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The Dark Divine #2
The Lost Saint
A family destroyed. A love threatened. An enemy returns.
Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with the werewolf curse while trying to save him, and lost her beloved brother in the process.
Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot, a newcomer to town. But as the two grow closer, Grace's relationship with Daniel is put in danger - in more ways than one.
Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace begins to give into the wolf inside of her - not realizing that an enemy has returned and a deadly trap is about to be sprung.
Bree Despain delivers sizzling romance and thrilling action in the heart-pounding sequel to the The Dark Divine.
Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with the werewolf curse while trying to save him, and lost her beloved brother in the process.
Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot, a newcomer to town. But as the two grow closer, Grace's relationship with Daniel is put in danger - in more ways than one.
Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace begins to give into the wolf inside of her - not realizing that an enemy has returned and a deadly trap is about to be sprung.
Bree Despain delivers sizzling romance and thrilling action in the heart-pounding sequel to the The Dark Divine.
404 pages, Hardcover
First published November 29, 2010
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About the author
Bree Despain
17 books2,676 followersThe Short: Bree rediscovered her childhood love for creating stories when she took a semester off college to write and direct plays for at-risk, inner-city teens from Philadelphia and New York. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband, two young sons, and her beloved TiVo. The Dark Divine is Bree's debut novel.
The Long: As a kid, Bree would staple folded papers to make her own "novels." As a teen, she wrote stories in notebooks while her friends waited for the next page to be finished. Her teachers told her she should be a writer. But Bree thought only special people could be writers, so as the years past, she settled into the idea of becoming a lawyer or something else just as ordinary.
Bree rediscovered her childhood love for creating stories when she took a semester off college to write and direct plays for at-risk, inner city teens from Philadelphia and New York. With a renewed passion for story, and the young adult audience, she returned to Brigham Young University, filled her schedule with creative writing and literature classes, and started writing stories again. But regular life kicked in, and she soon found herself married with a new baby, working full-time, and with very little writing done.
That’s when the universe threw a pick-up truck in her path. The car accident left Bree with an understanding that life was too short to not do what you absolutely love. A few days later, her husband brought home a used laptop computer, placed it by her bedside, and said, “You’d better start writing.” Her life has never been the same since.
In a moment of karmic perfection, Bree received the offer to purchase The Dark Divine on the 6th anniversary of the car accident that put her back on the path to becoming an author.
The Long: As a kid, Bree would staple folded papers to make her own "novels." As a teen, she wrote stories in notebooks while her friends waited for the next page to be finished. Her teachers told her she should be a writer. But Bree thought only special people could be writers, so as the years past, she settled into the idea of becoming a lawyer or something else just as ordinary.
Bree rediscovered her childhood love for creating stories when she took a semester off college to write and direct plays for at-risk, inner city teens from Philadelphia and New York. With a renewed passion for story, and the young adult audience, she returned to Brigham Young University, filled her schedule with creative writing and literature classes, and started writing stories again. But regular life kicked in, and she soon found herself married with a new baby, working full-time, and with very little writing done.
That’s when the universe threw a pick-up truck in her path. The car accident left Bree with an understanding that life was too short to not do what you absolutely love. A few days later, her husband brought home a used laptop computer, placed it by her bedside, and said, “You’d better start writing.” Her life has never been the same since.
In a moment of karmic perfection, Bree received the offer to purchase The Dark Divine on the 6th anniversary of the car accident that put her back on the path to becoming an author.
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February 14, 2011
WOW! Talk about an emotional roller coaster.
I was a fan of The Dark Divine, but I have to say that I think The Lost Saint may have topped it. And how perfect was the title "The Lost Saint" such perfect metaphorical use. It could have easily described several characters in the novel. Genius!
Despain does a wonderful job intertwining the mythology within the aspects of religion. It's a refreshing experience.
I must admit I was expecting the conflict between Grace and Daniel, but it didn't exactly play out like I anticipated it would. It seems like there is a theme in YA... there is alway conflict in the second novel. Surprisingly I found myself forgiving Grace for her actions and being upset with Daniel for the lack of his! Which when I take a step back and look at it, doesn't make any sense at all. They were both keeping things from each other, and neither was less at fault. I think that just shows how truly talented Despain is... she was totally manipulating me!
The Lost Saint was action packed... there is something happening at every turn and Grace is constantly learning something new. I felt like this whole other world opened up to us in this novel. Demons... and death, wolf packs and alphas... wow. Let's put another WOW, in there.
And let's not forget the ending. I think my mouth about hit the floor with that one.
Overall, The Lost Saint will not disappoint fans of The Dark Divine. You'll be drooling for more! Eh, that was a bad pun... You'll be begging for more! Ha, I crack myself up. You know, because those of the canine persuasion, drool and beg...? Anyway, this is a captivating continuation to a well written and unique series and I can't wait to read the next book!
I was a fan of The Dark Divine, but I have to say that I think The Lost Saint may have topped it. And how perfect was the title "The Lost Saint" such perfect metaphorical use. It could have easily described several characters in the novel. Genius!
Despain does a wonderful job intertwining the mythology within the aspects of religion. It's a refreshing experience.
I must admit I was expecting the conflict between Grace and Daniel, but it didn't exactly play out like I anticipated it would. It seems like there is a theme in YA... there is alway conflict in the second novel. Surprisingly I found myself forgiving Grace for her actions and being upset with Daniel for the lack of his! Which when I take a step back and look at it, doesn't make any sense at all. They were both keeping things from each other, and neither was less at fault. I think that just shows how truly talented Despain is... she was totally manipulating me!
The Lost Saint was action packed... there is something happening at every turn and Grace is constantly learning something new. I felt like this whole other world opened up to us in this novel. Demons... and death, wolf packs and alphas... wow. Let's put another WOW, in there.
And let's not forget the ending. I think my mouth about hit the floor with that one.
Overall, The Lost Saint will not disappoint fans of The Dark Divine. You'll be drooling for more! Eh, that was a bad pun... You'll be begging for more! Ha, I crack myself up. You know, because those of the canine persuasion, drool and beg...? Anyway, this is a captivating continuation to a well written and unique series and I can't wait to read the next book!
January 20, 2011
Is there some kind of rule that say the second book has to be an emotional roller coaster?
This one was filled with drama and major emotions. Grace saved Daniel. Thinking everything was okay, things all of the sudden began to change. Daniel becomes more distant leaving a wide open space for a new boy to come in. Grace is lonely and that is bad. Grace begins to lies and falls into a trap that she doesn't see.
First off, major emotions. Poor Grace. After all that she has done, Daniel goes and treats her badly. He stops answering calls, stood her up on dates, and just become different. Grace becomes agitated. She is hurt a lot and let her emotions play her. Instead of doing rational things, she allows her emotions to over run and is always putting herself in danger. I was glad for one that she wanted to be strong, that she can prove that she didn't need Daniel. But I felt like Grace only responded that way because of Daniel. His fault.
Daniel leaves for the same reason all guys leave in the second book. They don't want to hurt the girl, they are better off without them, blah, blah, freaking blah. Seriously, I'm so over this plot. Daniel is dumb and need to get his head out of his butt.
Even though the plot is overplayed, I still enjoyed it. The writing and the way the emotions played out was good. The characters were brought to life as the emotions flowed freely through her writing. The new boy in the book made for a great change. He certainly was cute and an eye opener for Grace. Although I am sad that it had to end badly. The secrets in this book did have me gasping. I couldn't believe the things that were happening. I was just taken back and WOWed.
As I said before I didn't really like the plot between Grace and Daniel. But the rest of the book was good. The family betrayal I had not seen and I admit I was even hurt by it. It was shocking and well....it was good.
This one was filled with drama and major emotions. Grace saved Daniel. Thinking everything was okay, things all of the sudden began to change. Daniel becomes more distant leaving a wide open space for a new boy to come in. Grace is lonely and that is bad. Grace begins to lies and falls into a trap that she doesn't see.
First off, major emotions. Poor Grace. After all that she has done, Daniel goes and treats her badly. He stops answering calls, stood her up on dates, and just become different. Grace becomes agitated. She is hurt a lot and let her emotions play her. Instead of doing rational things, she allows her emotions to over run and is always putting herself in danger. I was glad for one that she wanted to be strong, that she can prove that she didn't need Daniel. But I felt like Grace only responded that way because of Daniel. His fault.
Daniel leaves for the same reason all guys leave in the second book. They don't want to hurt the girl, they are better off without them, blah, blah, freaking blah. Seriously, I'm so over this plot. Daniel is dumb and need to get his head out of his butt.
Even though the plot is overplayed, I still enjoyed it. The writing and the way the emotions played out was good. The characters were brought to life as the emotions flowed freely through her writing. The new boy in the book made for a great change. He certainly was cute and an eye opener for Grace. Although I am sad that it had to end badly. The secrets in this book did have me gasping. I couldn't believe the things that were happening. I was just taken back and WOWed.
As I said before I didn't really like the plot between Grace and Daniel. But the rest of the book was good. The family betrayal I had not seen and I admit I was even hurt by it. It was shocking and well....it was good.
September 12, 2011
Although an engaging follow-up to its prequel, The Dark Divine, I have to say, I was a little bit disappointed by this book.
Perhaps my expectations were just too high for this book, but I found the plot line rather predictable compared to the awesomeness of the first one. Daniel aggravated me until the very end of the book, and despite my unwavering support in The Dark Divine, I felt his withdrawn, secretive nature was a bit too much when applied to their situation here.
