Title: Unerathly (Unearthly #1)
Author: Cynthia Hand
Published: January 4th 2011
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Clara
Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood
run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster
than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but
it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do.
Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.
Her visions of a
raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a
new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her
dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place and out of place
at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to
Clara's less angelic side.
As Clara tries to find her way in a
world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and
choices she never thought she'd have to make between honesty and deceit,
love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally
ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?
It’s weird,
because I started this book right after I finished Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick. I’m not afraid to admit that I am a
fan of the Hush Hush Saga and it’s
probably my favorite angel themed series to date. I had heard so many great
things about Unearthly series though
that I was really hesitant to give it a try. Since everyone was reading the
last book already, I felt like I needed to finally start this one and I was
actually pleasantly surprised.
“So often we only do what we think is expected of us, when we are capable of so much more.”
General impressions. That clipped writing was so out of
this world at the beginning. I didn’t think I was going to get adjusted to it,
but the more I read, the less it bothered me and soon I didn’t even notice it.
It took a lot of time to adjust to though. The world building was
fascinating, but I wanted more. I believe there is more to discover when it
comes to these Black Wings, rules, purpose etc. – it was original, but a little
underdeveloped, in my opinion. Am I the only one who felt like this?
Relationships. Of course I had heard of Tucker and Christian.
I knew who they were before I went
into this series so that supposedly huge reveal was no surprise for me. What was
unexpected though, was that I became a proud member of team Tucker. I was
certain I’d love a mysterious hot guy with dark hair rather than a sarcastic,
adorable and gentlemanly sweet cowboy, but it was completely the opposite. I
wanted to like Christian so bad, but Tucker just sneaked his way into my fist
sized heart and took a permanent residence in it. I’m sure it won’t be as easy
for Clara to make a choice between destiny and love as the series progresses.
If I
compare Clara’s friends, then I must say that Angela was a little too chaotic
for my taste. She was all over the place and too pushy. I do understand what
Clara sees in her and why they’re friends. I also get why Clara wants to be
friends with Wendy – she gives her a sense of normality, a satisfying sense of
belonging for the human part of her. I feel that there is more to Clara’s Mom,
her purpose and existence. I hope we get to see Sam’s connection and the reason
for his fascination with her. I really enjoyed Jeffery’s character – I’d be
happy to see a little more of him.
All in all,
even though I was reluctant at first to give this series a try, I’m glad I did
because the rocky start aside, it was a great start to a series and I am
eagerly looking forward to finding out what’s next to come for Clara, Tucker
and Christian. I’m sure it won’t be easy to make decisions between want and need, right and wrong. I hope I will have the answers to
my questions about this fascinating world of angels and hopefully Clara won’t
become one of these annoying characters who run back and forth between two
guys. *fingers crossed*
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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