Grace Divine is the daughter of a pastor in a conservative church-going community, but her straitlaced family has spent the last several years hiding and avoiding the fate of their unofficial foster son and brother Daniel, and his strange disappearance. But I did find some parts of this novel entertaining. Now, I do think that vespain the Divine family was portrayed a little on the stereotypical side: The only difference between this and Twilight is that Despain adds a clear Biblical take. I thought perhaps my assumption was wrong, because it felt too obvious, but nope While it was interesting, it had a pretty heavy religious tone which seemed just awkwardly shoved in at the last minute after Daniel explains what he is, etc and tthe is so under developed, that I was pretty sure that you could cut out the paranormal aspect, and it would change nothing in this book.īut he was wrong.
Their father is a pastor, a truly good man, and. Grace and Jude Divine have always been the poster-children for kindness and understanding. Her first novel, The Dark Divine, was published in, and the. Despain studied creative writing at Brigham Despain is the author of the Dark Divine trilogy and the Into The Dark trilogy.
Bree Despain (born ) is an American author. Daniel had that way about him that could shut me down in an. It's a fun read, but it never makes the leap from being good to being special.The DARK DIVINE series. These stories and characters are real to me. I wouldn't be surprised to run into Diagon Alley someday, have a Cullen knock on my door, or see Sam at the bookstore in Mercy Falls, MN. The ideal paranormal or fantasy novel makes the reader forget that it isn't real. My biggest problem with Daniel and the story overall is that I didn't believe it.
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There are enough plot twists and big surprises that you'll be turning the pages to see how the series ends. The great power struggle puts Grace, Daniel, Gabriel, Talbot, Jude, April, Grace's parents, Charity, and even Baby James in mortal peril. Caleb Kalbi is not going to allow Daniel, his son but also a threat, to live. While I enjoyed reading about Daniel, my affection for him didn't outlast the book.Īs you'd expect with the last book in a series, The Savage Grace goes out with a bang. It would take a cold heart not to beat a little faster when he's on the page. The edgy bad boy who's really sincere, passionate, and devoted. Plus, I loved her dedication to her family, her friend April, to the lost wolf boys, and to Daniel.ĭaniel is the perfect YA hero. She knows who she should be, even when it's hard. She is able to differentiate the wolf from herself. She has to learn to tame the wolf inside her and stay true to the values she knows to be right. In many ways, the biggest villain in this story is Grace herself. She is infected with the werewolf virus and it is always tempting her to go dark - kill, maim, lash out. Strong physically, but mostly strong mentally. Grace is reason enough to read this series. I guess there's a logic behind repeating the previous plot after all. My memory returned quickly enough, but the feeling of being lost distracted me from the tenor of the story. Unfortunately though, I had forgotten large portions of The Lost Saint, so I was very confused. I hate having to re-read half of the previous book in the next book in the series. It begins right where The Lost Saint left off, with little to no set-up. The Savage Grace and I got started off on the wrong foot. When I dig hard enough, I remember the story and characters with fondness. Plus, writing this review several weeks after I finished the book, I had to rack my brain to remember anything about the story. I had trouble mustering up enthusiasm for this book from beginning to end. The final installment in The Dark Divine trilogy brings Daniel and Grace's love story to a breathtaking conclusion.(courtesy of Goodreads)ĭo you ever have those books where it's hard to determine whether you actually liked the book or you only think you liked it because you wanted to like it? The Savage Grace was one of those for me. If she fails, her family and hometown will perish. With her boyfriend, Daniel, stuck in wolf form and Sirhan's death approaching, time is running out for Grace to stop Caleb Kalbi and his gang of demons. Wrestling with the werewolf curse pulsing deep inside of her, Grace Divine was finally able to find her brother, but it nearly cost her everything. The Savage Grace (The Dark Divine #3) by Bree DespainĪ troubled soul.