Other characters too seemed rather flat to me, reminding me too much of ones in other stories. Grace was Nora, from Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush series, Jude was Thomas, Tessa's brother from Cassandra Clare's most recent book, Clockwork Angel, Daniel was a mixture of Sarah Rees Brennan's Alan andMaggie Stiefvater's Sam, from Shiver, Katie was Olivia from Beautiful Darkness, Grace's mother is Katniss's mother from The Hunger Games... The list goes on. I was upset at how similar these characters all seemed to come together here, because I loved The Dark Divine and I hate that it reminds me now of so many other things instead of holding its own. Some lines felt too cheesy to me, and many "revelations" seemed too forced, although I won't go into detail because I want to keep this review spoiler-free.
My other biggest issue with this book was more irksome than really unpleasent, but I really feel like it needs to be addressed.
Grace, as readers of The Dark Divine will know, is a pastor's daughter. She is Protestant and the supernatural creatures in this series are explained using the Bible. Grace and her family are of the Christian religion.
None of these things bother me.
BUT.
The Lost Saint was preachier than I would have expected. With talk of abstinance, God, and too many -- in my opinion -- underlying themes of how to be a proper Christian, The Lost Saint had some parts that were just downright uncomfortable for me to read. If the author had delved into a deeper explanation for this route -- for example, more about Grace's Christian upbringing or why exactly she believes so steadfastly in the Protestant God -- I would have been more okay with this, but her thoughts seemed to be placed at random moments and my assumption when reading it was that the author was trying to persuade readers that the Christian way was the right way. I'm not sure if this was her intention or not, but it just kind of rubbed me the wrong way, reading all about how God always believed in you and why Grace thought sex before marriage was wrong.
Other than those things though, I really enjoyed this book. I guess with the above it might not come off that way, but there are just so many more redeeming factors that I can't even explain.
Grace, for example, remains genuine, strong, and overall pleasent to read about. I loved the new characters and I liked learning more about minor characters like Grace's siblings Charity and Baby James. Grace's best friend April was always a pleasure to read about and I liked how we saw her evolve without Grace's help behind the scenes. I could understand the motivations of every single character and I had fun predicting the twists and turns the story took. They were smart and I thought about the book constantly, reading the entire thing in one sitting.
I'm glad Bree Despain ended on a cliffhanger because I wasn't sure how many books there were going to be; now I know there will at least be one more for me to devour, like Grace wanted to devour Daniel at one point in this book. ;)
Overall, I'm giving The Lost Saint four out of five stars because as I said, some parts were a little weird, but as a whole, I adore Ms. Despain's clever storytelling and wilingess to give her characters realistic flaws but also strengths. The execution was beautiful as always and I applaud her style and creativity in writing such a great follow-up to one of my favourite YA novels to date, The Dark Divine.
Perhaps my expectations were just too high for this book, but I found the plot line rather predictable compared to the awesomeness of the first one. Daniel aggravated me until the very end of the book, and despite my unwavering support in The Dark Divine, I felt his withdrawn, secretive nature was a bit too much when applied to their situation here.
Other characters too seemed rather flat to me, reminding me too much of ones in other stories. Grace was Nora, from Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush series, Jude was Thomas, Tessa's brother from Cassandra Clare's most recent book, Clockwork Angel, Daniel was a mixture of Sarah Rees Brennan's Alan andMaggie Stiefvater's Sam, from Shiver, Katie was Olivia from Beautiful Darkness, Grace's mother is Katniss's mother from The Hunger Games... The list goes on. I was upset at how similar these characters all seemed to come together here, because I loved The Dark Divine and I hate that it reminds me now of so many other things instead of holding its own. Some lines felt too cheesy to me, and many "revelations" seemed too forced, although I won't go into detail because I want to keep this review spoiler-free.
My other biggest issue with this book was more irksome than really unpleasent, but I really feel like it needs to be addressed.
Grace, as readers of The Dark Divine will know, is a pastor's daughter. She is Protestant and the supernatural creatures in this series are explained using the Bible. Grace and her family are of the Christian religion.
None of these things bother me.
BUT.
The Lost Saint was preachier than I would have expected. With talk of abstinance, God, and too many -- in my opinion -- underlying themes of how to be a proper Christian, The Lost Saint had some parts that were just downright uncomfortable for me to read. If the author had delved into a deeper explanation for this route -- for example, more about Grace's Christian upbringing or why exactly she believes so steadfastly in the Protestant God -- I would have been more okay with this, but her thoughts seemed to be placed at random moments and my assumption when reading it was that the author was trying to persuade readers that the Christian way was the right way. I'm not sure if this was her intention or not, but it just kind of rubbed me the wrong way, reading all about how God always believed in you and why Grace thought sex before marriage was wrong.
Other than those things though, I really enjoyed this book. I guess with the above it might not come off that way, but there are just so many more redeeming factors that I can't even explain.
Grace, for example, remains genuine, strong, and overall pleasent to read about. I loved the new characters and I liked learning more about minor characters like Grace's siblings Charity and Baby James. Grace's best friend April was always a pleasure to read about and I liked how we saw her evolve without Grace's help behind the scenes. I could understand the motivations of every single character and I had fun predicting the twists and turns the story took. They were smart and I thought about the book constantly, reading the entire thing in one sitting.
I'm glad Bree Despain ended on a cliffhanger because I wasn't sure how many books there were going to be; now I know there will at least be one more for me to devour, like Grace wanted to devour Daniel at one point in this book. ;)
Overall, I'm giving The Lost Saint four out of five stars because as I said, some parts were a little weird, but as a whole, I adore Ms. Despain's clever storytelling and wilingess to give her characters realistic flaws but also strengths. The execution was beautiful as always and I applaud her style and creativity in writing such a great follow-up to one of my favourite YA novels to date, The Dark Divine.
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January 4, 2016The Lost Saint is even better than the first book. It's full of fun twists and turns and ends with a shocking cliffhanger, which is my favorite kind. I still don't get the legs on the cover but this is a great story and I look forward to getting my hands on the next one. It's a really fun series.
November 9, 2012
Reviewed by Andrea for TeensReadToo.com
When Grace Divine saved Daniel from the curse of the werewolf, she was bitten by her brother, Jude, and was burdened with the curse, as well. Now, Daniel is training her to balance the wolf side of her self, her superpower side, and her normal human side. But when Daniel becomes distant and doesn't think it's a good idea to train anymore, Grace turns to a new guy in her life.
Talbot thinks Grace needs to train and helps her learn how to use her power. And all Grace wants is to use that power to find her brother. But using her wolf-ish powers can have the very effect that she doesn't want to have happen.
I have a truly horrible memory when it comes to remembering plots of books and movies. And while sometimes, once I start to read a sequel, it will all come back to me, unfortunately it didn't happen with this book. So after a couple of chapters I had to go look up a spoiler summary of THE DARK DIVINE. And once I did that, I remembered why I had loved the first book so much.
This book was a roller coaster of emotions. I loved Daniel and Grace together, and then I didn't like Daniel because of his behavior and I was starting to like Talbot more. There were times I felt both hopeful and hopeless about Jude. Yeah, I was never sure which guy to trust and like. It made for an intriguing and gripping story.
I don't think I enjoyed this book as much as I did the first in the series, but I think that's because Daniel and Grace's relationship was kind of strained in this book. And I felt that there was a lot more action in the book and not so much a character-driven storyline. But that doesn't make it bad. It definitely makes it a gripping read and one that I couldn't put down. And the end...Oh boy, I definitely didn't see that one coming! And how I want the next book now so that I can find out what happens next!
Once again, the cover is absolutely gorgeous. Both the cover for THE DARK DIVINE and the cover for THE LOST SAINT are so totally striking. I just love the coloring!
When Grace Divine saved Daniel from the curse of the werewolf, she was bitten by her brother, Jude, and was burdened with the curse, as well. Now, Daniel is training her to balance the wolf side of her self, her superpower side, and her normal human side. But when Daniel becomes distant and doesn't think it's a good idea to train anymore, Grace turns to a new guy in her life.
Talbot thinks Grace needs to train and helps her learn how to use her power. And all Grace wants is to use that power to find her brother. But using her wolf-ish powers can have the very effect that she doesn't want to have happen.
I have a truly horrible memory when it comes to remembering plots of books and movies. And while sometimes, once I start to read a sequel, it will all come back to me, unfortunately it didn't happen with this book. So after a couple of chapters I had to go look up a spoiler summary of THE DARK DIVINE. And once I did that, I remembered why I had loved the first book so much.
This book was a roller coaster of emotions. I loved Daniel and Grace together, and then I didn't like Daniel because of his behavior and I was starting to like Talbot more. There were times I felt both hopeful and hopeless about Jude. Yeah, I was never sure which guy to trust and like. It made for an intriguing and gripping story.
I don't think I enjoyed this book as much as I did the first in the series, but I think that's because Daniel and Grace's relationship was kind of strained in this book. And I felt that there was a lot more action in the book and not so much a character-driven storyline. But that doesn't make it bad. It definitely makes it a gripping read and one that I couldn't put down. And the end...Oh boy, I definitely didn't see that one coming! And how I want the next book now so that I can find out what happens next!
Once again, the cover is absolutely gorgeous. Both the cover for THE DARK DIVINE and the cover for THE LOST SAINT are so totally striking. I just love the coloring!
