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Sweet Evil

(Sweet #1)

Wendy Higgins (Goodreads Author)

4.12 · Rating details · 65,351 ratings · 5,280 reviews

Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn't until she tu ...more

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Published May 1st 2012 by HarperTeen

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Jun 22, 2011 Jennifer Armentrout rated it it was amazing

I just realized I hadn't rated this. Dur.

Oh, wow. Loved this book. Angel books are hard to do and this one is the best. And Kaidan? Can I lick him? Heck, I'll lick Wendy. Okay. Maybe shouldn't have written that. This is why I don't do reviews. Le sigh.

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Mar 27, 2012 Anzu The Great Destroyer rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: whiny teenage girls

Recommended to Anzu by: someone who wanted to cause me a slow and horrible death

Shelves: dat-cover-goddammit, wtf-am-i-doing, ya-is-dead, yep-it-was-the-cover, dafuq-did-i-just-read, stabby-stabby, evil-horned-ones, nope, holy-winged-ones, kill-it-with-fire

I walked right into this one. I admit it and I know it’s my fault, and I probably deserve what I got. However, that doesn’t mean it makes it less painful.

Sweet Evil is the most idiotic book I’ve read this year. And I mean it. I totally mean it. I could tell I was going to regret getting it since page one.

Running had become my new pastime five weeks ago, after I’d read how my body is the “temple of my soul.” Healthy temple: check.

Wha??

Ok, it’s not THAT bad but I still had a feeling deep down my ...more

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Jul 03, 2011 FreakChiq rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-release

Yes, Sweet Evil does put an original spin on all the angel/demons/nephilim stories that are out there. But nevertheless, this does not alter the fact that it’s still complete and utter rubbish. The sheer amount of ridiculousness in this 464 pages long novel is dumbfounding. I spent a great deal of time laughing in disbelief or growling in frustration because of it.

The characters are as one dimensional as a stick figure. Their behavior is odd (I don’t know of a single person who talks and acts l ...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Ezmirelda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, must-read, the-creme-de-la-creme, angels, demons

I'm going to be upfront with you about this book—Sweet Evil tops the books coming out in 2012 easily. There's no way I can tell you how much I utterly adore this book, which is why I took me forever to write a proper review for it. I'll start off with why I love this book so much. Originality—finally someone who gets it right! Among all the books out there about angels and demons Sweet Evil has the most original take on them that I've read. The whole badge concept and the fact that the Nephilim I'm going to be upfront with you about this book—Sweet Evil tops the books coming out in 2012 easily. There's no way I can tell you how much I utterly adore this book, which is why I took me forever to write a proper review for it. I'll start off with why I love this book so much. Originality—finally someone who gets it right! Among all the books out there about angels and demons Sweet Evil has the most original take on them that I've read. The whole badge concept and the fact that the Nephilim's sole purpose is being bad influences to humans is pure genius!

The characters. If there's any YA character that is swoon-worthy than Kaidan Rowe is exactly that. Every time he's in a scene of the book I'm practically bouncing up and down with excitement. There isn't a thing I don't like about him. Kaidan is my man. ;) Anna is an amazing female protagonist, and I felt even the side characters were all very well developed. The plot's pacing is perfect. I never felt bored anywhere or felt the need to stop. There was always something interesting to keep my attention. Which brings me to my 3rd reason for loving this—high stakes. The higher the stakes are in a book the more I want to read it. Sweet Evil does not fail in making that happen.

I am completely enamored with SweetEvil. It's one of those books you're only expecting to read for about a half hour or so (because you're busy and have other work you should probably be attending to) and end up reading the whole thing in one sitting, forgetting all the things you had to do that day (Spoken from true experience!). So yeah, even though I've already read this I'm going straight to the bookstore in May to get a shiny brand new copy and will probably re-read it several times until the next one comes out. :)

You can also see this review on my blog PARAFANTASY.

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EXTRA THOUGHTS on the whole cross country road trip, her mother shouldn't have allowed her to go, etc stuff that I've seen here:

OKAY. So if you have read through the entire novel you know that Patti (Anna's mom) knew that Anna was never going to be just a normal person. She knows that Anna is destined for something. NOW Patti is one of those really (and I mean REALLY) religious people, where if she knew that God wanted her to do something she would do it. Now you can't say parents like this don't exist in the REAL world because they most certainly do. She knows that Anna going on the CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP has a great deal to do with her mission, that if she didn't complete it in time that it wouldn't be working well in God's favor. I'm not much of a religious person but I knew a lot of the things in this book was referenced from biblical text.

