its about ANGELS and that makes me happy because angels are as cool, or even more so, than vampires. And yes I have...more

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Dec 13, 2011

Kira rated it

Recommends it for: Klipes

Recommended to Kira by: A klipe

Shelves: ya, books-to-use-as-weapons, angels-and-demons, made-no-sense, train-wreck-romance, tstl-heroine, lost-the-will-to-live, go-choke-on-your-sexism

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Warning: You're about to read a really, really stupid review. This is because the book the review refers to is also really, really stupid. So beware. And don't drink milk before you watch Alien.

That's just good sense.

Now for the real review.

This book irritated the shit out of me.

Kira's Nuclear Triggers:

a) Wishy-washy heroines with fake booksmarts/dead brain stems/attraction to rapists
b) Male protagonists who taunt/har...more

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Feb 24, 2011

Mitsuko rated it

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Recommends it for: masochists and twitards

Shelves: 1-books, abusive-and-or-shallow-romance, hated-the-crap-out-of, masochistastic, fantasy, young-adult

The Hush, Hush series is the only YA paranormal romance series that I will continue reading to the end, even though the books are TERRIBLE. What keeps me reading? Pure masochism and let's face it: these books are hilarious. Plus now I found a character to cheer for.

I give Crescendo props for giving me an ending that assured that some serious ass kicking of Nora and Patch was finally going to occur. After dragging myself through that bullshit of a book, that ending actually made me wan...more

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Kira Breezy wrote: "You guys are all messed in the head this series is amazing and u apparently dont know a good series when u see one hello just look...more
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Katrina Lumsden I read a book over the summer that was terrible. Worse than anything Fitzpatrick's ever written. Hell, worse than anything Meyer's ever written. My re...more
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Nov 12, 2010

Joyzi rated it

Recommends it for: my dog

Recommended to Joyzi by: Youtube

Shelves: e-book, ya-books, fiction, author-was-possessed, disappointing-books, didn-t-finish-skimmed, don-t-judge-me, reviewed, book-series, author-american, paranormal-romance

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Oct 30, 2010

Holleighh rated it

Recommends it for: people who like love stories or twilight ?

Recommended to Holleighh by: myself

Actually in love with this book !!!
Just read it, in a day.
I cannot describe how much i adore it though, i have to say its my favourite one i've ever read.
Got this off amazon yesterday, and i started reading and was hooked,
i had to go out that night, and slept out and all i could think about was the book, it was that capturing. I started reading it this morning and finished this afternoon.
A Billion times better than hush hush, the author did an amazing job,
can't w...more

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Nov 05, 2010

Kim rated it

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Shelves: ya, read-in-2010

Spoilers are coming up, but mostly about the 'relationship' between Nora and Patch.

Also: pretend I'm reading this out loud to you, while I'm barely able to remember what they taught me in my anger management classes, and with a voice that's a few notches above normal volume. There's also some foaming at the mouth and a very, very strained and scary smile on my face.

*clears throat* Here goes...

Dear Nora,

How shall I put this... You are a stupid, stup...more

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Feb 23, 2011

Lucy rated it

Shelves: self-inflicted-and-i-knew-better, young-adult, anti-feminist, disappearing-parent-syndrome, coming-of-age, milking-a-money-cow, how-did-this-get-published, paranormal, so-very-awful, story-what-story

Sometimes, if you're really lucky, a book will teach you a lesson or give you something valuable you can carry with you through your entire life. Crescendo gave me an unexpected gift although lesson might be too generous a term. It's a sort of 'I've been through this so that can't possibly be as bad.' I am no longer afraid of childbirth (or other really painful experiences but specifically childbirth) because I know that the pain of labor does not usually add up to the amount of hours I spent wi...more

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Dec 16, 2011

Paige rated it

Shelves: damn-book-made-me-cry, don-t-need-my-clairvoyance-for-this, i-screamed-at-it, please-no-more-slut-shaming, take-your-sexism-and-get-out, the-shameful-shelf-of-get-rid-of-it, worst-books-i-ve-ever-read, whoops-threw-it-across-the-room

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Oh, Crescendo. I always told myself I wouldn't read it, but I wanted so badly to join in my friends' discussions of the many problematic elements of this series. If they could suffer through it, why couldn't I? (And maybe just a little bit of it was my contrary nature responding to the "Be Nice" BS But only a little.) I couldn't do that without reading all the books currently available, so into Crescendo I dove. I regret this. I regre...more

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Nov 07, 2010

Jessica rated it

Shelves: 17-angels, 03-hall-of-shame

Someone please pass me that voodoo doll? I have to hurt Nora.

Thank you. I'm feeling better now.

