I just finished another good read and I want to recommend it to fans of Twilight and Shiver: Embrace by Jessica Shirvington. On Violet’s 17th birthday she finds out that exiled angels are on Earth who want to take over the world. An angel/human combination called the Grigori are also on Earth, to stop the exiles. Violet must choose to Embrace her destiny as a Grigori, or not. To complicate her life futher are  are two attractive males who want her attention: Lincoln, a Grigori, and Phoenix, an exiled angel.

I loved this story and hated putting it down. You could feel Violet’s  confusion. She does a lot of soul searching to try and make the right decisions for herself, while exploring the inner depths of her strength.  I look forward to the sequel.

Why I Checked It Out: It had been many years since I had read a young adult novel, and I wanted to see if this positively reviewed book could bring me back to the genre.

Why I Liked It: Late in the novel, one of the characters describes himself as a “Novelist and Semiprofessional Disappointer.” John Green is anything but disappointing in this brilliant and funny book about a teenage girl with a terminal cancer diagnosis. I was apprehensive when I read the book jacket. A book about a 16-year-old cancer victim falling in love definitely has the potential to be mawkish. Continue reading →