That is why it makes sense to me that PATTI would allow Anna to go on the trip. If you read the scene about Anna's birth and how Patti came to adopt her it makes sense why Patti would believe that letting Anna go was the right thing for her to do. NOW, if I didn't know any backstory on Anna's birth and wasn't paying attention to her mother's attitude toward religion then I would have thought her consenting to the trip was a crazy idea but that is not the case here. :/ ...more

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Feb 11, 2017 Sana rated it did not like it

Shelves: boring-af, cut-my-left-nut-off-instead, romance, kill-this-character-pls, pukeworthy-romance, young-adult, i-dont-get-the-hype, literal-garbage

Yo, listen up, this is a roast/rant review and there's going to be a fuckload of F bombs. You've been warned. And if you liked this book then don't read my review bc you're going to end up pissed off??

Guys, never in my life, have I ever something as shitty, annoying and fucking petty as this fucking book. This book made me want to cut my fucking eyeballs out and cry in annoyance and frustration. Never have I read a book this horrible, that I was to the point where it physically hurt me to turn a ...more

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Jan 23, 2018 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was ok

I don't know but the audio ruined it so I don't know how I feel. Damn it all!!!

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Jun 27, 2012 Lucia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: To all YA paranormal readers

Shelves: paranormal, bookshelves-owned, ya

My Anna and Kaiden:

“...but even the devout have weaknesses. The demons have to take different measures with different cultures, because some are more accepting of sin, while others are stricter. It’s all a matter of semantics and presentation. They come up with ingenious ways to promote pain and apathy, kind of like marketing schemes. Seek pleasure. Eat, drink, and be merry. Carpe diem.”

Anna is ideal student and equivalent of a good girl. She never lies, because even small harmless lie makes h My Anna and Kaiden:

“...but even the devout have weaknesses. The demons have to take different measures with different cultures, because some are more accepting of sin, while others are stricter. It’s all a matter of semantics and presentation. They come up with ingenious ways to promote pain and apathy, kind of like marketing schemes. Seek pleasure. Eat, drink, and be merry. Carpe diem.”

Anna is ideal student and equivalent of a good girl. She never lies, because even small harmless lie makes her uncomfortable. She is strongly tempted to all "bad" things, but so far she has always been able to resist them. With her extremely enhanced senses and ability to see and feel feelings of other people, she is aware of the fact that she is different. Than she meets attractive drummer and bad boy Kaiden who seems too be different himself and has answers to her questions. The feelings between those two evoke but when Anna discovers her true origin, she realizes that Kaiden may be too bad for her and being together is very dangerous for both of them. Will she be able to resist this sweet evil temptation???

Anna was quite a naive character at the beginning since she was sheltered from all bad her whole life. However, she was extremely nice and compassionate person, she really grew on me and I ended up loving her a lot.

I really liked Kaiden too. He was destined to do bad things but Anna discovered something good in him, got under his skin and gave him a hope. It was very insteresting to read about how afftected Kaiden was by Anna but simultaneously tried to stay true to his sinful origin.

Sweet Evil was excellent introduction into this YA paranormal series. I was blown away by angels & demons mythology and original twists in this story. First half was not very action-driven BUT it was very interesting to find out all those information about Nephilims and get to know characters. Moreover, banters and conversations between Anna and Kaiden were entertaining and chemistry between them was off the charts. I was pleasantly surprised that even though Sweet Evil is YA story, some scenes were really hot! The second half was undownputtable, I loved every second of it and I cannot wait to find out what is in store for Anna, Kaiden and other characters in next instalment!

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Jul 27, 2012 Bookish Indulgenges with b00k r3vi3ws rated it really liked it

Anna Whitt is anything but normal and she knows it. She can see other people’s ‘feelings’ through the colour of their aura. She feels like a freak except when she is with her friend Jason. Jason eats, breathes and lives music and also has taken Anna into his fold. Around the time for her sixteenth birthday, it is through Jason that Anna meets Kaidan – the HOT drummer with no emotions that she can see/feel. Anna realizes that Kaidan is like her and they take a road trip to go and meet Anna’s fath Anna Whitt is anything but normal and she knows it. She can see other people’s ‘feelings’ through the colour of their aura. She feels like a freak except when she is with her friend Jason. Jason eats, breathes and lives music and also has taken Anna into his fold. Around the time for her sixteenth birthday, it is through Jason that Anna meets Kaidan – the HOT drummer with no emotions that she can see/feel. Anna realizes that Kaidan is like her and they take a road trip to go and meet Anna’s father and that is when she slowly discovers about her heritage and who she truly is.

