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I'll be honest - I read this one for the cover. I saw it back in August and just loved it. I mean, look at it. Gorgeous!

The book itself though, not so much. It was a relatively entertaining, quick read, but on the whole it didn't do too much for me. I really like the concept of fallen angels (who are poised to take over the throne from vampires, apparently), but I feel like so much more could have been done with it.

I suppose the biggest problem I have is the characters. The only ones who have any personality are Arriane and Penn. None of the other characters - Luce and Daniel included - seemed remotely real. Luce doesn't do much besides feel sorry for herself and moan about how misunderstood she is, how she doesn't belong in a place like Sword & Cross, etc. She wasn't all the bright either - I mean, you figure out that this guy you've been seeing is essentially a violent control freak, so when he leaves you a note telling you to get in the car and the driver will take you to him god-knows-where, you actually go? Really? I'm pretty sure this is the type of situation my parents were referring to when they told me "Don't get in the car - if you do, you'll probably never be seen again."

Ok, enough ranting about Luce. It got better towards the end, with some surprising twists and others you saw coming, and once Luce finally figures out what's going on, some of the fallen angel stuff gets pretty cool. My three stars is more like a two and a half - but decent enough that it gets rounded up to three rather than down to two. There's enough romance in this with the same sense of mystery that Twilight has that I think it will do well - after all, Disney already has a movie in the works, and there's a sequel on the way.