kkaste's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
melissapalmer404's review against another edition
5.0
Book #6 Read in 2013
Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
This is the fourth book in a young adult paranormal series. I read this book in a day so I guess that is telling of the fact that I love this series. In this book, the main focus returns to Zachary and Miranda. Zachary is a fallen angel who is earth bound and is the guardian angel of Quince, the vampire with the soul. Miranda is Zachary's true love and she is in a sort of heavenly limbo--reconciling herself with the evils that she did as a vampire queen. Since she can watch over those still on Earth, Miranda sees that Lucy, her best friend, has transferred to a new school that is sending off creepy vibes. She gets a message to Zachary to go and save Lucy. But to do so, Zachary puts himself and his friends at terrible risk. This school is hell. . . . literally.
I do not know if this series will have a book 5, but I hope it does. This series features great characters who have flaws but also great strength, interesting plots that involve good action and romance and the ability to keep readers hooked from beginning to end.
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Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
This is the fourth book in a young adult paranormal series. I read this book in a day so I guess that is telling of the fact that I love this series. In this book, the main focus returns to Zachary and Miranda. Zachary is a fallen angel who is earth bound and is the guardian angel of Quince, the vampire with the soul. Miranda is Zachary's true love and she is in a sort of heavenly limbo--reconciling herself with the evils that she did as a vampire queen. Since she can watch over those still on Earth, Miranda sees that Lucy, her best friend, has transferred to a new school that is sending off creepy vibes. She gets a message to Zachary to go and save Lucy. But to do so, Zachary puts himself and his friends at terrible risk. This school is hell. . . . literally.
I do not know if this series will have a book 5, but I hope it does. This series features great characters who have flaws but also great strength, interesting plots that involve good action and romance and the ability to keep readers hooked from beginning to end.
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
demonsreadtoo's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve stuck with this series because I like to finish things once I start them, but I just don’t think these books are for me. I enjoyed Blessed more than the first two, but something about Diabolical just didn’t work for me. I’m not quite sure why the books in this series are alternating between present and past tense, but this one is written in present. There were also a lot of POV switches back and forth between three of the characters. Ditching the vampire plots for a demonic boarding school during this book did bring some interesting moments, but unfortunately, the romance took a back seat to the hellish game of survivor the characters were trapped in.
Read the full review at my blog, Demons Read Too
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zigalayho's review
4.0
Diabolical is a romp through the world of were-animals, angels, demons, and all that is in between. Let it be known that this is the fourth in a series of books, but this is the first one that I have read. Also, I received this through NetGalley as an advanced read.
My first concerns are in the kindle formatting. There were many gaps, sentences that cut off and started on another line too quick, and no breaks in chapters. BUT, again, since this was advanced, I'm sure the publishers will work out any kinks in the ebook version before it's released.
In the beginning of the book, I found myself backtracking at times to keep up with who was talking. This comes from the switching back and forth between the main characters for the narration of the book. As I became accustomed to the switching, it was easier to follow.
I liked the characters; they were given enough personality to be believable. I loved this point of view on Heaven and Hell and the inhabitants of both. I won't ruin it for you, but the Afterlife for those who go up is very interesting. This is not a 'religious' book; no one has to worry about being offended by theology and such. This is a fun adventure in a different type of world.
I look at books to engage and entertain me; to sweep me away into someone else's lives and story. This book does just that - it entertains. Good book for 13/14 and up.
My first concerns are in the kindle formatting. There were many gaps, sentences that cut off and started on another line too quick, and no breaks in chapters. BUT, again, since this was advanced, I'm sure the publishers will work out any kinks in the ebook version before it's released.
In the beginning of the book, I found myself backtracking at times to keep up with who was talking. This comes from the switching back and forth between the main characters for the narration of the book. As I became accustomed to the switching, it was easier to follow.
I liked the characters; they were given enough personality to be believable. I loved this point of view on Heaven and Hell and the inhabitants of both. I won't ruin it for you, but the Afterlife for those who go up is very interesting. This is not a 'religious' book; no one has to worry about being offended by theology and such. This is a fun adventure in a different type of world.
I look at books to engage and entertain me; to sweep me away into someone else's lives and story. This book does just that - it entertains. Good book for 13/14 and up.
snowbenton's review
5.0
The best one of the series! I laughed, I cried, and I cheered for every single character.
karissa_'s review against another edition
4.0
It finished the story better than I could have hoped for. <3
nerfherder86's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent end to the series, as Miranda (dead vampire watching from The Penultimate, sort of halfway to Heaven), werewolf Kieren, (Miranda's boyfriend), vampire with a soul Quincie, and Quincie's fallen guardian angel Zachary (and Miranda's boyfriend) all join in the fight to save Miranda's best friend Lucy from being taken by the devil. Set in a boarding school that is a front for the devil, the guys enroll undercover as students to find out what's going on, and end up trapped there, fighting hellhounds and a ghostly teacher. Will they succeed in saving Lucy and restoring Zachary's angel status? Or will the fiends of evil succeed?
wackly93's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood
edabney's review against another edition
4.0
OMG! That is all I can say. I can't wait for the next one, and thank Cynthia Leitich Smith for the chance to read this one before it was on the shelves!