Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) in Paranormal and Fantasy in the Window Seat

Jan 28, 2013 Chani rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gave-4-5-stars, in-love, reapersangelsetc

**This can also be found at http://www.readinginthewindowseat.blo...**

I put off reading this book for a really long time because I didn't think I was going to like it. I more then liked it. I pretty much loved it. I'm really picky about books that have angels in them, just because there's a fine line between captivating and cheesy, but this book was definitely the first. I loved the characters and how well rounded each of them were. They had their own distinct personalities, their own way of tal **This can also be found at http://www.readinginthewindowseat.blo...**

I put off reading this book for a really long time because I didn't think I was going to like it. I more then liked it. I pretty much loved it. I'm really picky about books that have angels in them, just because there's a fine line between captivating and cheesy, but this book was definitely the first. I loved the characters and how well rounded each of them were. They had their own distinct personalities, their own way of talking and acting, and it was very easy to pick up on that. Nora was an interesting main character with a back story that I was always happy to learn more about. A lot of the times authors don't know when to place that sort of information, and the reader is left with just a lot of stuff on the past that isn't necessary for what is currently going on. That wasn't the case here, and I found it refreshing to find that Fitzpatrick knew just when and where to place these details. It's the same with Patch's character and finding out more about him. We aren't just bombarded with info on him, and what's more, he and Nora don't just fall instantly in love with one another. They're attracted to each other, and that's obvious, but there's this great give and take that goes on between them. Patch also isn't the typical cookie-cutter "hero" either, which works perfectly. I love that he's snarky and has an attitude. I also really like that we don't always know where he stands. He fits into the role of a fallen angel, not all goody-goody, but not a horrible person incapable of redemption either. A lot of stuff happens in this book, so there's always something going on that draws the reader in. I found that a single event could take up thirty pages yet I wouldn't even notice because it was written so well. It was so easy to engage in this story, and I love the way Fitzpatrick easily draws us into Nora's head from the get go and keeps us there, even when we're totally frustrated with her for her less then fresh decisions. That was pretty much my one problem with this book. Nora was constantly stepping up only to back right back down a second later. She'd ask an important question, and then a second later go, "I have to leave", without even getting an answer. Those kind of details I feel could have been given to us a little more fluidly. I don't mind not knowing a major piece of information until the very end, but I don't constantly want it dangling in front of my face, one minute making me think I'm going to find out and the next proving otherwise. Other then that one thing though, I loved this book. I'm pretty surprised by how much, especially because the past three or so I've read got only three stars from me. I even went out yesterday and bought the second book just so I can keep reading! I would without a doubt recommend this, even to those who, like me, think it might not be their thing. I gave it a try and I wasn't disappointed. I love it when authors prove me wrong.
...more

Like · see review

Sep 19, 2012 The Window Seat Blog rated it it was amazing

Shelves: tempest-reviewed-on-her-goodreads

This Review can also be found at our blog! :)

http://readinginthewindowseat.blogspo...

Alright, so after hearing so much about this book, I decided I, too, wanted to get a peek at what everyone was talking about. Additionally, the idea of fallen angels has always been a concept that I've found intriguing (one of my favorite books is Paradise Lost, the main antagonist being a fallen angel and its opening an illustration of the entire court of fallen angels) and loved seeing the alternative perspect This Review can also be found at our blog! :)

http://readinginthewindowseat.blogspo...

Alright, so after hearing so much about this book, I decided I, too, wanted to get a peek at what everyone was talking about. Additionally, the idea of fallen angels has always been a concept that I've found intriguing (one of my favorite books is Paradise Lost, the main antagonist being a fallen angel and its opening an illustration of the entire court of fallen angels) and loved seeing the alternative perspective that clashes with the right and just order of angels that side with God. When I heard this incorporated romantic elements between angel and human, some part of me was worried that an edginess and awesome sickness that fallen angels seem to exude would be compromised in this. I take ALL of those hesitations and notions back at this time.

As much as I tried, I seriously could NOT put this book down for more than fifteen minutes at a time. I'm usually an incredibly slow reader, and I'll admit I haven't been completely been addicted to a book to the extent that I'd lock myself in my room, accepting meager bites of soup and sips of hot chocolate since I was still into Harry Potter in 8th grade. This book changed that, and before I knew it, I had read all 391 pages in one day and night. I've complained in previous posts that some authors bomb when it comes to doing the first person view; Fitzpatrick PERFECTS it, giving her protagonist, Nora, a personality that you fall in love with while still completely and wonderfully illustrating her romantic counterpart. On top of that, Patch is not just a bad boy, but one of the most unique that I've encounters. You know from the get-go ok, this guys has a past, he's mysterious, he's got issues, but you're not left with just mystery or a dude who seems like a jerk. This guy IS, 100 percent, a bona-fide JERK. Fitzpatrick, or Patch rather, makes that no secret. And yet somehow deep down, whenever Nora storms off or Patch vanishes from the page, you're just waiting for him to come back onstage. Like....nonstop waiting for him. Vee even, who you're not really supposed to really like, I fell in love with her presence because I wonderfully hated it. Fitzpatrick's characters are just amazing, and the chemistry between them all were a joy to read.

The only issue I had with this was by the time the climax rolls around, the reader is bombarded by information that maybe should have been dropped along towards the end, piece by piece. It was like sensory overload, and I found myself re-reading the last few chapters just so I could put it all together in my head. That aside, this book was amazing, and I cannot wait to find out more of Patch's world in the second book. ...more

Like · see review

May 24, 2011 Cassie rated it really liked it

Shelves: angels

I had put off reading this book because I thought it would be like all the others, but it wasn't and I was delightfully surprised! The book almost had a murder mystery feel to it and kept me guessing till the end. I loved Patch's bad boy personality and the way his and Nora's relationship developed. It wasn't just a "love at first sight" romance, but more of a progression which is much more believable. I can't wait to read the next book! ...more

Like · see review