maryam162424's review
3.0
So I wanted to reread a novel I read when I was 12/13 and see what I thought of it in my 20s… and I’ve realized my standards were very low when I was young LOL.
The concept of this book might have been what attracted me to it initially but rereading it has shown a few flaws with the novel that confused me a lot. The main character’s mind is all over the place and the two love interests just didn’t really have a personality other than being complete OPPOSITES.
I have this a 3 stars - okay read. Okay because the plot was promising but wasn’t delivered well
The concept of this book might have been what attracted me to it initially but rereading it has shown a few flaws with the novel that confused me a lot. The main character’s mind is all over the place and the two love interests just didn’t really have a personality other than being complete OPPOSITES.
I have this a 3 stars - okay read. Okay because the plot was promising but wasn’t delivered well
bookladysreviews's review
5.0
So...when Skye turns seventeen,she meets two mysterious boys who are completely different but the only mutual thing between them is that they want to protect her...Asher is dark, wild and he does whatever he wants when he wants and he never follows the rules...but Devin is shy,sweet and everything he does,he does it according to the rules...after their appearance strange things start happening...and Skye starts having doubts about why they came and what they want from her...she seems to respond to Asher's attractiveness but she keeps changing her mind and suddenly finds herself attracted to Devin...she doesn't even know what she wants and when she learns that those two boys, or better angels are in different sides and that they want to teach her how to use her powers, her world turns upside down...and every time she is angry, something happens...but in the end, when she meets the two boys with their "bosses",she understands that, they were just using her to use her powers to their advantage and make her go with one of them...she thinks that no one really loved her but, truth to be told, both of them had feelings for her even if they didn't show it...especially devin who does something terrible...as always he follows the orders he was given and he finally does what he was supposed to do a long time ago...he stabs Skye and leaves her with Asher, who is also heartbroken and tries to heal her...
A beautiful dark is an amazing book and although i don't like love triangles, i liked this one...it's really amazing, the whole thing with the story of angels and all that stuff that happens...i really liked the boys and i think skye's going to end up with asher...at least that's what i want...the romance thing was amazing and i liked where asher told the story of her parents while they were all sitting around the fire but i would have been pissed 2 if someone was flirting with me and gave me the impression that he loved me, only because he wanted me to go with him...it was really stupid,what the both did because they left her believe some things that weren't true and that was so not okay...but the worst part was devin's betrayal...i wasn't expecting him to do it but he did it...i can't wait to read the next one because i'm so curious about what happens next...if she ends up with devin, i don't know what i will do..seriously..the guy stabbed her while he was pretending he liked her...alright i don't know if he was pretending or not but he still stabbed her and that's what matters..
A beautiful dark is an amazing book and although i don't like love triangles, i liked this one...it's really amazing, the whole thing with the story of angels and all that stuff that happens...i really liked the boys and i think skye's going to end up with asher...at least that's what i want...the romance thing was amazing and i liked where asher told the story of her parents while they were all sitting around the fire but i would have been pissed 2 if someone was flirting with me and gave me the impression that he loved me, only because he wanted me to go with him...it was really stupid,what the both did because they left her believe some things that weren't true and that was so not okay...but the worst part was devin's betrayal...i wasn't expecting him to do it but he did it...i can't wait to read the next one because i'm so curious about what happens next...if she ends up with devin, i don't know what i will do..seriously..the guy stabbed her while he was pretending he liked her...alright i don't know if he was pretending or not but he still stabbed her and that's what matters..
novelheartbeat's review
From my blog Auntie Spinelli Reads
DNF
This one just wasn’t for me. I typically despise love triangles, but have been trying to find a story with one that I can get into, maybe even pick a side. But this one…ugh. They both came out of nowhere and had some creepy insta-connection (instalust? hmm) with Skye. And she starts pining for both of them at the same time, even though she doesn't know them AT ALL. She attached to both of them immediately, despite her charade of trying to fight the ‘connection.’ And she pretty much tells Asher off, then gets jealous because he talks to another girl. Skye just irked me. She was a weak and vapid lead.
