"Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human, and when she is romantically drawn to a mortal boy, the angels fear she will not be strong enough to save anyone - especially herself - from the Dark Forces. Is love a great enough power against evil?"
While an interesting read featuring an angel as its main character, I felt like there was still quite a few sexual references. This included some crude material coming out of a typical high school, but also some very blunt talks about sex and relationships. Some of this talk was good, while some of the suggestions could be inappropriate and misleading for a younger audience. There is also a brief nude scene. I would not suggest this book for those wanting a clean read. Buy it on Amazon.
"Heads will roll! Paris, France, a city of fashion, chocolate croissants, and cute boys. Colette Iselin is thrilled to be there for the first time, on her spring break class trip. But a series of gruesome murders are taking place around the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours the sights, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ballgown and powdered wig, who looks like Marie Antoinette. Colette knows her status-obsessed friends won't believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they discover that the murder victims are all descendants of people who ultimately brought about Marie Antoinette's beheading. The queen's ghost has been awakened, and now she's wreaking her bloodthirsty revenge. And Colette may just be one of those descendants... which means she might not make it out of this trip alive." I thoroughly enjoyed this novel as it keeps the reader engaged from start to finish. I was grateful for the lack of gore and although there are multiple murders (through beheading), the language does not go into any gruesome details. The french romance is also kept very clean. I also enjoyed the themes of true friendship and kindness to others, "just to be nice". I would suggest this as a clean read for any looking to be caught up in a thrilling murder-mystery. Buy it on Amazon.
"Nothing can stop Raine Cooper when she wants something... Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology, and that her feelings for him are strong. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her, his memories erased by Norns - Norse destiny deities - to punish her for defying them. So Raine comes up with a plan... She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again. But she quickly learns that well-laid plans do not work when dealing with deities and supernatural beings. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves." Just as in Book 1 of the series, Immortals follows in its clean language and clean romance. Once again, there are times when boys fall asleep in her bedroom, but there is no sexual relationship and none is inferred (other than her mother's spoken disapproval of any sexual relations). This novel has a very engaging romance, while keeping up the story line at the same time. I would suggest this as fun, clean read. Buy it on Amazon.
"Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father's disappearance, her mother's erratic behavior, and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James - a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her. Raine is drawn to Torin's dark sexiness against her better judgement, until he saves her life with weird marks and she realizes he is different. But by healing her, Torin changes something inside Raine. Now she can't stop thinking about him. Half the time, she's not sure whether to fall into his arms or run. Scared, she sets off to find out what Torin is. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more she uncovers something sinister about him. What Torin is goes back to an ancient mythology and Raine is somehow part of it. Not only is she and her friends in danger, she must choose a side, but the wrong choice will cost Raine her life." Runes was a very enjoyable read. The romance was sexy, but kept very clean. The action was also kept clean and though there is the subject of death throughout the book, the characters learn how to deal with it and move on. The mythological beings were also both interesting and intriguing. There are some scenes where boys sleep in Raine's bedroom, but there is no relationship with one, and everything is kept completely honorable with the other. I would suggest this novel for anyone looking for a clean romance novel. Buy it on Amazon.
"From her birth, Abisina has been an outcast - for the color of her hair and skin, and for her lack of a father. Only her mother's status as the village healer has kept her safe. But when a powerful, mythic leader arrives in Vranille, Abisina's life is ripped apart. The outcasts are hunted down, and she escapes alone to try to find the father and the home she has never known. In a world of extremes, from the deepest prejudice to the greatest bonds of duty and loyalty, Abisina must find her own way and decide where her true hope lies." While this book contains many deeper messages, the language is kept light and clean. With the theme of good triumphing over evil, even when it may take sacrifices, I found this book to teach very good morals. Even with there being many tragedies and even a large war, the language was such that the focus was on the action and not on any descriptive details. I would suggest this novel as great clean reading. Buy it on Amazon.
