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    Reva Johnston This book is written for young adults. The language is a bit immature. All that aside I found the book to be well rounded with lots of drama and …more This book is written for young adults. All that aside I found the book to be well rounded with lots of drama and suspense. I am looking forward to reading book 2 and 3 of the series. See all 3 questions about Angelbound…. Lists with This Book. How did it come to this? What did I think would happen? Much like my extremely verbose review of it.

    I can't help but feel that this book needed the help of a better editor. It wasn't a bad book by any stretch of the imagination, I enjoyed it, but it was so incredibly, unnecessarily long. I feel that a good third of the book could easily have been removed without affecting the essence of the book. This book had a lot of great things going for it, it had a spunky, ass-kicking heroine who was rather reminiscent of one of my favorite heroines of this year, it had a creative spin on the concept of demons and angels, and the romance is believable and happily free of angst, insta-love, or love triangles.

    It even feels somewhat like a paranormal Pride and Prejudice at points. But man, the plot and the pacing killed me. The first half of the book felt like I was going in circles, with neither an end nor a point in sight. Allow me to make one of my infamously long-winded analogies. Myla is the main character in the book, Cissy is her best friend. Let's pretend that Khanh, Myla, and Cissy are real people ok, you don't have to pretend that Khanh is a real person, becauuse well Khanh thinks Myla is a pretty cool person; after all, Myla's part demon, she's a fighter, she sends souls to hell, and she's got a tail, man.

    A fucking TAIL, how cool is that?! Anyways, Myla looks like she's an interesting, awesome person, and Khanh wants to be her friend. Khanh and Myla sits down for a chat. Myla opens her mouth. Instead of telling Khanh about her kick-ass life as a fighter in the Arenas between Heaven and Hell, Myla tells Khanh about her tangled-up life. You see, since 3rd grade, this boy named Zeke has been in love with Myla, and Myla doesn't want him.

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    She's always telling him to fuck off, because she ain't interested, but Cissy's ALSO been in love with him, too, and she's pissed off by the fact that Myla doesn't give him the time of day. At this point, Khanh stands up. Let's see each other again sometimes," she waves. Under her breath, Khanh snorts, "Not bloody likely. Khanh stopped caring and she stopped thinking that Myla is an interesting person when Myla started talking about stupid gossip and school drama.

    Khanh wants to hear about MYLA. She wants to hear about what's going on in Myla's life. When you meet someone, you want to get to know THEM.

    You don't care about their friends' dramas. You don't give a flying fuck about what's going on in their friends' life. You don't want to know about the fight they're having with their mom, about the boring as fuck party they went to. It's the equivalent of going on social media and listening to stupid status updates about eating dinner. I read a book for FUN. I don't want to hear about the boring shit, so skip it. The plot goes nowhere fast. It is filled with shit that is completely irrelevant to the story.

    The story is filled with events and people and things could easily have been omitted without making an impact on the overall plot. Myla is half-demon and half-human. Her deadly sin is Wrath, which makes her a fucking awesome fighter you won't like her when she's angry. Myla lives in Purgatory. She's got a mother who's a demon in name only, because her mother is scared of her own shadow and acts more like a frightened child than someone who's capable of begetting the ass-kicking chick that is Myla.

    She goes to school, she fights in the Arena. She sends souls to hell while her mother cowers flinchingly with her hands clasped to her ears. All in a good day's work. It's not a terrible life, sure, she's doomed to be in service to her ghoul overlords; it could be worse she could be a ghoul proctologist , but there's a lot of minor shit storms going on. There's tons of lovesick drama with her best friend Cissy and her long-time admirer, Zeke. There are tournaments, balls, weird meetings with demons. There's Lincoln, the asshole of a boy who hates demons and half-demons like Myla.

    There's a bitch of a girl named Adair. There are long walks, fighting lessons, chilling in the library. There's fighting with her mom. There's fighting with her best friend. There's more fighting with her mom. There's secret joyriding sessions on a demon horse. There's Cissy and Zeke making kissy faces at each other while Myla looks on, trying not to gag. If only the rest of the book were that good. Very interesting, very fun, very tongue-in-cheek.

    This is not the United States. This is Purgatory, y'all. In most of the other books I've read, ghouls are the lowliest of lows. They're minions, slaves; not so in this book. In this book, Myla and those of her kind the Quasi-demons are slaves to their Ghoul overlords. Myla goes to Purgatory High every high schooler thinks they go to Purgatory High, but no, this is actually Purgatory High.

