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Hades (Halo #2)

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Heaven Help Her.

Bethany Church is an angel sent to Earth to keep dark forces at bay. Falling in love was never part of her mission, but the bond between Beth and her mortal boyfriend, Xavier Woods, is undeniably strong. But even Xavier’s love, and the care of her archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can’t keep Beth from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in...more

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Published August 30th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends

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Sep 01, 2011 Ashleigh Paige rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-via-amazon-vine, worst-books-i-ve-ever-read, the-shameful-shelf-of-get-rid-of-it, a-whole-new-level-of-boring, main-character-needs-to-shut-up, take-your-sexism-and-get-out, wow-what-a-douchecanoe, arc

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Almost six months after Halo, Bethany and her boyfriend Xavier are preparing to graduate from high school and go to college. Jake is freed from Hell after some fun with Ouija boards at a Halloween party goes wrong and he easily tricks Bethany into going to Hell with him. Bethany finds herself miserable, but the Lake of Dreams provides a way to see how Xavier, Gabriel, and Ivy are faring. While they try and fin...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Demonic Circus Princess rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ansty-angsty-angst, cardboard-characters-syndrome, closeminded-asshole, damn-comformists, are-you-kidding-me, lecture-to-humanity, sloooooowww-pppaaaacccceedddd, too-much-fluff, wanted-to-slap-the-heroine

[Applause]

Circus Princess: Hello there, and welcome to another episode of What the Hell Were You Thinking?! Tonight's guests are a few of the people from the best selling Halo series. They're second installment, Hades, just recently came out. Come on out, Xavier Woods! Bethany Church! And Jake Thorn!

Xavier/Bethany/Jake: [sit down in the three chairs and wave awkwardly at the audience]

Circus Princess: What a pleasure it is to have you on the show this evening. Would you like some tea, Mr. Thorn?...more

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Oct 09, 2011 Cait rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm going to start of this review with.....

Story time!

Warning: do not try this at home. You may or may not get injured and some very severe scolding will follow. I also begrudgingly give this book 1.5 stars as a rating.

One day, when I was about 8 or so, my family and I made our yearly trip up to Mackinac Island, Michigan. This island is different in the way that no cars or any kind of automobiles whatsoever are allowed, so everyone rides on their bikes around the 1 1/2 mile island in order...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Dinjolina marked it as avoid

Shelves: stress-inducer, stupid-plot-development

*Goes around whistling*

Wait!
What?

HADES?????!!!!
Do you know what Hades is?

Let me wikipedia you:

Hades (English pronunciation: /ˈheɪdiːz/; from Greek ᾍδης (older form Ἀϝίδης}, Hadēs, originally Ἅιδης, Haidēs or Άΐδης, Aidēs (Doric Ἀΐδας Aidas), meaning "the unseen"[1]) refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld.

So.What does it have to do with Christianity?
The previous book was an insult to believers all over the world for sure, because we read...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* marked it as will-never-read-ever

Shelves: gave-up-on-series, angels, everyone-warned-me, young-adult, slut-shaming

Um. I might just have to read this because it sounds so dang ridiculous. When I read the words "tricked into a motorcycle ride to Hell" ... I had a hysterical laughing fit. And I enjoyed writing my ranting review for Halo. So, maybe it's worth it just to read it and ... well ... do what I do to ridiculous books.

*Edit* Okay, the description of the plot is now more detailed. Soooo, they accidentally summon Jake through a seánce? And then he tricks Bethany into taking a motorcycle ride ... ? What?...more

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Oct 14, 2011 John Egbert rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: *starts to cry* I-I wouldn't recommend this book to the person that SLAUGHTERED MY FAMILY

Recommended to John by: ...this was my own fault...

Shelves: annoyed-after-reading, author-steaming-mug-of-stfu, boooored, for-the-motherfucking-lulz, i-wish-i-hadn-t-read-this, no-just-no, nothing-special, omfg-it-s-a-series, pure-bullshit-from-concentrate, what-the-everlonging-fuck, why-did-i-read-this, wtf-dude, wtf-is-this

Before reading Hades

How can you trick someone into getting on a motorcycle? Either they get on, or they don't get on. Motorcycles aren't like cars. And what does angel Bethany want with a motorcycle anyway? SHE CAN FLY. Or, I'm assuming she can. Who knows, maybe Halo angels are just so lame they can't even use their wings to fly. *shudders from pure lameness*

Perhaps the conversation went something like this:

Jake: Hey Bethany. Why don't you get ~~in my van~~ on my motorcycle? I'll give you a lift...
B...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Rachel rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: god-help-us-all

This is my first review as a member of goodreads, so bear with me! I obviously had to make my first review on a book that I hate. What kind of enthusiastic internet troll would I be otherwise? I'm not an extremely eloquent speaker like some others on here, but I do my best.