"We know you are here, our brothers and sisters... Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about what is lost - how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers... to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run. Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash... There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss - maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it's his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her. When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again." This dystopian novel has a very action-packed story line. There are a few coarse words said aloud by some of the characters, but very infrequently. The romance is also kept very clean. There is, however, a lot of violence, the story taking place in a very violent world with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality. The characters are constantly being chased and attacked. There is also a very melancholy mood to the entire book as most of the characters are mutated and deformed and suffer from huge loss. This winds a very thoughtful journey, but is not for a reader who is looking for a feel-good novel. Buy it on Amazon.
"It's 1915, and sixteen-year-old Lora Jones is finishing up her first year as a charity student at Iverson, a prestigious, gothic boarding school on England's southern coast. While she's always felt different from everyone around her, now she finally knows why: She is a drakon, a rare, enchanted being with astonishing magical abilities. As war hits Britain's shores, and Lora reels from an unimaginable loss, she finds that her powers come with grave and dangerous responsibilities. At the request of Armand Louis, the darkly mysterious boy whose father owns Iverson, Lora will spend her summer at his lavish estate. To help the war effort - and to keep Lora near - Armand turns his home into a military hospital, where Lora will serve as a nurse. For Armand is inescapably drawn to her - bound to her by heart-deep secrets and a supernatural connection that runs thicker than blood. Yet while Lora tries to sort out her own feelings toward Armand, fate offers an unexpected surprise. Lora discovers there is another drakon, a prisoner of war being held in Germany. And that only she, with her newly honed Gifts, will be able to rescue him. With Armand at her side, Lora will cross enemy lines on an incredible mission - one that could bond her to Armand forever, or irrevocably tear them apart." This was a very well-written novel. However, there is a lot of nudity throughout the book, as every time that Lora changes back from being a drakon, she is naked. The language doesn't go into too much detail, however there are some awkward scenes where she stays without clothing for quite some time. There are also a few crude words and a few graphic medical scenes. I would not suggest this book as a clean read. Buy it on Amazon.
"I'm not who they think I am. A docile girl who meekly obeys her stepmother and stepsisters. Some kind of sick angel who cheerfully bears their mistreatment. That's what I WANT them to think. Because then they won't suspect what I'm really up to. The ball, the prince - it's all part of my plan to come out on top. Stepmother and her demented daughters will pay for every floor I have scoured, every sneer I have borne. They don't know about the white magic, how I use it to enhance myself. They can't see that my heart is black as midnight, rotten as a poison apple. They're about to find out."
A twisted take on the classic fairy tale, this novel explores what it would have been like if Cinderella were actually on the bad side. That being said, there were a few sexual references (comments about staying out all night with men, referring to a sexual relationship, but never stating it). There was also a scene where Cinderella escapes from a potential rape. Other than that, this is the story where everyone gets what they deserve in the end, and evil always returns evil. Buy it on Amazon.
"What happens when a modern day Cinderella's dreams don't involve getting married? Romance? Love? In this Once Upon a Romance Series Book 1 romantic comedy, Charlotte (Charlie) King doesn't have time for either one. All she wants is her late father's dream to come true by making his beloved King's Department Store thrive again. However, her stepmother has other ideas. Charlie agrees to help her stepmother find grooms for her sheltered stepsisters. In exchange, the stepmother will release her stronghold on the store's budget. After all, one good deed deserves another, right? But, Charlie has no idea what her heart's in for when... Alexander (Alex) Royale, dubbed by society newspapers as Prince Charming, arrives for dinner to meet the all-female King family. His ailing grandparents yearn for his marriage and then the baby carriage. Well, that and running the family company. Having unsuccessfully searched for months, Alex doesn't hold out any hope in finding his future bride among the King sisters. However, all his expectations, including his idea of a business-like marriage of convenience, vanish the moment Charlie crashes into him. When Alex sets out to win over Charlie, he has no idea he has to bargain with the stepmother, secretly buy the store, court Charlotte after the wedding, and, oh yeah, be featured in Charlie's new fairy tale ad campaign, The Charmings, based on them. Can a guy ever get a break? The couple never factored in falling in love with each other. Now, faced with losing all their families ever wanted, Charlie and Alex must choose: Do they live their families' dreams or do they finally live their own?" This novel is a hot romance with very steamy language. The sex scenes are cut out, but it is implied that after their marriage, they have an active sexual relationship. The language is kept clean, but denotes a very physically attracted couple. If you are looking for a clean, but edgy romance, this would definitely be the one. Buy it on Amazon.
