About the Author

L. A. Weatherly is the author of several books for young adults, including Child X. She grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and now lives with her husband in Hampshire, England, where she writes, goes on walks, collects frogs and has a cat named Bernard. Cassandra Campbell has recorded over 100 audio books and directed many more. She has received seven Audiofile Earphones awards as well as being nominated for an Audie. As an actress and director she has worked at The Public, The Mint, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stagewest, Theatreworks, The Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Millmountain Theatre, the National Shakespeare Company and the Independent Shakespeare Company.

Reviews

Gr 9 Up-A rash of supernatural romance novels involving angels have been published recently, but L. A. Weatherly has done the unexpected here (Candlewick, 2011), creating a fresh and terrifying scenario in the first book of a new series. Angels are beings from another world who are looking for energy to feed on, and humans are the willing sheep whose minds become irreparably damaged by Angel Burn once they have been fed from. Willow, 16, is a psychic who is unaware that she is half angel. While she is giving a reading to a friend, she sees the truth behind what the angels intend. This puts her on the radar of angel assassin Alex, 17, who is a skilled angel killer and a totally hot bad-boy. The fast-paced action and intense romance that blossoms between Willow and Alex during a nail-biter of a road trip will have listeners hooked. Cassandra Campbell narrates both Willow and Alex's point of view beautifully and reveals emotions that go far beyond the text. The aching intensity of both their romance and the process of discovering the impending second wave of the angel invasion is gripping. Listeners who thought that the angel well had run dry will be hooked and will eagerly await the next installment.-Genevieve Gallagher, Charlottesville High School, VA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.