Anyways! Back to the task on-hand. These books. Ohhh man these books. Reading some of the other reviews can pretty much sum up my hatred for them, but I feel that it's necessary to make my own. Let's sum up my feelings on the...more This is my first review as a member of goodreads, so bear with me! I obviously had to make my first review on a book that I hate. What kind of enthusiastic internet troll would I be otherwise? I'm not an extremely eloquent speaker like some others on here, but I do my best.

Anyways! Back to the task on-hand. These books. Ohhh man these books. Reading some of the other reviews can pretty much sum up my hatred for them, but I feel that it's necessary to make my own. Let's sum up my feelings on the first one before moving onto my predictions for the second one.

1. Beth is retarded. End of story.
2. Wtf kind of name is Xavier for a modern high school kid!?
3. Beth is an angel, right? I mean, God forbid she do some actual good during her stay on Earth. (put in eye roll here)
4. Every character bothers me but Gabriel and Molly, who only slightly bother me. That one kid in that one part with the thing was ok too.
5. If real Angels are actually like this, then we are royally fucked.

Alright, that's pretty much it for the first book. Not much to it. NOW what I hope happens in the second book:

I want Satan to read Halo, get pissed, and rain down hell and despair on Beth and Xavier and all their little friends. Then everyone dies. End of book.

What I think will REALLY happen in Hades:

Beth and Xavier will get married and have violent, kinky sex. Then Beth will get pregnant with a demon spawn who will literally claw its way out of her and catch the eye of Beth's werewolf bff, who basically just has to wait til the kid is at a decent age to bang her.

..wait wrong book. What I think well REALLY happen in Hades part 2:

Beth, being the brain-cell lacking girl we know her to, will get "tricked" onto a motorcycle ride with whats-his-face and he'll probably end up asking her to marry him and raise little demons together. She'll obviously say no, I have a hot highschool boy waiting for me. BUT when she get's back, she'll find out that Xavier didn't water her crops on Farmville for her, change her relationship status to single, and walk in the rain feeling sorry for herself. THE END.(less)

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Nov 17, 2012 Sadia rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, contemporary, fantasy, romance, young-adult, angels-demons

So I wonder if I've ever told you people how much I love making lists. Yep. I spend hours on my things to do and other random lists.

Here's one I'm sharing with you.

Things I'd probably do while trying to read HADES

Leaf through the pages

Endure

Shake head in disbelief

Raise my blood pressure

Grind my molars to dust

Be stupefied beyond belief

Kill my brain cells

Go to sleep

Watch tv

Read another book

Laugh hysterically

Scream in my pillow

Have a good time
Enjoy reading

Now that almost all of these...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Hayden Casey rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Halo (Hades is definitely better); Twilight; Hush, Hush; Evermore; and Fallen

Recommended to Hayden by: haters

Shelves: awkward, deathly-long-descriptions, doesnt-deserve-the-goodreads-rating, ending-sucked, friends-hate-it, just-bought, main-character-deserves-death, mega-awesome-cover, started-slow, this-series-just-got-way-better, wish-it-was-a-standalone, wish-series-was-shorter, ★★★, plot-devices-gone-awry, deus-ex-machina-alert, purple-prose, prose-is-purple-as-barney, amateur-author, editor-quit-halfway-through

Dear World,
Please do not question my sanity. I promise I have not lost it. I am reading this for the freaking lulz AND THAT'S IT.
Sincerely, Me.

While I'm writing my review, you may entertain yourselves by reading my 46 status updates below. Thank you, come again.

Also, notice the addition of three stars. That means my review is coming REAL SOON, I promise!

Review: 1.5 stars
First impressions are deceiving.
I have fourteen years’ worth of anecdotal proof that this theory is true, but the one example...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Oh come on girls it is a book about romance and that is why we buy them. If you want to good read, non-fiction is the way to go. Stop complaining about how the writer did this or didn't do that. You brought these books because it is a girl meets boy with a bit of action with it end of story.

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Sep 11, 2011 Katya rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, teen-lit, the-ya-project

I... I ah... I can't even... What am I supposed to say here? This is just one of these books you knew, going into it, that you were never going to like it, and yet, after you finish it, you remain with a sour taste in your mouth.

Of course, that begs the question as to why I bothered reading it in the first place (in fact, I expect that question soon), and I will adress it... later on. Let me tell you, pure masochism has little to do with it.

