Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Aug 17, 2015 Krissy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, buddy-read, i-want-to-stab-her-with-a-spork, pgs-400-499, mother-daughter-buddy-read, cover-color-gray-silver

Ugh. I was drawn to this book because of the cover. That cover is amazing. The book? Not so much. Paranormal? You wouldn't know it until the last 25% or so. That's how long it took for shit to start happening. The first 75% of the book is Nora trying to fight her attraction to the dark, mysterious, and gorgeous new guy. Gag. Plus her friend Vee is about as stupid as they come. Nora wasn't exactly the brightest crayon in the box either. Then the cherry on top of that delicious sundae was when one ...more

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Dec 30, 2009 Taryn rated it did not like it

There was very little I liked about this book. My initial reaction was "I hated it" but that's not entirely true. However, I honestly believe it's one of the worst pieces of fiction I've ever read. Strong statement? Maybe. Right now though, I truly believe it.

I normally write down my immediate thoughts upon finishing a book. My reaction (read: anger) was so strong this time, I decided to wait about 24 hours and see if I felt the same way.

I do.

This book infuriated me. Nora is the stupidest, weak There was very little I liked about this book. My initial reaction was "I hated it" but that's not entirely true. However, I honestly believe it's one of the worst pieces of fiction I've ever read. Strong statement? Maybe. Right now though, I truly believe it.

I normally write down my immediate thoughts upon finishing a book. My reaction (read: anger) was so strong this time, I decided to wait about 24 hours and see if I felt the same way.

I do.

This book infuriated me. Nora is the stupidest, weakest protagonist I've ever encountered. Ever. And! These qualities were unintentional, which is quite unfortunate. She's intended to be intriguing and pure...no. Just...no. She's pathetic and makes no sense. Much like the plot.

I was initially interested because I liked the idea of fallen angels. It's a refreshing change from the usual topic in YA lately, if you know what I mean. Too bad that aspect has little to nothing to do with the plot. You wait and wait and wait and then FINALLY at the VERY end do we get any insight on the mythos at all. Unfortunately, all that waiting isn't even rewarded because the explanations are sloppy, poorly researched, and overall unsatisfying.

The angel himself is a whole other issue. He's greedy, manipulative, misogynistic, and cruel. One minute he's all "in love" and the next he's completely psychopathic. He's not the only character with such erratic behaviour. Elliot suffers a very unmotivated personality change into a very stereotypical creep. It's seriously out of nowhere, and only happens to further the plot....excuse me, the "plot".

Back to the "plot". It's pretty much 3/4s of an annoying back and forth between Nora and Patch who have no real chemistry or any reason at all to even be attracted to one another. That's followed by a bunch of angel mythology that's been slapped in clumsily at the end to tie up those dratted loose ends.

Speaking of the end. I nearly threw the book. All the conveniences, the complete lack of consequence, the completely unsatisfying resolution...UGH. I just did not see the point of anything that happened. Really. I didn't care about Nora, or her mom, or Vee, or Patch, or Elliot, or ANYONE. I actually took the side of Jules, the supposed villain. He had been completely violated and manipulated repeatedly by Patch AND was a relative of Nora's and she STILL chose Patch over him. What the actual fuck?

In summary: Awful book, terrible characters, no plot, mediocre writing....pathetic. The cover IS gorgeous, though. ...more

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Aug 10, 2010 Yusra Asaad rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 5-stars

This is the 1st book in the Hush, Hush series.

I read this book for a challenge, I was supposed to read three books but time was not on my side, since I started it quite late I only got to finish this one.
I was supposed to hate it, the problem is I LOVED it!! It was amazing! It was so hard for me to put the book down to take a break and do some work :)

Nora Grey can't seem to get attracted to any of the guys at school, until Coach pairs her with Patch. Patch seems to know a whole lot of things abo ...more

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Jul 25, 2017 Debbie rated it it was ok

I try not to write negative reviews, but I hated this book. It's very similar to Twilight, except with fallen angels instead of vampires and a heroine who shares Bella's weaknesses, but ups the ante with the way she lacks any kind of common sense, jumps to ridiculous conclusions, and then walks blindly into danger when those spidey-senses SHOULD be tingling like crazy.

This one proves that you can't judge a book by its (completely gorgeous) cover. ...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Naj rated it liked it

It's like Twilight all over again. Only the plot twist at the end and the intrigue is better. ...more

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Sep 12, 2015 Isabel Jazmín rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Me acerqué a esta serie de libros porque he visto a mis alumnitas con ellos y me entró la curiosidad. En este primer libro no veo nada que no haya visto en "Crepúsculo" pero mezclado con "After": el chico "malo y peligroso" que se une a la chica "inocente y pura".

El acercamiento al tema de los ángeles caídos no me molestó pero creo que se pudo haber explotado mucho más.

En cuanto al estilo, deja mucho qué desear, no sólo por el lenguaje sino por repeticiones que se le fueron al editor.

Veremos cóm ...more

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