This book makes me want to move to Alaska.
In Hidden Wings Emma Wise is suddenly orphaned when her parents are killed in a car crash. She finds out she has an aunt she didn't know about living in Alaska and goes to live with her and her rather strange family. Emma learns fast that she's not who or what she thought she was and that there really are monsters in the dark.
This is one of those books that everyone should be talking about. A book where generally everyone has read/owns/or at least heard about. It's good writing, is about angels, and has a bunch of hot guys in it. Seriously, paranormal romance fans, why isn't this book getting more of a spot light?
Let me start with the characters. I already mentioned the hot guys and (besides Kade) I have a hard time picking a favorite. They're all awesome and each has their own, well-defined, personality. Seeing them in action is awesome and the scenes fly off the pages. Kade is a very dreamy book crush, but he's also more then that. There is this aura about him that makes you wonder what exactly is going on in his head. Emma, herself, is a decent character when you get to know her, but she does come off a bit rude. She's a little harsh to her friend Jeremy and, honestly, I wasn't sold on the fact that she would be hanging with the "geeky-loner-group". Emma's aunt Alaine is tough but she isn't keen on keeping secrets, which is a nice break from the general idea in YA that there should be secrets kept from main characters by the annoying adult figure.
The mythology in this story was pretty cool. A little complicated but easy to grasp. There are angels, fallen angels, darkling, and nephilim that make up the general group of paranormals here. The villain didn't strike me as very evil, though, and a good (and by good I mean bad and cruel and cold and hard and complicated) villain is something that really makes a book something great in my opinion.
Overall, I can't wait to read the next book in this series (be warned: major cliffhanger at the end and you won't see it coming) and I hope that you seriously consider picking this one up.
Rating: 4 stars
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