Illuminate
by:
Aimee Agresti (author)
Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything changes when she isawarded a prestigious internship at a posh Chicago hotel under the watchful eyes of agroup of gorgeous strangers: the powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; hersecond-in-command, the dashing Lucian...
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Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything changes when she isawarded a prestigious internship at a posh Chicago hotel under the watchful eyes of agroup of gorgeous strangers: the powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; hersecond-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff ofglamazons called The Outfit.As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people arenot quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers the evilagenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeedin wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able tothwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at thehotel?
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Format: papier
ISBN:
9780547626147 (547626142)
ASIN: 547626142
Publish date: 6 marca 2012
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Teen,
Paranormal,
Urban Fantasy,
Romance,
Paranormal Romance,
Mystery,
Angels,
Supernatural,
Demons
Series: Gilded Wings (#1)
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I have somewhat mixed feelings about this book. I did like it, but I just had some issues with it.Haven is a smart girl and I LOVED that. She's that girl who does her best in class because she knows what she wants: to be a doctor. So of course I could relate to that! I liked that she had a really gr...
Illuminate was a book that I was pretty sure I was going to dislike. The cover is too girlish and cute, the description did nothing to draw me in. All in all I had made up my mind before even starting this book that it was not for me. I love YA but I like it dark and this seemed all sorts of pretty ...
Despite my need to finish this for a published review in an education journal, I just couldn't do it. Overly detailed description bogged down the first 20%, and the complete implausibility of how our main character ends up where she does was just too much for me. I hope that others had a better expe...
Overall I enjoyed this book. A girl and two classmates are chosen for an exclusive internship at an up-and-coming hotel. Everyone there is beautiful and talented but something is just not right. I thought the idea was original and generally well written. The dialogue was genuine and felt realisti...