I’ve spent the last 8 hours literally gulping down this book. My fingernails are bitten down, my eyes are red-rimmed, my hair is all tousled because I kept pulling it...basically, I look like a lunatic.

Well, that Nora’s acting beyond stupid in this book has already been established by several of the bookers so I will not waste my breath on this and get a...more

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Feb 01, 2011

Sonya Kalani added it

Wow. It looks breathtaking.
I really can't wait!!!- DYING TO READ IT...
Hush HUsh is my fav book in the world-
and I will do anything for it.
It is my life, my destiny, and really my everything.
Though I don't get the Marcie Millar part (my 6th sense tellin me that itz a distraction) I am looking forward to the father's past.
I love u!! (talkin 2 the book)

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Apr 04, 2011

Ajia rated it

Shelves: favorites

I've been dying to read crescendo for ages and was ecstatic when I finally got my hands on it. The book was everthing I wanted and more! It's filled with great dialogues and witty remarks. It starts off with nora's dad being murdered and the rest of the book follows the mystery of who the killer was. Meanwhile nora and patch are also goin through a tough time. They break up over a row after nora hears he was hanging round marcie's house and soon he starts roaming round her 24/7. It was ma...moreI've been dying to read crescendo for ages and was ecstatic when I finally got my hands on it. The book was everthing I wanted and more! It's filled with great dialogues and witty remarks. It starts off with nora's dad being murdered and the rest of the book follows the mystery of who the killer was. Meanwhile nora and patch are also goin through a tough time. They break up over a row after nora hears he was hanging round marcie's house and soon he starts roaming round her 24/7. It was maddening to see this and drove me crazy.
Marcie was a slutty bitch throught the book and u'll love to hate her. The archangels are also trying to ripthem apart and it was quite heartbreaking at times. Another mysterious character enters the picture;Scott who is a nephil and nora's childhood friend. Nora uses him at times to make patch jealous. He was a bit of a jerk and quite evil at times but I really liked him and hope to see more of him.
I liked nora in this book as she stood up for herself in front of patch instead of mourning in her room and was a lot more gutsy but sometimes she made some really dumb impulsive decissions and should have listened to patch when he tried to explain. Patch was a lot more sensitive and caring this time round (as crazy as it sounds) and I don't know why so many people keep critisizing him. He didn't have much of a choice for some of the things he did and I fell in love with him evenmore. Having said that, there were times when he caused her a lot of pain and acted like a jerk but in the end won me over. I felt there was a lack of him in this book. Vee was really funny and a very loyal supportive friend. I didn't like her much the first time round but in this she grew on me. Rixon also had a big part in this story and her mom also had a few skeletons in her closet. The ending takes u completely by surprise and the book is packed with twists and turns. You will never guess vwho the villain is! some Scenes with patch and nora were quite steamy and the dream sequences were sensational. It ends with a cliff hanger with a new villain on the horizon and I m dyin to read tempest to see what happens to patch, nora, Scott, marcie and vee. I can honestly say I loved every moment of crescendo and would highly recommend it! (less)

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Jan 21, 2011

Jillian -always aspiring- rated it

Recommends it for: Nobody, not even my worst enemy (unless her name is Nora Grey)

Shelves: disappointing-books, dropped-series, 2010-reads

Sigh. Why did I even bother, you ask, when I gave Hush, Hush three stars after a very rocky reading experience back in April? (Update: Now the rating for Hush, Hush is two stars because of this atrocity.) Well. . .I am an eternal optimist, and I wanted to give Fitzpatrick a second chance to wow me, make me fall in love with Patch as I should have in book one, and keep me engrossed enough to find out where she was going with her angel mythos. However -- reading this book, I found that I just d...moreSigh. Why did I even bother, you ask, when I gave Hush, Hush three stars after a very rocky reading experience back in April? (Update: Now the rating for Hush, Hush is two stars because of this atrocity.) Well. . .I am an eternal optimist, and I wanted to give Fitzpatrick a second chance to wow me, make me fall in love with Patch as I should have in book one, and keep me engrossed enough to find out where she was going with her angel mythos. However -- reading this book, I found that I just didn't care.

Where this series really fails is its heroine. While I excused Nora's naïveté in the first book, there's just no explaining it away this time: this girl is a dunce. She learned nothing from her experiences in book one. She persists in following the formula of chasing after the answer to the mystery no matter where the road leads her. Nora doesn't have the excuse of Patch for this novel: Scott, this novel's enigma, is just a plain jerk any smart girl would steer clear of -- but, no, Nora proves herself stupid yet again by having to crack the new guy's shell. She puts herself in danger time and again -- and for what? I get it that all of this is for the sake of plot, but goodness is it a sorry plot. I felt as if I were reading a mix of Fallen and various books in the Evermore series -- and, frankly, I've had too many brushes with those type of books in the past few years to feel guilty giving this book the scrap. I made it to about page 150 before I thought, "You know what? Why waste my time? My to-read pile is too large for me to keep spending time reading a book that I don't even care about!" So, instead, I simply skipped to the last few pages and read the end which just wasn't that great anyway.

