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On Angels, the Prettiness/Fickleness Thereof

So we've all watched the angel trend swoop down on YA in recent times. And is it just me or do these books get the most beautiful of beautiful covers? It's got to have something to do with the subject matter. That or all the Paradise Lost possibilities go directly to these cover designers' heads, and the result is we get little slices of heaven like these: Just no denying how gorgeous they are. Or these, which, if not quite as stunning, are still nothing to turn your nose up at: And now here is the latest bit of angelic cover loveliness:  Seriously? Are they trying to kill me with this cover? It's so pretty ...so swirly and golden, with the wings and the hair and the... Now. The thing is, I've read Hush, Hush and Eternal and found myself seriously underwhelmed. And I've been warned off Fallen for reasons similar to why I did not like the other two. These are issues of personal taste, of course, and not meant to warn anyone else away from trying them. And...