    Every Quasi-demon has a trait that's taken from one of the Biblical Sins, for example, Myla is Wrath with a hidden side of Lust and her best friend Cissy is Envy and man, does Cissy get fucking annoying thanks to her sin. Everything they own is Ghoul-issued. They have no current human technology besides what the ghouls choose to give them, and some Quasi-demons run a nice business selling human-issued stuff one of her friends at school prance around flaunting her Pradas and Rolexes The Quasi-demons are servants, slaves, there is no mistaking that, and their education is suited to their life in servitude.

    They have no career than that of serving their Ghoul overlords, Myla is only selected to fight because of her special talent in fighting, and she'll probably be forced to choose a mundane career such as being a seamstress to the ghouls once she graduates. Their classes in Purgatory High are Worm souffle All of a sudden, my low-carb diet doesn't seem so bad. And as for fighting? The Quasi-demons are only suited to be cannon fodder in case their ghoul overlords get attacked. There are thraxes, angels, demons, the queen of Heaven, the king of Hell, there are Overlords, Earls, Princes, many different types of leading family, lots of different races and hierarchies.

    My head spun trying to keep track of these, at times, but overall, it is a very creative, very interesting world. I do wish that the side characters had more personality, and I thought Myla was rather too perfect. Overall, I do like Myla; she's got fire, she's got spunk. She is irreverent without crossing the line into bitchiness. She's got a bit of a foul mouth on her too, and I snorted in laughter whenever Myla screws up, and goes "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. And she is a fighter.

    My rage boils over. Jumping super-high, I haul up my knees, then kick my opponent squarely in the chest with both feet. The Choker falls flat on his back with a satisfying thud. Meanwhile, I use the momentum from my chest-kick to flip backwards into a somersault, landing right by his head. But you know what I want? I wanted more uncertainty. I wanted more doubt. I wanted a heroine who is just a little bit, a tiny bit vulnerable.

    I want to be able to relate to her a bit. I love that Myla is strong, don't get me wrong, but I like it when my heroine breaks down into pieces, I love it when they have a moment of catharsis, and I don't feel that I got this from Myla. I pretty much laughed my ass off whenever that chick appeared.

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    Adair clears her throat, then sings with a warbling old-lady voice: Who will worship the Scala Adair? Lincoln gave me some serious Darcy feels, even if he's rather less He's a holier-than-thou high Thrax prince. She is a lowly Quasi-demon. Remember the part up there where we were talking about the Quasi-demons being slaves to the Ghouls? It's kind of a scandal for a Prince to even look sideways at a demon, and their earlier hate of each other with a little lust thrown in on the side was understandable.

    The "I'm sick so I have to stay at your house" thing? The bitchy girl who wants Lincoln? He looks at me out of his slate-blue eye.

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    View all 22 comments. For a limited time this book is free!!! Find it here http: You have Quasi's half demon half human ghouls, angels and a whole new world to fall in love with. Myla is a quasi who's special talent is wrath.. She takes on demons, bad seed humans and anyone who generally pisses her off. She fights to the death in an arena as ordered to by the ghouls who are in charge of purgatory. While the King of Hell Arm For a limited time this book is free!!!

    While the King of Hell Armageddon looks on. PS this guy is a total turdknocker I was so into the book even in this part. Then you meet Lincoln. I'm not one to get all girl crazy over the male leads in books but guess what? I'm totally in love with this character! This book made me laugh, shed a couple of tears and at one point I actually had chill bumps and was shaking.

    I can NOT wait for the second installment of this series. These characters are some that you care about and want to know what goes on with in this magical world. Even the bad ones keep your attention. I'm going to go take a cold shower and see if I can calm down some. One of my new favorites of all time book. View all 30 comments. In the pages of this book you will meet Myla Lewis, an 18 year old, strong willed quasi-demon, one handsome Thrax, Lincoln, beautiful angels, lots of nasty demons and of course, Armageddon, the King of Hell.

    As I said, Myla is a quasi-demon, half demon and half human. And that is what Myla lives for. She loves to fight. And that is when Myla is called to the arena, when a soul chooses to battle. She has never lost a fight yet. Myla lives in Pergatory with her mother. Her Mom has never told her who her father is or will speak of her former life as a senator before the war in Pergatory.

    More than anything Myla wants to know this. So finally, the head of the angels, Verus, grants Myla the information she so craves in the form of dreams. Little by little, Myla learns of the life her mother once led and eventually learns who her father really and truly is. Things in Pergatory seem off, though, lately. The King of Hell, Armageddon, is acting strangely. Myla has a bad feeling about this. Something is going on. At the same time, Myla meets the Thrax Prince, Lincoln.

