Review: Halo

I'll tell you right now that this post is not going to be anything stellar. I went out of town this weekend and am in a awesome town in Maryland. Fun has ensued, and I just got to see relatives I haven't seen in a while. Anyway, this is not the computer I'm used, so this post will probably be pictureless. Sorry, but I'm not one to impose on the computers of others. Which is why this post will also be short (also because I did not bring my notes with me).

Halo was written by Alexandra Adornetto. I'd never read any of her books before, and I had heard alot of good things about Halo so I thought I would give it a shot. It's about three angels who get sent to Earth to better the small coastal town of Venus Cove. The youngest of the three, Bethany, is sent to high school and she falls in love. It has that forbidden love theme that seems to be in so many books these days. It was good. I had a good storyline. I mean I was curious about what would happen, but I thought it went kind of slow. It's a somewhat large book, around 500 pages if I'm remembering correctly. So, about the size of Twilight. I sort of feel like it took too long to get the climax. Like, there was too much rising action before the climax if that made any sense. It was just kinda of fluffy in the beginning, if that makes any sense. Once it got towards the end, thought, it was a little bit more Ooo, I wonder what's going to happen. I found that when it ended I wasn't terribly curious to see what happened next. It was a bit of a cliff hanger, but nothing too bad. So, I wasn't dying to find out what would happen next, and I figured I never would, right? I mean, it was the end of the book. Then I found out that there's a second book,  Hades. Still, I'm not all I have to get my hands on this book RIGHT NOW!

It had good parts thought, for sure. It was interesting because it's Bethany's first time on Earth AND she gets thrown into the high school environment. So it's like looking a small town life through fresh eyes. She looks at the high school drama of teenage girls differently than today's average teen would. So, that part was kind of refreshing. Of course, the romance element was good. The boy, Xavier, almost seemed too perfect thought. I guess they sort of always do in books, though. I mean, Edward (Twilight), Fang (Maximum Ride), Zane (Pretties). The list goes on and on.

Anyway, I truly am hogging this laptop, and I hear someone watching Alvin and the Chipmunks downstairs. So, I have no idea what will be in store next for Oh, That Alice, but make sure to check back soon and find out.