On the positive side, Hades is better than its predece...more

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Oct 18, 2012 Nessa rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: review, fiction, not-my-cup-of-earl-grey-tea

Have you ever read a book, or watched a movie/TV series, where you just didn't understand why anybody would like this (in your own opinion) utter dreck? You then voice this opinion, only to be shot down by fans who tell you either to stick your head where the sun doesn't shine, or: “Oh, episode/book 1 was terrible. But I persevered and fell in love with it.”

Generally it seems that's what happens with a lot of media. Catching Fire was, in my opinion, better than The Hunger Games. Every series has...more

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May 17, 2012 Haleema marked it as no-thanks

Shelves: i-never-listen, da-hell-is-that-cover, what-the-falafel

Okay, what in the world is this cover about?

Is that Bethany on a motorcycle?

description

The absurdity... it burns.

Oh, well. It's a good think she's not an angel or that would have been really stupid. Phew!

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Feb 09, 2012 Lisa marked it as to-read-for-the-lulz

The cover certainly looks better than the original awkwardly coloured one, but you know what they say. Polish a turd... it's still a turd.

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Sep 02, 2012 Brandon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: awesome-books

OMG this book is AMAZING!!!!

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Jul 26, 2011 Katie(babs) rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dnf-award, gag-worthy-book

Hades by Alexandra Adornetto is the sequel to Halo that’s riding the angel train for all its worth. Although I felt Halo was lacking in so many ways, there was some enjoyable moments to it that made me want to pick up Hades. What a big mistake on my end. I feel the only reason Alexandra got published is because of her age. Publishing is giddy when they can find authors under a certain age. They must think they’re sensations, much like pop singers, if the author who’s not of legal age writes a bo...more Hades by Alexandra Adornetto is the sequel to Halo that’s riding the angel train for all its worth. Although I felt Halo was lacking in so many ways, there was some enjoyable moments to it that made me want to pick up Hades. What a big mistake on my end. I feel the only reason Alexandra got published is because of her age. Publishing is giddy when they can find authors under a certain age. They must think they’re sensations, much like pop singers, if the author who’s not of legal age writes a book that can sell like gangbusters. We’ve seen this with Amelia Atwater Rhodes, who was published at fourteen, and recently with Kody Keplinger, where their ages seem to be more important than their writing talent.

Hades is such pop light reading and ridiculously tame and simple. I’m not sure whose Alexandra’s audience is. It has an intriguing promise, just like Halo. Uber innocent Bethany Church is one of three angels who must spread her wholesome light and Kumbaya cheer to combat evil and the darkness on Earth. Along the way she falls in love with the human boy, Xavier Woods, but also catches the eye of demon boy, Jake Thorn. When Hades start, Bethany thought she defeated Jacob, but she was wrong. He tricks her into hopping on his motorcycle where he kidnaps her and takes her down to Hell, aka Hades where she’ll be his demon queen. Now Bethany has to figure out a way to get back to Xavier before she succumbs to wearing black lipstick or Daisy Duke shorts as Jake helps her find the dark side she’s hidden deep down inside of her. Too bad Bethany has the personality of a new born kitten. Very cute, but not much else and doesn’t have a mean thought in her head.

And that’s were Hades is given the good old DOA label. I’m not sure what Alexandra was trying to accomplish with this book and would love to know what the publisher was thinking when they bought it. There’s nothing worthwhile to recommend here. Alexandra is trying to write something that will appeal to the fans of Meyer’s Twilight, but at least Twilight has some a little bit of originality and soul behind it. The Bethany character reminds me of a clown. A clown must act happy go lucky and always smile when on display. Inside, the clown may be angry or upset but can never show it. That’s Bethany. She has a permanent teeth biting grin on her face while all these mundane yet rascally things happen around her thanks to Jake.

Every so often I do like to read about bad boys who show a gentler side when with the heroine. Bad boy suddenly finds a conscience because of the heroine’s love or her magic hoo-haa. (you can blame my romance reading addiction with the rakish hero) But since this is a YA, the heroine’s magic hoo haa doesn’t exist and instead, her magically blinding and optimistic nature is what makes bad boy attracted to her. But alas, Jake is a caricature, a pale vision of what an appealing bad boy should be. Xavier, the good boy, is like one of those cut out cardboard stands you fin at restaurants and in stores.

Alexandra’s version of Hell is where one must watch Barney the Dinosaur for all eternity. Hades is painful read with no substance or reason for the story. I can’t see this book selling well at all even with the massive promo Fiewel and Friends are doing for it. I do hope Alexandra has better guidance in the form of a critique partner(or GASP, how about her editor?) because if not, her publishing career may be very short lived.(less)

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Jan 13, 2013 Katie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: to-buy

Summary:

Bethany and Xavier managed to keep their love strong against the struggles they faced in the first book.