    But they eventually give in to the attraction that sparks between them. But their time together awakens something new in Myla. It is the beginning of a destiny no-one could have imagined, no one but Verus that is. Why the lower rating? Although I did enjoy the book, it dragged for me. It was a long book and I had trouble really connecting with the characters. I never felt that swirly tummy feeling that I love to feel when a new romance is born. I am interested enough, though, to continue on with book two to see what comes next. View all 12 comments. Every once in a while, I read a book that has no ratings or reviews by people I trust, hoping to discover a hidden gem.

    I picked it up on Netgalley not expecting much at all and I ended up reading it in one sitting. This YA paranormal fantasy is cute, compulsively readable and above all fun. My Every once in a while, I read a book that has no ratings or reviews by people I trust, hoping to discover a hidden gem. Myla is a quasi-demon — a half demon, half human year-old girl enslaved by ghouls in the Purgatory. She did nothing wrong to end up there; her species used to rule the realm until Armageddon, the King of Hell, allied himself with the ghouls and helped them in their rise to power.

    Aside from going to school where she learns all about being a good slave to the ghouls, Myla fights in the Arena against souls that choose trial by combat in their afterlife. Luckily for everyone, Myla is very good at what she does. Myla is a magnificent heroine, fierce and outspoken, hilarious and mischievous, and yet compassionate and mature when the need arises. As fascinated as I was by the worldbuilding, it was Myla who turned this book into something memorable. This girl never faltered, she fought back with a healthy dose of humor and an arrogance I would probably hate in anyone else.

    I do love a girl who knows her strengths. And did I mention that her demon tail is sentient? Bauer took the very basic Heaven-and-Hell outline and then built upon it, creating five realms with rich history, each ruled by a different race. I could have done without the focus on Cissy and her love life in the first half, but when Myla and Lincoln took center stage, the annoyance was quickly forgotten.

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    View all 5 comments. Sep 06, Dianne rated it it was amazing. Meet Myla, quasi-demon, Purgatory high school student and all around lethal fighting machine, sending souls packing on a one way trip to Hell. Myla was born to fight a quasi-demon, half human, half demon, rage fuels her wicked skills in the arena, just like frustration fuels her life at home with her mom. To really stir the pot, Myla finds she cannot help but be attracted to Lincoln, high prince of the Thrax, a half human, half angel demon hunter.

    Probably not her best move, but in true Myla fashion, she is going to rock the demon world and have fun doing it! Sassy, mouthy, and able to back her mouth with her mad fighting skills, she is like a fish out of water when it comes to courtly manners and young love. A fun read filled with moments of pure teen attitude, without relying on pages of gore in the arena, Myla is a character to remember! And, Lincoln, yep, he certainly proves that opposites do attract! I have the feeling this series is just going to get better! Angelbound Origins - Book 1 Publisher: December 17, Genre: Battles and duels eventually figured in the story under different circumstances and I found myself enjoying those better than the actual plot this was trying to sell.

    The imagination behind the various demons and creatures populating Purgatory was very rich and rightfully deserves, maybe even needs, a companion book cataloguing their abilities, their weaknesses, classifications, methods of killing them and origins. And perhaps a separate companion piece detailing the history of the angels, thrax, quasis, ghouls and demons.

    Because the interbreeding of these species and their resulting phenotypes were quite confusing at certain stretches. The actual point to the story starts right around the halfway mark I think. Before that, there was a whole lot of annoying nothing going on. The Awakening of the Heir Scala was just rife with plot holes that got patched up rather sloppily towards the end. At a point when the plot should be reaping what it sowed in the earlier chapters, this just kept on sowing its way down to the climax. I can see how other readers might like her for being snarky and kickass but I always have trouble with this kind of heroine when the story is told from 1st person POV.

    Reading her thoughts and actions just makes me wince: She has no interest in boys up to a certain point , she takes care of herself and defies the oppressive and misogynistic environment she survives in by sticking out her tongue on authority figures, giving them the finger and releasing mischief demons on the guests of stiff royal parties. The challenge lies on making her outsmart the conventions and bend it to her will while wearing lipstick, pearls and high heels.

    Panic rips through me. Sitting next to a bunch of girly-girls for who-knows-how long? Her humour lacked elegance in its delivery and came across desperate. There was no point to this character that would make a reader sympathise with her. She wins all her battles. The characters are too simplistic. Every character who pisses Myla off is an idiot, an incapable nitwit, or beyond-redemption evil while every character she likes is kind, brave and smart. The lack of swoon.

