On tonight's episode of “As the Angel's fly” (aka as part 2 of the Unearthly series), we have lovely Clara ….I refuse to call this a book. It sure didn't feel like one. What happened in part 2 of the Unearthly series, is one of my biggest pet peeves. When authors, knowing they will write more “books” in the series, write incomplete stories, with no real climax and definitely no real resolutions. Yes, I hear you. Why read books in a series then? If I want resolutions, read stand alone books right? My answer...because I've read plenty of books in series where the author writes complete stories and not just events that prepare you for the next part in the series.What really happened in this part 2 of this series? Sure, you have a major event, and it was a sad event. Don't get me wrong. I shed plenty of tears at the end. It just felt like the entire part 2 was this event drawn out over 300 plus pages. Everything else that occurs in this part 2, just seemed like staging for part 3. Here is some of the staging that occurs in part 2-Jeffrey reveals something to Clara at the end, and then something happens to him, but nothing is resolved. What will happen to Jeffrey, well, we will have to wait and see- in other words, part 3!Something happens between Clara and Tucker. Ok, Tucker is absolutely one of my favorite characters. Very charming indeed. I am all about Team Tucker (and I hate teams). There is foreshadowing of what is to come between Tucker and Clara. But it is not foreshadowing for later in part 2. Oh no, we gotta wait until... you guessed it, part 3.Something happens with Angela, with Christian, with some new unknown angels, with Clara's dad, with Clara's abilities, but there is no resolution, everything that happens, is just setting the stage for the next part in the series.There is no real cliffhanger here. Why? Well, there was no cliff. It kinda was like a fieldhanger. There was an event, some new and interesting discoveries especially near the end and then this story was over. That was it. I felt ripped off. Then I felt like I was uncaring, insensitive, since something really sad happens in this part 2 so maybe I shouldn't feel ripped off. But here is the thing, if I want sad, and discoveries, without much else, I'll watch a soap opera or one of those tv shows that I can't stand. I read books not episodes of tv shows. Sadly, Hallowed felt like an episode on a tv show. In fact, this entire series would make a great tv show.Here is the positive. I LOVE how Cynthia Hand writes. I was eager to read, and completely addicted to the story. I love how she writes her characters, and I absolutely love how she makes them seem so real. That is probably why I'm so disappointed in this.. umm. ok.. this book. I wanted more. I didn't want to think...That's it?????2.5 out of 5 stars
Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker
On tonight's episode of “As the Angel's fly” (aka as part 2 of the Unearthly series), we have lovely Clara ….I refuse to call this a book. It sure didn't feel like one. What happened in part 2 of the Unearthly series, is one of my biggest pet peeves. When authors, knowing they will write more “books” in the series, write incomplete stories, with no real climax and definitely no real resolutions. Yes, I hear you. Why read books in a series then? If I want resolutions, read stand alone books right? My answer...because I've read plenty of books in series where the author writes complete stories and not just events that prepare you for the next part in the series.What really happened in this part 2 of this series? Sure, you have a major event, and it was a sad event. Don't get me wrong. I shed plenty of tears at the end. It just felt like the entire part 2 was this event drawn out over 300 plus pages. Everything else that occurs in this part 2, just seemed like staging for part 3. Here is some of the staging that occurs in part 2-Jeffrey reveals something to Clara at the end, and then something happens to him, but nothing is resolved. What will happen to Jeffrey, well, we will have to wait and see- in other words, part 3!Something happens between Clara and Tucker. Ok, Tucker is absolutely one of my favorite characters. Very charming indeed. I am all about Team Tucker (and I hate teams). There is foreshadowing of what is to come between Tucker and Clara. But it is not foreshadowing for later in part 2. Oh no, we gotta wait until... you guessed it, part 3.Something happens with Angela, with Christian, with some new unknown angels, with Clara's dad, with Clara's abilities, but there is no resolution, everything that happens, is just setting the stage for the next part in the series.There is no real cliffhanger here. Why? Well, there was no cliff. It kinda was like a fieldhanger. There was an event, some new and interesting discoveries especially near the end and then this story was over. That was it. I felt ripped off. Then I felt like I was uncaring, insensitive, since something really sad happens in this part 2 so maybe I shouldn't feel ripped off. But here is the thing, if I want sad, and discoveries, without much else, I'll watch a soap opera or one of those tv shows that I can't stand. I read books not episodes of tv shows. Sadly, Hallowed felt like an episode on a tv show. In fact, this entire series would make a great tv show.Here is the positive. I LOVE how Cynthia Hand writes. I was eager to read, and completely addicted to the story. I love how she writes her characters, and I absolutely love how she makes them seem so real. That is probably why I'm so disappointed in this.. umm. ok.. this book. I wanted more. I didn't want to think...That's it?????2.5 out of 5 stars