However, will it be strong enough to survive the depths of Hell?

Can their love survive against all odds?

Review:

So, to begin my review I will say that again, I was very very very happy with this book and this trilogy so far.

I do not know if the author herself is a Christian, but I have never read a book quite like this. It is a religious story, I assume because it talks so much about...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Elaine rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book was painful to get through, with all the infodumps and not-so-obvious-but-still-kinda-obvious racism (all the angels are perfectly white while Hell is largely populated by people with dark skin...and Asia? Seriously? As an Asian I would find that offensive, but she has some of the best lines in the series). Not to mention the whole 'damsel in distress' thing where the damsel is an ANGEL while her prince is a HUMAN...does no one see a problem with that? Then there's the fact that Bethan...more This book was painful to get through, with all the infodumps and not-so-obvious-but-still-kinda-obvious racism (all the angels are perfectly white while Hell is largely populated by people with dark skin...and Asia? Seriously? As an Asian I would find that offensive, but she has some of the best lines in the series). Not to mention the whole 'damsel in distress' thing where the damsel is an ANGEL while her prince is a HUMAN...does no one see a problem with that? Then there's the fact that Bethany literally has NO PERSONALITY outside of Xavier. She likes something because he likes it, she hates something because he does too....alright, she's an angel so she might not know much about stuff like sports teams, but it doesn't matter if you're human, angel, demon, fairy, vampire, whatever - that is NOT healthy at all. It's perfectly fine for girls to disagree with their boyfriends! Half of my conversations with my own boyfriend involve friendly debates over differing viewpoints - I prefer Supernatural while he prefers True Blood, I'm obsessed with fantasy movies while he's obsessed with horror movies, I'm a liberal arts person while he's a science-y type, I think he has a soprano voice while he thinks he sounds totally masculine, etc.

I'm not even going to go into the whole virginity/virtue thing.

I know that Lucifer and Hell (which is NOT the same as Hades...and why is there Greek mythology incorrectly thrown into a book that's been overwhelmingly Christian in its' worldbuilding? Not to mention that it's the actual title) can vary a lot depending on a person's imagination so I tend to give descriptions of them a benefit of the doubt. The descriptions in this book, however, literally had me headdesking. I've seen my cousin draw a better depiction of Hell, and all she did was color a whole page with black and red. The description of Lucifer wasn't too bad at first, but then I reread it and saw that he was wearing cowboy boots, which effectively ruined the whole image. Cowboy boots? Seriously? Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.

By the way, is there a reason why Hell is essentially a combination of Las Vegas and a stereotypical ghetto?

Bethany is probably one of the worst protagonists I've ever encountered outside of fanfiction. A weak female protagonist is fine and all, but it doesn't work for everyone. Even Bella Swan, as annoying as she was, had an excuse since she was a human surrounded by supernatural creatures able to rip her in half. Bethany, on the other hand, is an angel. You would think that an angel would do something other than stand around and look pretty while waiting for someone to come rescue her. You would also think that an angel would have the sense to jump off a demon's motorcycle even if it was moving. Ordinary people have jumped out of moving cars before, and their injuries were nothing life-threatening. A bunch of scratches, maybe a broken arm or leg... our great angel Bethany has admitted that she can survive natural disasters and the end of the world, but she doesn't dare jump off a moving motorcycle because she thinks she'll be smeared all over the place. ...Cool. Alright, a note to all demons - don't bother with fancy magic and fire and claws and stuff when out angel hunting! Just get a motorcycle and trick the angel on, then push them off and they'll go splat!

There were grammar errors and typos that really should've been caught in the editing stages, but they were (for the most part) ignorable. There was also plenty of mythology and research fail, but a lot of authors don't really bother with that stuff so I'll ignore that. Discontinuities...I try to ignore them but sometimes they're just unignorable. I'm also convinced that Alexandra is stuck in the eighties or nineties, because who uses words like 'homies' and 'bling' nowadays? I'm in high school and it's more common to hear people good-naturedly calling their boy/girlfriends stuff like 'creep' or 'idiot' than 'dear' or 'honey', though maybe that has something to do with the fact that I live in a large, diverse city as opposed to a small isolated town like Venus Cove seems to be. Still, 'Huggie Bear'? I'm pretty sure most high school guys would die of mortification.