April 26, 2011
No more pondering. CLEAN CUT after 59 pages. And I simply use of my status comments as my review (which feels like re-heating yesterdays dinner somehow, but also fits since the book itself seems to be reheated and rechewed, too):
"I had low expectations concerning the first [book in the series] and ended up liking it a lot, but not loving it. Usually I abhor second installments that do not go forward, but backward, you know? Like questioning the love you've just found, being secretive again, holding back physically, yada, yada, yada. And if I had read the blurb more critically I would have known exactly what I got myself: A backward-pedalling story."
Hmm. Maybe the blurb was nor written when I placed my pre-order? That would be a really nice consolation for my ego. But I do not really believe it. It's likelier that I was so baffled about the positive surprise that I just clicked.
"I had low expectations concerning the first [book in the series] and ended up liking it a lot, but not loving it. Usually I abhor second installments that do not go forward, but backward, you know? Like questioning the love you've just found, being secretive again, holding back physically, yada, yada, yada. And if I had read the blurb more critically I would have known exactly what I got myself: A backward-pedalling story."
Hmm. Maybe the blurb was nor written when I placed my pre-order? That would be a really nice consolation for my ego. But I do not really believe it. It's likelier that I was so baffled about the positive surprise that I just clicked.
April 8, 2011
What an ending! O_0
It was a great book even though I wanted to punch Grace and Daniel in the face for acting like total losers around each other.
I felt sorry for Talbot. Hopefully we will get a chance to see more of him in the third book.
It was a great book even though I wanted to punch Grace and Daniel in the face for acting like total losers around each other.
I felt sorry for Talbot. Hopefully we will get a chance to see more of him in the third book.
December 30, 2010
Good but not as enjoyable as the first, 3.5 stars
Earlier this year, I devoured Bree Despain's debut novel, THE DARK DIVINE, in one sitting and loved it. While I enjoyed THE LOST SAINT, it didn't quite live up to its predecessor.
Grace made the ultimate sacrifice to save Daniel's soul and lost herself to the werewolf curse. Ten months later, she and Daniel are still together, but Grace's family is falling apart. After Grace receives a cryptic phone call from her brother, she knows what she must do: she must harness her new powers to find Jude and bring him home. When Daniel and her father tell her to pull back, she befriends a newcomer, Talbot, who promises he can help her. As secrets push Grace and Daniel apart, the stakes become higher when an old threat returns and puts everyone at risk.
For those looking for more action and a darker tone than the first novel, THE LOST SAINT will hit the spot. The writing remains clear and quickly readable, and the darker plot touches on issues like what motivates our behavior. The action-based plot moves things along steadily, especially toward the end. Grace grows as a character, even though she faces some significant low points, and the mythology is expanded to show the reader how the wolf "claims" those with the curse. New characters like Talbot and a host of demons mix things up, and previous ones, like Gabriel and April, take on more important roles.
Though many will enjoy the fast pace and action, I missed the previous focus on character development and romance. The plot twists felt too predictable after the author dropped certain hints, such as who would be the villain(s). Portions of the plot also felt like a mishmash of so many other werewolf and paranormal books I've read lately; other than the religion and family aspects, this installment didn't feel nearly as unique as the first. While the religious and moral lessons in the first book didn't come across as preachy, things were more heavy-handed this time, making it feel less like a book for a general audience. The novel also closed on a significant cliffhanger, which was frustrating.
Despite these qualms, I'm still very impressed with Despain's writing, and I'm looking forward to what the next installment in the series will bring for Grace, Daniel, and the people that surround them.
Earlier this year, I devoured Bree Despain's debut novel, THE DARK DIVINE, in one sitting and loved it. While I enjoyed THE LOST SAINT, it didn't quite live up to its predecessor.
Grace made the ultimate sacrifice to save Daniel's soul and lost herself to the werewolf curse. Ten months later, she and Daniel are still together, but Grace's family is falling apart. After Grace receives a cryptic phone call from her brother, she knows what she must do: she must harness her new powers to find Jude and bring him home. When Daniel and her father tell her to pull back, she befriends a newcomer, Talbot, who promises he can help her. As secrets push Grace and Daniel apart, the stakes become higher when an old threat returns and puts everyone at risk.
For those looking for more action and a darker tone than the first novel, THE LOST SAINT will hit the spot. The writing remains clear and quickly readable, and the darker plot touches on issues like what motivates our behavior. The action-based plot moves things along steadily, especially toward the end. Grace grows as a character, even though she faces some significant low points, and the mythology is expanded to show the reader how the wolf "claims" those with the curse. New characters like Talbot and a host of demons mix things up, and previous ones, like Gabriel and April, take on more important roles.
Though many will enjoy the fast pace and action, I missed the previous focus on character development and romance. The plot twists felt too predictable after the author dropped certain hints, such as who would be the villain(s). Portions of the plot also felt like a mishmash of so many other werewolf and paranormal books I've read lately; other than the religion and family aspects, this installment didn't feel nearly as unique as the first. While the religious and moral lessons in the first book didn't come across as preachy, things were more heavy-handed this time, making it feel less like a book for a general audience. The novel also closed on a significant cliffhanger, which was frustrating.
Despite these qualms, I'm still very impressed with Despain's writing, and I'm looking forward to what the next installment in the series will bring for Grace, Daniel, and the people that surround them.
January 28, 2011
I have never felt this disappointed in a second book of a series. I read it really fast just after it came out and was extremely disappointed. I had originally planned to read it again, give Bree a second chance. But I’ve had it on my Kobo for a month and have not had the stomach to endure it again. The characters, plot, predictability, pacing and setting were just all wrong. It felt like she wrote it really fast, but could have used another year to get this one right. It just feels wrong to me. I haven’t seen what the other bloggers are saying about this one yet. Some people may be thrilled. For me, the main character came off as silly and stupid. And don’t even get me started on the ending. However, I will be reading the third installment. Heck, I’ll probably buy it (at least on Kobo) I do own the others. Why? You ask. Well, you know how it’s hard to look away when you see a car wreck? This is the same type of thing. I have to see how Bree is going to dig her way out the train wreck she left us in at the end of this book.
February 10, 2011
3.5 stars. Honestly, I do not know why I am giving this book a 3.5 rating when it deserves a slightly lower one.
Not to jump on the "let's bash paranormal romance by labeling it as a Twilight ripoff" bandwagon, but I have to admit, The Lost Saint was exactly the same as New Moon. Once in love boyfriend grows distant with a mysterious secret, girl is completely clueless and relentlessly questioning, new guy shows up to test the girl's affection for the original guy... yes, it is all here.
For some reason, I still liked this book though. Probably not because of its originality, because it barely has any, but some mysterious factor I cannot seem to place. Maybe just the overall story itself.
Well, I am too tired to provide adequate reasoning for my rating of this book, but I'll end with this note: read this if you liked The Dark Divine or Twilight, do not read this if you did not like The Dark Divine or Twilight. That simple.
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Not to jump on the "let's bash paranormal romance by labeling it as a Twilight ripoff" bandwagon, but I have to admit, The Lost Saint was exactly the same as New Moon. Once in love boyfriend grows distant with a mysterious secret, girl is completely clueless and relentlessly questioning, new guy shows up to test the girl's affection for the original guy... yes, it is all here.
For some reason, I still liked this book though. Probably not because of its originality, because it barely has any, but some mysterious factor I cannot seem to place. Maybe just the overall story itself.
Well, I am too tired to provide adequate reasoning for my rating of this book, but I'll end with this note: read this if you liked The Dark Divine or Twilight, do not read this if you did not like The Dark Divine or Twilight. That simple.
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April 4, 2011
Don't you just hate it when you are smarter than the main character? When all arrows point this way yet the main character spirals the other? I felt like murdering Grace when reading this book. Her obvious stupidity was infuriating and the fact that all the clues were SCREAMING at her she just couldn't get it. In The Dark Divine she was smart articulate and strong headed yet in this one she was ditsy and air headed.
I don't really understand why Daniel was given such small parts. I was so very eager to read about the evolution of the relationship when all I get was Talbot this Talbot that. For one minute. just one minute I wanted her to die in the last chapters but Daniel. Oh poor poor Daniel. What has befallen him?
I don't really understand why Daniel was given such small parts. I was so very eager to read about the evolution of the relationship when all I get was Talbot this Talbot that. For one minute. just one minute I wanted her to die in the last chapters but Daniel. Oh poor poor Daniel. What has befallen him?
June 24, 2018
A lot more happened in this book but not enough for me to rate it any higher than a three stars.
August 24, 2021
My favorite line:
"You Bedazzled my stake?" 😂
"You Bedazzled my stake?" 😂
October 17, 2012
Dark Divine è stato in assoluto uno dei migliori libri dell'anno scorso. Ricordo di averlo praticamente divorato, e una volta finito ero perfino tentata di leggere il seguito in lingua. Ma l'anno scorso l'inglese per me era ancora una lingua completamente sconosciuta, cosi ho deciso di aspettare fino alla sua pubblicazione italiana.
Quando venerdi mi è arrivato Lost Grace, ho fatto letteralmente i salti di gioia, e l'ho iniziato quella sera stessa, anche se un pò titubante.
Perché titubante?Perché sono davvero tante, forse troppe, le serie che partono con un primo libro originale, innovativo e ben scritto, ma che scadono e deludono i lettori con il secondo volume.