It's sad, really, since both Hush, Hush and Crescendo had such intriguing prologues that just screamed mystery and suspense -- but, as soon as the novels reach Nora's POV, the roller coaster of suspense quickly slows and rolls to a dead stop. Also, I just don't see the appeal of Patch, then or now or in the future. He's a mix of Damien from Evermore and Edward from Twilight, that's all, and he chooses when to show his affections and what answers to give according to his time. Also, the angel mythology here is simply laughable now. Patch was Nora's guardian angel? Really? I honestly couldn't tell the difference between fallen angel Patch and guardian angel Patch, and that's a glaring flaw in and of itself since there is a BIG difference between fallen angels and guardian angels. But I'll refrain from sharing the nuances since people are either going to love the book and chuck rocks at me for hating it or agree with me by not reading the book themselves. It's up to you to decide for yourself where you stand and what really matters for you in a story. As for me, this story just doesn't matter to me because it holds next to nothing that I care about in a book.

This book is going to the used bookstore the first chance I get, along with its predecessor, and I hope they fall into the hands of someone who will tolerate them much better than I did. That is all.

(Oh, wait, there was ONE THING I liked about this book: we found out Patch's name, and it turned out to be a name I really liked. It's a shame that I didn't get to use it first. *grumble, grumble*) (less)

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Feb 08, 2010

Davina deNeveu rated it

I read Hush, Hush in a day I have to admit it is very addicting, very good writing. I love it, I mean I am honestly thinking of re reading it again the very next day, so I have it marked on my calendar for when this book 'Crescendo' comes out because honestly I was just thinking to myself 'God I hope there is a part 2!

Honestly I am strictly Vampire 'Romance' type of girl... (no not twilight, Sookie Stackhouse, Morganville, Anita Blake, etc) untill I came upon two books. Fallen... a...more

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Feb 21, 2011

SKB rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Wow. I mean, wow. I used to think Hush, Hush was the worst book ever written, and then I was stupid enough to read Fallen and Torment, and I realized there was a whole deeper level of shit an "author" (again, term used loosely) could achieve. So I picked up Crescendo thinking, "Well, at least it's not Fallen, right?"

Now, Lauren Kate is a shitty author. This has been established. Her writing is ... bizarre, her characterization maddening, her plotting more aptly de...more

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Dec 30, 2010

Annalisa rated it

Shelves: young-adult, romance, fantasy

Short review: Stupid girl jumps to wrong conclusions and makes stupid decisions. Of course, if she hadn't had been so dumb, we wouldn't have a novel.

Long review: I found myself frustrated most of the novel with the lack of recapping. It hasn't been that long since I read Hush, Hush, so I remember the characters, but what I couldn't remember was these assumptions Fitzpatrick jumped to in her angel lore. I remember not quite buying into it, and that could be part of the problem, but whe...moreShort review: Stupid girl jumps to wrong conclusions and makes stupid decisions. Of course, if she hadn't had been so dumb, we wouldn't have a novel.

Long review: I found myself frustrated most of the novel with the lack of recapping. It hasn't been that long since I read Hush, Hush, so I remember the characters, but what I couldn't remember was these assumptions Fitzpatrick jumped to in her angel lore. I remember not quite buying into it, and that could be part of the problem, but whenever Norah went on whining about some angel restriction, I kept asking myself "why?" And really, Patch could go have sex with a girl that it didn't mean anything to but he was restricted from developing a loving, emotional relationship with or without touching. Really?

Really?

And when exactly could the archangels watch or listen? Some strange omnipresence that wasn't so omnipresent after all or Norah never would have been in any danger. What is the point of guardian angels if they don't actually guard anything but can make out with their subjects? There are qualities about Patch the fallen angel I could accept that don't jive with Patch the guardian angel, on the up and up with the powers that be, which wouldn't that be God? Yeah, I wasn't so fond of the angel lore, even less so than Hush, Hush.

I struggled with the beginning, but by midway through I was drawn into story. Vee was still annoying, Patch was strangely absent, but Marcie was a viable antagonistic character. I was never satisfied with any answers about Marcie and Patch, nor do I think Norah should have been. She should have hounded Patch a little more about exactly what went on between the two of them. Yeah, it might be annoying girlfriend reaction, but it's what she would have done and as readers we deserved a little more insight too.

