– KarenĪs a side note, the cover of Illuminate by Aimee Agresti would certainly lend itself well to the Teen Program in a Box on Angel Covers. Fans of the Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick and the Fallen series by Lauren Kate will be lining up to read this. The only quibble one could have with Illuminate is that it is perhaps a tad too long there were a few moments where the pacing languished which was a shame because those moments that sizzled with excitement did so to the nth degree. Some of the other characters take interesting turns as well, surprising you in ways you don’t expect.Īgresti can turn some powerful phrases and is clearly a talented writer. Haven is a thoughtful, intelligent character who begins with a bit of naivete’ but slowly is forced to make decisions that help her build courage and strength. Illuminate is a compelling story about destiny, good versus evil, and the path we take to come into our own. When ambitious Haven lands an internship and moves to the city to. She has an important part to play, but she is not the only one. Buy a used copy of Illuminate : A Gilded Wings Novel, Book One book by Aimee Agresti. The pages empty at first, they slowly begin to fill with words and guide her journey.

Haven’s journey is guided in part by a mysterious book she finds. Evil can not survive without food after all. She is surrounded by a posse of minions known as The Outfit, a group of strikingly beautiful teens who seem to possess a sort of docile hive mind they know their place and they stay in it for reasons that slowly unravel and are part of the core of Illuminate’s mystery.

She commands a room and holds its attention. She is a modern day Maleficent, assured and possessing a strong, evil grace that is difficult to ignore. She schemes, she plots and she does not appreciate it when things don’t go her way. Aurelia is the type of villain who ripples with an evil malice just under the surface. Haven is being mentored personally by the hotel owner Aurelia.