Hush, Hush

OK, who doesn't love a good angel book? Angels have been depicted in many different ways throughout history - they represent a side of almighty power that is not often represented in religious texts, therefore they hold a sort of mystical mystery for us. In Hush, Hush, Ms. Fitzpatrick gives angels a new twist - the idea of fallen angels, and what happens when they are cast out of heaven. Nora is a fairly average high school girl that most teenagers can relate to. Physically, she is not perfect, but she does work hard in school and aspires to go to a really good college upon graduating high school. Her best friend. Vee Sky, while not so great in the school department, has the sexy, adventurous appeal that helps to balance out Nora. One day, Nora's biology teacher decides to switch up the seating chart, so instead of finding herself sitting by Vee, she is suddenly thrown with the mysterious senior transfer student, Patch. Something never seems quite right with him, and that combined with mysterious, dangerous circumstances Nora seems to be finding herself in lately, she suspects there is more to Patch than meets the eye. Thus we, as the readers, are thrown into an electrifying story of mystery, suspense, and romance. I enjoyed this book so much that I honestly cannot think of one negative comment. I have read a lot of reviews claiming it is a Twilight knock-off. First off - people are going to say that about ANY paranormal romance involving teenagers. Just because an author writes a book about a teenager dating a supernatural creature does not mean that he or she read Twilight and thought to themselves, "hey, I think I'm going to rewrite twilight and just insert my own character and supernatural beings!" Um, no, it doesn't work that way. If we went by that logic, we could say that any romance where one or both parents doesn't approve is just a Romeo and Juliet knock-off. Pu-leeze. This is a teen romance that may have had a "twilighty" feel at times, simply because of the content, but it is in no way a Twilight copy-cat. Anyway, like I said - I enjoyed this book way more than I expected. In fact, I found myself 100 pages from the end and thinking "I am going to finish this book tonight..." so I had to make an "emergency" run to Target so I could buy the second :p. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep me interested, but not so many as to make the story seem unrealistic. And that's another huge plus - the story DID seem realistic. The author's writing style, combined with her ability to incorporate these supernatural beings into the teen culture, really drew me into the story and it was easy to feel for the characters and believe what was going on in their lives. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Twilight, obviously, as well as anyone looking for a fun, light read. As far as age group, high schoolers would relate to this most, but I could see myself enjoying something like this when I was in middle school, so I'll say 12 and up.

"Hush, Hush" is an awesome book, and you'll think so too; that is, if you laughed out loud (It has to be a laugh because you'll smile no matter what!) after reading either of these quotes: "Before I forget, here's your homework. Where do you want me to put it?" She pointed at the trash can. "Right there would be fine." ***That's Nora talking to her best friend; they're like mac and cheese, total opposites that couldn't be anymore of besties. No matter what they've got each other's backs.*** "You smell good, too," said Patch "It's called a shower." I was staring straight ahead. When he didn't answer, I turned sideways. "Soap. Shampoo. Hot water." "Naked. I know the drill." ***There you see Nora talking to her friend (*cough, cough* *knudge, knudge* *wink, wink*) and as of a few minutes ago, lab partner. Nora isn't very happy about this because that means Vee is no longer her lab partner.*** "Hush, Hush" is mostly for teen readers in need of another good romance book. This book is for people that enjoy reading about the twist and turns of high school, mixed in with some angel's agendas. Not all angels get what they want, no matter how good or bad they are. If you liked the book Fallen by: Lauren Kate you'll love "Hush, Hush." Summary: "Hush, Hush" is about a teenage girl getting mixed up with a bad boy kind of guy. While Nora Grey and Patch Cipriano are trying to figure out their relationship, an epic battle of angels, archangels, and other angels is going on. This story takes place throughout the different parts of Coldwater, Maine; from the Borderline where Patch works all the way across town to Bo's Arcade. During the times Patch isn't with Nora or nagging Nora, Nora can be found with her sidekick/best friend, Vee. They seem to always be trying to find new information about the mysterious Patch Cipriano. Review: I really enjoyed reading "Hush, Hush," for me it was a page turner. I kept needing to know what was going to happen. I bought the book one day in the morning, and all the time in between classes I was reading "Hush, Hush," and even sneaking it out when I got bored of my teachers voice. By that night I had finished it and moved on to the sequel, "Cresendo." Throughout the book there are various funny lines that will make you smile. It wan't hard to understand the book, and you didn't need any previous knowledge. Even better was that I rarely had to pull out a dictionary. "Hush,Hush" isn't a book to be anaylzed, but a book to have fun reading.

