Six of one, half dozen of another

It was difficult getting into this book after reading something as eloquently written as The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Eventually I was able to enjoy the story line and continue reading. The story is very reminiscent of Supernatural.
The author's use of cliches throughout the book was exorbitant, not to mention trite. There is nothing original about a cliche. A weak author uses cliches, a great author composes statements that become cliches. I realize that the author was trying to create a certain personality for the main character but every time she spouted out a new cliche it just caused me to dislike her. Although the author risked the loss of imagination by reciting so many over used sayings, she made up for it wholly with her novel concepts and interesting usage of very old and traditional folk lore & legends. It was slow starting but once Strange Angels got moving, I really got into it and couldn't put it down.