The characters in this book are really swoon worthy. Anna is a sweet girl who had been kept in the dark for a long time by her adoptive mother. But when she finds out about herself she accepts it immediately as she had always known that something was different about her. However, she is not one of those overthinking sissy female leads who moans about how unfair her life is or over analyze every situation. She is practical and always ready to do what needs to be done. Kaidan on the other hand comes across this ‘brute’ – a rude and arrogant. But his strength and integrity of character is unquestionable. But the character I loved the most was Kopano. His strength of character is what makes him stand out in the story. Unlike other Nephs who give in to their demon father’s wishes, Kopano took the chance to stand up for what he believed. He went against his very own nature to do what was right. I love him for that.

I haven’t read about Nephilim before and my reading experience about angels is truly limited. So this book opened a new world of ideas to me – ideas that I truly liked. There were a few moments in the story that seemed like too much of a coincidence or just too convenient or a bit farfetched, still they weren’t anything major. I was able to just think that ‘this is just fiction after all’ and move on. And specifically for that, I would like to give credit to the author’s style of writing. It was so simple yet engrossing that a few bumps along the way did not matter much. Overall, I liked the plot and I am looking forward to the next part in the installment – just hoping there will be bit more action in it.
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Nov 16, 2011 Abbi Glines added it

Couldn't put it down. BUT being the hopeless romantic I am, the ending upset me. I know there will be another book in this series but the waiting is going to be tough. Excellent read though.

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Jan 28, 2013 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, paranormal, until-the-end-of-the-world, books-i-own

--------Alerta de spoilers--------

Sweet Evil, bueno, primero que nada: bastante de donde escoger, ¿no? Chico, un poco de Kaidan no estaría mal.

Vale, SE fue un libro interesante, no me soltó durante la lectura y, un añadido extra, me hizo querer saber más e investigar sobre los Duques. Al principio temía que cayera en la típica vida normal-fantástica al ser de "ángeles", pero no. Los personajes fueron presentados muy bien y con un rol de entrada que puede evolucionar y desarrollarse muy bien. Ann ...more

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Feb 12, 2017 Zain Otoom rated it it was ok

So, I'm not going to make a hateful rant where I just stomp on this book and throw it in a blazing fire or flush it down the toilet or ... sorry I got off track. Because, one: many of my friends loved this book; and hey, that's awesome! I wish I did too! Two: I actually was enjoying the first two hundred-ish pages.
*Note after writing the review: I know I said I'm not writing a hateful rant but I did get a bit hateful on the characters, just a heads-up!*
I did think it was ridiculous, but I was e So, I'm not going to make a hateful rant where I just stomp on this book and throw it in a blazing fire or flush it down the toilet or ... sorry I got off track. Because, one: many of my friends loved this book; and hey, that's awesome! I wish I did too! Two: I actually was enjoying the first two hundred-ish pages.
*Note after writing the review: I know I said I'm not writing a hateful rant but I did get a bit hateful on the characters, just a heads-up!*
I did think it was ridiculous, but I was enjoying my time nonetheless! But then it got boring because of all the angst that was thrown at me. Like I didn't sign up for this much drama and oh-he-doesn't-love-me-I'm-nothing-without-him-wah-wah-wah shit, okay??
All I wanted was just a fun easy book to read and forgive all the tiny—huge in this case—problematic troops and cliche romance that can get quite cringe-y.
So, Anna, the main sweet virgin who knows nothing about boys and is shy and can't handle herself around other people. Her best and only friend, Jay—because fuck female friends right? They're bitches anyway, except for Anna of course! She a virgin duh! She ain't hanging with all those sluts who only want to sleep with every hot guy they meet, like, duh!! Sorry I got off track again.
As I was saying, Jay has to babysit her everywhere, because without him, she might get drugged, raped, killed, or all of them together. She can't read people for shit.
Everyone's nice right? They won't hurt me!!!!!!!!!!!!
She doesn't say that but that's how her actions translate for me.
Kaiden, he was okay in the beginning, kinda jerk face, but who am I to talk, apparently jerks are the hot stuff nowadays. They get all them ladies' panties wet yo. *rolls eyes*
Then he has this weird shift in the middle of the book, like who are you???
Now, it got boring for me because of this problem that arose, I was like, "Wait this problem has always existed, since the beginning, why is it only being acknowledged now?"
I mean I wish it was like the addicting kind of angst; it was just Anna whining about Kaiden, blah blah blah. FOR. THREE. FUCKING. MONTHS.
As I said the problem was there from the beginning!! This whole book wouldn't exist if it was handled at the start!
The world is kinda interesting, I admit, but the way the author built it was the worst kind of way. Yes, yes and yes. The hideous info dump. A whole fucking long ass chapter would be Anna talking to someone to help her understand the shit that's happening. SO. BORING.
Like seriously, the author couldn't think of another way? I understand that Anna needs someone to tell her the stuff, but really???
Anyway. I think 1.5 stars rounded up to two is a fair rating. Not gonna continue on the trilogy because when I think about reading more about Anna and her whining, and how she loves Kaiden and can't move on from him to another dude; I think I'd have more fun watching paint dry.

