The effect is confusing and almost wishy-washy. So there could be a God and there could not be. In Embrace, readers learn that some religious stuff is sort of true and some isn’t and there is some stuff no one really knows about-including angels. So far, I think Cynthia Hand’s Unearthly has tackled this best. The angel/religious themes could also have been better. More than once, the explanations of how the magic works in this book had me laughing out loud it was slightly ridiculous. Luckily, Shirvington has packaged them all in good writing and made her main characters quite attractive (in both personalities and looks).Īll things considered, Embrace should be read for the romance more than anything else. It has a ton of the expected elements: a girl who finds out she’s not quite human, her disbelieving reaction, the people who want to help her believe, and the dangerous events that prove it’s all true. Review: Embrace is an exciting, solid paranormal romance. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden…

It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human-oh, and same goes for her.Ī centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up her arms that wasn’t there before. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death.

Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday.

Goodreads Summary: It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…”

Embrace by jessica shirvington