Unearthly
by
Cynthia Hand
In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . 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?
Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.
(summary from goodreads.com)
Angels and more angels! I liked this book better than most angel books I have read, and I think it's because the angel involved is our main character rather than a shadowy gorgeous mysterious man who enters our main characters life. I liked the created mythology Ms. Hand created and how we were able to discover the world of angels along with Clara. As much as love triangles generally frustrate me, in this case I liked how the main focus of Clara's attention was shifted off of her "dream guy". I loved Tucker and Angela and Clara's mom. This book left a lot of questions which I hope will be answered in subsequent books - I have a feeling we have only been introduced to a fraction of what is going on. The whole "my life is pre-determined and my sole focus is a certain thing" was kind of annoying and made me appreciate the ending that much more. I like the theme that we determine our own futures and hope it continues throughout the rest of the series.
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Angels and more angels! I liked this book better than most angel books I have read, and I think it's because the angel involved is our main character rather than a shadowy gorgeous mysterious man who enters our main characters life. I liked the created mythology Ms. Hand created and how we were able to discover the world of angels along with Clara. As much as love triangles generally frustrate me, in this case I liked how the main focus of Clara's attention was shifted off of her "dream guy". I loved Tucker and Angela and Clara's mom. This book left a lot of questions which I hope will be answered in subsequent books - I have a feeling we have only been introduced to a fraction of what is going on. The whole "my life is pre-determined and my sole focus is a certain thing" was kind of annoying and made me appreciate the ending that much more. I like the theme that we determine our own futures and hope it continues throughout the rest of the series.
Mom note: As
a mother of readers, I also
want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or
would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I
forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures.
Violence: mild to moderate; Profanity: I don't think so; Sex: brief mention of rape
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