*****
I have been playing DMC on my PC for a while now and it has gotten me into some demon-on-angel-action mood, so yeah, this was my pick. Seems like some ridiculous read, but nonetheless, fun.
Another BR with The Devil who like to call me The Ass Whipper . It's not like what you might be thinking, I swear. ...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Evie Janelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

MUAHAHAHAHA! I'M FIRST!!!! In your faces!!!
Review coming soon! As soon as we get the cover art! Reviews aren't cool without pretty cover art to go with them. :D Love you, Wendy!

Edit:

Wendy...can I have permission to shake my bum in everyone's faces? Please! Please! I am anyway! *shakes bum in everyone's faces* Muahaha! Okay, so yes, Wendy's one of my best friends, and yes, I got to Beta read this awesome book, but no, I will not lie in my reviews. So when I say it's awesome, I mean it!

Wendy comb ...more

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May 12, 2013 • Lisa • rated it liked it

THREE I LOVE KAIDAN STARS.

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First things first, this book may have a healthy helping of the sweet but it certainly delivered the evil with that cliff hanger ending. I need to get my hands all over book two in this series and luckily for me it's available to instant one-click. What a likeable, interesting and addictive young adult read. Wendy Higgins is an author who had a tale to tell and has shared it well. Packed to the brim with action, self discovery and a simmering attraction between good and ...more

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Nov 18, 2011 Sandra rated it it was amazing

Oh my GOODNESS!
Seriously Ms. Wiggins I don't know how you do it but you made my legs like jelly again!
~~I WANT TO RIP YOUR CLOTHES OFF KAIDAN!~~

I love Kaidan's POV. I hope that there will be more shorts on his POV. :)
How can I have just read this now? Thank you Pang for letting me know about these shorts!

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“What are you going to do?”
“Nothing that would compromise your virtue and have Patti hunting me down.”

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If an angel and the devil w ...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Danny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: imm-april12

Review posted at Bewitched Bookworms

You know why I love reading? It’s because of books like this! This book seriously blew me away with it’s epic awesomness! Remember last week when I was raving and fangirling over Of Poseidon? Be aware, this will happen again, right now!

*takes a deep breath*

A Tale of Goodness and Evil, packed with an Epic Love Story
Sweet Evil is a story about evil and an epic forbidden love story! Anna was always able to see the aura of other people and she knew she was differ ...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Victoria rated it it was ok

Recommended to Victoria by: Judith (Judith'sChoiceReads)

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, disappointing-books, young-adult, books-i-dislike-or-hate

More like 2.5 stars. (A very generous rating)

First of all, I'm going to say this is not a bad book. It has a lot of flaws (Come on, every book has its flaws and merits.), but it also has a interesting take on angels, nephilim, and demons. That's probably the only thing I was looking forward to reading Sweet Evil. Sweet Evil was a very frustrating read and I mean the-hair-pulling-and-throwing-the-book-across-the-wall-frustration.

