“Call me Patch.” He said. “I mean
it. Call me.”
Bad boys are a staple in most young
adult novels. They have dark hair, dark eyes, dark skin. Everything
about them is dark. That is what makes a bad boy so alluring
to their unsuspecting female targets. Unfortunately, the bad boy act
has been done so many times that it becomes nauseating to read:
another disastrous damsel-in-distress reeled in by a black leather
jacket and slicked-back hair. Come on, ladies!
Enter Patch, the male lead in Becca
Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush series.
He's sarcastic, sinister, and you're never really
sure if he's good or bad. I spent a few lazy days at the beach
nervously flipping through the pages of the three published books in
the series trying to figure him out. I loved him, I hated him, I
literally laughed out loud at his corny jokes, but above all, I was
captivated by him. What makes the series so interesting is that you
truly cannot predict what he's going to do next. He's a welcome
departure from the cookie-cutter bad boys chiseled into many fantasy
novels.
The
final book in the series, Finale,
is set for release on October 23, 2012. I am so excited to see what that nuisance will do next. If you haven't caught up on the series, I suggest you
begin reading now. By the time you're finished, it may appear that
Patch has again switched sides...
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