Her purpose is revealed through a series of visions, each time the vision showing her a little bit more of what’s to come. She wove the world building into the story without it feeling like we were getting a history lesson in the Unearthly world.Ĭlara is a quarter angel who finds out that her “purpose” is to save a boy from an approaching fire. I really loved how Cynthia Hand gradually built the angel lore into this contemporary setting. This book was a quick read but full of fun. While many others focus on a normal teenage girl falling in (forbidden) love with an angel, Hand gives the reader something different. Unearthly separates itself from other angel novels in the young adult genre. UNEARTHLY was a really great way to jump back into the subgenre. Thank you for supporting my blog!Ĭynthia Hand’s world of angel-bloods and cute teen boys has the perfect mix of realistic teenage struggles and family relationships but with a paranormal twist. I haven’t read a young adult paranormal series centering around angels since 2012. I appreciate my readers and make it my goal to be upfront and honest. This small income goes back into my blog, so I can continue to create fun content for you. In plain English, this means that I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase something through the links provided. Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.Īffiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny? Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.Īs 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 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. Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy. 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. In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees.Ĭlara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel.

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