Before starting Hush, Hush, I was about 120 pages into Seraphina by Rachel Hartman and totally stuck. So when I cast Seraphina aside unfinished, I was grumpy and wanted an awesome book. Hush, Hush totally sucked me in. It took me two days to get through 120 pages of Seraphina, but only about two hours to get through the same amount of pages in Hush, Hush. Man, I was hooked! This book is intriguing. Hush, Hush is so full of mystery that it totally draws you in and has you begging for more. I wanted to find answers! I wanted to know the truth! What the heck was going on?? Okay, Vee isn't the main character; she's actually Nora's best friend. But I'm going to start with her because she is awesome! I'll admit she did start annoying me in the second half of the book, but in the first half she is absolutely hilarious! She's a little crazy, and some might say she's a little too carefree, but I adored her! I wish I had a best friend like her! But then in the second half I feel like she became a little clueless and seemed to have very little common sense. Nora was a good character too, but in hindsight, there wasn't much about her that drew me in. I didn't think about this at all when I was reading, but looking back, she doesn't stand out that much. She is really curious though and I love her determination to get to the bottom of things. I feel like I totally wouldn't be like that. If there was a weird guy in my biology class I'd just write him off as being a weirdo. I wouldn't be determined to find out more and convinced that there was something paranormal about him! The one thing I didn't like in this book was the romance. I didn't hate it, but I just didn't resonate with it. I felt like it came out of nowhere. I mean, Patch and Nora barely know each other. They never talk. Patch seems to magically know facts about Nora and her life, but she knows nothing about him and they only hung out socially once. Then suddenly he's all like, "I care about you more than anything," and throwing out all sorts of similar phrases that basically equate to "I love you more than my own life." I was just like, "woah, slow down, where did that come from?" I mean other than the sexual tension (which I'd consider lust rather than actual romance/love), I felt like there was very little there. But the sexual tension was TOTALLY HOT!! Most of the book is about Nora trying to figure out Patch by interrogating other people about him. They only actually sit down and chat with each other two or three times. Another thing that caused me to not get sold on the romance was Patch himself. I had a hard time believing in his feelings for Nora when we learned that he'd been in love twice before. I mean, I know it's possible to love more than one person in your life, but seeing it in writing (especially when combined with the almost-insta-love described above) kind of cheapened it for me. I couldn't help but think: how are your feelings for Nora so special when there have already been two other women in your life that you fell head over heels in love with? I thought that the fallen angel story was absolutely awesome. In fact, I was a little bummed that we didn't get more of it (maybe in later books?). I was dying to learn more about the angels' history, their rules, their hierarchy, and so on. The main thing that Hush, Hush has going for it is that it's a quick read -- not in length, but in the way it hooked me in. I was interested! I wanted to know what happened next so I read and read and read, with very few breaks! If it weren't for the fast moving, totally enticing plot, I probably would have given this book three stars because of all my little annoyances. But most of those things I didn't even think about until afterwards when I was reflecting on the book. In the moment, I was just focused on how addicted I was to reading the book and figuring out what would happen next. I definitely think there's a cool story here and I'll be picking up the second book!

