Originally posted at Hooked on Books 
 Unfortunately, for me, this book was a giant cliche. 
 The first half of this book is so much like Twilight, that it makes me think they did it on purpose. On her first day at school, Claire meets a mysterious boy, who doesn't say much but is strangely drawn to her. Later on he displays unnatural abilities while saving her from an oncoming car. And when he uses his abilities he glows. These are just a few examples, but they feel awfully familiar. 
 The second half was slightly more original. Instead of vampires and werewolves the focus was on the mythology of angels - specifically the Grigori and the Nephilim. I haven't read a lot of angel books so I don't know if this is a common mythology, but I definitely found it an interesting one. Unfortunately, amongst this mythology was even more cliches. 
 First off was the whole "damsel in distress" storyline. I'm really tired of females characters that need to be rescued all the time. Especially, since we're led to believe that Claire has these amazing angelic powers that make her a threat to the others (like the Grigori and the Fallen). I wish she had spent a little more time thinking for herself then simply running off to find Alec to save her. Which brings me to my second complaint. Insta-love. I'm sorry but there is no way these two are in love already. It is ludicrous. They barely know each other and they spent part of the time they did know each other lying about themselves. So they know each other even less than they think they do! It just wasn't realistic. 
 This book really disappointed me. It felt like a recycled story. I really liked the mythology and felt like they could have really done something interesting with it. Instead it fell victim to the same old YA tropes that need to be left behind.