"'Crescendo' was a decent sophomore novel and if you didn't really "connect" with the exposition or rising action, that climax will definitely bring you back for more!" — Miss Remmers
Release Date: October 2010
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Challenges: Audiobook Challenge, Off the Shelf, 100+ Reading Challenge
"Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.
The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?"
Because it had been over a year since I read, it took me a few chapters to rediscover the plot and characters. I'm not sure if it's due to the time difference or the place I'm in currently, but this book just didn't hit me the same way "Hush, Hush" did. It's not that I disliked the book, it's just that I wasn't in a hurry to finish. Maybe I'm having a case of the Audio Blues — does this happen to anyone else?
Anyway, Vi, the best friend, annoyed me during the audio because I felt like the narrator was out of voices. But the actual character really impressed me — what an awesome friend! If I had to pick any recent book BFF for my real life friend I think it would be her. What she would do for Nora was absolutely endless and the girl definitely has spunk.
Patch was a bit more predictable and right from the get-go I was like, "Oh no," in regards to Nora's actions and reactions in love. I mean, this girl just needs to stop, let the hormones relax, think, and then act. There was a bit of a surprise at the end, and despite the predictability throughout the novel there were the moments (especially towards the end) where I was like "WHAAAAT!?" That alone was enough to get me excited for "Silence."
All in all, "Crescendo" was a decent sophomore novel and if you didn't really "connect" with the exposition or rising action, that climax will definitely bring you back for more!
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