Was I supposed to feel sorry for Bethany, stuck in Hell without Xavier, and anxiously wait to see what happens? .....Weird, I didn't. I mean, it's blindingly obvious that everything's going to work out alright, Bethany is rescued before losing her *ahem* virtue, and then it's all sunshine and flowers paving the path to a big Happily Ever After. Excuse me while I retch. That's great in Disney, but it's just completely boring in a novel. Geez, even Disney has more tension and anticipation than this book gives us!

I admit that there were also a few good bits. But...I must say that some of those parts remind me a LOT of Supernatural. That's not a bad thing in itself, really. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake is practically a SPN fanfiction and I'm finding that book alright, if a little jarring in its' many parallels.

I'm not used to writing reviews, so sorry if it comes across as ranting more than reviewing. If it seems a little on the harsh side, it was unintentional but nonetheless perfectly reflects my opinion of this book.(less)

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Aug 12, 2012 Merary rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: the-worst-i-d-ever-read, angels, demons, activate-insta-love, where-s-the-fucking-conflict, why-the-hell-is-this-book-popular, religion-themes, insults-my-feminist-self, australian-books, strangle-them-with-a-chain-please, boring-bland-main-characters, paranormal, fantastic-fantasy, mary-sues, you-are-an-idiot, abusive-relationships, mediocre-writing, reading-it-for-the-wrong-reasons, where-s-your-backbone, left-me-with-a-passionate-fury

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Sep 19, 2012 Tarra rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: nearly-cockeyed, angels, weak-protagonist, whiney-protagonist, under-350-pgs, right-under-300-pgs-within-10-pgs, dual-realms-or-worlds, just-shoot-me, lightening, underground

Anyone observing me as I read this rubbish would have assumed me to be epileptic or otherwise ill with the way my eyes were constantly rolling around while I allowed my head to fall and loll around my neck in pure exasperation. Maybe they would assume I had respiration problems with the way I sighed so heavily my entire body shook and shuddered. Or maybe that I was a straight up lunatic. Hands half curled into claws shaking intently at the empty air in front of me, face frozen in a silent scream...more Anyone observing me as I read this rubbish would have assumed me to be epileptic or otherwise ill with the way my eyes were constantly rolling around while I allowed my head to fall and loll around my neck in pure exasperation. Maybe they would assume I had respiration problems with the way I sighed so heavily my entire body shook and shuddered. Or maybe that I was a straight up lunatic. Hands half curled into claws shaking intently at the empty air in front of me, face frozen in a silent scream, and then my entire body would begin flailing around wildly at the pure absurdity printed on the pages. This book is ridiculous. Absurdly ridiculous.

Bethany , again, how could you, an angel, not know about the demon you were clutching to??? Are you seriously the most idiotic angel out there? Ms. Adornetto, how can you even feel alright about yourself writing that character??? Ugh. I am mystified at how you sleep at night. Completely mystified.

Then as if Heaven itself knew my anguish and took pity in my suffering Chapter 6 came along. Ahhhh Chapter six. Bethany was in Hades and all of the stupid shit I could no longer sit through was gone and the story got good!! Page 76 brought back above's spasms but they were short lived.

I have to say that I enjoyed the rest of the book up until she was rescued (hence the 2 stars, nope took it away. I have to help the rating stay low. I'm not sorry). It's as if close proximity to Xavier makes her brains dumber than a cockeyed squirrel holding a plastic walnut... I don't understand. She was so strong before and then BAM! She wants to reach out to her captor so he could hold her hand as he perished... OMFG. Then she wants to be upset to find out that was his final trick. Just shoot me already. He's a demon Señora Stupid. He lies. *GASP*

To sum up this series thus far: BOO.

I would hand this brain cell serial murderer over to my worst enemy with promises that of they make it through the first hot steaming pile of manure they would be rewarded with a good book series. I would be smiling viciously as they eagerly took the books from my hands all the while knowing the impending pain and suffering they are about to encounter. Take that enemy!!(less)

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Feb 13, 2012 Dakota rated it 1 of 5 stars

I went to the bookstore last Saturday. I love the bookstore. It's filled with shiny new books that my library hasn't gotten as yet. I always feel overwhelmed when I go to the bookstore because there's so much books and not enough time. I saw Hades there. I was planning on reading it, but I decided against it because there were too many books I did want to read and I didn't feel like wasting my time with this bullshit. Thankfully, my college library had this book. Yet again I was saved the troubl...more I went to the bookstore last Saturday. I love the bookstore. It's filled with shiny new books that my library hasn't gotten as yet. I always feel overwhelmed when I go to the bookstore because there's so much books and not enough time. I saw Hades there. I was planning on reading it, but I decided against it because there were too many books I did want to read and I didn't feel like wasting my time with this bullshit. Thankfully, my college library had this book. Yet again I was saved the trouble of buying a book I know was going to be bullshit thanks to the library. I read this book out of morbid curiosity. Just in case anyone is wondering.

