Five friends, who all live in different places come together to fight the evil forces threatening humans. Seven years earlier the friends where only twelve years old and they fought something that they can’t remember. Now they are all nineteen and whatever they faced all those years ago is after them once again. It seems these kids among everyone on earth can see the angels. They alone have the power to face what's coming.
It sounds great. I was hooked from the minute I saw the cover. I opened the book and … was let down. The story is disjointed and pacing is off. It’s told in the alternating voice of the characters, but sometimes it’s told in their journals and sometimes in a first person narrative. Sometimes the story moves fast with quick action; other times it moves painfully slow. The characters don’t read true as teens, and the dialogue seems forced. Some may like this book, but I don’t recommend it. If you are looking for a story about a band of friends who fight an ancient evil when they are kids, and then regroup years later to finish the fight I recommend reading Stephen King’s IT instead.
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