First, I had some problems with the characters. (Actually, minus tha More like 2.5 stars. (A very generous rating)

First of all, I'm going to say this is not a bad book. It has a lot of flaws (Come on, every book has its flaws and merits.), but it also has a interesting take on angels, nephilim, and demons. That's probably the only thing I was looking forward to reading Sweet Evil. Sweet Evil was a very frustrating read and I mean the-hair-pulling-and-throwing-the-book-across-the-wall-frustration.

First, I had some problems with the characters. (Actually, minus that! I have a lot of issues with the characters!) The MC (Anna) was absolutely naive, annoying, innocent, and can be very careless and stupid! Aside those qualities, she is definitely a Mary Sue (perfect face except the freckle at the end which she thinks is her flaw, perfect body, perfect grades, and has special senses) who doesn't realizes it. At one point, she says she promise to stay away from Kaiden, but she does the complete opposite. If you say you're going to do this, then don't do the opposite! She's so perfect and literally makes 2 guys fall in love with her. How can anyone like her? I had to take lots of breaks just to get out of her head because it was damn annoying!

Don't get me started on the "hot" Kaiden. He has the looks, money, British accent, and the girls who wants him. The love interest who happened to be Kaiden is male prostitute whom is disgusting, brooding, and definetely a creep. I don't understand what Anna sees in him. Of course, he is drop-dead gorgeous, but how can you love a guy who goes out every night to have sex with girls? I don't know how many times I gagged when he says he goes "working".

Anna's adoptive mother, Patti, was even more stupid. She is just like Anna--innocent, naive (even for an adult), and extremely awkward. Of course, she's kind, nice, overprotective of Anna and helps Anna with the facts about how she was created, but I can't stand her! She's an embarrassment to Anna and there was this scene where she told Kaiden to keep Anna's virginity intact. Who's says that?! Patti was also reckless, letting her daughter go on a trip with a demon who wants to have sex with her. (And they almost did it.) Do you not know the consequences of what's going to happen with being a demon who wants to have sex with you? If I was Anna, I will stay the hell away from Kaiden. Who knows what will happen next?

For me to like a book, I have to like the characters as well, but apparently that didn't happen. I couldn't connect with the characters and that's just the end for me.

Moving on...

The romance between Anna and Kaiden (gag) was way, way, way, too quickly. It felt like Anna took one glance at him and then began falling in ~~lust~~ love with him. It was definitely insta-love. And you know how much I hate insta-love....*rolls eyes* I'm also predicting a love triangle in this book and in the sequel. (Love triangle with Kaiden, Anna, and Kopano)

The angel/demon/nephilim stories was original and has a strong potential in the story, but the characters failed in so many ways. That was the only interesting part out of the novel. Higgins has potential in writing a creative storyline and I wouldn't mind seeing more of it from her next books. But I'm positive about one thing. I'm not going to be reading her later works. This one just went down the drain for me.

Sorry Sweet Evil fans, this book just wasn't for me. It might not be mine, but it might be for you and from seeing a lot of 5 stars reviews, you might really like it. ...more

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May 06, 2014 Laz rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: angel lovers and such

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

A very well-written ya-paranormal novel about Angels and Demons as we've never seen them before. I liked the plot, and I liked the pace and how the heroine matured and developed throughout the book, and it's just the first novel in the series so character development at that level was not something I expected and it surprised me nicely.

Anna Whitt can see everyone's emotions, she can see and feel their feelings. Whatever that may be. It used to make her vulnerable but that's just history now. She ...more

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May 26, 2012 Kristalia rated it it was ok

Shelves: unique-or-different-story, reviewed, contains-unlovable-heroines, contains-annoying-characters, dark, age-mature-young-adult, age-new-adult, dragging

Final rating: 2/5 stars

Sweet evil quote

“...there is no way of truly knowing one’s heart until one is put to the test.”

⚠ Rewritten the review.

This book didn't work out for me. Seriously, the hell did i just read? It was so wrong, and on so many levels. I have no other idea how to say this. But this book is just wrong. I wanted to love this book, but we were not meant to be.