The romance, or whatever the hell it was, came on a little too strong for me. I don’t really dig the creepy-stare-at-you-stalker type. Or the flirt-with-everything-that-has-a-chacha asshat type. Sorry.
I don't feel inclined to continue reading. Even my mom picked up on the fact that I was hating it (you know, due to heavy sighs and 'ughs'). I'm not officially rating this because I only read 170 pages, but if I had to? It'd be a 1 star performance at best.
DNF
This one just wasn’t for me. I typically despise love triangles, but have been trying to find a story with one that I can get into, maybe even pick a side. But this one…ugh. They both came out of nowhere and had some creepy insta-connection (instalust? hmm) with Skye. And she starts pining for both of them at the same time, even though she doesn't know them AT ALL. She attached to both of them immediately, despite her charade of trying to fight the ‘connection.’ And she pretty much tells Asher off, then gets jealous because he talks to another girl. Skye just irked me. She was a weak and vapid lead.
The romance, or whatever the hell it was, came on a little too strong for me. I don’t really dig the creepy-stare-at-you-stalker type. Or the flirt-with-everything-that-has-a-chacha asshat type. Sorry.
I don't feel inclined to continue reading. Even my mom picked up on the fact that I was hating it (you know, due to heavy sighs and 'ughs'). I'm not officially rating this because I only read 170 pages, but if I had to? It'd be a 1 star performance at best.
katezz12's review
4.0
I mean it did drag on with the love triangle and all but there was suspense the whole Time and I loved it!!!!!!!
amarylissw's review
3.0
I actually did debate on giving this five stars, but I reconsidered and decided it just wasn't worth it. On the whole, I enjoyed the book a lot, but after a few moments of speculation after that horrible ending (okay, not horrible, but CLIFFHANGER! Cliffhangers just mess with my head), I looked deeper into the aspects of the story.
Plot-wise, it wasn't that horrible, and I even had a few moments of, "What's going to happen?" It is a much-used plot these days, though, so a few fractions of a star down for that.
The characters were, like most books I've read, my biggest problem. Skye, our protagonist, is just . . . blah. I know it's hard to write a good protagonist, I do. (I usually end up heartily disliking mine.) But still. Skye falls into every cliche ever made. (Although I think she did make me grin one time — yay, points to you.) We have our oh-so-typical love interests. However, this was by far not the worst love triangle I've read; it's actually one of the better ones, in my opinion. If it weren't for the unoriginality. . . .
We don't have a ton on setting, but it worked. The writing was mediocre. There were a few introspective moments, which I enjoyed. So . . .
4 stars, people.
Plot-wise, it wasn't that horrible, and I even had a few moments of, "What's going to happen?" It is a much-used plot these days, though, so a few fractions of a star down for that.
The characters were, like most books I've read, my biggest problem. Skye, our protagonist, is just . . . blah. I know it's hard to write a good protagonist, I do. (I usually end up heartily disliking mine.) But still. Skye falls into every cliche ever made. (Although I think she did make me grin one time — yay, points to you.) We have our oh-so-typical love interests. However, this was by far not the worst love triangle I've read; it's actually one of the better ones, in my opinion. If it weren't for the unoriginality. . . .
We don't have a ton on setting, but it worked. The writing was mediocre. There were a few introspective moments, which I enjoyed. So . . .
4 stars, people.
marylou1993's review against another edition
3.0
πολύ ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο!ευκολοδιάβαστο και με αρκετό μυστήριο χωρίς να γίνεται κουραστικό!το μόνο πρόβλημα που βρήκα είναι μάλλον η έλλειψη πρωτοτυπίας.Προσωπικά σε πολλές σκηνές μου θύμιζε συνεχώς κάποια άλλα βιβλία!σίγουρα οι λεπτομέρειες αλλάζουν αλλά δυστυχώς είχε όλα τα κλισέ ενός παραφυσικού ρομαντικού βιβλίο!όπως και να έχει θα συνεχίσω και με τα υπόλοιπα βιβλία αφού μου κίνησε το ενδιαφέρον ελπίζοντας να δώ κάτι διαφορετικό!
tywilliams's review
SPOILERS!!!!