Il sequel, come dico sempre, è il ponte che unisce il primo e l'ultimo volume di una trilogia, è il classico libro "di mezzo", e io lo considero come una vera e propria prova per l'autore/autrice. Se il seguito riesce a conquistarmi, termino la serie, altrimenti la abbandono.
Lost Grace ha decisamente superato la prova, anche se per me in questo sequel mancava quel qualcosa in più che caratterizzava e che mi ha fatto amare Dark Divine.
Con questo non voglio dire che il libro non mi sia piaciuto, anzi, mi ha completamente trascinato nella storia grazie a una trama ricca di azione e colpi di scena, e soprattutto grazie ad un'eroina che ha cacciato finalmente un pò di forza e carattere.
In Lost Grace infatti non troveremo la buona e innocente Grace che avevamo conosciuto nel volume precedente, ma al contrario vedremo questo personaggio crescere e diventare più forte, la vedremo imparare a combattere e a sviluppare i suoi poteri, tutto per unico scopo: salvare Jude e riportarlo a casa.
Infatti ora che suo fratello è scappato, dopo averla morsa, Grace si ritrova con il lupo dentro di lei, ed è Daniel, ex-licantropo, che l'aiuterà a tenere a bada il mostro che ha in sé sviluppando al tempo stesso le sue abilità per proteggersi. Ma quando Gabriel, appena arrivato in città, suo padre e Daniel stesso, iniziano a pensare che l'allenamento non sia più una buona idea, Grace deve vedersela da sola.
Sa che l'unico modo per trovare Jude è allenarsi e sviluppare i suoi potersi da licantropo, cosi si rivolge a Talbot, un nuovo e misterioso ragazzo che le insegnerà a controllare il lupo.
Ma niente è come sembra, e dopo delle sconvolgenti scoperte e criptici avvertimenti da parte di Jude, Grace dovrà scegliere di chi fidarsi. In gioco c'è la vita delle persone che ama.
Come ho già anticipato prima, questa nuova Grace più sicura di sé e più "oscura" mi ha definitivamente conquistata. E' disposta a tutto pur di ritrovare Jude, e non esita un minuto nemmeno di fronte alle pericolose situazioni in cui si ritroverà.
Il suo allontanamento da Daniel però mi ha spezzato il cuore. Speravo con tutta me stessa che in Lost Grace non venisse introdotto un triangolo, ma l'autrice invece cosa fa?Introduce un altro inutile triangolo!
Ammetto che l'ha costruito molto bene, Talbot è un personaggio fantastico che ho davvero amato, ma era davvero necessario?Secondo me no, visto che sappiamo bene chi è il ragazzo che Grace ama veramente, e che, per quanto misterioso e affascinante sia, Talbot non potrà mai competere con Daniel!
Normalmente io odio i triangoli, soprattutto perché finisco per affezionarmi molto al terzo incomodo, e per starci male quando poi la protagonista sceglie il suo primo e unico amore. Questo quindi non l'ho apprezzato molto, anche se ripeto, l'autrice l'ha costruito molto bene.
Il finale mi ha scioccata. Ma quanto odio questi cliffhanger finali?Tenendo presente i tempi di pubblicazione della Sperling (abbiamo aspettato un anno per Lost Grace), molto probabilmente non vedremo The Savage Grace prima dell'autunno 2013!
Voto finale, 4 stelline!Come tutti i sequel, anche Lost Grace non è all'altezza del primo volume, ma è stata comunque una bella e soprattutto avvincente lettura, che consiglio assolutamente a chiunque abbia adorato Dark Divine!
Quando venerdi mi è arrivato Lost Grace, ho fatto letteralmente i salti di gioia, e l'ho iniziato quella sera stessa, anche se un pò titubante.
Perché titubante?Perché sono davvero tante, forse troppe, le serie che partono con un primo libro originale, innovativo e ben scritto, ma che scadono e deludono i lettori con il secondo volume.
Il sequel, come dico sempre, è il ponte che unisce il primo e l'ultimo volume di una trilogia, è il classico libro "di mezzo", e io lo considero come una vera e propria prova per l'autore/autrice. Se il seguito riesce a conquistarmi, termino la serie, altrimenti la abbandono.
Lost Grace ha decisamente superato la prova, anche se per me in questo sequel mancava quel qualcosa in più che caratterizzava e che mi ha fatto amare Dark Divine.
Con questo non voglio dire che il libro non mi sia piaciuto, anzi, mi ha completamente trascinato nella storia grazie a una trama ricca di azione e colpi di scena, e soprattutto grazie ad un'eroina che ha cacciato finalmente un pò di forza e carattere.
In Lost Grace infatti non troveremo la buona e innocente Grace che avevamo conosciuto nel volume precedente, ma al contrario vedremo questo personaggio crescere e diventare più forte, la vedremo imparare a combattere e a sviluppare i suoi poteri, tutto per unico scopo: salvare Jude e riportarlo a casa.
Infatti ora che suo fratello è scappato, dopo averla morsa, Grace si ritrova con il lupo dentro di lei, ed è Daniel, ex-licantropo, che l'aiuterà a tenere a bada il mostro che ha in sé sviluppando al tempo stesso le sue abilità per proteggersi. Ma quando Gabriel, appena arrivato in città, suo padre e Daniel stesso, iniziano a pensare che l'allenamento non sia più una buona idea, Grace deve vedersela da sola.
Sa che l'unico modo per trovare Jude è allenarsi e sviluppare i suoi potersi da licantropo, cosi si rivolge a Talbot, un nuovo e misterioso ragazzo che le insegnerà a controllare il lupo.
Ma niente è come sembra, e dopo delle sconvolgenti scoperte e criptici avvertimenti da parte di Jude, Grace dovrà scegliere di chi fidarsi. In gioco c'è la vita delle persone che ama.
Come ho già anticipato prima, questa nuova Grace più sicura di sé e più "oscura" mi ha definitivamente conquistata. E' disposta a tutto pur di ritrovare Jude, e non esita un minuto nemmeno di fronte alle pericolose situazioni in cui si ritroverà.
Il suo allontanamento da Daniel però mi ha spezzato il cuore. Speravo con tutta me stessa che in Lost Grace non venisse introdotto un triangolo, ma l'autrice invece cosa fa?Introduce un altro inutile triangolo!
Ammetto che l'ha costruito molto bene, Talbot è un personaggio fantastico che ho davvero amato, ma era davvero necessario?Secondo me no, visto che sappiamo bene chi è il ragazzo che Grace ama veramente, e che, per quanto misterioso e affascinante sia, Talbot non potrà mai competere con Daniel!
Normalmente io odio i triangoli, soprattutto perché finisco per affezionarmi molto al terzo incomodo, e per starci male quando poi la protagonista sceglie il suo primo e unico amore. Questo quindi non l'ho apprezzato molto, anche se ripeto, l'autrice l'ha costruito molto bene.
Il finale mi ha scioccata. Ma quanto odio questi cliffhanger finali?Tenendo presente i tempi di pubblicazione della Sperling (abbiamo aspettato un anno per Lost Grace), molto probabilmente non vedremo The Savage Grace prima dell'autunno 2013!
Voto finale, 4 stelline!Come tutti i sequel, anche Lost Grace non è all'altezza del primo volume, ma è stata comunque una bella e soprattutto avvincente lettura, che consiglio assolutamente a chiunque abbia adorato Dark Divine!
December 18, 2010
The wolf deep inside Grace threatens to break free. Some say let it out, some urge her to control her dangerous dark side before it consumes her body and soul. Unsure of what is right and what is wrong, Grace does know one thing for sure- she won't sit around idle while her brother Jude is lost out in the world by himself. Swallowed up by an unforgiving city, she knows she must find Jude before it's too late. With her mother grief-stricken and her father constantly on the road, Grace decides to take matters into her own hands. She wants to train. She wants to fight. But when Daniel starts becoming secretive and pulling away from her, she begins turning to newcomer Talbot, a boy who urges her to surrender to the beast within. As darkness lurks around every corner and danger closes in, Grace must decide who she can trust - and most importantly, whether or not she can trust herself.
THE DARK DIVINE was one of my favorite novels last year and I knew if the sequel didn't live up to my high expectations, I'd be so disappointed. So with an anxious heart and somewhat shaky hand, I opened THE LOST SAINT and took a deep breath. In hindsight, I shouldn't have worried. Once again, Bree Despain's writing rocked my world. The sequel was just as good (if not better) than the first book in my opinion.
THE LOST SAINT was a darker read. More urban fantasy to me than paranormal romance, I reveled in the tension as Grace began training to take on all manner of devilry. I have to say she earned a whole new level of respect from me in this installment. I admired the way she refused to give up when everyone around her was falling apart. She proved she was a fighter, that she could take care of herself. I knew she was a strong character from the first book, but in THE LOST SAINT, Grace really kicked some serious butt! I also loved that there was so much turmoil with her and Daniel; it kept me constantly guessing. As the pages flew by, I had to know what was going to happen with two of them. Why was he turning away from her? Could she really trust the dangerous and oh-so-handsome Talbot? Ultimately I wanted Daniel and Grace together, but with the uncertainty of what Daniel was keeping from her, and the arrival of Talbot (picture a hunky young Alcide from True Blood), well, it all made for a delicious distraction.
