Twisted Heart

Dark Angel #2

by Eden Maguire

'We will all rise,' Zoran warned while all around him burned. 'There will be other times, other places - a million other willing souls!' With a heart twisted by the lust for new lovers to destroy, new souls to connquer and a desire for revenge against Tania, the Dark Angel can take any shape, inhabit any body. He will lie low until the time is right. The battle against the Dark Angel isn't over.

Genres: Angels, Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult, Romance, Magic, Supernatural

430 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2011

About the author

Eden Maguire graduated from Birmingham University with a PhD in English Lit and now lives in the Yorkshire Dales with her two daughters, her horse, Merlin, plus a dog and a cat.

She spends part of each year at a ranch in Colorado, where she rides alone in the mountains – her idea of perfect happiness.

Whenever she can, she loves to indulge her passion for travel and take in the world's major cities, from New York to Nairobi – where she can be found in the churches and temples, the galleries and sculpture parks, and occasionally in the designer boutiques of Fifth Avenue and the Champs Elysees.

Back at home, Eden's interests include cinema and theatre, plus art history and painting.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a little disappointed by the book. The story was almost a mirror as many other reviewers have said of the first book.
I don't feel Grace grew as a character and Orlando is bloody annoying and unlikable as her boyfriend. It had a lot of premise I felt and I did like the twists even if some where predictable.
I will be waiting for book 3 as I do like Eden Maguire's style of writing I just hope we see character development and maybe find out some new things as we see a new location.
Again this book is suitable for most teens and upwards - 3 stars from me!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didnt enjoy this as much as the first one, only because the story was very similar and i feel the location should have changed but i really enjoy Maguire's way of writing. Short, sharp burst of story without filler or crap to weigh it down. And the twist was a good one. Im looking forward to seeing what happens next time. 5/5

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Between the cheesy cover and the uninspired titles, this series really shouldn't be of any interest to me. But I absolutely LOVED Eden Maguire's Beautiful Dead series, and the first book in this new trilogy, Dark Angel, surprised me by keeping my attention through to the end. This second book in the trilogy starts off with a much more powerful bang, and keeps with the intense action and emotion that I expect from such a great author.

Tania is back and hanging out with celebrity types. Last time it was Zoran, the teen rock star. This time, it's Zeigler and Amos, the film-maker and his crowd of juvenile delinquents. I can't imagine a scenario where a group of bad kids comes into a town to be mentored by good kids and some sort of trouble doesn't start up. But even with the very predictable plot, I enjoyed this story.

Where there were a few intense scenes in the first book, this one has a LOT of nail-biting, uber-emotional, impactful bits. Including the final scene. These books would make for a pretty intense bunch of teen movies! I also appreciated that Tania's psychic episodes were dialed down a bit. They were not nearly as interesting as the other things that were happening in real time. Jarrold was a confusing character, making me swoon for his angst one minute, then feel repulsed by his attitude the next. I am curious to see if he shows up in the next book, making a case for a better boyfriend than the less-than-attentive Orlando.

The Dark Angels were after Grace in the first book, Holly in this book, so I can only guess that they will go directly towards Tania in the third. Looking forward to reading Broken Dream.

[Vickey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the exact same story as the first book! It took me ages to read because I was so bored. There were so many obvious mistakes and even a continuity error which really annoyed me. Also I can not stand Orlando.

[Karen King · Rating 2 out of 5]

Beginning not to care if the main character survives!

[Savanna Nunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome!!!!! :D

[Ash · Rating 1 out of 5]

TORTURE. Just plain torture. It's so repetitive and Tania is such a stupid character, I mean seriously? The story line is exactly the same as the first book, except it's her other friend Holly's turn to be brainwashed by devils. You'd think Tania would be able to suss out what's going on sooner. But nope, she runs about like a headless chicken just like she does in the first book when her friend Grace gets brainwashed by devils. What a Horrible waste of reading time! I wish I didn't pick up these series because now I have to read book 3 don't I? Or else I'd be a quitter. And the torture continues on to Book 3: Broken Dream

[Maram · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mehhh...

[Abigail Langley · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyed this book as i did the first, grips your attention all the way through and always makes you wanna read more and not put the book down cant wait to read the last one

[Cat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay so this book wasn't terrible. It was actually not that bad. I just felt like I was reading the first book again with just a minutely different setting. Like, how stupid can you be? What is that oh so popular saying? 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me'. Tania knew all of the warning signs, she knew the dangers, she felt like something was off and yet she still insisted on hanging out with these people. How naive can one person be?

Along with her stupidity, I felt absolutely no emotional attachment to Orlando. When I wasn't hating the guy for being such a mopey, controlling dick I was wishing he would just disappear and decide his love for Dallas is stronger than his 'love' for Tania. That relationship is unhealthy. Get out while you can guys.

If the last book taught me anything it is that the main suspect, as the leader of the group, would not be who Tania believed it to be. While Maguire tried to frame Amos it was obvious from the beginning that it wouldn't be him. Rather than the plot twist Maguire tried to spin it would have been a bigger plot twist if he had actually revealed that Amos was the leader. I feel that she just tried too hard to get the reader to suspect Amos that it actually had the opposite effect.

That being said, this book wasn't terrible. It was a quick read that I feel would be appreciated more by younger readers or those who are just entering the world of YA fiction. It was easy to blitz through and I can see why other people would love this book (regardless of my feelings of it).

[Chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is all kind of amazing.

i mean i actually thought jarold was a really nice ,but to find that he was one of the dark side it left me broken hearted,i think my soul shattered when i realized this it was just tooo depressing to watch

this really is a good book if you haven't read it;you are a lost so

thank you Eden Maguire

[Kim Clough · Rating 1 out of 5]

majorly disappointed. this is a complete mirror of the first book! no character development.

the italics are drawn out, boring and unnecessary. I skipped them most of the time.

an all round disappointment and a struggle to finish.

I will give book 3 a chance but if its no diff then I will not return to this author again

[Brittany · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really did try my hardest to finish the book but after half way I could't take it anymore it was BORING. Don't get me worng I usually give books a chance until the very end but it lost my interest and got a bit confusing at times.

[Ariana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was quite disappointed with this book. The previous novel, dark angel, was good enough to keep my attention until the end but I gave up on twisted heart. It is a good idea but just did not live up to my expectations.

[Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten)]

Nov 3rd

[Debra K · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although I enjoyed the book it was too similar to Dark Angel and therefore a little laborious. the excerpt from the next books looks promising with a different location :D

[Mazmum · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was like she ran out of imagination from the first - doubt I will read the next - quite disappointing as loved the beautiful dead books.

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, full of twists and turns, i kept thinking i knew who the dark angel was but ended being proved wrong each time. Can't wait for the next book :D

[Charmin · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was alright

[Crystal Judith · Rating 2 out of 5]

main idea of the book is the same as Dark Angel.. similar with Broken Dream as well..

[Tara-Jayne (♥ I Read, I Love ♥) Bell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it.. but there was a lot of similarities ..to the first book.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm giving this three stars as it was much better than the previous book in the series :)

[Aamna · Rating 5 out of 5]

To be honest it's true that both first and second book were very similar but I truly enjoyed reading it and I just love it when Orlando stuck up for Tania....
Hope u enjoy it too

[janie love]

love it

[Wildwitchca]

ebook - yes

[GhristneyM]

I didn't read the first book so I was kinda confused in the first few pages. But then I start to follow the plot and the flow of the story and It's pretty awesome. I can really feel the twist and turn (typical with Maguire) and I enjoy this