Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick

Here's a little blurb from the author's page: The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.

My Take

I've been on this kick lately to catch-up on reading in the trilogies or other sagas that I started. This is the third in the Hush, Hush saga. I remember not being overly thrilled with Crescendo, so I will admit I started this book with a kind of attitude. Before I knew it the pages were turning fast. I couldn't seem to put it down. Ms. Fitzpatrick is great at ending each chapter with a cliff hanger that kept me reading at a fevered pace.

There was only a minor detail that I felt was a little unrealistic. Other than that, I loved this book. I'm looking forward to reading the 4th installment in the saga, which is slated for release sometime this year. Yay!! With all that said, I'm giving this one 4 1/2 angelic kisses!!

Torment (Fallen 2) by Lauren Kate

Here's a blurb from Ms. Kate's website:
LOVE NEVER DIES
Lucinda is sure that she and Daniel are meant to be together forever. Now they are forced apart in a desperate bid to save Luce from the Outcasts–immortals who want her dead. As she discovers more about her past lives, Luce starts to suspect that Daniel is hiding something. What if he has lied to her about their shared past? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?

My Take
I liked the first book of this series, Fallen, but I didn't love it.  I still have those same lukewarm feelings for this installment as well.  I did like this one a bit better.  I felt Luce was more independent and that was a great thing for her character.  I also liked the supporting characters in this one as well.

I look forward to reading Passion to see where this story goes.  Can't wait to resolve the cliffhanger at the end of Torment too.

Oh and the cover is simply gorgeous!!  I'm giving this one 4 angelic kisses!

Evil? by Timothy Carter

Here's a very brief blurb about Evil? from Mr. Carter's site:  Stuart didn’t think what he’d done in the shower was evil. It was his own body, and he can touch himself wherever he wants, right? The people at his church disagree, however, and Stuart suddenly finds himself an outcast and on the run from people who want to punish him for his sin. Has the entire town gone crazy? Or is something supernatural going on...?

I won a copy of this book from Nerds Heart YA (http://nerdsheartya.wordpress.com/) *my dang computer is giving me fits about posting a link* and want to thank the author for signing the inside and sending it off to me.  I'm going to check out other works of his as well.

Stuart's day starts out rough when he gets discovered by his younger brother "pleasuring himself" in the shower.  He had no idea how quickly things could get so much worse in his little Canadian town.
 
Stuart is such an awesome character.  His hobby is conjuring demons to question them regarding the realities surrounding his religious upbringing.  Not your average hobby.  One would think the townsfolk would be more concerned with the fact that Stuart is gay, than with his masturbation habit.  Throw a couple of fallen angels into the mix and this story is rockin'. 
 
I read this in one day.  Stuart made me laugh, I loved his wry sense of humor.  I would recommend especially to boys ages 14 and up.  4 big kisses!