LIKED:
☑ world building and idea in general

DISLIKED:
☒ Characters, especially Anna. Although, for everyone else, most of them were ...more

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Jul 09, 2014 Jess rated it did not like it

Shelves: today-i-feel-masochistic

I must be masochistic. I knew how much I hated this, and yet I still managed to will myself and complete the book. Now, I’ve learnt an invaluable lesson from this: don’t get carried away when a friend slogans the book as “the best thing I’ve ever read”. It’s like flipping a coin; you’ve got a fifty-fifty chance. You either love it and spend the rest of eternity fist-pumping your friend, or you will hate it and entertain yourself with dreams of flushing the story out of your mind, never mentionin ...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Gianne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: this-looks-awesome, tbr-pile, to-review, amazing, has-potential, absolutely-adored-it, awesome-sauce, adorable-boys, loved-loved-loved-it, left-lasting-impressions-on-me

At a glance, Sweet Evil seems like another young adult paranormal romance book. And to be honest, it is... but Sweet Evil is just so much more than that! It's completely amazing and I'm pretty sure this review will not do any justice to how much praise this book truly deserves.

One of my favorite things about Sweet Evil is the world building. She took a very simple, basic concept and twisted it into something brand new and refreshing! Throughout the book, I couldn't help but think, "What if this At a glance, Sweet Evil seems like another young adult paranormal romance book. And to be honest, it is... but Sweet Evil is just so much more than that! It's completely amazing and I'm pretty sure this review will not do any justice to how much praise this book truly deserves.

One of my favorite things about Sweet Evil is the world building. She took a very simple, basic concept and twisted it into something brand new and refreshing! Throughout the book, I couldn't help but think, "What if this actually happens in real life?" I've read quite a few angel/demon books, each having their own little twist in the mythology and such, but the mythology in this book just takes the cake! Originality is best, as always.

And the characters? Awesome. The sons and daughters of the Dukes make up a good chunk of the cast. Flawed and realistic, I loved each and every one of their voices. They're incredibly well-written and each came from a different background, which was interesting to learn. My favorite character was probably Kai. He is absolutely swoon-worthy in every right, and words just cannot describe. ♥

Anna, our heroine of Sweet Evil, is a very likeable character. She doesn't spend over half of the book whining about her problems, and even though she does break down when things get bad, she gets back up which is a plus in my book.

Plot wise? Sweet Evil was actually really good. It kept me engaged after it hooked me from page one! I couldn't stop reading this book and when I had to stop, Sweet Evil lingered on my mind, begging me to pick it up again. Now, that is book addiction. There was a good number of surprises that I didn't see coming, which I loved.

Now, now, last but not least, the sexy times. Prior to reading this book, I expected a fluffy read with over saturated romance but it's quite the opposite. Although I felt the romance scenes were quite fewer than I had expected the book to have, they were incredibly sensual and most definitely made my heart race. To say sparks fly between Kai and Anna is an understatement. There is a burning inferno between these two and it has no traces of insta-love! These two fit together like two puzzle pieces, and the chemistry between these two is beyond amazing. Kai and Anna are definitely one of my favorite couples of 2012.

The ending is heart wrenching (well, at least, in my opinion it was!) and in it's own way, an evil evil cliffhanger. It leaves me dying to wonder what's going to happen between our starcrossed lovers!

Sweet Evil is one of the best written love stories I have read in a long time, with a dark plot and a brilliant set of characters as well as a delectable relationship that had me rooting from the start! ...more

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Mar 03, 2017 Alexa ❤️ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, 4-stars

4.5 Stars

I love Wendy Higgins's take on the nephilieum genre. Having each person belonging to a sin - which isn't limited to the seven deadly sins and having to work for their fathers.
I love Belial (Anna's father) he reminds me of a tough biker dude with a soft spot for Anna and her mother.
Overall I'm definitely on team Kaiden! I do like Kopano as well but he has nothing on Kaiden

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Dec 13, 2011 Whitney rated it it was ok

Shelves: fucked-up-heroines, meh, own, jackass-heroes, well-this-was-disappointing, i-just-dont-know, weird-storyline

You can also see this review on my blog here. :D

Where to start... Well, I'd like to say first of all, that this was disappointing. I was expecting way more out of this book from the positive reviews I've been seeing all over the net. Some of you may know that I hardly ever down a book. But this just didn't cut it for me. It had definite flaws all throughout the book that were cliche and just downright frustrating.

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Sep 29, 2014 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: my-kindle-read

first read: October 3 & 4, 2015
first reread: September 11 - 17, 2016

first reread review: I actually enjoyed it a lot more the second time around. And I am going straight into book 2! yay!

original review: Not sure of a rating....its hovering somewhere between 3 and 4....so lets just say 3.5 and call it good.

