Unlike the other reviewers, I fell totally in love with this book. Here's my review from my site readersenchantment.blogspot.com:
Finally! A book that has many layers of story and meaning, one that has some real answers in it as well as a very entertaining paranormal YA tale. Grace Divine is the daughter of a minister. In a lot of ways she is the normal, average high school student. Unlike some "preacher's kids" though, Grace has not chosen a darker path to learn her identity; on the contrary, she is very willing to always do what is right even when she does not want to.
Grace has some real insights into the workings of her family. She realizes that her family's way of coping is to avoid discussing anything bad that happens. She is not satisfied by this and yet she does not turn everyone's life upside down either. However, when a childhood friend comes back to town, things in her family are shaken up. Daniel left three years earlier, and Grace has always had a bit of a crush on him. He returns to their town for selfish reasons: he wants to get into art school, and their high school is one of the few programs that will ease his application process. But Daniel also goes out of his way to see Grace again. Their story, both what happened years earlier to make him leave town and what happens to them now, is a wonderful one.
My only complaint about the book is that I don't "get" the cover. I think one of Grace's or Daniel's drawings would have been a more suitable cover. But this is the publisher's fault, not the writer's. Writers, I have learned, have no control over their book covers.
Bree Despain is working on a sequel to this great book, and it's going to be called The Lost Saint. I'm looking forward to it! I highly recommend The Dark Divine, and rate it 5 stars out of 5.
Finally! A book that has many layers of story and meaning, one that has some real answers in it as well as a very entertaining paranormal YA tale. Grace Divine is the daughter of a minister. In a lot of ways she is the normal, average high school student. Unlike some "preacher's kids" though, Grace has not chosen a darker path to learn her identity; on the contrary, she is very willing to always do what is right even when she does not want to.
Grace has some real insights into the workings of her family. She realizes that her family's way of coping is to avoid discussing anything bad that happens. She is not satisfied by this and yet she does not turn everyone's life upside down either. However, when a childhood friend comes back to town, things in her family are shaken up. Daniel left three years earlier, and Grace has always had a bit of a crush on him. He returns to their town for selfish reasons: he wants to get into art school, and their high school is one of the few programs that will ease his application process. But Daniel also goes out of his way to see Grace again. Their story, both what happened years earlier to make him leave town and what happens to them now, is a wonderful one.
My only complaint about the book is that I don't "get" the cover. I think one of Grace's or Daniel's drawings would have been a more suitable cover. But this is the publisher's fault, not the writer's. Writers, I have learned, have no control over their book covers.
Bree Despain is working on a sequel to this great book, and it's going to be called The Lost Saint. I'm looking forward to it! I highly recommend The Dark Divine, and rate it 5 stars out of 5.
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