I was already biased against Devin. I know a couple Devin/Devon/Deven's and they're not my favorite people. At all. On top of that Devin was not that attractive. There was occasionally a sign of him being sweet/okay but for the most part i didn't really like Devin. I kind of wanted her to go for Asher. then i REALLY wanted her to go for Asher when Devin was revealed to be "evil.
BUT really overall i just wanted her to be with Ian, who is sooooo sweet.
SPOILERS OF FALLEN BY LAUREN KATE (HUGE SPOILERS)
This is kind of like Fallen. Luce knows nothing. She meets Daniel who has dark hair and is mysterious (Asher) and then she meets Cam who is sweet and blonde (Devin). she likes them both. she finds out daniel has wings. hes a fallen angel (JUST LIKE ASHER) and then cam is too, revealed in the end but HES EVIL (JUST LIKE DEVIN)
hmmmm.....simlarities???
I was already biased against Devin. I know a couple Devin/Devon/Deven's and they're not my favorite people. At all. On top of that Devin was not that attractive. There was occasionally a sign of him being sweet/okay but for the most part i didn't really like Devin. I kind of wanted her to go for Asher. then i REALLY wanted her to go for Asher when Devin was revealed to be "evil.
BUT really overall i just wanted her to be with Ian, who is sooooo sweet.
SPOILERS OF FALLEN BY LAUREN KATE (HUGE SPOILERS)
This is kind of like Fallen. Luce knows nothing. She meets Daniel who has dark hair and is mysterious (Asher) and then she meets Cam who is sweet and blonde (Devin). she likes them both. she finds out daniel has wings. hes a fallen angel (JUST LIKE ASHER) and then cam is too, revealed in the end but HES EVIL (JUST LIKE DEVIN)
hmmmm.....simlarities???
mlboyd20's review
5.0
Orphaned as a young child, the memories that Skye has of her parents are few and special. As she reaches her 17th birthday, she finds herself dealing with changes that are far unlike the changes of a normal teenager. Her eyes change into silver and quirky things start to happen when she gets upset. Just as sudden, two boys appear, cousins, so they tell everyone, who seem to both want Skye's attention. Both turn out to be angels, but both have their own agenda. Skye eventually pieces everything together, combining memories and the intervention of the angels. Who will she become? Who will she follow? Will she make it to her destiny?
I enjoyed this book. It gave a fresh angel tale, unique in its own right. The characters attach themselves to you, and take you for a ride. The only thing I wasn't thrilled about was the teen drinking involved. Yes, teens drink, but I feel it could have been just as good of a story without as much of it in the book. Don't get me wrong, it's not rampant throughout the book, I just think it was in there more than necessary.
The story has underlying threads of other stories. The story of Skye's parents, their choice, and the results of their choice. The stories of the Order and the Rebellion. The story of Skye; past, present and future. These stories all intertwined together make for a heck of a read in "A Beautiful Dark." The second book in the series is expected to come out in September 2012, it is called "A Fractured Light."
I enjoyed this book. It gave a fresh angel tale, unique in its own right. The characters attach themselves to you, and take you for a ride. The only thing I wasn't thrilled about was the teen drinking involved. Yes, teens drink, but I feel it could have been just as good of a story without as much of it in the book. Don't get me wrong, it's not rampant throughout the book, I just think it was in there more than necessary.
The story has underlying threads of other stories. The story of Skye's parents, their choice, and the results of their choice. The stories of the Order and the Rebellion. The story of Skye; past, present and future. These stories all intertwined together make for a heck of a read in "A Beautiful Dark." The second book in the series is expected to come out in September 2012, it is called "A Fractured Light."
emmaz_0423's review
4.0
It was a good book, I thought some parts were a little strange and felt weird, but that may just be me. Other than that, highly recommend!
cdisk21's review
I love the contrast between dark and light, good and evel. this book kept me intrigued in the way that the lines were somewhat blurred. I had a soft spot for Skye the moment i started reading and i just want to be her best friend now that i finished the book! watching her grow into who she is was very relatable! the ending was a little unexpected however now i am ready for the next book!! little did i know i was getting myself into another series!! loving me some more angels (: