4.5 stars 
 Hallowed manifested an aura that was a ninety degree turn from what its preceding book had depicted. Unearthly was a fun read, regardless of its sporadic angelic stuff occurrences and the whole purpose concept that served as the contour with where and how the story should be going. Hallowed, on the other hand, began to form its own shades. It smoothly followed of what was left of Unearthly yet eventually starting to step on a different level of stage. Clara was still Clara from Unearthly, nothing greatly changed of her, which I was thankful for, yet her character was greatly improved here, with how she handled well and picked up things from the events that were happening, even more developed with how she was taking her ominous vision, which took a lot of a toll on her, and with how she managed to breathe in the present, all the while making the effort of aligning what must and what was to happen. I personally liked her here. The love triangle wasn't surprising. It did, however, became spicier and more intense and still managed not lose its spark. This made me question of where my loyalty really lies because I really really liked the relationship between Clara and Tucker, even since it started to tilt, at the same time liking Clara's train of thoughts and feelings whenever Christian's around. Even though the end was like an inkling cue to whom I should finally pick my loyalty on, I still couldn't bring myself to pick yet. I felt as if it's too soon to risk my pick about now. There's still too many things lurking, awaiting for some ignitions to happen, too risky to conclude just yet. The aura I mentioned above was about the mood, not only of Clara's but of everybody else's. I wouldn't explain everybody's individual mood but I would like to point a sample from Clara's mother and her brother's as well. The familial mood was filled with glum and sorrow. Not just factored by Clara's vision, but with how they became to be with everything else that happened and what was about to happen. Their emotions were so strong, so human despite the seemingly domineering angel-blood running in their veins, yet happen to be so weak. I couldn't explain it comprehensibly. All I know is that their relationship was emanating that scaffold-ed the story to the extent of making my heart tugged the whole time. Emotion and characterization-wise, I like Hallowed even more than Unearthly. It was a great sequel. And for that, I am greatly looking forward to its next installment.