I am not really sure on a review. My feelings for this book are all jumbled up inside my head at the moment. I didn't love this book. I didn't find it amazing, I didn't find myself wrapped ...more

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Dec 24, 2014 Riley rated it really liked it

This was highly addicting. I kept picking it up, planning on only reading a chapter or two, then realizing I had read 100 pages. I just couldn't ever put it down. I really like the mythology. It made the story more unique from other demon/angel books I've read. The main characters were nothing special and kind of the typical YA tropes but I still found myself caring about them and liking them. I loved the side characters! They all had a lot of depth. Overall this was a very addicting story and I ...more

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Dec 31, 2016 Jasmine rated it did not like it

Shelves: boring, cliffhanger, disappointed, ebooks-ibooks, immortals, never-read-it-again, skimming-through, supernatural

What a fantastic way to end the year. :'/

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Jan 12, 2012 Meli rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: YA readers, paranormal romance lovers

Shelves: can´t-wait, favorites, endings-that-make-you-wanna-think-o

*Clears throat*
Thank you Wendy, thank you for releasing this Sweet Evil Extra #2. I can now say that I am officially in love with a fictional character. Thanks to you Wendy Higgins. Thank you.

*Steps off soapbox*

I LOVE YOU KAIDAN!!!!

PD: I knew it! he loves her!! I knew it!!...lalalalala..lalalala...

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OH DEAR GOD!!!

I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT!! KAIDAN LIKES ANNA. KAIDAN LOVES ANNA!! *singing the happy song*

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! with all my heart,body,brain,internal orga ...more

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May 19, 2014 Pearl Angeli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-physical-copy, 2015-reads, cute-book-couple, fangirling, hot-male-characters, strong-female-characters, series-completed, bad-boys, british-guys, damn-this-guy-is-perfect

"I was in love with him. And there wasn't a thing on earth, in heaven, or in hell that could have stopped me."

Can I start this review by saying that I'm totally fangirling right now? I love it so much! And I therefore conclude that Kaidan Rowe is my new book boyfriend!

Oh my God.. It's so hard to think of better words to describe my feelings for this book. First off, I really had high expectations with it since it has high ratings here in GR. Guess what? It actually exceeded my expectations. I ...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Rane rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal-pnr-supernatural, keeper

One word can sum up this whole book for me: Captivating

As I started this book I thought it be about an angel falling in love, Wendy Higgins quickly throws anything I might of had about this book out the window and created an amazing tale of a young Nephilim, Anna Whitt, who doesn't know what she is, only that her senses are super hype, and she's able to see and feel emotions. Until she meets a drummer (stud muffin) Kaidan Rowe and everything she knows is turned on her head and the life she mus ...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Pang rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Re-read book for the sequel

Shelves: young-adult, favorite-match-made-in-heaven, gamma-anti-hero-ine, enigmatic-complicated-hero, f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e-romance, insta-love-attraction-i-like, omg-my-eyes-my-tears, unrequited-love-crush, why-ya-push-me-away, incredible-hero-wow

What's happend with my reviews on this series?
Um.. I might edit them soon.

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I don’t know what to say about this gift. I know just I f*love it. This is PERFECT gift for me on Oct * Halloween month *. I don’t know before that Kai is very painful...

Tell you the truth, when I read this, I cry more than when I read Halloween scene in Sweet Evil. I felt prickle. I cry, cry and cry as if crazy. I want to know so bad ‘ Wendy! Were you cry while you writing this ? ’ Oh.. my lord… My heart t ...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Amanda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, on-my-bookshelf

I chose to read this book as a recommendation from twitter. I asked this simple question... "Can someone recommend a book with a heck of a good romance?".... Sweet Evil got the majority of votes, so Sweet Evil I decided to read!

Now I feel that a thank you is in order. Thank you to everyone on twitter that tweeted me about this AMAZING book! You were all right! Incredibly right! This was definitely my kind of read!

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Wendy Higgins is the USA Today and NY Times bestselling author of the SWEET EVIL series from HarperTeen, the high fantasy duology THE GREAT HUNT, her independently published Irish Fantasy SEE ME, and her indie NA science fiction UNKNOWN trilogy.
After earning a Creative Writing degree from George Mason University and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Radford, Wendy taught high school Eng ...more