I've always been the kind of reader who is attracted to the books by its cover and I couldn't help but be attracted to Hush Hush because of the oh so sexy cover. By the end of August of 2009 I got an ARC because I entered to the First Look B&N Book Club and when I finally got the book in my hand it only took me a weekend to read it and so far for me this was the best novel I read on 2009. I can list 100 reasons why for me this book was so good but I've only going to limit myself to name a few: Patch, oh my dear Patch. He's different, he's hot and he knows what he wants. On the 400 pages I've read I never encounter a scene were he back down or he regretted any of his actions he may had change his changed his intentions toward Nora but never regretted. I liked that he let her know how much he wanted her and though along the entire book you think it's only a physical attraction but in the end he did the ultimate sacrifice for her and that proves how much he really loved her. Nora, strong and good heart character. That's right is good to see a young independent heroine in this book, what a like about Nora is that she didn't sit there waiting for things to happen she was resolve to figure out who was Patch, why he landed to in her life so abruptly and find out why this weird things where happening but meanwhile she did this she also tried to fight that undeniable attraction she had for Patch but let's face it girls sometimes boys can be the right kind of wrong. The relation between Nora & Patch. I've read in a lot of reviews that they have found it a tad obsessive but I don't know why I found somewhat sexy, the attraction between those two was smoking hot and Becca did a wonderful job making this one of the highlights of the book. Here's I quote one of the many part of the book that left me smiling. -"Guard your body". His smile tipped higher "I take my job seriously, which means I'm going to need to get acquainted with the subject matter on a personal level. Aren't you already flushing? I know I was when I read it! Another strong point of the novel is that it always keep you guessing is not until 2/3 of the novel that you realized what really is going on but in the end she wraps up everything neatly and well I was satisfied with the end. The only thing I've complained about this book you don't see much of the higher power who ripped Patch's wings, the nephilim and more about the Book of Enoch but I'm guessing that Becca is leaving that for Crescendo (the sequel coming in october) where we get to see more about this two, the mystery about Nora's father death and much more. Please take in consideration that I've only read the ARC and I'm looking forward to read the published edition this year and from what I've read and heard there's not that much difference.

This book made me laugh at myself numerous times during the reading of it. Why you ask? Well it's ultimately a story of a quintessential bad boy tamed by a shy, somewhat geeky girl. Cliché much? And I don't even LIKE bad boys! Haha! Or I didn't until I read this book... Well written, likeable characters are one of the most important elements to me in any good story. If I were to step outside this story and really look at the characters involved, I probably wouldn't enjoy this story, but there's something about Hush, Hush - a perfect alchemy of a hyper erotic, oversexed male lead, a intelligent, shy high school girl, and a plot chalk full of suspense that makes this story a decadent, shameful delight. It's one of those books I'd hesitate to admit I enjoyed - like a dirty little secret, I'd hide it away, not acknowledging that literally read the whole book in one evening, sacrificing sleep and probably sanity for it. From a character perspective, Patch really is a joy. I've never met a character quite like him before, and actually LIKED them, but I found him complex, interesting, frightening, and loveable. Unlike many bad boys that are really selfish sheep in wolves clothing, this boy really is the wolf. I liked that the author didn't weaken him as the story went on. He was unrepentantly, deliciously wicked. Nora I could take or leave. It's hard, since I've finished both books 1 and 2 to see her in the same light. In Hush Hush, I found her sort of weak and awkward, but very loveable and fairly brave much like Bella from Twilight. She's a TERRIBLE spy/detective, but hey, we can't hold that against her. Being a shy, geeky type myself I found, I identified with her, and I thought her innocence played beautifully against Patch's carnal vigor. Plotwise, this story really moves. One of my biggest complaints with these high school age urban fantasy novels, is they spend too much time in the class room, not enough time on the action. I felt this book kept the action rolling at a great pace. I sucked me in from the start. There weren't any big surprises for me, the thing I found unexpected and delightful was the author keeping Patch true to his anti-hero character archetype. Ms. Fitzpatrick didn't weaken him, but kept him perfectly wicked all the way to the end of the story. I enjoyed the romance. Much like Patch's character - I must say this isn't normally the kind of romance story I'd love, but the chemistry between Nora and Patch really worked for me. I've read many reviews criticizing Patch for being a sexually harassing stalker, but I didn't feel that way about him at all. He was definitely the pursuer in their relationship, but the complex dance was one they both shared in. He's definitely an alpha male archetype, which we find so common in romance books these days. And he's on the DARK end of alpha male, no doubt about it. But he never forced himself where Nora didn't want him. As stated above, I found her innocence and his experience delicious compliments to each other. The romance in this story kept me turning the pages just as much as the plot did. This is probably a book I won't read again, but I'm glad I took the darkly delicious journey through Patch and Nora's love story.

