Review: Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

Series: The Sweet Trilogy, #2
Release Date: April 30^th 2012
Publisher: HarperTeen
Format: Paperback
Pages: 372
Genre: Young Adult – Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
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Anna Whitt, the daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a vow. She’d been naive about a lot of things.

Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind.

When an unexpected lost message from the angels surfaces, Anna finds herself traveling the globe with Kopano, son of Wrath, in an attempt to gain support of fellow Nephilim and give them hope for the first time. It soon becomes clear that whatever freedoms Anna and the rest of the Neph are hoping to win will not be gained without a fight. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the ultimate question: is loving someone worth risking their life?

I really love this trilogy so far. It has blown way past my expectations. Which is awesome. It has been a while since I have wanted to pick one book up right after the other. The day after I finished reading the first book I went out and bought this one at full price! If you know me, then you know this is not the norm.

For those of you who did not go immediately on to the second book then there is something at the beginning that will be quiet helpful. There is a chart of the Auras and what all the colors are and what they mean. Then at the end of the book, which also happens in the first book, there is a list of all the Dukes and their sons, and what their jobs are.

The book starts off about six months after the last one ended. Anna has turned into a party girl, trying to show the demons that she is working like she is supposed to. Although she always feels bad for the people she persuades to do things. She hasn’t seen or heard from Kaidan since he left with his band to go to LA. Her friends Jay and Veronica have officially become a couple after making up for what happened at the New Year’s Eve party.

The book is broken up into seasons, starting with June the summer before senior year, then continues on to fall, winter, etc. Anna’s father sends her and her friend Kope to different assignments, recruiting people for “the good side”. They travel to many different places. There is a lot of sexual tension going on during their times together and one pretty big shocker. Because of their travels together we are introduced to some new characters. We also get to see Ginger and Marna from the first book again. I really like those girls and the relationship they have as sisters.

Kaidan is mentioned numerous times in the book but doesn’t actually show up until about half way through. This of course made their first encounter so much better. There is a lot of growing done between the two of them in this book.  There is one particular scene between the two of them that I have read more than once. Definitely written perfectly!

If you have read the first book then I highly recommend continuing on with the trilogy. It’s so worth it. I read this book in one day no problem. Can’t wait to buy the third book!

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Review: Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1) by Wendy Higgins

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Series: The Sweet Trilogy, #1
Release Date: May 1^st 2012
Publisher:  HarperTeen
Format: Paperback
Pages: 453
Genre: Young Adult – Paranormal, Fantasy
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Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

I will start off the review by saying that I both read the book and listened to the audiobook. I did not like the audiobook. It was definitely convient for my 3 ½ hour trip but the person reading it wasn’t really that good and didn’t really show much emotion through the characters. This was even worse with the male characters. So I just wanted to through that out there. The rest of the book will be based on the story and not the audiobook.

The main character is a southern girl named Anna Whit. She is a very nice girl, but she is very different from other people her age. She has enhanced senses, along with a sixth sense of being able to feel people’s emotions and see their auras. She can also remember back to the day of her birth and even her time in the womb. This is because Anna is half demon, half angel. She is being raised by an adoptive mother named Patti. Anna’s mother died during childbirth and her father is in jail for drug related activity.

Anna’s best friend is a boy named Jay. It was a major plus that Jay was in no way a love interest to Anna. This was made known right away. Jay is  musician who is obsessed with a band called Lacivious. The drummer of Lacivious is a half demon boy named Kaidan and Anna is instantly attracted to him. Kaidan is way more than anything Anna could have bargained for. Things really start to change for Anna when she has to take a cross country drive with him. Anna learns things about her life from both Patti and Kaidan and she knows that her life will never be the same. Her attraction to Kaidan, as a offspring of the demon of lust, doesn’t make it any easier.

I enjoyed all of the characters in the book but I would say that Patti and Kaidan were my favorite so far. Kaidan is frustrating because of some of the decisions he is forced to make regarding Anna. The one downfall to the story and the reason I bumped the rating down to a 4 instead of a 5 star, is because Anna is so bland. *The lady reading the audiobook did not help this situation at all.* The writing however flows nicely, and I read it pretty quickly considering it is over 400 pages. There is also a wrap up of all the Dukes and their children and what sins they are in control of. This could definitely be helpful if you get confused.

At the end of the book I really wanted to pick up the second book. So I did! If you are into demons and angels then I think you will enjoy this book. I am not a fan of the whole vampire or werewolf craze; even wizards are not that big on my radar. Angels and demons are fine with me though. So if you have similar taste as me then you should try this book out!

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