Dangerous Angels

So, not so long ago in 8th grade, I picked up a little book called "Dangerous Angels" by Francesca Lia Block. The cover was a beautiful picture of a girl-faerie angel thing, and I think that's what did it for me. See, I was this little hippie girl, I constantly listened to The Stones and Fleetwood Mac, so anything to do with faeries or angels, I was pretty much down for. I read the whole book in a couple of hours and it seriously changed my life. I viewed people so differently. I viewed life as this complex, ever-changing machine, and it excited me so much. So, after you read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" this summer, be sure to get "Dangerous Angels", which hopefully you'll love as much as I did.

The book is actually a compilation of five of her other books, so I'll give a short summery of each.

Weetzie Bat: Introduces Weetzie and Dirk, in which Dirk has a secret of being gay. They go "duck hunting", searching for guys, and all of a sudden Dirk's grandma Fifi dies, and leaves Weetzie a magic lamp. Weetzie wishes for a "duck" (as in a guy) for Dirk, a "Secret Agent Lover Man" for her, and a house they could all live in. Did her wishes come true? I guess you'll just have to read weetzie Bat (haha I should become a book reviewer).

Witch Baby: Witch Baby is very different from her half-sister Cherokee. She cuts out depressing newspaper clippings and pastes them on her wall, and wears roller-skate cowboy boots. She goes in search to find her real mom, and along the way, finds out that her real family was there all along.

Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys: Cherokee (Witch Baby's sister) forms a band with Angel Juan, and her best friend Raphael. She then has a relationship with Raphael right as they start to get famous, and when they get out of control, she realizes they need the help of their friend Coyote. Can Coyote help them?

Missing Angel Juan: Witch Baby and Angel Juan are in love, but Angel Juan moves to New York. She goes to New York to find him, and along the way she meets a ghost named Charlie Bat, and he helps her find herself.

Baby Be-Bop: (my favorite story) Dirk grows up in his grandma Fifi's cottage after his parents die. He meets a boy named Pup, and he knows he likes Pup more than just a friend. After him and Pup lose their friendship, and Dirk finds himself engrossed in music. Along the way he meets his parents and great-grandmother, and they all tell stories of loss and love, making Dirk stronger.

Whew. That took me a while haha.



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