I can't say too much about the storyline for fear of giving the plot away. But I will tell you I loved this book so much that I had to go ahead and pre-order a finished copy even though I had the ARC. I also want to mention the creatures of the night Bree Despain expanded on in this installment. It gave the book a gritty edge and added to the urgency of Grace's need to find Jude and bring him safely home. I also loved The Depot—the bar where Grace went to look for her brother—I could feel the vibration of the pounding base as Grace descended into the dangerous lair of the seedy nightclub. I could see her in her uncomfortable vinyl pants trying to blend in long enough to scope out the scene for Jude. I could feel my own heart racing when she met Talbot, befriended him and then subsequently went on raids with him, learning how to handle evil on her own terms.
The ending of THE LOST SAINT was heartbreaking. Many questions were answered, but so many more rose to take their place. The title of the book came into play, giving the book a parting, bittersweet touch. I can't wait to see what Bree Despain comes up next with with one of my favorite YA series of all time.
THE DARK DIVINE was one of my favorite novels last year and I knew if the sequel didn't live up to my high expectations, I'd be so disappointed. So with an anxious heart and somewhat shaky hand, I opened THE LOST SAINT and took a deep breath. In hindsight, I shouldn't have worried. Once again, Bree Despain's writing rocked my world. The sequel was just as good (if not better) than the first book in my opinion.
THE LOST SAINT was a darker read. More urban fantasy to me than paranormal romance, I reveled in the tension as Grace began training to take on all manner of devilry. I have to say she earned a whole new level of respect from me in this installment. I admired the way she refused to give up when everyone around her was falling apart. She proved she was a fighter, that she could take care of herself. I knew she was a strong character from the first book, but in THE LOST SAINT, Grace really kicked some serious butt! I also loved that there was so much turmoil with her and Daniel; it kept me constantly guessing. As the pages flew by, I had to know what was going to happen with two of them. Why was he turning away from her? Could she really trust the dangerous and oh-so-handsome Talbot? Ultimately I wanted Daniel and Grace together, but with the uncertainty of what Daniel was keeping from her, and the arrival of Talbot (picture a hunky young Alcide from True Blood), well, it all made for a delicious distraction.
I can't say too much about the storyline for fear of giving the plot away. But I will tell you I loved this book so much that I had to go ahead and pre-order a finished copy even though I had the ARC. I also want to mention the creatures of the night Bree Despain expanded on in this installment. It gave the book a gritty edge and added to the urgency of Grace's need to find Jude and bring him safely home. I also loved The Depot—the bar where Grace went to look for her brother—I could feel the vibration of the pounding base as Grace descended into the dangerous lair of the seedy nightclub. I could see her in her uncomfortable vinyl pants trying to blend in long enough to scope out the scene for Jude. I could feel my own heart racing when she met Talbot, befriended him and then subsequently went on raids with him, learning how to handle evil on her own terms.
The ending of THE LOST SAINT was heartbreaking. Many questions were answered, but so many more rose to take their place. The title of the book came into play, giving the book a parting, bittersweet touch. I can't wait to see what Bree Despain comes up next with with one of my favorite YA series of all time.
February 9, 2011
In a Sentence: Better than the first installment, but still a bit disappointing.
My Thoughts
For those of you who were around last year and remember reading my review of The Dark Divine, you'll probably also remember that, despite it's popularity, I wasn't a big fan off the book. However, since I thought the author, Bree Despain, had a lot of potential, and because I'm a firm believer in second chances, I decided to give The Lost Saint a shot when I was asked to review it.
I will say this: I thought The Lost Saint was more enjoyable than The Dark Divine. However, I still had a lot of issues with it--mainly, with the characters. Grace once again got on my nerves in this book. In The Dark Divine, it was that she was clueless, naive, and willing to do just about anything her family said was "right" just because they said so. In The Lost Saint, Grace begins to think for herself more, which I enjoyed, but she developed another problem: self-bashing. I started tabbing all of the places where Grace felt guilty, responsible, or just plain bad about something she did (or didn't do), and I had a LOT of tabs by the time I finished the book. I understand that many teenagers have difficulty with dealing with the consequences of their decisions, and Grace had quite a few big decisions to make in the book, but I felt that Grace was ridiculously insecure and had very little self-worth. She was capable of loving other people, but not herself, and it was very hard for me to like the main character when she didn't even seem to like herself!
I also found the main plot line to be predictable, but once again, Grace was clueless. This made a lot of the book a slow go for me, because there wasn't a lot of suspense to keep me turning pages. However, as I mentioned last year in my review of The Dark Divine, I really enjoyed the mythology that Despain wove into her story. It shows that she has a lot of creativity. If she decides to write outside of The Dark Divine series, I'll probably give her another shot. I think I'm done with this series though. It just isn't for me.
Also, for those of you who are interested, The Lost Saint ends with a pretty decent-sized cliffhanger. It didn't bother me all that much, but then again, I'm not planning on continuing the series. Just a warning for those of you who like to wait closer to the sequel's release date before diving into a book that will leave you hanging at the end!
My Thoughts
For those of you who were around last year and remember reading my review of The Dark Divine, you'll probably also remember that, despite it's popularity, I wasn't a big fan off the book. However, since I thought the author, Bree Despain, had a lot of potential, and because I'm a firm believer in second chances, I decided to give The Lost Saint a shot when I was asked to review it.
I will say this: I thought The Lost Saint was more enjoyable than The Dark Divine. However, I still had a lot of issues with it--mainly, with the characters. Grace once again got on my nerves in this book. In The Dark Divine, it was that she was clueless, naive, and willing to do just about anything her family said was "right" just because they said so. In The Lost Saint, Grace begins to think for herself more, which I enjoyed, but she developed another problem: self-bashing. I started tabbing all of the places where Grace felt guilty, responsible, or just plain bad about something she did (or didn't do), and I had a LOT of tabs by the time I finished the book. I understand that many teenagers have difficulty with dealing with the consequences of their decisions, and Grace had quite a few big decisions to make in the book, but I felt that Grace was ridiculously insecure and had very little self-worth. She was capable of loving other people, but not herself, and it was very hard for me to like the main character when she didn't even seem to like herself!
I also found the main plot line to be predictable, but once again, Grace was clueless. This made a lot of the book a slow go for me, because there wasn't a lot of suspense to keep me turning pages. However, as I mentioned last year in my review of The Dark Divine, I really enjoyed the mythology that Despain wove into her story. It shows that she has a lot of creativity. If she decides to write outside of The Dark Divine series, I'll probably give her another shot. I think I'm done with this series though. It just isn't for me.
Also, for those of you who are interested, The Lost Saint ends with a pretty decent-sized cliffhanger. It didn't bother me all that much, but then again, I'm not planning on continuing the series. Just a warning for those of you who like to wait closer to the sequel's release date before diving into a book that will leave you hanging at the end!
December 18, 2010
4.5 stars
Oh how I enjoyed The Lost Saint! As I've said before, I'm not always a fan of the second books in series, as the characters sometimes make choice (that I know the need to make) that make me cringe and more often than not, it breaks the main character and it either breaks up the main love interests or leaves their relationship in jeopardy. This sequel has all that and more. Not only does Bree deliver a darker journey for Grace to take, as she learns to control her inner wolf, but she throws in a few twists and leaves me wanting a whole lot more with her ending.
I really liked that The Lost Saint picks right up from where The Dark Divine ended, and takes right off. What I enjoyed most about this sequel is how much Grace has grown as a character. She's not the good little preacher's daughter who sits on the side lines and pretends nothing is going on. She is on the hunt to control her powers, save her brother and the one she loves. There's romance, more history, a darker plot, fantastic plot twists that kept me guessing at who was behind the new evil that's roaming the city streets and action. Mix all these great elements with some fantastic new characters, and I was hooked.
Oh yes, the new characters. While Grace has found her inner strength, she has yet to get over little insecurities she has with Daniel. Katie Summers, the new character (whom I feel so honored is named after me) just might feed upon these insecurities and may or may not shake things up just a bit between Daniel and Grace. She's not the only one. Enter into the picture the hot new mysterious Talbot. Is he or isn't he out for Grace!? What's Jude's role in all this? Is he really out to protect his sister or save himself? That's one of many questions you'll be asking yourself until you get to the every end of The Lost Saint. Let me just say the ending will make you realize that nothing was predictable with this sequel.
I'm really looking forward to the next book! There's so many answers I need and I want to know what happens next. In the mean time, I'll enjoy re-reading The Lost Saint. I definitely recommend pre-ordering this book.
Oh how I enjoyed The Lost Saint! As I've said before, I'm not always a fan of the second books in series, as the characters sometimes make choice (that I know the need to make) that make me cringe and more often than not, it breaks the main character and it either breaks up the main love interests or leaves their relationship in jeopardy. This sequel has all that and more. Not only does Bree deliver a darker journey for Grace to take, as she learns to control her inner wolf, but she throws in a few twists and leaves me wanting a whole lot more with her ending.
I really liked that The Lost Saint picks right up from where The Dark Divine ended, and takes right off. What I enjoyed most about this sequel is how much Grace has grown as a character. She's not the good little preacher's daughter who sits on the side lines and pretends nothing is going on. She is on the hunt to control her powers, save her brother and the one she loves. There's romance, more history, a darker plot, fantastic plot twists that kept me guessing at who was behind the new evil that's roaming the city streets and action. Mix all these great elements with some fantastic new characters, and I was hooked.