"Deadly secrets. Tangle lies. Woven truths. Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That's what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: She wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she's exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen to work the looms is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to manipulate the very fabric of reality. But if controlling what people eat, where they live, and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn't interested. Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and used her hidden talent for a moment. Now she has one hour to eat her mom's overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister's academy gossip and laugh at her dad's jokes. One hour to pretend everything's okay. And one hour to escape. Because tonight, they'll come for her."
Crewel was a very enjoyable, intriguing book. The romance was clean, the language clean, and only a few sexual references, mainly talking about sex in the terms of procreation and then using very decent language and no descriptions. There was one very mild lesbian scene (two women were found kissing, then ran away), and one suicide, that was also dealt with very briefly and with no gory details. I found this novel to be very appropriate and loved the themes of strong families and of a woman's true potential to change the world. Buy it on Amazon.
"What if your whole life was a lie? Alexis Ferguson wasn't blessed with the perfect body, but the ambitious high school junior has used her book smarts to get her where she is today. It's too bad that everything she knows is wrong. After meeting a gorgeous stranger on a blind date, Alexis feels like she's known him her entire life. Suddenly, dark long-forgotten memories swirl in her mind. She realizes she's powerful, stunningly beautiful, and marked for death. As she faces the one who ordered her execution years ago, Alexis must learn her strange new powers and trust in unlikely allies to keep herself alive." Deception was a very clean read. The romance and the language was kept clean, with loyalty and friendship as one of the main themes of the book. There were a few fight scenes, but they were kept light, with the focus on the action rather than the gore. I would suggest this novel as a great teen read. Buy it on Amazon.
"Verena Valent is at the helm of her family's legendary Swiss skincare company, which caters to a glamorous clientele in the heart of Beverly Hills. After the death of her parents, she becomes the sole provider for her younger twin sisters and her grandmother. Instead of attending college with her friends as planned, she rises to the challenge to guide and expand her family's business. She is in the midst of a critical international expansion when her carefully organized life begins to unravel. While she struggles to save the business that means everything to her, she meets Lance, an executive chef at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She encounters this intriguing man again while on a business trip to Paris, and soon gains a new perspective on love, romance, and relationships. When the unthinkable occurs and Verena's world collapses, her friends rally around her, among them Scarlett Sandoval, a top intellectual property attorney; Dahlia DuBois, a perfumer from an esteemed line of French perfumers; and Fianna Fitzgerald, a fashion designer with her own trendy boutique. Ultimately, Verena learns that truth, family, friendship, and love are the unshakable pillars of life. But will she get a second chance in business, or in love?" This novel is a very cute romance, however it does contain some sexual scenes. The language is non-descriptive, but there are a few occasions where the characters are without clothing, including one scene where the couple sleeps together and sex is implied, but not described in full detail. Buy it on Amazon.
"Has he called? No. I half expected to see him at Truth or Dairy today. He's sort of addicted to Coconut Fantasy Dreams. We both are. It was like... our drink. I was all ready to give him the cold shoulder, easy to do when working around ice cream all day. I could give him a bad ice-cream headache, mix extra ice in his smoothie and freeze his brain. Like he could be any colder."
The main character, Courtney, is your typical, sarcastic high school girl. Because of her age, the scenes are kept clean and there is very little language. However, there are constant sexual references and jokes made sarcastically. Mostly are comments that you would expect from a high school student who just finished their health sciences class. In this case, Catherine Clark was true to her character's level of maturity, but I would still not suggest this book for someone looking to avoid all of these sex references. Buy it on Amazon.
Hi! I'm Angela! I love long walks on the beach, cold nights by the fire, and cracking open a great book. This blog will hopefully help those looking for a good, clean read. I go through them so you don't have to! Feel free to leave your own comments about the books, as well as I am open for any requests. Happy reading!
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