In the beginning, there’s a boy standing in the trees . . . .
Clara Gardner has recently learned that she’s part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn’t easy.
Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there’s another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara’s less angelic side.
As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she’d have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?
Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - /5
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Drugs and Alcohol - /5
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Summary
So this review begins the long process of reviewing all the books I received at the RT book lovers convention. I've been putting it off, but the hour is nigh. One of my favorite books I received was Unearthly, another angel novel to add to the fallen-angel breakfast cereal crammed onto my bookshelves. I don't know how many YA books you've read about angels, but no matter how many there are, they're always different. Fallen was a misogynistic and corny time-traveling romance. Daughter Of Smoke And Bone was a sweeping romantic gothic fantasy. Hush Hush was a dark urban fantasy that involved a lot of smoldering angel guys and scantily clad women. You've got all kinds of YA angels, and I found yet another new kind in Unearthly. These angels weren't on the earth to visit bars, collect ancient relics, or avenge lovers. They were just these average kids thrown into the lion pit when their parents mentioned that they happened to be angels. I thought it was refreshing to have a main character that was sweet, well-intentioned, and had no clue what was going on. I also liked that instead of angel armies, which authors love, the main conflict was between two people: the protaganinst and God. And the best part? Said protagonist's love interest. He WASN'T a smoldering, golden-eyed immortal fallen angel with secretly evil intentions. His main line through the story was \"Seriously, WTH is going on.\" He was adorable and clueless, and I am deeply in love with him. One thing I didnt like, however, was that their WAS a love triangle. Sort of. The book was advertised with a love triangle as the actual plot line, which threw me off right from the start. But it was one where it was obvious right from the beginning who she would pick, so the sexual tension associated with a love triangle was only present in a few hoky, ridiculous prom scenes. The other thing that bothered me with this was that it was a little slow. I liked that she already knew her angel power before the book started, which saved a lot of time and boredom, but the middle of the book was just romantic stuff. There wasn't a lot of action till the end. Which makes sense. Overall, I thought this was a pretty goorib ok if you're looking for a quick read and a cute romance. I was so excited to meet the author at RT book lovers. She was sweet and even gave me a little \"Team Tucker\" badge after I gushed for like five minutes about how much I loved one of her characters. Thank you, Cynthia!
Violence-They burned a guy's ear off. And a fistfight. That's pretty much it.
language -Not at all. It was kind of cute how everyone said \"heck\" and \"dang\"
Sexual-There was some making out but like I said, this book isn't very graphic.