I figured out who the villain was pretty early on, which only made it all the more annoying to have Norah manipulated and blindsided. It made the climax fall a little flat for me, but if you hadn't figured that out, it could have been intense. The cliffhanger was a nice twist too, not that I couldn't see that coming, but it did make me want to read on. I'm not sure if I will though. The angel lore bothers me enough and I don't love Norah or Patch enough to feel obligated to complete their story.(less)

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Sep 25, 2011

Missie rated it

Shelves: ya

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Review *major spoilers*
Oh my evil chiffy! Me thinks that Fitzpatrick has been kidnapped by devious Nephilims as evident by how she left me hanging at the end!

I can't quite identify what it is about this series that has me feeling at odds, but I think it is time for me to admit that I'm in an unhealthy love/hate relationship with these books. My thoughts are all over the place. On one hand, I want to praise, on the other, I ...morehttp://www.theunreadreader.com/2010/10/c...

Review *major spoilers*
Oh my evil chiffy! Me thinks that Fitzpatrick has been kidnapped by devious Nephilims as evident by how she left me hanging at the end!

I can't quite identify what it is about this series that has me feeling at odds, but I think it is time for me to admit that I'm in an unhealthy love/hate relationship with these books. My thoughts are all over the place. On one hand, I want to praise, on the other, I want rant. The one sure thing I can say is that I'm hooked.

The build up and the mystery surrounding the Fallen Angels is quite the page turner, but I think the reason I feel so confused is because there is just so much going on in the storyline. It is overwhelming. Sure, a lot of stories/series have multiple plot twists, but something about they way it is done in Crescendo (as with hush, hush) just didn't work very well. It almost feel forced. I can't decide if this is done on purpose to add to a chilling thrill to story, in which case would be a brilliant move on the author's part, or if it is just sloppy writing. Which brings me to my next point. The characters.

Nora. Who are you? You don't know yourself. Understandable since you are just fifteen, but as a protagonist, all I can think is hot mess. In the next book, I hope to see Nora grow into herself a bit more, become more grounded. I'm not saying she has to be perfect, but I think she should at least be herself.

Patch. What am I supposed to do with you? Oye. Patch's laid back attitude is just too lax for me. Sure, he is still the very intense creepy stalker we all know and love, but he is also very nonchalant (in a very aggravating way). He pissed me off a lot. For instance, why the hell did he have to go around kissing Marcie?

Speaking of Marcie, why does she even exist as a character? The whole side story with Marcie and Nora being frienemies was so annoying. I got tired of it, quickly; and it just makes no sense. How can Nora get into a fist fight with Marcie one day and the next go to her party?

Oh, and hello, Patch! Did you really just admit to hooking up someone who you suspected to be a crazy killer with Nora's best friend?! And Nora did you really just ignore that little fact?! Poor Vee. She is the only reliable person in Nora's life, and Nora completely takes advantage of her. *hands Vee a hot dog with a lot of mustard and a cupcake*

You see, how this story inspires me to rant? Gah! Sadly, the best thing about this series are the covers. Both have been absolutely amazing, visually. I love them. The story continues with Tempest, coming Fall 2011. I really hope the new cover will have both Nora and Patch on it.

Finally, I know I really need to stop ranting about evil cliffhangers. They are all the rage these days, so I don't expect them to end anytime soon. *heavy sigh*(less)

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Feb 24, 2011

Elisa rated it

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, fantasy-paranormal

Okay, here goes.

(There will be spoilers)

So you know when a super hot guy comes into your life and it sort of muddles your thinking for a little while? You're willing to brush off everything they do as cute and charming and you build up a real tolerance to anything slightly irritating they might do because hey, they're hot and they deserve that much from you, right?

Ugh.

I flew through my first reading of Hush, Hush completely smitten over Patch. W...more

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Nov 25, 2011

Ðємσɭιтισɴ rated it

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Shelves: ansty-angsty-angst, are-you-kidding-me, damn-comformists, closeminded-asshole, i-swear-the-heroine-has-pms, lecture-to-humanity, obsessive-much, pathetic-excuse-for-a-villain, sloooooowww-pppaaaacccceedddd, stupid-decisions, stupid-love-interest, suckish-ending, terrible-cover, the-human-mind-makes-no-sense-to-me, wanted-to-slap-the-heroine, why-god, why-do-i-still-read-this, will-never-forget

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. OMGZ, u know what I HATE? When like, I brake up w/ a boy, and he doesn't talk 2 me anymore!!! like, their was this 1 time w/ a boy named Patch (how adorable is that name?!!! ♥♥♥) and like, he was cheeting on me!! I heard from some1 who heard from some1 else who saw Patch standing in MARCIE'S driveway! Can u beleive it? So I asked him y he was theyre and he wouldn't tell me!!! So, of course I broke up w/ him. he wouldn't stop complaining for like, hooouuurrrssss and I had 2 kick him out of my hou...more

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Jan 01, 2011

Katie rated it

Shelves: read-in-2010

Awesome!, Amazing!, Unbelievable!, but not as good as the first.............. I was able to guess last year what this book would be about, not hard to figure out, but the execution was iffy at best, and as for Patch, he disappointed me this time round *pouts*

As for Nora and her need to question and doubt everything anyone does, especially Patch, this is my answer to her...........

Its a good book, and I will read the next one, but, wel...more

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Jan 30, 2011

Neep rated it

Shelves: own, series, angels, young-adult

I don't even know how to begin. This book is aimed at teenagers? That's the most horrific part. Impressionable young teenage girls will be reading this thinking that relationships this abusive are 'sexy' and desirable, and that Nora's attitude to her TTLY SRS 2 MONTH RELATIONSHIP is normal and not creepy and over the top at all. It makes me want to gag. Nora, the protagonist, is even worse than Bella Swan as a role model. At one point in the book, Nora claims she wants to kill herself because sh...more

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Oct 17, 2011

Alkyoni ~ Kingfisher of books rated it

Recommends it for: Noone. Except for the lulz.

Am done with this shit. Will finish review as soon as I stop rolling on the floor in a fit of hysterical laughter.

DISCLAIMER Anyone who tries to tell me that I have no life and that's hwy I'm writing this, bitch, I've been to Germany twice, I've been in Bavaria, Cyprus, Italy, Holland, Spain and England. And I'm only 17.

I just don't like wasting my time. I'm a busy person.

Review time!

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Jun 23, 2011

kari rated it

Shelves: 2011, ya

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Well, in my Hush, Hush review I said I thought the constant comparison to Twilight was not warranted, but now I have to take that back. In the first book, we have the mysterious and dangerous boy whom Nora falls for while also being worried that in actuality he wants to kill her. Okay, been there, read that. There is much angst, much danger, much revealed, but only in the last fifty pages or so.
Now, we're to the second book and we get the requisite break-up which leaves Nora devastated and...moreWell, in my Hush, Hush review I said I thought the constant comparison to Twilight was not warranted, but now I have to take that back. In the first book, we have the mysterious and dangerous boy whom Nora falls for while also being worried that in actuality he wants to kill her. Okay, been there, read that. There is much angst, much danger, much revealed, but only in the last fifty pages or so.
Now, we're to the second book and we get the requisite break-up which leaves Nora devastated and almost unable to go on. We have the mysterious and possibly even more dangerous new boy whom she sort of, almost, maybe, begins to be interested in and even if she isn't, she toys with him and kisses him and generally uses him for whatever she needs at that moment with again, the action taking place in the last fifty pages of the book.
Nora, to put it bluntly, seems simply stupid. She jumps to all kinds of conclusions and believes pretty much anything that anyone tells her. If someone told her that if she jumped high enough she could land on the moon, well, she'd try it. (Yes, I am exaggerating, but not by much.)
Both the first book and this one follow the same basic arc. Not much happens as Nora runs about, gathering information, but seeing it incorrectly, and then in the last chapter all is revealed. Nora, once again, believes Patch wants her dead and yet she still is crazy about him . . . or simply crazy. Her leaps of illogic based on faulty information were piled one on top of the other until the whole thing becomes a mess.
And there were extremely drawn out bits of plot that in the end went nowhere. Example: Nora goes to a party at Marcie's house.
First she has to talk Vee into going with her/taking her since she doesn't have a car. That conversation dragged back and forth when you knew all along that Vee would agree to go. And why are they going to Marcie's party, a girl whom neither one likes and vice versa? So Nora can find out for certain what's going on between Patch and Marcie, although she supposedly already knows this and has already seen them together.
Anyway, they go to the party and after some looks at Patch, angst, thoughts of how much she still wants him, yaddayadda, she sneaks up to Marcie's room to check for USED CONDOMS!!! Seriously, that's her plan, to find used condoms. (Is she then planning to take them for DNA testing? I mean, they could be anyone's used condoms, not neccessarily Patch's, couldn't they?)
So Nora almost gets caught and during her getaway, she "accidentally" steals Marcie's diary and is rescued by Patch . . . again. Now, she has the diary, but does she even so much as crack it to find out all the stuff she wanted to know, her supposed reason for going to the party and sneaking into Marcie's room? Of course not, because she isn't a teenage girl, she's some kind of saint. *eye roll* Her guilt is too overwhelming. Really? Are you kidding me? This is her worst enemy, the girl who goes out of her way to be mean to her, and she won't look in her diary, even to see what is really happening between her and Patch? Nonsense.
Nora decides to take it back, to leave it on Marcie's porch of all things and she gets caught by Marcie who then shouts at her and tells her what's in it. All of that action only to be TOLD what's in it. Then how about leaving all of that out and have Marcie yell at her and tell her what's in it, I don't know, about three hundred pages ago.
And everything, everything, everything is high drama. Each feeling is so above typical. She can't merely walk down a dark street without feeling a chill of dread down her spine. Well, then quit going out alone and walking down dark streets alone.
Also, the ending is such a jumble, with all this info being dropped out of nowhere, that I had to read one parapgraph three times and I still didn't understand exactly what was being said. That isn't good writing. When you're revealing the whole thing it should be crystal clear, not still a muddy muddle.
This series isn't bad, but what it isn't, is neccessary to be a series. There hasn't been enough action in these two books to warrant two books. They could have been combined, likely including what will be the third one, tightened up, with tons of running about for no apparent reason edited out and maybe, maybe, been ONE good book. As it is, not so much. But idiot that I am, I'll still read the third one, because that's just the way I am and I am just barely interested enough to know how it all ends. So I guess the joke's on me, isn't it?