The top review on this book is horribly negative and I was expecting to read something on par with many of the indie 99cent paranormal romances I've been getting on my kindle. I gave it a try anyways, and WOW I am so glad I did. This book was so much better than I expected! The storyline was gripping, the characters were interesting, and as soon as I finished I bought both sequels and read them both the next day. I am currently re-reading this book because I liked it that much. It's not perfect, by any means. There are some awkward and flawed scenes/plot points, but overall that stuff is pretty minor. Some other reviewers claim that Patch is a huge jerk the entire time and there was no reason for Nora to fall for him, but I didn't see that at all. I don't want to spoil the ending, but once you get there you realize why he behaved the way he did. He was jerkish at times, but he was also interesting and I fully admit that I was captivated by him. Vee also was criticized by some reviewers as false, but I did not get that feeling at all. The entire time I felt like Vee had her back and was a great friend to her. I didn't see the jealousy thing at all coming from Vee. She has some weight issues, but Vee came across as very self confident and outgoing. I like that there is a sexy, attractive character who isn't rail thin like most characters in these YA novels. I wasn't really fond of the Elliot character. I didn't like how Vee kept trying to force him on Nora and I felt like that was the one plot point that was poorly done. SPOILER HERE Nora has a bad feeling about Elliot the entire time. Later on, he confirms it by acting like a crazy lunatic. For some reason, despite that Vee adores him and constantly is trying to hook him and Nora up. It just seemed really unrealistic and strange that Vee would constantly try and force this guy on Nora that she knows Nora doesn't like. (END SPOILER) I highly recommend this book. I think most people who enjoy paranormal romance will go nuts over this one as well, just like I did. Great great great story!

Where have I been all this time? I have been hearing about Hush Hush since I don't remember when... and I never decided to read it. I always had other books in my bookshelf or in my e-reader that I thought there were better...Now I must admit how wrong I was... When I started reading it I thought I was in front of another Twilight book ( The Biology Lab scene was too Twilight) but this time instead of vampires it was about Angels. (Ok, this is not a spoiler... You just need to see the cover to figure it out) But I was really wrong. After reading a few pages I just fell in love with Hush Hush. Even though the story is about a girl who is attracted to a mysterious guy, who at the end is a mythical creature, or something like that... the book has something that makes it different from Twilight or Fallen. And that is the mystery. The plot is full of mystery... Even thought we know this book is about Angels, it keeps everything really mysterious.... And that's not all. I thought for a moment I was reading a Thriller novel... The author just played with us like the same way "they" played with Nora, making us believe something that wasn't real, and hiding the truth all the time... so the only thing you can do is read and read.... I read this book in less than two days, and it took me so long because I had school and I had to study for a really creepy test. The characters are really nice: Nora is a normal teenager girl...her best friend Vee (I loved the Hospital scene) and of course... Patch, who is the good/bad boy. (I love him) (I recommend you to read my Teaser Tuesday of Hush Hush, that's one of the reasons I loved his character, and I really enjoyed the novel) Like any YA book, there is romance, but in this occasion was kind of overshadowed by the mystery around the characters... but of course... it was really enjoyable... Much better than a few ones I've read recently. So, what can I say? This book was really good... and I'm really happy I finally read it. Better late than never.

