Description :
Grace Divine—daughter of the local pastor—always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood.
Now that Daniel's returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother.
As Grace gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherishes most: her soul.
The pages inside are just as full of intrigue and mystery as the beautiful cover itself!
Wow! What an awesome debut! The Dark Divine exceeded all my expectations. Picked this one up, and didn't put it down until I was finished. Not only was there great charactizations, extraordinary writing and a infallible mystery, but the story itself was just spectacular!
I loved Despain's talent of weaving ideas of mythology seamlessly into the everyday world. The daily struggle of Grace's life, being the person she wants to be, and being the person that everyone expects her to be as a preacher's daughter, marvelously parallels the life of the everyday teenager.... preacher father or not.
The plot was quick and engaging and the ending is completely satisfying, while leaving the possibility for a sequel without being a cliffhanger.
This was just a fun book to read. I enjoyed reading about these characters and watching the plot unfold and the mystery ultimately revealed. Like I said before.... awesome debut!
The sequel :
Description :
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.
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 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 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.
The final book in the series : The Savage Grace
Well, the cover is not released yet, and the author Bree Despain tweeted yesterday saying she JUST finished writing The Savage Grace and sent the draft to the publisher. So i'll just have to keep on waiting T.T
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