Strange Angels

Everything changes for 16 year old Dru Anderson when her father leaves on a hunt and doesn’t return. At least not as a human. Even though Dru and her father have been hunting other beings since her mother died, Dru has never been on her own, she has only used her special “touch” power to aid her father. Now she has no choice. Someone has changed her father into a zombie and that someone is coming after her next. Without knowing who she truly is and what her destiny is, Dru is left floundering until an unexpected helper in the form of a goth boy named Graves becomes her side-kick. The next savior to enter the picture is fanged and his name is Christophe. It isn’t quite clear if Christophe is good or bad but Dru needs to know more about the supernatural world and he is the only one to give her that insight. There is something slithering in the night and it is getting closer so Dru will need all the help she can get.

I really enjoyed this first installment. I found myself cheering out loud for Dru. She is a very real character. Her vulnerabilities make her believable. It is a mix of Supernatural and Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and contains many great action scenes with the added mystery of why Dru is on the supernatural beings menu all of a sudden. This is great for the older YA paranormal lovers with caution to some that there are some descriptive gruesome scenes. ( )

Dru’s life wasn’t normal, she knew that. Traveling around with her father and taking care of herself when her father was hunting creatures that most believed to not exist was just how it was since the disappearance of her mother years ago. When Dru’s father goes missing on a hunt, Dru finds herself running from werewulfs, zombies, and other fabled creatures. Along for the ride is Graves, an awkward high school boy who befriends Dru just as these events start, and Crisophe, a mysterious boy who is convinced Dru is much more than a normal girl.

While I can’t say I devoured Strange Angels, I do recommend this book. It has all the elements a good intro novel should have. Strange Angels is very action packed and reads much like a Supernatural episode. Romance is not the main concern throughout this novel but is hinted at. I’m sure as the characters get closer to each other, we’ll see much more in that department.

Strange Angels is the beginning of a series. Strange Angels and it’s sequel, Betrayal, are on bookstore shelves now.

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Not exactly what I expected from the descriptions and reviews, but a lot of fun nonetheless. I thought Dru was going to be more like Faith from the Buffy the Vampire tv series, but instead she spent most of her time confused about what was going on. Strong and capable, but very confused and scared. This was a quick read and will be popular with fans of supernatural stories. As seems to be happening often lately though, it's a first book that's pretty much all setup. While the setup was interesting, I'll be looking forward to getting more meat on the story in the second volume. ( )

This was a slow book starting out. It took me a long time to get through it, but I didn't give up on it and I am glad I toughed it out. Dru is very reminiscent of the Winchester brothers of TVs Supernatural. She moves around a lot, lost her mother at a young age and has a tough as nails hunter father. I found so many parallels between the show and the book. However, Dru is only a teenager, she is girl, and she is practically alone.
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This book is pretty interesting it has a lot of twist and turns. It’s kind of like a more action paced twilight. I choses is this book because it looked interesting.