At the start of the year, I decided that I should finally start this series – and I have no idea why I waited so long. I adored this series, it was fun, heartbreak and I couldn’t stop reading it. So today I thought I would share some of my thoughts on the series.
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Pages: 432
Publish date: January 4, 2011
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780732292607
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Clara has known she was part-angel ever since she turned fourteen two years ago. But only now is her Purpose – the crucial rite of passage for every part-angel – becoming clear to her. Clara′s Purpose leads her family to Wyoming, where, amidst terrifying scenes of a bush inferno, she finds the boy of her visions, Christian. He is everything she could wish for – so why does she also have feelings for her enigmatic classmate Tucker?
Clara discovers that her Purpose is only a small part of a titanic struggle between angels and their destructive counterparts, the Black Wings. And when the fire of her visions erupts and both Christian and Tucker are in danger, who will she choose to save?
Unearthly:
Like I said before, I don’t know why it took me so long to pick this series up. I was hooked from the very first chapter of Unearthly by Cynthia Hand. I’ve read a lot of Angel books, especially those that came out around 2009 to 2012. It’s what I read a lot of. I think that is why it took me a long time to read it, I thought it would be the same. But I was so wrong.
I loved Clara as a protagonist. She was charming and really likable. From the start, I was able to fall into her voice and just go with her. I’ve been struggling recently with that, but it worked so well here. I adored the way that Clara cared about her loved ones and tried to do everything in her power to keep them safe.
The relationship with Clara and her mum was very tense at times. And I did like being shown that dynamic, but it was annoying to read at times because I wanted them to get along easier.
The romance in this one was interesting. I’m not a massive Christian fan, but I didn’t hate him. I just like Clara with Tucker better. It felt more natural to me. Normally I hate love triangles, but it worked really well here, and it was something that I could get on board with.
Overall, Unearthly was a really great start to a new series. There wasn’t much info dumping, but the world building was spread throughout the novel. This really helped with the pacing of the book and just moved things along nicely.
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
Pages: 395
Publish date: January 1, 2012
Publisher: Harper Collins Australia
ISBN: 9780732292614
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Clara Gardner knew that as a part angel she would one day have to fulfill her purpose. Rescuing Christian from a forest fire…what she never considered was what might happen if she were to fail.
Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend Tucker, Clara must deal with the repercussions of what happened the day of the fire as the two boys vie for her heart. And, as she is drawn further into the world of angels and part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings. Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain after a shocking revelation, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning…
Hallowed:
Things are getting intense now. After the ending of book one, I didn’t know where this was going to go. But not long in and wow. Everything jumps to another level in this one and I didn’t know what to make of it. There were some parts that were predictable, however, it didn’t stop me from loving the book. It drove me to find out more.
Again, I really enjoyed Clara in Hallowed. She not only became more independent but there was a lot more she had to consider. And I really think that made her more likable. Clara had to make some decisions that were questionable but also drove her in a way that moved the story along.
The love triangle was much more intense in this one. And will I still didn’t love it, I think that Cynthia Hand wrote it in a way that really worked. In saying that I really didn’t like Christian in this one, the way that he pushed to be with Clara, really put me off. I adored Tucker. He was thrown into a world that he knew nothing about. Into a world he didn’t think was real. And he tried, he tried to understand what he could for Clara.
Friendship was a really big theme throughout Hallowed and I really enjoyed it. At first, we see Clara struggle with keeping her human and Angel friends separate and even harder keeping them together.
Overall, Hallowed was a really good addition to the Unearthly series. The tension between Clara and the Angel world is intensifying and that just adds to the novel so well. A really good middle book to a series.
Boundless by Cynthia Hand
Pages: 448
Publish date: February 1, 2013
Publisher: Harper Collins Australia
ISBN: 9780732292621
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The past few years held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner ever could have anticipated. Yet through the dizzying high of first love to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she could no longer deny was that she was never meant to have a normal life.
Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seemed like the best option, so she’s headed back to California—and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.
As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny. But it won’t come without sacrifices and betrayal.
In the riveting finale of the Unearthly series, Clara must choose her fate once and for all.
Boundless:
What an amazing way to end a series. I knew from the first page of Unearthly, that I was going to enjoy these books and I certainly did. And Boundless was the perfect way to wrap it all up.
Everything comes together in this novel, everything this series has been building up to. The world building of this series is fantastic and as the reader is always finding out new things. I enjoyed that through Clara, the reader finds out about new things to do with the world. It really worked and I didn’t feel lost.
I’m really happy with who Clara ends up with, even if it took some time. It really worked for me and just made me like the series even more. The path wasn’t easy and that was enjoyable. It showed that even though there was a lot of things going on, they came back to each other.
Again, I was able to predict certain things that happened throughout the novel, but it worked out really well. And it didn’t take away from me enjoying the novel. I was just one step of Clara at times.
What I also enjoyed about this one, was the college setting. You don’t see that much in YA, especially early YA like this one is. And it makes me question, why isn’t there more like this? It worked out so well here and the transition from high school to college in this series was nice to see.
Overall, I really enjoyed Boundless, it was a fantastic way to finish this series. The world building was great, the romance was adorable, the characters engaging. I read this whole series in about 4 days and I have no regrets.
And that is it! Overall the Unearthly series was entertaining, engaging and kept me guessing. The romance was surprising and exciting. And I still can’t believe I waited so long to pick this one up. Have you read the Unearthly series? What did you think? Are you planning on picking it up? Let’s Chat!
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