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Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

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Nov 28, 10

Recommended to Chelsea by: A friend
Recommended for: No One
read count: 1

It's been awhile since I read this book, but I hated it so much that I have to review it.

This book was a major disappoinment. I wanted to read the book so bad because the plot sounded similar to my favorite tv show Supernatural, a show the originally started out centered around two hunter brothers that had lost their mother to a demon but later evolved to include angels and demons. The show is fantastic, unlike this book. The annoying thing is, the book has MAJOR potential to be amazing and if only the plot was more developed and the characters less annoying.

First off, the main character, the teenage girl, who's name I can't even remember, is a major crybaby. She talks herself up so much that you think she is some badass hunter, but she isn't. She's just an annoying and unrelatable wus. It seems as if every other chapter she just bawls her eyes out over her dead father. I understand having a character crying once or twice, weakness makes characters believable and enhaces the plot, but seriously, the girl cries way to much and just adds to the stereotypical emotional female persona.

Secondly, the plot is very hard to follow. The book just doesn't transition well from event to event. It was rocky, confusing, and generally annoying considering it was coupled with the protagonist's unending crying. It seemed like there was no point to most of the story and that it just wasn't going anywhere.

Finally, in one part of the story, the girl's newly made best friend is described as something like "a halfy" or along those lines. This confused me to no end. Was the boy a human-vampire halfbreed? I later read that another reviewer thought this refered to his half-Asian appearance, which made much more sense.

Overall, do not waste your time with this book, especially if you are annoyed with today's lack of strong female characters.



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