Let's start of with a lesson on who or what Hades is and isn't. Hades is the Greek god of death and of the underworld. He is not the devil or hell. Just because he rules the underworld does not make him the devil. Quit trying to Christianize every single religion! There are some religions where the underworld does not automatically equal hell! Hades is also not hell. Okay? Hades is not hell! I don't know how many times I hear people saying, "I wished her to the ninth circle of Hades," or "Hades clearly possessed her," or some shit. Hades isn't interchangeable with hell or the devil! Get it right, nitwits! The first time I saw Hades in place of hell, I wanted to get a pen and write down, "Hell, motherfucker!" in place of Hades. But I don't believe in destroying library books. Every time I saw Hades instead of hell (and the word hell was actually used a few times, so there's no excuse. I guess Hades sounded better than Hell for a title though. Personally I would have gone with "Bethany is a total dumbshit and Xavier is a prick when Bethany isn't around," or "Bethany is a dumbass and gets tricked into go to hell where nothing bad happens" for a title. Both are more honest than the synopsis, believe me.) Eventually I was so worn down by the Hades/hell bullshit that I didn't have the energy to roll my eyes.

The book starts off with Bethany saying that more people are going to church and volunteering and singing fucking kumbayah. Wonderful. You've made the perfectly nauseating town even more nauseating and perfect. The forces of evil will clearly tremble in fear as people sing hymns! Seriously, that's what you're celebrating? Getting people to go to church? Humans can do that! Why don't you angels go make yourself useful by going to a neighborhood with actual problems? Oh wait, because that would make Bethany sad. Boo hoo. Suck it up, princess.

Yeah, so everything's all great, except the girls Bethany associates with(I do not believe they are friends) are mad because Bethany and Xavier are spending every waking moment of the day. And I'm pretty sure they'd find a way to be together in dreams. But there's nothing wrong with this. Having chest pains when your boyfriend is out of your sight and sniffing his shirt before you go to bed each night is clearly romantic and normal behavior. Everyone else is just jealous. I really hate when people make their entire lives about their significant other. I just want to slap the shit out of them and scream, "Is this your opinion, or what the bf/gf thinks? Can't you go five minutes without seeing them?"

So there's some sort of Halloween party and Molly and her friends want to hold a seance. Bethany doesn't think it's a good idea but doesn't tell her friends why because that'd blow her cover. Bitch, please. Do you think angels have a monopoly of knowledge on Ouija boards? I'm sure humans know about the fucked up shit that happens. Eventually Bethany caves in to peer pressure. That's right, she knows that using an Ouija board is stupid and dangerous, but her friends will call her a buzzkil. I'm so glad to know that the opinions of stupid girls will prevent you from doing the smart thing. Jake gets summoned back because of the seance. This whole book could have been avoided if Bethany had stuck to her beliefs and smashed the Ouija board.

Bethany's instincts are telling her to leave, so of course she stops to lean against a weeping willow. Here comes the part where Bethany is abducted. Mysterious boy tells Bethany some bullshit about Xavier acting OOC, and she instantly believes him. Then mysterious boy drives away from the lake on the motorcycle, claiming it's shortcut. Then Bethany sees Xavier and the mysterious guy is like, "It's me, Jake! Muahahaha!" Of course Bethany doesn't try to do anything, because she's useless. Never mind the fact that she can survive Armageddon. No wait, if she tries anything she'll be a pancake on the ground. Seeing the inconsistencies? Unless Ardonetto means that Bethany can recover from any physical injury? Who cares? Point is, Bethany is in hell. What does she do when she finds this out? She faints. Fucking useless.(less)

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Jan 02, 2013 Elle! rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, yawn, worst-books-from-the-21-century, shoot-myself, teens, needs-to-be-beat-with-a-truth-stick, not-my-style, mary-sues, purple-prose, hell-no, boring, just-f-ck-it, paranormal, romance, fantasy, cover-deception

Disclaimer : Rant Rating Level. Off the freaking Charts. Cursing involved. I tried to keep it informative as well. Not working like he misspelled poster below. Yes I know it spelled wrong.

First Sentence: When the final bell sounded at Bryce Hamiliton , Xavier and I gathered our things and headed out onto the south lawn.

Of course you and Xavier headed to the south lawn. You're freaking Gorilla Glued together.

