Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) in Addicted to YA

Feb 02, 2011 Terri rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, paranormal, urban-fantasy

I have to admit what most drew me to this book was its great cover. Then it also got a lot of great reviews.

It is a dark story of fallen angels and other not so nice creatures and Nora is caught up in the middle.

I really enjoyed the book and look forward to the rest of the series

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Nov 08, 2011 Sasha rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Wow. Where do I begin with this book?

I was drawn to this book mainly for two reasons: one, because everyone else that I had talked to seemed to think it was a good book and two, because the plot premise was relatively interesting. I’ve always held an appreciation for the concept of angels (blame my obsession with the television show Supernatural). Plus, the cover art is absolutely gorgeous. Color me intrigued.

But then I started reading, and it all went downhill from there.

I think that one of the Wow. Where do I begin with this book?

I was drawn to this book mainly for two reasons: one, because everyone else that I had talked to seemed to think it was a good book and two, because the plot premise was relatively interesting. I’ve always held an appreciation for the concept of angels (blame my obsession with the television show Supernatural). Plus, the cover art is absolutely gorgeous. Color me intrigued.

But then I started reading, and it all went downhill from there.

I think that one of the main things that makes a good romance story plotline is having an interesting and at the very least, relatively likeable male love interest. Patch is the mysterious, devastatingly handsome newcomer to Nora’s high school, and quickly zeroes in on her as his object of pursuit. However, the only thing that Patch has going for his is his mystique and good looks. Some might say “bad boy,” but the truth is that Patch is, in a word, a complete jerk. Seriously. I wanted to punch him in the face throughout the entire book (and maybe in some other places more painful to guys as well). And worse, he treated Nora like complete crap for most of the novel. He was a complete sexist pig, made jokes towards Nora that were sexual harassment, and was so frustratingly cagey about everything, from his backstory to his obsession with Nora. Basically, Patch repulsed me, and represented everything I don’t look for in a guy romantically.

Now all of this I might be able to stomach (barely) if Nora had seen through this guy’s B.S.; but it was the exact opposite! Nora finds herself unable to resist Patch’s allure, despite her head telling her what her heart doesn’t want to hear, which is to run, run far away from him. And the problem is that her instincts prove exactly correct… Patch is extremely dangerous. And yet, still Nora doesn’t run. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t find that to be the foundation of a good relationship…

There’s a lot of this book that smacks of Twilight, practically verbatim in terms of the setup. I mean, Patch and Nora meet as lab partners in their Biology class. And Patch seems to hate Nora at first glance, yet Nora is strangely drawn to him. Sound familiar? However, I did find that, at the very least, the mythology of the angels that Fitzpatrick created was very interesting. In addition, I actually felt some tugs at my heartstrings during certain scenes towards the end, especially when Patch reveals the real reason that he is in Nora’s life. That’s part of the reason that I didn’t give this book 1 star—it takes some good writing skill to make the reader care about something that involves a character that is repugnant to them.

I had a lot of high expectations for this book, but I just couldn’t get past the fact that Patch was a terrible excuse for a love interest and that Nora seemed to be blind to it despite herself. I didn’t find this book romantic at all and the only saving grace was Fitzpatrick’s good writing style and the angel mythological world that she created. ...more

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