[Review] Prophecy Girl by Cecily White

Prophecy Girl
Cecily White
April 2nd, 2013
Entangled Teen

Copy provided by Entangled Publishing via Netgalley for honest review.
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Amelie Bennett. . . . Ending the world, one prophecy at a time.

I was born to slay Crossworld demons.

Big black flappy ones, little green squirmy ones. Unfortunately, the only thing getting slain these days is my social life. With my high school under attack, combat classes intensifying, and Academy instructors dropping right and left, I can barely get my homework done, let alone score a bondmate before prom.

Then he shows up.

Jackson Smith-Hailey. Unspeakably hot, hopelessly unattainable, and dangerous in all the right ways. Sure, he’s my trainer. And okay, maybe he hates me. Doesn’t mean I’ll ignore the wicked Guardian chemistry between us. It’s crazy! Every time I’m with him, my powers explode. Awesome, right?

Wrong.

Now my teachers think I’m the murderous Graymason destined to bring down our whole race of angelbloods. Everyone in New Orleans is hunting me. The people I trusted want me dead. Jack and I have five days to solve the murders, prevent a vampire uprising, and thwart the pesky prophecy foretelling his death by my hand. Shouldn’t be too difficult.

Getting it done without falling in love. . . that might take a miracle.

So, what can U say about Prophecy Girl? Decent, enjoyable in some parts and easy to put down in others. This book is about a girl named Amelie who is part of a guardian league that fights demons. She goes to guardian school to train, and the first day back meets her new instructor and is instantly attracted to him. She feels like she has found the boy she could bond with. There is just one or two minor problems. The boy is supposed to die according to the prophecy and she is supposed to kill him.

Sounds like an amazing plot, tight? That is what I thought so I got the book and began reading. Bondmates, spells, angel blooded guardians, and falling for the instructor. This book felt like for me there was a lot going on and none of it was really new or exciting. It was like Harry Potter meets City of Bones. This book felt confusing. At times even dragged in parts.

There were parts I liked. I thought the mystery aspect of the story was well plotted and I never guessed the real motives that were behind why the chancellor wanted the prophecy to play out so bad. I liked all the surprises at the end I didn't even see it coming when the chancellor's helper was revealed. I liked how the old adage be careful what you wish for was never truer at the end of this book. Ami wants Jack, the boy she loves so much she would die for him, she listens to the words of the Book of Lies. The book had shown Ami a happy future for her and Jack. So while things turned out not bad at the end they didn't turn out quite the way Ami wanted. I will probably read the next book because I am curious to see how Ami handles the changes that are coming her way.

In the end I give Prophecy Girl three laser pistols.