Hush, Hush is one of those books that you either love or hate. I've seen a lot of people hate it, and I've seen a lot of people love it. I, personally, love it. Yes, it is darker than a lot of YA out there today, and yes, Patch is a bit intense sometimes. I know there are people who have taken this novel too seriously and said that it'd make young girls seek out abusive relationships, but I think that's ridiculous. Unless some girl's looking for a fallen angel who can't physically feel things, then I think girls everywhere are safe. And if the girl is looking for a fallen angel, then there are bigger problems going on than her finding a jerk boyfriend. I really enjoyed the premise of Hush, Hush, and I was glad that Patch is flawed. He's sarcastic and funny, and let's face it guys, if he really wanted to kill Nora, he could have easily done it a billion times over. Yea, he's kind of stalkerish sometimes, but a lot of the paranormal guys seem to be in these novels. I think he probably would have won Nora over easier had he not acted like such a creepo, but that's just my personal opinion. If I was stuck sitting beside him every day and knew nothing about him, I'd probably be stupid and nosy like Nora, too. You know what they say, curiosity killed the cat. The character development in this novel is top notch. Both Nora and Patch grow throughout the course of the story, and by the end, they are very different people. Nora, while not the brightest crayon in the box when it comes to common sense, is thoughtful and tries her best to look out for those she cares about. That's clear in all of her actions. She's self-sacrificing to a fault, sometimes, but she's young. When I was her age, I went overboard with everything, too. Awesome. Now I sound like a grandma. Moving on. I really don't like Vee. I've read all three books in this series, and I just can't stand Vee. I think she's a selfish bitch. She treats Nora like crap. She's also apparently dumber than a box of rocks. Vee really took away from my enjoyment of this story. Also, the fact that Nora kept talking about how "curvy" Vee was annoyed me. I got it the first twelve times it was mentioned. And Vee trying weird diets, along with her personality and lack of intelligence just really made her fit perfectly into that horrible "fat and dumb without self-control" stereotype. I don't like stereotypes, and I don't think that body image statements such as that one have a place in YA literature. Why no one latched onto this as a problem is beyond me. Anyway, that being said, I don't think Fitzpatrick meant it that way. I think it was coincidental, but still, it annoyed me. The plot was intriguing, and there are bad guys coming at poor Nora from every direction. It's sometimes hard to keep up. However, that kept the mystery going. There was also plenty of suspense and action to drive the narrative forward. I wasn't bored once while reading this book. The pacing is fast, but nothing feels rushed. Overall, I'd recommend Hush, Hush to fans of dark fantasy who enjoy a fast paced, action-filled novel with a bit of romance thrown in. Check out other reviews, author interviews, and giveaways at [...]!

Excelente libro.

Um es gleich vorneweg zu nehmen: Ja, sobald ich die Produktbeschreibung las, musste ich auch gleich an 'Twilight' denken. Ein neuer Partner in Biologie zu dem sich die Protagonistin angezogen fühlt, mysteriöse Geschehenisse und Geheimnisse, die danach schreien, gelüftet zu werden. Doch wie es sich heraustellte, hätte ich falscher nicht liegen können; das Buch hat, vor allem im Gegensatz zu anderen YA Paranormal Romance Büchern, ein Minimum mit 'Twilight' gemeinsam. Ausnahmslos alle Charaktere sind wunderbar entwickelt, gut durchdacht und wirken real, sowohl in ihrer Handlungsweise als auch in ihrer Charakterdarstellung. Nora war mir von vornherein symptahisch und ich konnte mich gut mit ihr indentifizieren.Patch war einfach großartig, die perfekte Mischung aus dunkel, gefährlich und attracktiv. Sobald er auftauchte, konnte ich mich nicht mehr von den Seiten losreißen. Die Autorin baut von den ersten Seiten an Spannung auf, verwebt Ereignisse und vage Vermutungen miteinander, erschafft Szenen, bei denen man beinahe die Elektrizität zwischen Nora und Patch in der Luft prickeln spüren kann bis sich schließlich alles in ein Funken sprühendes Feuerwerk von Showdown auflöst. Man weiß bis zum Ende nicht, wem man trauen kann oder wer der 'Böse' ist, jede Szene ließ mich nach Luft ringend und ratloser zurück. Das Ende übertraf letztendlich alle Erwartungen, es lässt keine Wünsche offen und es werden Erklärungen zu allen brennenden Fragen geliefert. 'Hush, hush' hielt mich von Anfang an in seinem individuellen Bann aus Romantik und Gefahr und ließ mich erst wieder frei nachdem ich die letzte Seite umgeblättert hatte. Ich habe es in einem Stück durchgelesen, da ich es nicht weglegen konnte ohne zu wissen was als nächstes passiert. Ich empfehle das Buch allen YA Fantasy Liebhabern, es ist in jeder Hinsicht sehr gut ausgearbeitet und für mich ist Becca Fitzpatrick eine der besten YA-Debutautoren des letzten Jahres. Der Kauf von 'Hush, hush' war für mich jeden einzelnen Cent wert.

A lot of lusty romance and mystery. Each chapter left me wanting to read more! Captivating from start to finish can't wait to read the next book.

The book was really good. Once I start reading it, I found myself unable to stop flipping pages. But the packaging was not good it looked crumbled on the edges and also had a scratch on it. The packaging made the book looked like a old, already used book. And since I paid for it I was not expecting to get the book in such a condition.

Great series