Summary: Bethany Church is tricked and kidnapped by the evil Jake Thorn and is stuck in “...more

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Jun 30, 2012 YAL Book Briefs rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: torture-me, i-m-in-the-mood-to-snark, dumb-ass-heroines, sanctimonious-bitches, anti-feminist

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This piece of sanctimonious shit doesn't even deserve a star.

Let's start off by being nice. Because it's always good to be nice right? Unlike Halo. Hades actually had a plot. Sort of. Things actually happen in Hades. Grant it, the plot is still pretty flimsy but it's there.

Okay, now that's the only good thing I have to say about this piece of shit. I have read a lot of awful books i...more

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Sep 24, 2011 Nishtha rated it 2 of 5 stars

2 stars,
Book was entertaining, in all kinda of wrong ways. It was so bad that couldn't put it down.

So predictable, I mean my little cousins would even figure out the ending.

The amount of cliché's used in this book is amazing. Just imagine all the clichés in the world were copy-pasted into this book.

2 stars, for making me laugh you silly book.

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Nov 08, 2011 Borris Norris rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone who wants to be bored out of their brain.

this book was really boring and now i think of it. even halo was boring.
Only read the first 20 pages and last 10 cuz it was boring

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Jun 07, 2012 Claire rated it 3 of 5 stars

Edit: Now I can actually see what its about my first reaction is WTF?! But I'll give it a chance because I did like the first one. It had a sort of innocent charm about it that make you think aww so naive but bless it!

wondering how you ride a motorcycle to hell though? Anyone got one I can borrow? :P

Okay I've read it and it was good but I think you can tell that the author is pretty young. Looking forward to the next one.

It was very sort of naive, I suppose and very cliched in places but again,...more

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May 21, 2013 monny rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dont-read

what do i think of this book? mmmmhhh.

let me just say that the first book was an okay book. An okay storyline you know, i expected better from the second book because, that's usually how this works? right? But no.

This was one of the worst books i have ever read in my entire life of living on planet earth.

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Xavier and the main girl(i didn't even bother to learn her name) are so clingy to each other that it's annoying. They can't breathe without being with each othe...more what do i think of this book? mmmmhhh.

let me just say that the first book was an okay book. An okay storyline you know, i expected better from the second book because, that's usually how this works? right? But no.

This was one of the worst books i have ever read in my entire life of living on planet earth.

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Xavier and the main girl(i didn't even bother to learn her name) are so clingy to each other that it's annoying. They can't breathe without being with each other. Like i get that she can disappear soon, get sent back to heaven. Whatever. But can't the characters give each other space for at least 10 seconds?? Not to mention that her and her stupid friends payed the the ouija board. ARE THEY STUPID? Even if you don't believe in ghost and spirits you still shouldn't play the freaking board claiming nothing is going to happen. Well you don't know that, do you? And her being an "angel" i think she should know better. Especially, since she knew Jake would still come after her. Just because, she wanted to "fit in". YOU DONT NEED TO FIT IN, BEING DIFFERENT DOESN'T MATTER. Plus, her friends are total assholes.
Then one of Xavier's friends claim that he is hurt, but she doesn't feel that anything is wrong? First of all, why the hell would you get on a freaking motorcycle with some guy you don't know right after you played the ouija board knowing that Jake was out there and TRYING TO KILL YOU?? It's common sense. She is so stupid.

After that part i just flipped through pages barley glancing at them, there was no point in even reading the book. It was stupid, just about her being stuck in hell with Jake, WELL IT'S PRETTY MUCH YOUR FAULT.

Then i got to the end where her and Jake are about to have sex and Xavier, her sister, and the brother come bursting in. Like, who even are you??? And when Xavier finds out they were about to have sex and she says "i was doing it for you!!!" excuse me?! but no. That is not the way to explain it, it sounded so wrong. Then they somehow get the hell out of hell(i didn't bother reading) and they are at graduation. Her and Xavier skip graduation to go to some restaurant, to be together. Okay, if my family got ready to see me graduate, i would not freaking leave to be with some guy. That's selfish. Plus, he was saying how he didn't care about his family and stupid stuff like that. ARE YOU DUMB??? i think so.
He purposes to her, and they run off to la la land(the restaurant) then the idiot forgot the ring and takes it out and it ends with the ring dramatically hitting the ground because, what they just freaking agreed to was FORBIDDEN. are you dumb or are you dumb?