Oh, one more thing. Guardian angels can and obviously do have sex, (note all the Nephilim) but are forbidden to love. Patch can sex it up with Marcie or anyone else all he wants, but because he actually loves Nora (did anyone doubt for a single second that he didn't?) he can't be with her. What kind of angel world is this? So as long as he only lusts(which being one of the seven deadly sins would be a big no-no, I would think) it's all fine and dandy.
This. Makes. No. Sense. Whatsoever.

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Jan 20, 2012

ChRis.t.OS rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. MOTHERFUCKEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!! what a cliffhanger!!!!OKey I should Start.THAT WAS DESPERATE HOUSEWIFES WITH ANGELS STARRING LINDSAY LOHAN ON CRACK!!My goD Nora is such a B!TCH,Fuck Thank GOd None of my relationships were like her,Hated hEr...at least in the beginning.The First half of this novel has to do with this jealous,over the top,delluded virginal wannabe who OMG her worst enemy is allaroung her BF,Gee LAme...boring... and has to do with the thoughts of this schizophrenical SUPERBITCH (...moreMOTHERFUCKEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!! what a cliffhanger!!!!OKey I should Start.THAT WAS DESPERATE HOUSEWIFES WITH ANGELS STARRING LINDSAY LOHAN ON CRACK!!My goD Nora is such a B!TCH,Fuck Thank GOd None of my relationships were like her,Hated hEr...at least in the beginning.The First half of this novel has to do with this jealous,over the top,delluded virginal wannabe who OMG her worst enemy is allaroung her BF,Gee LAme...boring... and has to do with the thoughts of this schizophrenical SUPERBITCH (if she was my girl i would've probably have to face a death penalty by now),and how she copes with the fact that THE GUARDIAN ANGEL HOOTIE (respect!) is cheating on her with a blonde supperficial cheerleader who in terms of personality is SATAN HIMSELF (respect x2).Anyway it was fucking unbareable.The only reason i kept reading is my beloved Vee with her amzing and hell of a funny quotes(ninja star them...Oh come on BEcca how did you come up with this,loved it),her IriSH -NOra-i am-mr-Nice-Guy-i-fucking-support-you-i-advise-you-but-Bitch-Tonigh-I'll-be-dancing-allover-your-dead-body- fallen angel-serial killer- boyfriend.Then Comes mr-kiss-my-poolstick-bitch-Scott(that cracked me i was rofling for hours)a very blonde ripped boddied alcoholic a mixture of brad pitt and Rocco Sifredi,a character that i loved right from the beging.The Climax comes right in the midlle where nOra ungergoes therapy gets some anxiety pills (:P) forgets she acts like a PSYCHOTIC alfred hitchconk protagonist and tries to search the truth about her father.Secret societies,Enoch,drama,too much of a drama,Nephils and avengefull fallen angels,archangeld and lots and lots of hot dogs get in the way.IMO it worked really well.It was exactly what i want to read in the sequel of a book i really enjoyed.It wasn't better than the first but it wasn't worse.IT was equal...but less hot.Despite the fact the first half was disgusting ( yes disgusting dear,why the fuck should i care how a cheated girl thinks?)the second half was very exciting full of action,emotion,mystery and fun.(less)

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Dec 15, 2010

Mara rated it

Shelves: young-adult, angels-demons, paranormal, 2010, dropped-series

Currently, I'm trying to decide why fallen angels would build an amusement park. Is it...an evil amusement park? Although, asking such a question would then bring up what fallen angels do in their spare time, which appears to be nothing much. The answer is then why not build an amusement park? I mean, they ain't doing much else.

