Hush, Hush
Becca Fitzpatrick, 2009
Fantasy Young adultRomanceHorror
A girl is drawn to a boy who seems dangerous, in a fallen-angel romance where desire and free will pull against each other. A tense, gothic push-pull of curiosity and desire, with a fast YA voice and a dangerous boy at the center.
Feels like curiosity, passion and dread. About love, identity and faith.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy YA romance with a gothic edge, fallen-angel lore and a heroine caught between curiosity and desire. The romance turns on a dangerous boy and tense push-pull, so it may not suit you if you want a gentle, low-conflict love story.
Why read it
Pick it up for a quick, moody YA read that takes desire and free will seriously while keeping the angel mythology dark and dramatic.
A page from the book
A man forced to kneel can still swear revenge in his heart.
Heat flushed Chauncey’s neck; it took all his energy to curl his hands into two weak fists. He laughed at himself, but there was no humor. He had no idea how, but the boy was inflicting the nausea and weakness inside him. It would not lift until he took the oath. He would say what he had to, but he swore in his heart he would destroy the boy for this humiliation. Becca Fitzpatrick.The novel's angel lore draws on the Nephilim of Genesis 6, where 'sons of God' mate with human women—a tradition later expanded in the Book of Enoch.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Hush, Hush for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy YA romance with a gothic edge, fallen-angel lore and a heroine caught between curiosity and desire. The romance turns on a dangerous boy and tense push-pull, so it may not suit you if you want a gentle, low-conflict love story.
- What is Hush, Hush like?
- A tense, gothic push-pull of curiosity and desire, with a fast YA voice and a dangerous boy at the center. Feels like curiosity, passion and dread. About love, identity and faith.
- What should I read after Hush, Hush?
- If you liked Hush, Hush, try The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Carissa Broadbent), City of Bones (Cassandra Clare) and Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead).
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What fear turns into when you stop running from it.
And then I realized. I realized that fear, when embraced, hardens and sharpens. That it becomes rage. That it becomes power. I would not die here.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night · Carissa Broadbent
Being ninety percent certain is fine, until someone else does the arithmetic.
“You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me.” “I was ninety percent sure.” “I see,” Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hand to his cheek, more in surprise than pain. “What the hell was that for?” “The other ten percent.”
City of Bones · Cassandra Clare
A seventeen-year-old's job description, if the job were killing vampires.
By the way, my name’s Rose Hathaway. I’m seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires, in love with a completely unsuitable guy, and have a best friend whose weird magic could drive her crazy. Hey, no one said high school was easy.
Vampire Academy · Richelle Mead
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