Howdy YAL!

I had Unearthly in my TBR pile for months, but due to a nasty combination of pneumonia and law school it just sat there on my shelves until it was recommended to me on a chat on Good Reads (thanks, Paige). Out of curiosity I decided to give it a whirl. And boy am I glad I did, this is probably one of the best books I've read this year. Review: I savored this book. The first night I read like eighty-five pages and was wowed. After that, I read it in small increments (say twenty or thirty pages) a day because I wanted to enjoy it before it was gone. The mountain setting is charming as well as the characters. Although, I thought I was going to get annoyed with Clara at first, I really did like her. And I liked both of her love interests, even though I am definitely Team Tucker (just saying). One of the great things about this book is it's pacing. Take the love story, it wasn't instant love s and Clara has issues with both of her suitors. The main plot, Clara's purpose, is woven brilliantly throughout the story. The same is said concerning the world building. I give Cynthia credit for this because it makes the info dumping, which is a necessary evil with paranormal books, bearable. And the little hints referring to the climax of the book made me want to keep turning the pages.Best Feature: Bending Cliches: When I first read the summary of this book, I couldn't help but roll my eyes thinking that I read this story before. But something made me buy the book anyway. And when I did finally read it, I was wowed. Sure, there are moments that almost seem cliche then Hand will have a twist here and there that would just shock you. Worst Feature: Um, nothing. I kid you not. I really enjoyed this one. Sure, there were some characters I wanted more of (okay, Tucker) but there's not one thing I'm really going to complain about here. The writing was good, characters were good, plot was good, and it had angels. I am a satisfied reader.To see full review plus angelic analysis click here: http://yalbookbriefs.blogspot.com/2012/03/trend-spotlights-angelic-reads-part-ii.html