So here's the thing. I kind of didn't loathe Hush, Hush like I'd expected. Besides Nora's impossibly shallow personality (and no, shallowness isn't excused wh...moreCurrently, I'm trying to decide why fallen angels would build an amusement park. Is it...an evil amusement park? Although, asking such a question would then bring up what fallen angels do in their spare time, which appears to be nothing much. The answer is then why not build an amusement park? I mean, they ain't doing much else.

So here's the thing. I kind of didn't loathe Hush, Hush like I'd expected. Besides Nora's impossibly shallow personality (and no, shallowness isn't excused when the main character admits as much) and a shocking lack of sense, I found it amusing enough to take another plunge into this series. What I found was a ramshackle plot (expected, given I wasn't quite sure what was happening in Hush, Hush either) and an amazingly stupid mystery.

You know who's after Nora after you've read the prologue. If by some chance you missed the big flashing neon lights with fireworks illuminating that plane that is writing the secret antagonist's name in the freaking sky, you get another fairly obvious kick in the shins about halfway through. And then again three quarters of the way through, which happens to be when NORA should have put two and two together. However, because she's too wracked with relationship issues and busy being short-sighted and gullible, the reader is left beating the book over their own forehead while Nora is asking multitudes of questions that take huge info dumps to answer when we more or less already knew who is secretly who. For Nora this is like rocket science. Motives are a little more tricky. As far as I can tell, the supernatural elements in this series don't have a reason for anything they do at all. They just are and do and that's pretty much it.

Plot holes abound. Patch is mysteriously absent, playing some game of "I can't tell you my suspicions or whatever because if I did that would mean this book would be, like, maybe sixty pages and clearly that's not a novel, Nora!" So we have some run of the mill family secret mystery (again, you know what's going to happen in the prologue...it's like the most obvious prologue in the history of ever) and break up drama (angels can make out with humans, but admitting to love is apparently crossing the line) to fill the time. Most of Patch's melodrama gets swept to the side with one easy little decision at the end that leaves one wondering why that wasn't an option three hundred pages ago. But no. We need a crazy fun house chase scene and flume ride of terror (a log flume gun chase is remarkably not as griping as you might think), which was not nearly as hilarious as I wanted it to be because Nora has to go nearly die again and get saved so she can ask enough questions to hopefully patch the holes in this remarkably dull plot. Strangely, no one asks why *insert name of character here* could have just killed Marcie, because the last I checked that probably would have accomplished their goal and then we could have just skipped to book three already.

Basically, even if there's going to be some grand reveal in the third book as to why and how Nora is vaguely important, I'm thinking I'm already gone.(less)

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Oct 15, 2010

Angela rated it

Shelves: arc, romance, ya

Updated on 10/15/10: Group review of crescendo on Bewitched Bookworms. Pics of tossed book & time out corner included.
http://www.bewitchedbookworms.com/2010/1...

At this moment in time, I will write a very simple review (numbered of course):

1. I threw this book a few times. I have the photos to prove it.
2. The novel also spent some time in the Time Out corner for misbehaving. (Can you expect anything less from a book with Patch in it?)
3. Speaking of Patch: More...more

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Angela hehe I completely understand why you would be! Let me number my thoughts:
1. I loved crescendo because I wanted to love it. This is definitely on...more
Nov 02, 2010 11:37am

Colleen I want to say I completely felt the same about throwing the book but I was borrowing mine so I couldn't but i definitely got upset and left it sitting...more
Feb 03, 2011 10:24pm

Mar 03, 2011

K. rated it

Shelves: this-shelf-can-die, fantasy-sci-fi-dys, ok-fine-its-ya

There's Nora, complaining that Patch isn't as committed to their relationship as she is, asking what he was doing outside Marcie's house, accusing him of never having loved her...

And there's Patch, wondering if he'll be cast down to Hell - literally.

Just saying.

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Jul 02, 2011

Charlotte rated it

Recommended to Charlotte by: memememememem

Amasingly written, if I do say so myself :)

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Aug 28, 2011

Nikki Finn rated it

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Nemohu jinak, milované "krešendo" :)) Tenhle díl byl naprosto strhující, daleko, daleko lepší než první díl, který ve mně původně zanechával semínko rozporuplnosti s mým vlastním názorem a náhledem na knihu. Druhému dílu bych vytkla pouze jediné a to zasazení závěrečné scénky do místa, se kterým jsem zkrátka měla "problém". Nepřičítám vinu autorce, je to v podstatě můj vlastní názor. Nicméně je to ale taky to jediné, čemu bych mohla dát nějaký minusový bod. Od začátku do konc...more

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Nov 22, 2010

Clementine rated it

Shelves: 2010, fiction, ya

Nora Grey lived to tell the tale of how her fallen angel boyfriend Patch saved her life after plotting to kill her, and now she's in a relationship with him. Patch has had his wings restored and is now her guardian angel, but that doesn't mean that he can protect her from all the danger that surrounds her. There are evil forces out there that want her dead, and as Nora struggles to reconcile what she knows about her father's death with what she's experiencing, it might mean the end of her, or ...moreNora Grey lived to tell the tale of how her fallen angel boyfriend Patch saved her life after plotting to kill her, and now she's in a relationship with him. Patch has had his wings restored and is now her guardian angel, but that doesn't mean that he can protect her from all the danger that surrounds her. There are evil forces out there that want her dead, and as Nora struggles to reconcile what she knows about her father's death with what she's experiencing, it might mean the end of her, or maybe the end of Nora and Patch.

