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'White hot kiss' by Jennifer L. Armentrout -book review


Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17455585-white-hot-kiss?ac=1
My rating:  3.5/5

Plot:
Layla is a not so usual teenage girl.She is half demon,half gargoyle (living in a world where gargoyles,Wardens, were basically created to kill demons,so you can see her problem).She tries to keep as close as possible to her Warden heritage,yet the demon pulls are strong.Her life gets even more complicated after she meets Roth,one of the strongest demons,then I suppose it's quite obvious that everything becomes a bit of a roller-coaster.

Thoughts on the book:
Let's just say that all books should have as great of a first line as "There was a demon in Mc Donald's."Really,if that sentence doesn't get you hooked from the very beginning,I don't know what would.
On a (sort of) more serious note,the book was really surprisingly good.I thought that the world was a bit odd to get into at first,I found it weird that Wardens were called Wardens and not just simply gargoyles,but still.Again,surprisingly enough for a Supernatural enthusiast,I am not normally keen on demon stories,I really am not.Gargoyles,though,I don't think I've ever read a book on them and this was an intersting choice,a lot less predictable than the usual angels one.
The characters were alright,I didn't feel surprisingly impressed by any of them in particular and I found the main character a bit immature at times.I also just found a bit of the entire boy drama unnecessary.
The romance,surprisingly enough,didn't feel forced.Layla's previous little crush,though,that one was a bit off.It was,again,a little immature and childish.The second one was predictable,but it was a lot more smoothly written,if that is even a thing.
The ending was brilliant,the last parts were really full of action and just my favourite section of the entire book.I suppose you can call the actual end a 'cliffhanger',maybe,so that was nice,I always enjoy a good cliffhanger (as much one can enjoy them when you're not too frustrated by them).I might pick up the second book at some point,just not now,not really.
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