Sweet Peril (Sweet #2) by Wendy Higgins | Review

Sweet Peril (Sweet #2) by Wendy Higgins | ReviewSweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
Series: The Sweet Trilogy #2
Published by Harper Teen on April 30, 2013
Pages: 384
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
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Anna Whitt, the daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a vow. She’d been naive about a lot of things. 

Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind.

When an unexpected lost message from the angels surfaces, Anna finds herself traveling the globe with Kopano, son of Wrath, in an attempt to gain support of fellow Nephilim and give them hope for the first time. It soon becomes clear that whatever freedoms Anna and the rest of the Neph are hoping to win will not be gained without a fight. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the ultimate question: is loving someone worth risking their life?

I’ll start off by saying that Sweet Peril does not suffer from the second book syndrome. In fact, Sweet Peril may have actually been better than Sweet Evil. I’m in awe of Wendy Higgins.

Sweet Peril picks up shortly after the end of Sweet Evil. Anna and Kaidan have gone their separate ways, all the Neph have been split up and forced to keep to themselves, and life just plain sucks for Anna. All that changes when she finds out that she may be the key to ending the Dukes’ reigns on earth and freeing the Neph for good. Along with Kope, Anna sets off to find allies for her cause.

The action in Sweet Peril is non-stop. There is always something crazy going on and there’s even more danger than there was in Sweet Evil. What Anna and Kope are doing goes against everything the Dukes want and if they’re caught, they will be killed. Finding allies to help with this cause that could end in death for all Neph, isn’t easy. The stakes are high, the romance is hot, and the ending is killer. This is not a book you stop reading once you start it.

New characters are introduced (some good, some not) and there are, of course, the same characters from the first book making some appearances. First up there is Anna. I still love her. She’s gotten a bit of a personality change from the first book but she’s still as lovable and good as ever. She’s forced to play the role of the bad party girl but it’s easy to see that that’s not who she really is. Oh and she’s fierce now. She knows how to take care of herself and it is awesome! Anna’s family is also back. Patti and Belial are amazing. Patti is such a sweetheart and deep down so is Belial. I think he is truly one of the best fathers I’ve read about. Kope is also back and I love him. He and Anna don’t belong together but I do hope to see him with someone before the trilogy ends. He’s such a good guy. The twins are also back and while Marna is awesome, Ginger isn’t quite there yet. You do get to find out a little more about her in this book but I still haven’t warmed up to her yet. Last but not least for the old characters are Blake and Kaidan. Blake is so lovable and fun. Kaidan is just as sexy as ever. Readers get to see a different side of him in Sweet Peril and I dare you guys not to love him even more. I want a Kaidan of my own!

Then there are some new characters. First up is Zania. That girl is a little crazy. She definitely takes some getting used to but I look forward to seeing her character evolve in the next book. There’s also Finn who I really wasn’t sure about at first. He’s quite the character. Readers also get some more time up close and personal with the Dukes and they are scary dudes! Yikes!

Overall, Sweet Peril gets five shoes and that’s only because I can’t give it any more. This is definitely going on my list of favorites.

What others have to say about Sweet Peril:

City of Books’ review: “I’ve been impatiently awaiting this book ever since I finished the beauty that was Sweet Evil, and now that I’ve finally read this, I can honestly say that it blew my mind!”

Bookworm in Love’s review: “This series is addicting and I suggest reading it now, despite the problems it has.”

The Hollow Cupboards’ review: “Overall, Sweet Peril is the perfect sequel.  It’s even better than I imagined it to be!”

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7 comments

  1. YES. I am so glad you liked this. I need to get my hands on a copy. Like, stat. The first book was addictive and crazy and awesome, and I think I’ll enjoy seeing Anna change a little bit. 🙂 Great review, Katie, and soo relieved to hear that you liked Sweet Peril.

  2. It’s so funny because before I really got into your review I began my purchase at Amazon. That’s power right there, Katie. It literally took just those first three sentences.

    BUT DAYUM. All five shoes? And more if you could? I really enjoyed Sweet Evil, but I’m hoping I’ll LOVE LOVE Sweet Peril, because that would be awesome.

  3. It’s so awesome when the second book is better than the first!

    I loved the world and mythology in the first one, with the kids learning to make people sin etc., but Anna was too perfect for me.

    It’s seems like she’s more of a go-getter and dares to do things she wouldn’t otherwise, which is awesome in terms of character development 🙂