Author: Michelle Rowen
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date: May 29, 2012
Blurb from Goodreads:
I don’t do dangerous. Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me…something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It’s like part of me is missing-and I don’t know if I can get it back. Then there’s Bishop. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he’s keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he’s what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me…. NIGHTWATCHERS When angels and demons must work together, something beyond evil is rising…
My Review:
For awhile now, I’ve been steering clear of most YA fiction involving angels of any kind. I’ve just read a couple that I haven’t been too impressed with. However, I decided to give DARK KISS a try after seeing it on Net Galley and hearing some positive things about it. I am sooo glad I did.
The story starts with an average teen girl, Samantha, who FINALLY gets a kiss from her longtime crush. And instead of a choir of angels singing (hehe), and bells ringing, we find out the kiss wasn’t exactly a GOOD thing.
After Sam experiences this kiss and decides to go home, she runs into Bishop, an angel sent from Heaven. And, Bishop is everything you’d expect an angel to be. He’s dreamy, kind, and level-headed. Well, at least that’s what we know of him now. It’s apparent from the beginning that there’s some supernatural connection between Sam and Bishop and that they are just NOT going to be able to stay away from each other.
I liked that as the story unfolds, so do the characters. I learned that what you see isn’t necessarily what you get with any of the people in this book. Right down to Kraven, the demon who is a part of Bishop’s team on earth, to keep order in Sam’s town. I started out assuming certain things about everyone and then gradually came to realize that there was so much more under the surface. I’m hoping the next book explores more of these characters’ personalities. I have a feeling that some of the people I thought were “bad”, may not really be.
I definitely suggest reading this book. Even if, like me, you may not really be into angels. DARK KISS is a very original story and I’m eager for the rest of the series, already.
My Rating: 4/5 Stars
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