She's a young angel, seventeen mortal years old, yet compared to regular mortals, she is still far superior.

Looking past that, I just found Bethany as an all-out weak character. So, really, you never miss Xavier because he is always mentioned.

When Xavier is not in the picture, we get to hear Bethany go on and on and on about Xavier. Did I mention that Bethany is an angel? Yes, she's immortal - yet somehow, through the entire book, she plays this damsel-in-distress that cannot be without her knight in shining armor ? who is mortal and very breakable compared to those that are immortal. I found it very disturbing that I read over 300+ pages of an angel in a human body knowing her mission, and all I read about was Xavier and how perfect he is and how complete he makes Bethany feel. Bethany, the main character, is an angel sent down from Heaven with two other angels (Ivy, a seraphim and Gabriel, the archangel) to Venus Cove to help bring prosperity back to the town and basically keep the evil out. I read this entire book and felt a little cheated. It was a fresh idea and I applaud Adornetto on her research and tenacity to write such a book. We've had a deal of fallen angels to come into the YA world as of late, but nothing about actual angels sent down from Heaven that have not fallen. It was a refreshing read that had a lot of promise to it.

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