Oh yes, the new characters. While Grace has found her inner strength, she has yet to get over little insecurities she has with Daniel. Katie Summers, the new character (whom I feel so honored is named after me) just might feed upon these insecurities and may or may not shake things up just a bit between Daniel and Grace. She's not the only one. Enter into the picture the hot new mysterious Talbot. Is he or isn't he out for Grace!? What's Jude's role in all this? Is he really out to protect his sister or save himself? That's one of many questions you'll be asking yourself until you get to the every end of The Lost Saint. Let me just say the ending will make you realize that nothing was predictable with this sequel.
I'm really looking forward to the next book! There's so many answers I need and I want to know what happens next. In the mean time, I'll enjoy re-reading The Lost Saint. I definitely recommend pre-ordering this book.
September 18, 2011
The Lost Saint takes us on a fast ride of jealousy,betrayal, revenge, vulnerability, self revelation, redemption, and of course, unconditional love.
Everything Grace has known her life and world to consist of is tested in book two. With Jude missing, her mother has a bit of a mental break down, leaving Grace to shoulder more responsibility in the home as her Father sets off on a search to bring Jude home.
Daniel, although cured starts to realize some strange changes with himself, and instead of opening up to Grace, he pulls away. His fear of her reaction puts a wedge in their relationship. (Heartbreaking and extremely frustrating for the reader!) :)
What happens when Daniel makes himself unavailable and Grace has to deal with the effects of Judes disappearance at home? Grace sets out on her own mission, in secret, without Daniel, to become a Hound of Heaven in an attempt to find her brother, with a complete stranger! Tal is not only a hunk who threatens her relationship with Daniel, but he also is secretly trying to make Grace fall to the Wolf. There was a nice little twist with him at the end as well.
We eventually find Jude. Daniel and Grace eventually stop beating around the bush, open up to each other, and solidify their relationship in a much stronger bond. Unfortunately it is under the confides of an enemy neither expected to have to face.
No worries. The good guys win. But at how high of a cost? The Lost Saint left on a cliff hanger of all cliff hangers. I can't say that I'm panicking, ... though Tal did profess his love for Grace, and he is in human form while Daniel is .... well you'll have to read and see! I'm certain The Savage Grace will tie this series up nice and neat, with the ultimate Happily ever after!
LOVE THIS SERIES! Five stars!
Everything Grace has known her life and world to consist of is tested in book two. With Jude missing, her mother has a bit of a mental break down, leaving Grace to shoulder more responsibility in the home as her Father sets off on a search to bring Jude home.
Daniel, although cured starts to realize some strange changes with himself, and instead of opening up to Grace, he pulls away. His fear of her reaction puts a wedge in their relationship. (Heartbreaking and extremely frustrating for the reader!) :)
What happens when Daniel makes himself unavailable and Grace has to deal with the effects of Judes disappearance at home? Grace sets out on her own mission, in secret, without Daniel, to become a Hound of Heaven in an attempt to find her brother, with a complete stranger! Tal is not only a hunk who threatens her relationship with Daniel, but he also is secretly trying to make Grace fall to the Wolf. There was a nice little twist with him at the end as well.
We eventually find Jude. Daniel and Grace eventually stop beating around the bush, open up to each other, and solidify their relationship in a much stronger bond. Unfortunately it is under the confides of an enemy neither expected to have to face.
No worries. The good guys win. But at how high of a cost? The Lost Saint left on a cliff hanger of all cliff hangers. I can't say that I'm panicking, ... though Tal did profess his love for Grace, and he is in human form while Daniel is .... well you'll have to read and see! I'm certain The Savage Grace will tie this series up nice and neat, with the ultimate Happily ever after!
LOVE THIS SERIES! Five stars!
July 6, 2011
Street Corner TBR Challenge: July pick #1 per Milly
Okay, so I admit when I started reading this I was thinking to myself, " Here we go again, I'm going to know every twist and turn and have no suprises." Well, on a positive note, I was wrong. I was pleasantly suprised along the read. Did I love the book then? Not-so-much.
Spoilers:
I was suprised with Daniel's Father's role. You knew he was going to come back about midway through the story, but still his character seemed so juvenille.
Daniel and Grace's realtionship was made of the suck this go round. I hated reading their tension. It was obvious something was up with him, but I did not expect that ending.... Blek, that ending just grinds my gears.
Jude was a huge letdown for me. I thought he would redeem himself in the end. I thought it was all an act. I just knew he would save his sister in the end.... wrong and wrong. Ugh.
Talbot seemed like a bad guy throughout the whole story. I was suprised, in a good way by his ending. I know he was "bad", but Daniel was such a prick I wish Grace would have just went wild with him.... not really, but he does sound pretty scrumpsious!!!!! And, psycho....
What was up with the Mom's character??!?!?! She drove me crazy.
On that note, so did the Dad... absent except to reprimand. Grrrrrr.
Bottomline: If you really loved the first installment, you will likely be digging this one. If you were on the fence with the first book, this one will probably make you fall off into the pasture.... and beg for a different book.
3 generous stars
Okay, so I admit when I started reading this I was thinking to myself, " Here we go again, I'm going to know every twist and turn and have no suprises." Well, on a positive note, I was wrong. I was pleasantly suprised along the read. Did I love the book then? Not-so-much.
Spoilers:
I was suprised with Daniel's Father's role. You knew he was going to come back about midway through the story, but still his character seemed so juvenille.
Daniel and Grace's realtionship was made of the suck this go round. I hated reading their tension. It was obvious something was up with him, but I did not expect that ending.... Blek, that ending just grinds my gears.
Jude was a huge letdown for me. I thought he would redeem himself in the end. I thought it was all an act. I just knew he would save his sister in the end.... wrong and wrong. Ugh.
Talbot seemed like a bad guy throughout the whole story. I was suprised, in a good way by his ending. I know he was "bad", but Daniel was such a prick I wish Grace would have just went wild with him.... not really, but he does sound pretty scrumpsious!!!!! And, psycho....
What was up with the Mom's character??!?!?! She drove me crazy.
On that note, so did the Dad... absent except to reprimand. Grrrrrr.
Bottomline: If you really loved the first installment, you will likely be digging this one. If you were on the fence with the first book, this one will probably make you fall off into the pasture.... and beg for a different book.
3 generous stars
May 24, 2017
Okay, the first book was interesting and intriguing.
In these books the werewolves are shown from a different perspective. There is another myth behind this story and the author researched it very well.
This book is not like e.g. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. It seems very similar at some points, but at the same time it is completely different.
While the other book is smooth and more like a fairy tale this one is full of tension and strong, powerful feelings and actions!
All characters in this book are strong-willed and stubborn and wild, in contrast to many other books. And the protagonist, Grace, is the strongest of all.
She makes human mistakes and normal decisions. And the is torn apart because of the wolf inside her. By the way, it was absolutely thrilling to read about the other voice in Grace' head!
Daniel is the bad guy who turned into a good one but you still can see this bad boy qualities, what is sort of sexy.
Talbot...I didn't know what to think about him from the very beginning. Well, I was right.
I loved it how the book became more and more exiting with every page! The last 100 pages were heartbreaking and mind-blowing! This book is just gorgeous!
Highly recommended to all those who like werewolves and fantasy-love-stories! I really enjoyed this book!
In these books the werewolves are shown from a different perspective. There is another myth behind this story and the author researched it very well.
This book is not like e.g. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. It seems very similar at some points, but at the same time it is completely different.
While the other book is smooth and more like a fairy tale this one is full of tension and strong, powerful feelings and actions!
All characters in this book are strong-willed and stubborn and wild, in contrast to many other books. And the protagonist, Grace, is the strongest of all.
She makes human mistakes and normal decisions. And the is torn apart because of the wolf inside her. By the way, it was absolutely thrilling to read about the other voice in Grace' head!
Daniel is the bad guy who turned into a good one but you still can see this bad boy qualities, what is sort of sexy.
Talbot...I didn't know what to think about him from the very beginning. Well, I was right.
I loved it how the book became more and more exiting with every page! The last 100 pages were heartbreaking and mind-blowing! This book is just gorgeous!
Highly recommended to all those who like werewolves and fantasy-love-stories! I really enjoyed this book!
September 5, 2013
This review is also posted on my blog, In The Good Books.
The Lost Saint had an amazing plot - I could never see where the story was headed. Part of that unpredictability probably stemmed from being locked in Grace's head, with the first person narration, and having no idea which other characters you could trust or couldn't.
The werewolfism (I don't care if it's not a word - you know what I mean) in this series is so unique in lore to other werewolf books. I especially liked how it was seen as more of a curse than a blessing. I hate books where there's no downside to being a supernatural being.
Grace was a dynamic character. She struggled both with her newfound lycanthropy and with her family problems. Her relationship with Daniel is tested, and a darker, stronger side of her comes out in this book.
The book ended on a cliffhanger. The ending cleared up some of the conflict from the book while introducing new problems to be faced in the next book - which I cannot WAIT to read!
I give The Lost Saint a 5 out of 5.
I read The Dark Divine way back just after in came out, and probably would have given it 3.5 out of 5, at odds to how much I *loved* this book. My reading tastes have really been warped over the past year.
The Lost Saint had an amazing plot - I could never see where the story was headed. Part of that unpredictability probably stemmed from being locked in Grace's head, with the first person narration, and having no idea which other characters you could trust or couldn't.
The werewolfism (I don't care if it's not a word - you know what I mean) in this series is so unique in lore to other werewolf books. I especially liked how it was seen as more of a curse than a blessing. I hate books where there's no downside to being a supernatural being.
