(The Violet Eden Chapters #2)
Publication
Date: September 4, 2012
Hardcover, 438 pages, Sourcebooks Fire
Genres:
YA, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Every day Violet Eden wonders
whether she made the right choice.
She still doesn't fully understand
the powers she's been granted as a half-angel Grigori. And worse, isn't even
sure she's capable of using them. Stab someone through the heart? Really?
No matter how bad things get,
though, Voilet doesn't run and she doesn't quit. Even if it means she can never
allow herself to love the guy she longs for. Even if it means asking her enemy
for help. Even if no one is telling her the truth.
The war between Exiles and Angels
is on - and she's wanted by both sides.
My Review
Remember when angels were the YA trend? Yeah, I’m totally
back into that gimmick. I’ve been re-watching Supernatural lately, and I
just finished some other urban fantasy books that seriously remind me how much
I miss angel stories. The Violet Eden series, while not the best angel books I’ve
ever read, are still pretty good.
Entice is the
second book in the five-book series, and it starts fairly soon after where book
two left off. Violet’s become a bit more comfortable with the idea that she’s a
half-angel Grigori, but she’s still a bit of an immature character. Not always,
but at times she just makes strange decisions for irrational reasons. She’s
definitely a teenage character. Also, sometimes her inner voice narration simply
isn’t good at explaining WHY things are shocking or dire. This makes the stakes
sub-par. The same happened with the emotional scenes. It could be confusing.
Despite my confusion, I still love the idea of this world.
Half-angels who have to hunt down fallen dark and light angels is a fantastic
concept, and I think Shirvington does a good job of balancing powers and
world-building. However, she needed to explain the powers and world-building a
little more than she did.
As for the side characters, I genuinely liked most of them.
Violet’s bff, Steph, is cool. She has her own problems that I’m hoping get
explored in book three, and her relationship with Violet seemed a lot healthier
in this installment than in the first book. Additionally, Spence was a great inclusion
to the storyline. He really added some much-needed fun to the plot. Lincoln,
the love interest for the series, also got more page-time, which I was super
happy about. (Note: During my first read of Embrace, book one, I was
Team Phoenix. Now, I’m Team Lincoln.) I do wish we’d had more time for Lincoln
to actually express his feelings, versus his tendency to bottle things up. And
finally, there was one side character who was as cliché as possible: the mean
girl. I’m not going to spoil anything, but boy, did I roll my eyes.
All in all, you can tell Entice was written in the early
2000s. The world-building, while unique, isn’t explained very well, and there’s
more focus on teenage angst than delving deep into the storyline. However, it’s
a fun series if you want to pick up book one, just don’t expect too much out of
it.
*Note: I purchased
a copy of this book myself. This in no way affected my opinion/review.
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