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There
have literally been hundreds of books written about angels, demons, and the
apocalypse, especially recently with the surge in popularity of Paranormal and
Young Adult books. When I first heard
that I would be doing a review of Katherine Polillo’s Destine, and got to read
a short blurb about it, I figured that this would be yet another typical book
about angels and such, but I was so wrong.
I was completely and utterly wrong, and boy am I glad that I was!
We
meet Michelle Cross, a typical, “normal,” seventeen year old living in Shady
Lane, New Jersey. She is one of those
girls that like to blend in and go unnoticed and she has done a great job of
that for her first seventeen years. She
has spent the past five years hiding the fact that her mother is schizophrenic,
believing that her mother’s rants were simply those of a mentally impaired
woman.
Michelle’s
world is turned upside down when she meets the new boy in town (which is a rare
event in a town as small as Shady Lane).
He’s handsome, mysterious, and showing her attention that she doesn’t
believe she deserves. Gabriel, the new
student, knows more about Michelle and her family than he should, but it isn’t
until he drops the bomb that he is an angel that she finds her world is about
to completely change.
How
do you deal with finding out that your new boyfriend was an angel? How do you deal with the fact that you are
responsible for saving humanity? Between
the Horsemen of the Apocalypse breathing down her neck and the Antichrist
making her life a living hell, Michelle is completely overwhelmed. Did I mention the demons of hell? Yeah, it goes there and so much farther!
I
absolutely fell in love with the characters in this book. Michelle seems so timid and wary at the
beginning, but by the end she has embraced her destiny and shows her warrior
strength. And let’s not forget about
Gabriel! Yowza! They just don’t make
guys like him around here, I’ll tell you that much. The story keeps you on your toes, guessing
what could possibly happen next, and you will not see them coming. Katherine Polillo has captured my curiosity
and her characters have captured my heart.
This is one of the best debut novels that I have had the pleasure of
reading and I will be anxiously bouncing in my seat until she releases the next
book! **Hint Hint**
So
please, head over and buy this book. I
honestly fell in love with every aspect of it and once I finish writing this
review I will probably go back and read it again! What can I say? When you find something as great as this, how
can you walk away?
Find yourself finished Destine and impatiently awaiting book 2? Look no further! A special sneak peak just for you!
Read on to find out how Michelle’s mother was blessedly cursed with her second sight.
The cool, crisp October air caresses your skin. The scent of hot dogs and popcorn hangs heavy
on the air. A chill climbs your spin as
you wonder into the darkness. The
carnival music fades behind you. The
incessant buzzing of games, music of rides and the screams from cheap thrills
slowly fades away into the background as you approach a tent placed on the
outskirts of the fair grounds. Again the
breeze kicks up, reminding you that winter hangs like an ominous cloud over the
October night. The smells of the
carnival are replaced as the thick, rich scent of incense reaches your
nose. The rich burgundies and golds of
the tent lure you towards it, away from your companions and reality. The smooth texture of the tent slips along
your fingers as you pull the curtain back and prepare to enter.
“Come in, let me tell you a story,” a woman calls from
inside the tent. She is hard to see
amongst the candle light and incense’s smoke.
You feel uneasy, but your feet more of their own fruition, and you find
yourself seated in front of this woman.
A large crystal ball lays on the table in front of you, candles are lit
and flicker in the breeze that has followed you into the tent, her gold hoop
earrings twinkle in the fire light, and a large all seeing eye graces the wall
of the tent. “I have much to tell you,”
the woman replies as she leans towards you and over her crystal ball. The ball begins to glow and you are
transfixed by the images that begin to appear and the story that is about to be
told.
Want to read
more? The entire story will be available
during Anchor Group’s Halloween Funhouse.
Don’t miss out! Come have
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Author Bio:
Author Bio: Katherine
Polillo originally planned to grow-up and run away with the circus, but after
realizing that she had a debilitating fear of heights that squashed her dreams
of being a tight ropewalker, she instead pursued a career in education. She currently teaches high school history and
fabricates fictional stories in her free time.
She never really out grew her imaginary friend’s stage, and instead has
created lives and stories for the creations of her imagination to live in. When she is present in reality and not off on
an adventure with her imaginary friends, she lives in a small, New Jersey town
with her husband and their two spoiled rotten, ungrateful cats.
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Thanks so much you guys!!
ReplyDeleteKatherine Polillo I truly love your work and can not wait to read more of your books!!!
ReplyDeleteLots of love coming you way Derinda