Grace was a dynamic character. She struggled both with her newfound lycanthropy and with her family problems. Her relationship with Daniel is tested, and a darker, stronger side of her comes out in this book.
The book ended on a cliffhanger. The ending cleared up some of the conflict from the book while introducing new problems to be faced in the next book - which I cannot WAIT to read!
I give The Lost Saint a 5 out of 5.
I read The Dark Divine way back just after in came out, and probably would have given it 3.5 out of 5, at odds to how much I *loved* this book. My reading tastes have really been warped over the past year.
March 23, 2011
I must say, I rather enjoyed The Last Saint! It started off a bit slow for me and at times I felt some scenes were forced, but overall it was a fun read.
Grace has her hands full in the exciting sequel to The Dark Divine. In The Last Saint she not only struggles to hold onto her relationship with Daniel, but also resisting her inner wolf. Violence, once again, threatens the good city of Rose Crest and nothing and no one seems to be as they appear.
The reason Daniel and Grace stopped talking to each other seemed forced or bland. I wish there was more depth there. I don't know. I just feel that part could have been better written. I found myself asking, "Why aren't they talking again?", a lot. But I was happy that this book did not seem as predictable as the first one. There were a few things I did guess, but the ending had a nice cliffhanger and I look forward to reading the next one.
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January 10, 2011
I read this book as a follow up to The Dark Divine that I just read and reviewed. I did not review this book for content for The Literate Mother. But, if I had, it would receive about the same sort of review.
In this book, the plot thickens, more players are brought into the game and we see Grace, Jude and Daniel evolving into different people/things.
My favorite quote and the best part of the book for me was, "That voice you hear-those terrible things that bombard you. Thoughts that make you think God doesn't care about us. Those aren't your thoughts. And they don't come from God either. They're the wolf. The demon. The devil. It's testing you. Tempting you. But if you can push those thoughts away, if you can reach beyond them, then you'll find that there's a true power deep inside of you, a power God has given you to fight the evil, that's greater than anything you can even imagine."
In this book, the plot thickens, more players are brought into the game and we see Grace, Jude and Daniel evolving into different people/things.
My favorite quote and the best part of the book for me was, "That voice you hear-those terrible things that bombard you. Thoughts that make you think God doesn't care about us. Those aren't your thoughts. And they don't come from God either. They're the wolf. The demon. The devil. It's testing you. Tempting you. But if you can push those thoughts away, if you can reach beyond them, then you'll find that there's a true power deep inside of you, a power God has given you to fight the evil, that's greater than anything you can even imagine."
February 8, 2011
NOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! This can't happen .. It's not possible . is it ??? No ways
Okay here's the thing the book was really really awesome . It's was 4.5/5 star . In the start I was like Oh! what now this books don't seems to be of any good but as i progressed it got better and better .
As we all know Grace's a wolf now and Daniel is teaching her to use her power and to be human at the same time . And then something strange happens . Jude calls Grace to warn her and then a series of strange activities starts and then Daniel start ignoring Grace and Grace meat another guy and then Caleb ,Daniel's father comes back and the story takes a real turn. And now I'm waiting for the next book to come .(I know it's very ambiguous but the thing is I'm to excited to write a proper review and hopefully I'll re-write it )
Okay here's the thing the book was really really awesome . It's was 4.5/5 star . In the start I was like Oh! what now this books don't seems to be of any good but as i progressed it got better and better .
As we all know Grace's a wolf now and Daniel is teaching her to use her power and to be human at the same time . And then something strange happens . Jude calls Grace to warn her and then a series of strange activities starts and then Daniel start ignoring Grace and Grace meat another guy and then Caleb ,Daniel's father comes back and the story takes a real turn. And now I'm waiting for the next book to come .(I know it's very ambiguous but the thing is I'm to excited to write a proper review and hopefully I'll re-write it )
March 31, 2016
I didn't like this book as much a I loved the first one but it was still really good. Although I would've liked to read more Grace/Daniel moments. The characters were really good even though people lke Talbot and Caleb, I just didn't like their role in the book. The ending was really good and unexpected but I almost cried when I found out what happened to Daniel :(
January 2, 2011
I absolutely loved this book. The story picked up right where it left off. The characters grew up in this book and Grace was challenged in more ways than one. Daniel was challenged to put his feelings aside and help grace. If you want adventure and romance this book is for you..
September 18, 2013
This series wants so badly to be Twilight that it isn't even funny.
January 15, 2011
***SPOILERS****
Rating - since I can't do accurate rating on goodreads - as no half stars available... I think I will go wih 3.5 stars.
Firstly, due my reading a lot of YA trilogies at the moment, I am finding a lot of similarities.
This particular one reminded me of Linger in the aspect that first book boy = wolf, second book girl = wolf. It also reminded me of Crescendo and Torment in the aspect of male lead withdrawing from the female lead etc etc. Now don't get me wrong, I am not bagging out Bree. After all, these storylines have been long in the making. It just seems like so much since all these sequels have come out recently. Like I said, this isn't a criticism about Bree, I do enjoy her style of writing.
The other reasons why I that this book is similar to the others is that it has a classic "second book syndrome" factor - It answers some questions, but opens up even more. But that is to be expected from a second book - otherwise it would be a pretty sucky trilogy! But I must say, I did enjoy this second book more than some others.
The other reason why it reminds me of so many of the other sequels - the female lead. Yes, she has a fair bit of Bella syndrome going on! There were moments where I would have slapped her up the side of the head if she was a real person!!! I found this character had turned into a frustratingly dumb, self absorbed, stupid teenage girl. And hypocritical - Oh my god!!! "He is keeping secrets, but so am I, but it's okay when I do it as I have my reasons". But, credit to Bree - there were times when the males in this book said it how it was!!! Talbot indeed called her self absorbed, and Daniel indeed told her how stupid she was! There was a moment of Daniel blaming himself, but all in all, the guys weren't overly "It's okay. It's not your fault at all. It is totally my fault" everytime she was stupid!. I understand alot of this dumb/self absorbed thing was the "wolf" influence... but really, with her prior knowledge to how the wolf thing worked, she should have known better than to believe she could control it. She had Daniels experience to go by, and later Gabriel there as well. She just didn't want to listen. And speaking of, how on earth did she not realise that this third voice was the wolf??? Dumb!
In saying all of that, the book stays true to the characters - they are after all teenagers. Which is why I can sometimes seem critical of the characters. But, I find that Bree writes her characters well. There are a few key comments that make me roll my eyes, a few that make me smirk, a few that make me cringe. Everything I expect from a teenage character really. Bree certainly does a great job of the dialog and actions of teenagers.
This book takes on a more darker plot than TDD. Which I enjoyed. Obviously, Grace's desire to use her powers for good, to find and help her brother, and to be the overall "heroine" is the driving factor in this book - and it does take her to some "darker" places than a preachers daughter would ever normally find herself. It also causes her to be more darker. It has more action, more characters and few old ones returning for their 2 seconds of fame, so to speak.
Talbot storyline... I couldn't believe that she couldn't see Talbot was manipulating her. Like I said, frustratingly dumb!!! The moment Talbot stepped into the story, "bad guy" alarm bells rang. Then him "training her", ripping off her moonstone and telling her that he "understands her" all fuelled the bad guy belief. Then he arrived at the fair, you are thinking, yes - definitely bad guy. Then he got knocked out and Jude was taking him too - is he a good guy after all? Then he woke up - said to "father" that he was bringing her to him - yep bad guy. Then the end - oh - good guy?. I liked the moments of doubt of if was actually the good or bad guy (albeit at the very end). Although, I did think the relationship between Grace and Jude formed a bit too quickly.
Jude. Seriously - disown the guy. That simple!
Kaleb. I liked the introduction of this character. Obviously he was mentioned in TDD, and was a horrible person/wolf. And I am glad that his character continued to evil - not the whole "I am this way because blah blah blah". No sob story. In TDD it was only really Grace remembering, and she didn't really know him, so it was good to finally "meet" this character.
Gabriel. I loved the introduction of the real Gabriel. The Gabriel part was my favourite in TDD - the final letter being signed by him etc. Although, I would have liked to have seen him more in the book. His moments in the book were well thought out however... every line had depth and meaning. And that fit with the character that was set up in TDD. I really hope there is more of him in the next one... I want to know more about him. And, something that was said, makes me think that he didn't actually kill Katharine... I will have to go back and look at that again.
I liked the little things thrown in... Talbot being the son of the family Kaleb slaughtered... and Don Mooney's cousin... therefore actually related to Gabriel as well.
Whilst nothing shocked me in this book... it was a little predictable, I still liked it. I had a suspicion that Daniels dad would come after him. I picked up on the "true alpha" thing as soon as Gabriel mentioned it. It was the way he said there was no more true Alphas (ie Daniel was, but not anymore). Then of course, the whole Kaleb thing clicked into place with the challenging thing - even Grace wondered about Kaleb wanting to be Alpha - which means, of course, that he would have to get rid of Daniel.
Now speaking of that - I wasn't surprised when he said he was getting back some of his powers back.... It all started when he got cut in the alleyway during the fight with Pete... something was seriously wrong there. That was I first became frustrated with Grace - how would a person not pick up that!!!! And I wasn't shocked that Daniel turned to save Grace from the wolves. Of course, his "Alpha" had to come out at some point.
Like I said, no mind blowing things happened in this book, but I still liked it. The "non surprising" events were well written. I liked the ending of this book.. it nicely closed off some things but managed to open up a whole realm of other things...
