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You want to know what will replace the Vampire as the new teen supernatural boyfriend? Angels or their descendants. Cassandra Clark used them in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, Repossesed has the fallen angel angle going and Usborne is planning an angel trilogy, to name a few.

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick is the latest in this trend. It’s main character is Nora, a typical High School student. She and her best friend, Vree, shop, talk about boys and sit beside each other in every class they can. That all changes when her biology teacher makes them switch seats and Nora ends up beside Patch, a very good looking new student who gives off an alien vibe.

Turns out that Patch is fallen angel who may or may not have nefarious plans for Nora. Nora knows it, but yet she finds herself drawn to him. Can she figure out who to trust before it’s too late.

Though the writing and characterization is fine, I can not recommend this book. Clearly aimed at the Twilight market, this book suffers from one fatal flaw. It is part of a growing group of modern teen girl fiction that shows true love only exists in abusive relationships. Patch stalks Nora through a great deal of this book, forcing her to go on dates with him and generally harassing her. I get that girls like to rebel by dating the bad boy, but surely in this day and age we can tell young women that relationships can be epic and desirable without being unhealthy.

This will not be making the What to Read After Harry list.