    I think someone was watching Dear John when Lincoln was imagined. I do appreciate the lack of insta-love and mushiness from both characters down the line. Confusing maturity of the story. Myla behaved like a 15 year old but with the sexual libido of someone from a NACR book. No, not the billionaire ones, the biker ones.

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    Again the premise of her character being a quasi demon sporting serious wrath and lust excuses this I suppose, but it was still a bit awkward for me. Overall, I think it all boiled down to my personal quirks that led me to enjoy this less than I expected. A pity that Scala will probably be pushed way way behind my TBR list now. View all 8 comments. Because it is so rare for me to have so much to say yet not enough words. Most times I'm either speechless or you can't shut me up. Right now I'm both. Yes, I'm very well aware of the paradox. That's me, full of contradictions.

    But I don't give a damn. Anyway, let's start this. Lately I've given many 5 starts, more than I'm used to, and I consider myself lucky for that. But a 5 stars rating can mean so many different things- it can mean I loved the book, it can mean the book is really well written, and it can be a 4. In Angelbound' s case it is because the book is well written and the ARC had only 8 typos in a book that is more than pages, that's little, almost nothing.

    But more importantly, it's because this book is perfect for me. There aren't so many books that I loved and managed to hold my interest from start to end. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Girl from Above series by Pippa Dacosta. Now I can add to the list Christina Bauer. Yes, there are many books I loved, but I'm an impatient reader. I'm a bottom line kind of girl. I need a fast paced read mostly, there are exceptions like Jane Austen and Sharon Shinn. It's a gurantee somewhere along the ride I'd loose interest.

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    As I've already said this book is perfect for me- it has EVERY damn thing I want in a book- interesting world, great world building, realistic and great sidekicks- most characters have some hidden depth and we get to glimpse it, Myla is an amazing character, the love interest is totally swoon worthy, the relationship is mature with no love triangle , the love is building slowly and believably enough.

    You know what else? Myla has a true best friend that is a girl- not some stupid "Best" friend. Most of the women here are strong willed and reliable just as the men. No slut-shaming or stupidity. With all this, I think this book is a breath of fresh air. But then I wonder fresh air to what? This book avoids my most hated tropes in all of them.

    Now, I'll talk on every aspect the best I can: Christina Bauer has created a really intriguing world in Angelbound beside the human world there are five realms- 1. Heaven with angels, obviously 2. Hell with demons, because we can't avoid it and maybe don't really want to 3. The Dark Land with Ghouls. Most of them are semi hated by me 4. Autrum with Thrax- half human half angels. Because they are cool 5. Purgatory with Quasi-Demons because damn are they hot?! The roles of the angels and the demons are no mystery, the ghouls keep order and rules they also portal people between the realms. While the thrax are hunting demons in the human world the Quasis are in charge of the souls- which ones go to heaven and which ones go to hell.

    This is where Myla comes in, but I'll get to it in a bit. Sometimes, the residents of those realms mingle- an angel will mate with a ghoul or some other pairings. Our story takes place in Purgatory- where the Quasis live. Purgatory is run by the ghouls and the Quasis are their servants, I'm not going to explain it because you need to read the book for that!

    As I've already mentioned Quasis are the off springs of humans and demons- or at least they were at first, since there are plenty of them in Purgatory the Quasis breeds among themselves mostly. Each Quasi has a tail of some sort of animal- dragon tail Myla pig tail, dog tail, really the options are infinite. C hristopher Eccleston goes soft! In Come Home, he plays — with what an Ulsterman of my acquaintance assures me is an eminently passable Northern Irish accent — mechanic and single-parent father-of-three Greg Farrell.

    We first meet Greg as he furtively enters and scouts round a house, picking up objects that evoke fleeting glimpses of happy times past with tiny children and a laughing, blond woman bathed in the golden light of memory, before the owners — a blond woman and a dark-haired woman — unexpectedly arrive back and he has to hide himself in the shower. As he awaits discovery, we flash back to two weeks earlier.

    When I talk of softness, I mean primarily that the thunderous intensity we are so used to, that seemed to be an intrinsic part of the actor — usually put to extraordinarily good use, but sometimes a focus-pulling distraction — has been put aside to give us a completely believable ordinary man facing unordinary circumstances. Greg is unEcclestonianly a word that, obviously, I have just made up and promise not to use again unless in direst emergency hapless, narked, sorrowing, funny by turns, and within the parameters of normal human behaviour rather than a Grand Guignol tortured soul laying every weeping aspect bare.

    It is written by Danny Brocklehurst who has either written or had a hand in almost everything you have enjoyed for the past 20 years, including Clocking Off and Shameless and produced by the company that gave us Happy Valley and Ordinary Lies.