Book Review: Awakened by Ednah Walters
Awakened (The Guardian Legacy #1) by Ednah Walters. © 2010 Pill Hill Press. ISBN 9781617060380. Trade Paperback. Fantasy / Paranormal Romance. 272 pages. Source: Book It Forward ARC Tours
Synopsis: Most teens turn sixteen and get the license to drive, but Lil Falcon gets the license to kill demons. Orphaned as a child and raised by an eccentric grandfather, Lil is concerned with surviving high school and is unaware that she’s a Guardian-a being with super powers charged with killing demons and protecting humanity. When she meets Bran, a mysterious boy with amazing abilities, his psi energy unlocks her latent powers. But Bran has a secret that can ruin their growing relationship, and the truth she discovers may destroy everything she believes in unless she finds the right balance between love and sacrifice.
Review: Awakened centers around the Nephilim–the mythological offspring of angels and humans–and is a welcome addition to the growing trend of angels in YA literature. The Nephilim have always intrigued me, and I even centered my 2009 NaNoWriMo novel around them so I was eager to read this one, and I was not disappointed. Walters is a strong writer, the plot was great and kept my attention and the characters were well-developed (well, Bran didn’t seem as developed as the rest of the cast but I’m hoping that changes in the next book) which is nice because this was an ensemble-heavy read (I do have a soft-spot for Sykes the most though).
I don’t have much I didn’t like–Xenith as the name for where the angels come from was a bit cheesy to me and conjured up aliens rather than angels, and I felt the cast list at the beginning (while handy in some respects) was kind of spoiler-ish, but that’s about it. Awakened was a fun read and I’m really looking forward to the next installment. I’m giving this a 4/5.
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