Author: Wendy Higgins
Series: The Sweet Trilogy #1
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 453
Publication Date: May 1, 2012
Source: Bought
Embrace the Forbidden
What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.
Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?
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If I don't like the protagonist, I
have a very hard time liking the book which is my exact problem with Sweet Evil; I hate Anna! She is
so damn annoying, way too sweet and innocent and there is absolutely no
progress throughout the book. She just remains this blue-eyed little girl with
a mayor crush - yawn! And the crush part I don't get - how can she fall in love
with a guy, who treats her like that and who's job sucks (from girlfriend POV,
probably not from Kaidan's).
Kaidan is almost as boring as Anna. He’s supposed to
be the bad guy, but I just never feel it - he just seems like an ass! He treats
Anna horribly and I don't get why she likes him. Seriously, the love story in Sweet Evil ain't that sweet.
I really loved Anna's adoptive mother, Patti, in the
beginning. She was protective, loving and careful right up till the point where
she sends her daughter of on a road trip with the son of lust. Huh? Talk about irresponsible.
It doesn't seem like her at all and it's just wrong!
Kope I liked - a lot. The love triangle thingy doesn't
work, but I liked his personality and the choices he makes.
I very much liked the idea about angels, demons and
the different kind of dukes and I would have loved this book had Anna and
Kaidan been the slightest bit interesting. Unfortunately most of the story is
about their road trip. Anna's ability to see emotions as color is awesome and
mostly I just really want to read the story with different main characters - I
think it could have been amazing.
I'm still considering reading the next in the series
in the hope of character development. I mean, come on - you can't have that
great a premise and keep destroying it with lack of character building! Wendy Higgins, I'm rooting for
you :)
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