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Carol
Sep 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Reread: 4/9/14
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Allison
May 31, 2012 rated it really liked it
Karou is a 17-year-old art student living in Prague but she is not ordinary by any stretch. She runs errands to find teeth for a chimaera by the name of Brimstone. For the longest time, she doesn't really know what they are used for but she is given wishes to use on each of her birthdays which is how she speaks so many languages and has bright blue hair that she needs not dye to keep that way. Karou is making a deal for teeth in the marketplace in Marakesh when she is attacked by an angel, the s ...more
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Jackie
Jun 02, 2014 rated it really liked it
Well written but a bit romancy for my tastes. I liked the interesting world painted for readers of angels and chimaera, and I liked the suspense surrounding Karou and her errands for Brimstone. It's neat to speculate on who and what he is. The character of Akiva is intriguing as well. The story comes to an interesting ending that will lead into another book for certain. ...more
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Daa'iyah Cooke
Nov 18, 2014 rated it really liked it
I think this series had a lot of potential. Out of the series this is probably the best book. I truly enjoyed reading it.
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Jessica
Jan 12, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Wow, wow, wow, and more wow! Reading this book was like taking a taste of smooth and rich wine after the nasty taste of beer. I cannot even get out how much it really shook me awake. It isn't like anything I have read before, and I am eager to get the next book ASAP. Please please please give this book a read- and if you tried, try again! Sooo worth it! ...more
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Hollie
Jan 20, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Interesting take on fallen angels, daemons, and magic. I really enjoyed it, but was kind of excited to think that this might be a stand-alone novel. However, I see that it is the first in a series. Oh well, hopefully the next books are just as engaging!
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C.E.
Nov 21, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Jennifer Ridgway
Dec 12, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: ebook, 2011, fiction, ya
Ashley
Jan 27, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Mimi Zane
May 13, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: own
Traci Magee
May 19, 2012 rated it really liked it
Liz
Oct 31, 2012 rated it really liked it
Brittany
Nov 25, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: to-read-2012, ya
Nicki
Jan 25, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jenny
Oct 14, 2014 marked it as to-read
Jessica
Jan 30, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: actually-own
Drea
Feb 12, 2015 marked it as to-read
Sundus
May 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Tiffany
May 19, 2015 rated it liked it
Madika
Jun 23, 2015 rated it really liked it
Sara
Jun 30, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Kachuu
Oct 04, 2015 rated it really liked it
Beth
Jun 18, 2016 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Hillary
Mar 29, 2017 marked it as to-read
Kristin
Mar 19, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, ya
Michelle Stalker
Oct 25, 2022 marked it as to-read
Heidi Rothert
Nov 25, 2023 marked it as to-read
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