Chosen by Shadows by Basia Pike

Stars: ★★★★★

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Hayley is a girl with a tough past and a tough present. When her best friend finds a mysterious artifact and is dragged into hell, Hayley has no other choise but to follow. There she meets fallen angels and demons who all more or less wants her dead. The king of Hell, Lucifer, however, is very protective over her. This leads to a wild adventure, especially when it turns out that God isn't at all good and wants her dead more than anything.

Things I liked

I like the whole consept of fallen angels and angels in general. Also, the idea that God might not be as saintly as people believe was a fresh perspective. I know that this might not sit well with a lot of people, but to me this consept works and the book is only fiction anyway. 
I also like the characters. I especially like Lucifer and Gabriel. They just work for me. They are interesting and I really want them to get their happy ending. 

Things I did not like 

The plot of the story is good, but sometimes it feels like it gets a bit stuck. I also would have liked a little bit more romance. 

Conclusion

Altogether, this book is great. I really, really enjoyed reading it. I cannot wait to read the next installment in the series and see what happens next. 

* ARC received through Book Sirens

Fashionably dead down under by Robyn Peterman

Right, so Astrid is back at it again and it’s crazier than ever. This book does get the full stars with flying colors but there still some things I don’t like. 

First, let’s go through all the amazingess of this book. As the title tells, Astrid ends up in hell, not in Australia like some you might imagine. And it turns out that the upper level of bell is basically a paradise which in itself if quite amazing. Then obviously, there’s the fact that the seven deadly sins are actually female and closely related to the devil and addicted to Facebook and finally, it turns out that the Satan is quite a handsome fellow and pretty much a nice guy. In fact, I think the only negative fact is that Ethan is absent for the first half of the book. 

The plot is great, at first I didn’t like it or this book and much as the first one but now that I’ve had some time to think, it was actually really great and I can’t wait to read the next installment. And of course, all the additional characters like god and Mother Nature are absolutely hilarious and I really can’t wait what the next book brings because it might be seriously crazy.