What will happen now that Daniel is stuck as a wolf? What will happen with Gabriel/Daniel/Kaleb when his Alpha dies. What will happen with the fact that Gabriel, Talbot, Grace and it seems Jude do not have moonstones? I think the third and final book will be good! Oh, and lets not forget, there will be a love triangle... Surely we couldn't go through a YA trilogy without a triangle!!!
Rating - since I can't do accurate rating on goodreads - as no half stars available... I think I will go wih 3.5 stars.
Firstly, due my reading a lot of YA trilogies at the moment, I am finding a lot of similarities.
This particular one reminded me of Linger in the aspect that first book boy = wolf, second book girl = wolf. It also reminded me of Crescendo and Torment in the aspect of male lead withdrawing from the female lead etc etc. Now don't get me wrong, I am not bagging out Bree. After all, these storylines have been long in the making. It just seems like so much since all these sequels have come out recently. Like I said, this isn't a criticism about Bree, I do enjoy her style of writing.
The other reasons why I that this book is similar to the others is that it has a classic "second book syndrome" factor - It answers some questions, but opens up even more. But that is to be expected from a second book - otherwise it would be a pretty sucky trilogy! But I must say, I did enjoy this second book more than some others.
The other reason why it reminds me of so many of the other sequels - the female lead. Yes, she has a fair bit of Bella syndrome going on! There were moments where I would have slapped her up the side of the head if she was a real person!!! I found this character had turned into a frustratingly dumb, self absorbed, stupid teenage girl. And hypocritical - Oh my god!!! "He is keeping secrets, but so am I, but it's okay when I do it as I have my reasons". But, credit to Bree - there were times when the males in this book said it how it was!!! Talbot indeed called her self absorbed, and Daniel indeed told her how stupid she was! There was a moment of Daniel blaming himself, but all in all, the guys weren't overly "It's okay. It's not your fault at all. It is totally my fault" everytime she was stupid!. I understand alot of this dumb/self absorbed thing was the "wolf" influence... but really, with her prior knowledge to how the wolf thing worked, she should have known better than to believe she could control it. She had Daniels experience to go by, and later Gabriel there as well. She just didn't want to listen. And speaking of, how on earth did she not realise that this third voice was the wolf??? Dumb!
In saying all of that, the book stays true to the characters - they are after all teenagers. Which is why I can sometimes seem critical of the characters. But, I find that Bree writes her characters well. There are a few key comments that make me roll my eyes, a few that make me smirk, a few that make me cringe. Everything I expect from a teenage character really. Bree certainly does a great job of the dialog and actions of teenagers.
This book takes on a more darker plot than TDD. Which I enjoyed. Obviously, Grace's desire to use her powers for good, to find and help her brother, and to be the overall "heroine" is the driving factor in this book - and it does take her to some "darker" places than a preachers daughter would ever normally find herself. It also causes her to be more darker. It has more action, more characters and few old ones returning for their 2 seconds of fame, so to speak.
Talbot storyline... I couldn't believe that she couldn't see Talbot was manipulating her. Like I said, frustratingly dumb!!! The moment Talbot stepped into the story, "bad guy" alarm bells rang. Then him "training her", ripping off her moonstone and telling her that he "understands her" all fuelled the bad guy belief. Then he arrived at the fair, you are thinking, yes - definitely bad guy. Then he got knocked out and Jude was taking him too - is he a good guy after all? Then he woke up - said to "father" that he was bringing her to him - yep bad guy. Then the end - oh - good guy?. I liked the moments of doubt of if was actually the good or bad guy (albeit at the very end). Although, I did think the relationship between Grace and Jude formed a bit too quickly.
Jude. Seriously - disown the guy. That simple!
Kaleb. I liked the introduction of this character. Obviously he was mentioned in TDD, and was a horrible person/wolf. And I am glad that his character continued to evil - not the whole "I am this way because blah blah blah". No sob story. In TDD it was only really Grace remembering, and she didn't really know him, so it was good to finally "meet" this character.
Gabriel. I loved the introduction of the real Gabriel. The Gabriel part was my favourite in TDD - the final letter being signed by him etc. Although, I would have liked to have seen him more in the book. His moments in the book were well thought out however... every line had depth and meaning. And that fit with the character that was set up in TDD. I really hope there is more of him in the next one... I want to know more about him. And, something that was said, makes me think that he didn't actually kill Katharine... I will have to go back and look at that again.
I liked the little things thrown in... Talbot being the son of the family Kaleb slaughtered... and Don Mooney's cousin... therefore actually related to Gabriel as well.
Whilst nothing shocked me in this book... it was a little predictable, I still liked it. I had a suspicion that Daniels dad would come after him. I picked up on the "true alpha" thing as soon as Gabriel mentioned it. It was the way he said there was no more true Alphas (ie Daniel was, but not anymore). Then of course, the whole Kaleb thing clicked into place with the challenging thing - even Grace wondered about Kaleb wanting to be Alpha - which means, of course, that he would have to get rid of Daniel.
Now speaking of that - I wasn't surprised when he said he was getting back some of his powers back.... It all started when he got cut in the alleyway during the fight with Pete... something was seriously wrong there. That was I first became frustrated with Grace - how would a person not pick up that!!!! And I wasn't shocked that Daniel turned to save Grace from the wolves. Of course, his "Alpha" had to come out at some point.
Like I said, no mind blowing things happened in this book, but I still liked it. The "non surprising" events were well written. I liked the ending of this book.. it nicely closed off some things but managed to open up a whole realm of other things...
What will happen now that Daniel is stuck as a wolf? What will happen with Gabriel/Daniel/Kaleb when his Alpha dies. What will happen with the fact that Gabriel, Talbot, Grace and it seems Jude do not have moonstones? I think the third and final book will be good! Oh, and lets not forget, there will be a love triangle... Surely we couldn't go through a YA trilogy without a triangle!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 6, 2022
Dlaczego o tej serii jest tak cicho? I dlaczego jest tak trudno dostępna?!
Jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem, jaki poziom trzyma ta seria. Pierwszy tom miał wspaniały klimat, świetnie wykreowany świat, dobrze zapowiadających się bohaterów, tajemnice, których się nie spodziewałam. W tym tomie mamy dodatkowo akcję, która mnie porwała i bardzo mi się spodobała. Nie ma co się spodziewać akcji z fajerwerkami, lecz ta tutaj jest dobra, nawet bez tego. Nie ma przerw, ciągle się coś dzieje, pojawiają się nowe rzeczy, nowe tajemnice, które po rozwikłaniu tworzą kolejne. Cudownie się to czytało!
Wątek romantyczny nadal jest mały, ale też został rozwinięty, podkręcony, dzięki czemu stał się częścią akcji, a nie pobocznym wątkiem. Ta forma bardzo mi tu pasuje ;)
Grace w porównaniu do poprzedniego tomu dojrzała, przestała być dziecinna, naiwna, zbyt optymistyczna i drażniąca - teraz ją serio polubiłam i muszę poznać jej dalsze losy. Cała reszta bohaterów jakoś też bardziej przypadła mi do gustu :P
Szukacie lekkiej fantastyki z wątkiem romantycznym przynoszącej na myśl lata dziesiąte tego wieku? Już nie musicie szukać, bo macie całą serię :)
Jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem, jaki poziom trzyma ta seria. Pierwszy tom miał wspaniały klimat, świetnie wykreowany świat, dobrze zapowiadających się bohaterów, tajemnice, których się nie spodziewałam. W tym tomie mamy dodatkowo akcję, która mnie porwała i bardzo mi się spodobała. Nie ma co się spodziewać akcji z fajerwerkami, lecz ta tutaj jest dobra, nawet bez tego. Nie ma przerw, ciągle się coś dzieje, pojawiają się nowe rzeczy, nowe tajemnice, które po rozwikłaniu tworzą kolejne. Cudownie się to czytało!
Wątek romantyczny nadal jest mały, ale też został rozwinięty, podkręcony, dzięki czemu stał się częścią akcji, a nie pobocznym wątkiem. Ta forma bardzo mi tu pasuje ;)
Grace w porównaniu do poprzedniego tomu dojrzała, przestała być dziecinna, naiwna, zbyt optymistyczna i drażniąca - teraz ją serio polubiłam i muszę poznać jej dalsze losy. Cała reszta bohaterów jakoś też bardziej przypadła mi do gustu :P
Szukacie lekkiej fantastyki z wątkiem romantycznym przynoszącej na myśl lata dziesiąte tego wieku? Już nie musicie szukać, bo macie całą serię :)
May 25, 2021
I thought I wouldn’t like this book because I didn’t like the first and I was right, and the reason behind that is that it is basically the first book but in slightly better writing.
I hated it, so so so so much, I don’t think I will never try to read anything like this again, I’m definitely removing any other book in this series from my lists, it’s so unfortunate that I read those two books I mean, they honestly didn’t even interest me to begin with but they were recommended to me by a trusted friend and now that I told her what I think she will never recommend anything ever again to me lol
All in all I didn’t like it but don’t have much to say about it honestly so that’s that.
I hated it, so so so so much, I don’t think I will never try to read anything like this again, I’m definitely removing any other book in this series from my lists, it’s so unfortunate that I read those two books I mean, they honestly didn’t even interest me to begin with but they were recommended to me by a trusted friend and now that I told her what I think she will never recommend anything ever again to me lol
All in all I didn’t like it but don’t have much to say about it honestly so that’s that.
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