A Fractured Light(A Beautiful Dark 2)Publisher: Harper Teen, 2012Genre: YA AngelsWhen she wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, Skye knows something terrible has happened to her. It's not until she hears Asher, the dark, rebellious angel she fell in love with, that the memories come flooding back. She tries to put the past behind her, but she knows she'll be forever haunted by the ruthless betrayal that almost took her life.
Skye returns home, but with the knowledge of who she really is, nothing can ever be the same. As she tests the limits of her newfound powers, Skye discovers that she's capable of far more than anyone could have imagined. Both the Order and the Rebellion want her for their side as war between the factions looms. She can't forget the terrifying truth she now knows about the Order, but something holds her back from embracing the Rebellion.
A Beautiful Dark left with Skye on
the brink of death. Now she wakes up completely healed and with a very worried
dark angel by her side. The horrible betrayal and Ash’s promises make her stick
with the Rebellion. But her angelic powers are still wacky and if she hopes to
control them, she needs to embrace both sides of her heritage. The pressure of
choosing sides becomes harder when she starts having visions of Devin. How can
she choose one and destroy the other, when the truth is life needs both to
survive?
A Fractured Light is the exciting
sequel to one of my favorite angel series ever. Thoroughly enjoyed diving into
this world again!
The
choice Skye has to make is not easy, and I love the way Davies handled it. Skye
is trying to fit herself to only one side when she’s clearly of both. This
problem echoes in the romance as she loves Asher, but can’t deny she feels
something for Devin too. I would’ve liked more interaction between them. I
thought a lot of time was wasted in the cabin. Sky didn’t seem all that
concerned that her aunt Jo thought she was missing or that her friend Cassie
was seriously hurt. She stays there in the cabin just thinking things over and
over.
Soon enough, she returns to town and then
things pick up when Skye starts having visions of Devin. I thought she’d be
over him after what he did during the first book, but things are never that
simple. The fact is that under the Order’s rule, Devin has no control over his
actions. You see him struggle with this more in this sequel. His moments with
Skye made me want to weep! It’s so tragic. Skye feels protective of him, she
still cares. Of course, this doesn’t sit well with Asher. When push comes to
shove, will he do what’s best for Skye or the Rebellion? I’ll leave that for
you to read ;)
New characters are introduced in this
sequel. Ardith and Gideon, both rebels, and Raven makes an appearance too. And
favorite of them all, Cassie! I missed that girl. But I thought telling Cassie
the secret about her powers this second time was a bit too easy. There was this
who danger hanging over them, that if she told Cassie would come to harm. Yet
she tells her and that’s it. Nothing happens. No danger comes their way. Oh
well. I can always hope for disaster in the next book!
The ending had a few twists and
thrills. Sky realizes things aren’t only black or white, they can be grey too. It
wasn’t as horrible a cliffhanger as the first one, but it still left me very
excited and eager to know what comes next now that Skye has embraced her
heritage.
Favorite Quotes:
~Colorado
Mountains~
“I love
Colorado,” Ardith cooed. “The mountains are so passionate. They just make me
want to run to the top and yell obscene things to the valleys below.”
“Ardith,” Gideon said. “Really.” But
he was smiling, and in the light his brown eyes looked softer than they had the
night we’d encountered Devin. He put his hand on Ardith’s, and she smiled
adoringly at him.
~Cassie~
I scanned the dark woods around us.
“Have you seen Asher?”
“I think he went off that way,” Cassie
said. “With Ardith and Gideon.” She grinned mischievously and whispered, “If I
wasn’t, like, in love with Dan or whatever, I would so go for Gid. He is cute. Very my type, don’t you think?
“You can put the girl in a relationship…,”
I began, putting my arm around her.
“But you can’t take the boy-crazy out
of the girl,” Cassie finished.
~Secrets~
“You can’t tell Dan, though. Promise?”
“Oh, no.” Cassie shook her head violently.
“No. No. Dan and I don’t keep secrets from each other.”
“Cassie, please? We can’t tell him
just yet.”
“Skye, I’m such a bad liar. He knows.
He knows every time.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “He knows.”