I'm not even going to bother reading the 3rd book because, it would be a waste of my time. (less)

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May 13, 2013 Britney rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Series: Halo trilogy
Characters: Tucker - not much older than Beth, brown jagged hair, has a limp, works in hell for Jake
Asia - tall, jet black hair, coffee colored skin, slut, bitch, lusts for Jake, demon
Hanna - honey colored hair, seems sweet, made a deal with Jake and is stuck working in hell for him
What happened: At the Halloween party the girls have a seance and it raises Jake from hell. There he convinces Beth that Xavier is hurt at the lake and brings her to him. But on the ride she sees X...more Series: Halo trilogy
Characters: Tucker - not much older than Beth, brown jagged hair, has a limp, works in hell for Jake
Asia - tall, jet black hair, coffee colored skin, slut, bitch, lusts for Jake, demon
Hanna - honey colored hair, seems sweet, made a deal with Jake and is stuck working in hell for him
What happened: At the Halloween party the girls have a seance and it raises Jake from hell. There he convinces Beth that Xavier is hurt at the lake and brings her to him. But on the ride she sees Xavier and he is fine but tells her the person isn't who she thinks and she needs to get off. She realizes it is Jake and she is trapped, and he brings her to hell. So blah blah blah in hell. Basically Jake is convinced that he loves Beth and she is to be his. Oh and guess what Jake is a prince, one of the original demons. So he is important and Beth is to be princess. Tuck is nice to her and shows her how she can appear in her old life. They can't see her but she can see them. Back in Venus Cove Molly learns about the angels and she ends up kissing Gabriel but he denies her saying he doesn't feel things like humans. But I want him to okay because I want them together. So anyways Beth screws up and like makes a butterfly and people get all pissed and Satan steps in and is like oh you are going to die. And Jake gets all like oh hell no you aren't killing her. But they try and burn her at the stake expect it doesn't work because I think God was protecting her. And then Jake gets her out and helps her fly but he realizes that she has been going back to check on her old life and gets pissed and says how he will take care of it. So she goes back to warn Xavier and Jake is trying to run him off the road and she is able to appear to Xavier and tell him what is going on. She has to make a deal with Jake to save Xavier's life though. Back in hell Jake tells her that she must sleep with him because he spared Xavier's life. Luckily just as it is all going to happen they come and rescue her and it turns out Jake wasn't going to keep his promise of not hurting Xavier. Sadly she gets to leave but doesn't get to save Hanna and Tuck :(
Quotes: "That's where you're wrong. You make me feel things, Beth. That's why you have to stay. Hell's a whole lot brighter with you in it."
-Jake

"If heaven couldn't separate us, Hell's got no damn chance."
-Xavier
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Apr 26, 2013 Andrea Ika rated it 2 of 5 stars

Detil buku
Judul : Hades
No. ISBN 9786027812017
Penulis Alexandra Adornetto
Penerbit Ufuk Fiction
Tanggal terbit Oktober - 2012
Jumlah Halaman 544

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Bethany Church adalah malaikat yang diutus ke Bumi untuk menjauhkan kekuatan-kekuatan hitam. Jatuh cinta tidak pernah menjadi bagian dari misinya, tetapi ikatan antara Beth dan pacarnya yang makhluk fana, Xavier Woods, teramat kuat. Namun, bahkan cinta Xavier, dan penjagaan kakak-kakak Beth yang penghulu malaikat, Gabriel dan Ivy, tidak mampu...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Alexa Grace rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Tennagers 13+

"Hades" the Sequal to the New York Times Best selling "Halo" was a breath taking sequal. Although like most books that had a great start, the sequal just does not live up to it. And with the over hanging fact that this is a "Christian" book it had many themes and conversations about sex and a few moments of 'almost' intercourse (if Gadriel didn't storm the dungeon, I don't think I could have made it to the third book). Like most Christian books to keep the story intesting there were exorcisms, p...more

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Alexandra Emily Adornetto was born on 18 April 1992 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of an English teacher and a Drama teacher and attended, in her own words, "many" schools including MacRobertson Girls' High School, Ruyton Girls' School, Korowa Anglican Girls' School and Eltham College. She says she was 13 years old and on school holidays when she decided to become a recluse...more

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“I hope the two of you will descend from your love bubble long enough to learn something today," he sniped cuttingly and the other kids snickered. Embarrassed, I ducked my head to avoid eye contact with them.
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“I feel sorry for you," he said slowly. "I guess you wouldn't know what it's like to be loved or wanted by anybody. You're right, though; Beth isn't human, because humans have a soul that they struggle all the time to stay in touch with. Every day is a battle for them to listen to their conscience and do the right thing. If you knew Beth at all you'd know that she doesn't have a soul, she's ALL soul. She's filled with it, more than any human possibly could be. You wouldn't know that because emptiness and hatred is all you've ever know. But that won't win out in the end-you'll see."
"You're very cocky for a mere human," the demon replied.” — 24 people liked it

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