Crescendo is the second novel in Becca Fitzpatrick's series about Nora Grey and the fallen angels who want her. I read the first one after reading a bunch of really awesome critical analysis posts by other bloggers. Although comparisons to Twilight must be made (and are often justified), Fitzpatrick is a much better writer than Meyer, and that credit should be given to her. Her plotting and characterization are better as well, although perhaps only marginally. Fitzpatrick has a way of creating a mood that fits the dark story very well, and the tone is so effective that it permeates the reader's mind.

However, there's still the issue of Nora Grey being a boring, unsympathetic character. In the first book, I worried about her attraction to Patch despite his tendency to threaten violence, rape, and death explicitly. In the sequel, I worry about the fact that Nora hasn't learned a darned thing and is still behaving foolishly and erratically. She seeks out danger in order to piss Patch off, and then gets upset when he reacts accordingly. Much of the book is spent mooning over this boy, which wouldn't bother me if it weren't for the fact that Patch has no redeeming qualities. Oh, he's attractive. It doesn't matter that he's a humorless douche bag as long as he's pretty, right?

The other issue I took with the book was the shaming that Fitzpatrick seemed to engage in. Nora's best friend Vee's weight is mentioned constantly. Fat jokes, food jokes, and exercise jokes are thrown around like crazy. There's also a great deal of slut-shaming that comes in the form of arch-nemesis mean-girl Marcie Millar, whom Nora sees as a threat to her relationship with Patch. While it's Fitzpatrick's prerogative to include such "characterization," I can't help but wonder what the point of it is.

Fans of the first book will find themselves divided over this second installment. The novel's pacing is pretty good, and the continuity of the characters (with the possible exception of Nora) is fairly good. The book's ending hands readers a nice little cliff-hanger, and there's a promise of delving into some of the mythology in the next book, which would be a welcome change to all the ridiculous relationship melodrama that clogs up this tome.
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Dana Cruz rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As much as I want to give it a higher rating, I just can't because I'm royally pissed off. The title shouldn't be Crescendo. The title should be either Jealousy or Stalker. Hush Hush was so good, I don't know what happened to Crescendo. It was a big letdown. I was soooooooo excited for this book and what? I only got Nora's jealousy, indecisiveness & her ability to go into someone's room. Oh, I really won't call that an ability because she's always caught snooping.

And it's funny because...moreAs much as I want to give it a higher rating, I just can't because I'm royally pissed off. The title shouldn't be Crescendo. The title should be either Jealousy or Stalker. Hush Hush was so good, I don't know what happened to Crescendo. It was a big letdown. I was soooooooo excited for this book and what? I only got Nora's jealousy, indecisiveness & her ability to go into someone's room. Oh, I really won't call that an ability because she's always caught snooping.

And it's funny because halfway through the book, I already have a review. I was thinking of writing that the best character out of this book was Rixon. Rixon! Why? Because he was constantly mentioned by Vee but he doesn't make an appearance until the beach scene. Since he was out of the picture I told myself he's not annoying me. And as it turned out he was a villain!

I love Taylor Swift and I don't want to associate her with Crescendo but her song Enchanted was just so perfect for Nora. Please don't be in love with someone else. Please don't have somebody waiting on you. That refers to Nora seeing Patch with Marcie.

And this is Haunted, still by Taylor Swift:

You and I walk a fragile line
I have known it all this time
But I never thought I'd live to see it break

It's getting dark and its all too quiet
And I can't trust anything now
And it's coming over you like it's all a big mistake

Oh, holding my breath
Won't lose you again
Something's made your eyes go cold

Come on, come on
Don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something's gone terribly wrong
You're all I wanted

Come on, come on
Don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can't breathe whenever you're gone
Can't turn back now
I'm haunted

Stood there and watched you walk away
From everything we had
But I still mean every word I say to you

He will try to take away my pain
And he just might make me smile
But the whole time I'm wishing he was you instead

Oh, holding my breath
Won't see you again
Something keeps me holding on to nothing

I know
I just know

You're not gone
You can't be gone

One more thing before I end my review, Patch is hot no more.(less)

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