Crescendo

I loved 'Hush, Hush.' It immediately grabbed me and pulled me in. I wanted to know every character and I was intrigued by the concept. In 'Crescendo' however, it took longer than I would have liked for that spark -- that moment when you realize you must finish -- to happen.

In the beginning, Nora and Patch have a perfect relationship, then suddenly things change. Nora becomes the type of female protagonist I cannot stand; insecure and jealous, letting her emotions trump logic and getting herself into terrible situations. She's as naive and impetuous as in the first book, but it's not acceptable anymore. It's annoying, because she should know better. Patch is the same person he was and I love his aloofness, but even he had his unlikeable moments.

We spend more time with Vee, who is outrageous and mildly annoying, and Marcie, who has an ongoing feud with Nora that comes to a head as Patch and Marcy seem to be getting closer. We learn more about Nora's heritage and whether or not her dad's murder has anything to do with her Nephil ancestry.

What I did like was that there are more threads to follow, unlike the first book which focused mainly on Nora and Patch. There's not only the complex relationship between Nora and Patch, but there's Nora's ongoing feud with Marcie Millar, the friendship between Nora and Vee, Vee's budding romance with Patch's close friend Rixon (who is also a fallen angel), and a new kid Scott, who's probablydefinitely trouble and may or may not be a threat to Nora.

The world expands in 'Crescendo' and it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the good from the bad, the wrong from the right and that is what makes the story intriguing; that everything falls in a gray area. There's no black or white, the villains and the heroes are non-existent and every character can go either way.


I rate this book 3.5 out of 5 stars. I liked it, but I did not love it. However, I am anticipating the next book in the series.

The book takes you into another world full of fantasy and myths!

Basically same story line as the first book, somebody tries to kill Nora , Nora blames patch turns out patch was just trying to save her but didn’t communicate with her properly ,they fight ,they make up plot twist patch is not the enemy, they win

I loved 'Hush, Hush.' It immediately grabbed me and pulled me in. I wanted to know every character and I was intrigued by the concept. In 'Crescendo' however, it took longer than I would have liked for that spark -- that moment when you realize you must finish -- to happen.

In the beginning, Nora and Patch have a perfect relationship, then suddenly things change. Nora becomes the type of female protagonist I cannot stand; insecure and jealous, letting her emotions trump logic and getting herself into terrible situations. She's as naive and impetuous as in the first book, but it's not acceptable anymore. It's annoying, because she should know better. Patch is the same person he was and I love his aloofness, but even he had his unlikeable moments.

We spend more time with Vee, who is outrageous and mildly annoying, and Marcie, who has an ongoing feud with Nora that comes to a head as Patch and Marcy seem to be getting closer. We learn more about Nora's heritage and whether or not her dad's murder has anything to do with her Nephil ancestry.

What I did like was that there are more threads to follow, unlike the first book which focused mainly on Nora and Patch. There's not only the complex relationship between Nora and Patch, but there's Nora's ongoing feud with Marcie Millar, the friendship between Nora and Vee, Vee's budding romance with Patch's close friend Rixon (who is also a fallen angel), and a new kid Scott, who's probablydefinitely trouble and may or may not be a threat to Nora.

The world expands in 'Crescendo' and it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the good from the bad, the wrong from the right and that is what makes the story intriguing; that everything falls in a gray area. There's no black or white, the villains and the heroes are non-existent and every character can go either way.


I rate this book 3.5 out of 5 stars. I liked it, but I did not love it. However, I am anticipating the next book in the series.

loved the series

making sense novel

I love this book! Is so cool.

It completely captivated me, especially because I fell in love with Patch and felt a certain affection for Elioth, but I loved this second book. (Translated from Spanish)

no words can describe how much i love this book:*

Second continuation of the saga; if you were already in love with Patch, the plans change here as he gets involved with Nora's mega enemy. Throughout the story, they discover intriguing things that will draw you back into the story and make you hate certain characters. (Translated from Spanish)

I read the first book and fell in love.

I read this one and my obsession grew quite a bit. (Translated from Spanish)

Entertaining and imaginative. (Translated from Spanish)

I have to admit that even today at 33 years old, I have a special fondness for this series; it was the first thing I read about supernatural romance, and at the time, I loved it intensely. But I wouldn't read it again, haha. (Translated from Spanish)

Crescendo was a good read however I did enjoy hush, hush a little better. I think part of the reason was that it had been a while since I read the first book in this series. Fitzpatrick does deliver a tale full of twists and turns as well as revealing some startling secrets. The book begins with Nora and Patch in a happy place but that soon changes when Patch begins hanging out with Marcie, Nora's worst enemy from school. Nora is not alone for long because Scott, an old childhood friend, comes back into her life with secrets of his own. Torn between her feelings for Patch and wanting to find out the truth about her father's murder, Nora turns to her good friend Vee. The Nora/Vee friendship is one of the highlights of the book for me because no matter what these two friends have each other's back. Overall Crescendo was a good read, and if you enjoyed hush, hush I would definitely read it.

I liked it a lot, great plot twist. (Translated from Spanish)

The sequel to the well-known saga of the love between an angel and a half-breed human with celestial blood. Personally, it has improved quite a bit from the first book of the saga, although I don't know if it's my age, but Nora frustrates me a lot with her toxic behavior and Patch is a toxic guy disguised as concern. It has touches very much in the style of Twilight, but I hope to finish the saga; I never turn my nose up at any book. (Translated from Spanish)

For me, it's the best book in the entire saga.

The protagonist can become a bit of a bore, and both she and the rest of the characters are stereotypical teenagers; some work well, others... Not so much. (Translated from Spanish)

It's a great book, it grabs you instantly. (Translated from Spanish)

Couldn't stand the whinny teen girl thing, so had to stop after a few chapters...

A little more entertaining than the first. (Translated from Spanish)

I found it quite interesting and addictive; the truth is I couldn't stop reading it, and that ending definitely left me wanting to continue reading this saga. (Translated from Spanish)

Angels, demons, love, fantasy, action... this second installment presents a better-developed plot that captivates more and perfectly connects the stories. The author, Becca, has a very easy-to-read writing style. (Translated from Spanish)

Many things happened and there were many misunderstandings. (Translated from Spanish)

Oh, for the love of the archangels. Nora is extremely frustrating in this book. She is incredibly unfair to Patch.
However, we have several pleasant surprises as the pages turn, and Vee and Scott make it all worthwhile. (Translated from Spanish)

I have to admit that at first, it bored me a little, but as the chapters went by, it got pretty good. The problems Nora got into drove me crazy a thousand times. But anyway, it was good.

PS: I also hate you, Rixon, I also hate you. (Translated from Spanish)

better than the first (Translated from Spanish)

It is a good young adult literature book, but it is difficult to read due to the protagonist. I consider it the least enjoyable book in the series. (Translated from Spanish)

It is the second book in the series, I didn't like it at all, it takes a completely different direction, it strays from the main plot; it doesn't even focus on the romance, but rather on jealousy and drama, the characters seemed very selfish to me, it doesn't have a definitive ending since the plot develops in the last pages, and continues in the next book, which could be said to "saves" the series. (Translated from Spanish)

Good continuation. New characters are being introduced, and it maintains the necessary suspense to keep following the rest of the saga. We have, as in any young adult story, teenage drama, which I confess I am a fan of. (Translated from Spanish)

I dare say this book is my favorite of the series because I love drama, and there's plenty of it here; from Patch and Nora's breakup, Nora's jealousy of Marcie, Patch protecting Nora without her realizing it, to Scott's arrival.

Phew... I just loved it, plus it was the book that made me laugh the most. (Translated from Spanish)