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373 pp.
| Simon Pulse
| September, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4814-4053-0$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4814-4055-4
(4)
YA
When lightning strikes four former friends the night before their SATs, each becomes "everything [he or] she had always secretly wanted and yet been so afraid of"; the suddenly-superpowered group reunites in an all-night adventure. In alternating "then" and "now" sections, the protagonists' fears--and the gradually revealed reasons for their estrangement--ring true, even if their motivations are sometimes made overly explicit.
360 pp.
| HarperTeen
| October, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-199069-4$17.99
(4)
YA
Beautiful Dark series.
"Finals were here, prom was drawing closer by the day and we still didn't have the final Rogues to complete our powerful circle...Without them, we didn't stand a chance." Truths are revealed as angel Skye and her group prepare for a final showdown between the Order and the Rebellion. A too-slow buildup leads to a tempered yet satisfying end to the series.
340 pp.
| HarperTeen
| October, 2012
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LibraryISBN 978-0-06-199067-0$17.99
(4)
YA
Picking up after A Beautiful Dark's suspenseful ending, Skye has survived the attack from Guardian Devin and has committed herself to rebel angel Asher. Her focus is on honing her supernatural powers and mending her damaged relationships. But secrets are revealed that make her torn between sides in a looming showdown. Like its predecessor, this melodramatic paranormal romance is merely standard fare.
392 pp.
| HarperTeen
| September, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-199065-6$17.99
(4)
YA
On Skye's seventeenth birthday her eyes turn silver and she attracts the attention of two very different boys. Or are they actually angels competing for her allegiance? There are some engaging elements to this paranormal romance (complete with a cliffhanger twist), though it doesn't rise very far above the many others like it.