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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
I was not expecting a lot from this book. I enjoyed the first one, but to be honest I thought the story was dead. I had a little bit of a hard time really getting into the book at first. It might have something to do with the fact that I didn’t remember a lot about the first book; it just didn’t stick with me. However, once I got into this book, I really liked it. In fact, I think that it is better than the first one . . . and I don’t know that I have ever thought that about a second book before. I am really looking forward to the next one now.
Ps. I just went back and changed my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars. I just can't stop thinking about this book!
Ps. I just went back and changed my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars. I just can't stop thinking about this book!
After reading The Dark Divine, I was hooked on this authors writing and story. When I heard that The Lost Saint would be released in December, I was on cloud nine! I knew that this would be another action packed and heart stopping read to follow up the first book. When the publisher offered it to me for review, I clicked yes and sent that email faster than I could blink. That is how much I love this author and her story!
When The Lost Saint starts out, Daniel is training Grace to balance her new powers. Grace needs to learn how to control the wolf so it doesn't overtake her. While they are star gazing afterwards, Grace receives a call from Daniels phone. We find out that Jude is on the other line and trying to warn Grace. When Daniel and Grace arrive at Daniels house though, Jude is already gone.
From that chapter on, the book is filled with suspense and mystery. Daniel starts to change in personality and you will be surprised as to why. I actually found myself getting mad at Daniel throughout this book and couldn't believe half of what he was doing! I wanted Grace to slap some sense into him! I missed the Daniel from the first book and the author teased you throughout the whole story with the sudden change in Daniel. When the book comes to a close, we realize why Daniel has been acting the way he has and it will throw not only the reader for a shock, but for Grace as well. I had tears in the last chapter and couldn't believe the author left us with that cliffhanger! I wanted to throw the book in frustration and call Ms. Despain up and ask her how she could do that to us!
Now, as the release date approaches, I find myself undecided if I should let the author know how frustrated I am! On one hand it is great for the book, but on the other hand, I am one frustrated and impatient reader! The author needs to write faster and give the reader more quickly! This is one series that just keeps getting better with each book. I look forward to the next book in the series! This is one series that does not disappoint and will keep the reader engaged in the plot up until the last page. Have tissues on hand and be prepared to read from page one straight to the end with no breaks!
See my review here. Hopefully I was coherent enough while writing it at 2am for it to actually make sense. http://brookejeansbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/lost-saint-dark-divine-novel-book-two.html
Another good edition to this series! I thought this one was even more interesting that the first book, Dark Divine.
I'll definitely be reading the final book in the trilogy!
I give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars!
I'll definitely be reading the final book in the trilogy!
I give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars!
Bree Despain managed to do something with The Lost Saint at which few authors succeed: write a sophomore book that is better than the first book. I liked Dark Divine, but I really liked The Lost Saint.
The Lost Saint begins where Dark Divine left off. Grace's brother Jude ran away after turning werewolf and biting Grace. Grace sacrificed herself to save Daniel's life. Now, Daniel is just a regular kid and Grace has burgeoning werewolf superpowers.
At one level, The Lost Saint is par for the course for the second book in a paranormal trilogy. You have a happy couple suddenly thrust into conflict. The guy (almost always the guy) becomes distant and/or disappears. A new guy enters into our heroine's life and sweeps her off her feet. She doesn't want to give up her love for our hero, but she is drawn to new guy. And you can guess how the book ends...
The conflict in The Lost Saint is Daniel's secrecy. He's lying to Grace about where he's going, what he's doing, and is avoiding her. The new guy is Talbot, a fellow Urbat, who encourages Grace to expand her powers..
Despain fixed my two major complaints from Dark Divine. I was so confused for most of the first book. I didn't even realize it was about werewolves until at least halfway through. Now that we've been introduced to the paranormal element, Despain doesn't hesitate in immersing us in the werewolf world. I love how rich the mythology is. It's not just werewolves. There are demons, vampires, and Urbats. The werewolves have a complex history and even more complicated politics. I like how Despain gives paranormal creatures we've read about in loads of other books a little twist to make them unique but still recognizable.
I loved the plot. I especially liked that Grace didn't know who she could trust. And neither did the reader. Was Jude really trying to help Grace or just manipulate her? Was Daniel turning his back on her? Is Gabriel really such a hero? Is Talbot using Grace or does he truly care about her? Even her father had secrets. Despain kept me guessing until the very end. And new guy Talbot is really cool. Sexy, handsome, a fighter. He comes off as less emo than Daniel. And he doesn't assume that Grace will break if she tries to increase her powers.
My other major complaint (well, it's kind of petty) was the setting. The book is set just outside of Minneapolis in a small made-up town called Rose Crest. Rose Crest is near a slightly larger town called Apple Valley. I happen to live close to Apple Valley and the descriptions of the suburb were laughably wrong. I was happy that any descriptions of the town were generic enough in The Lost Saint that it didn't detract from the story for someone who is familiar with the area.
Similar to Dark Divine, The Lost Saint gets off to a slow start. Nothing really started happening until halfway through the book. Thankfully, there was enough world-building and relationship intrigue that I didn't get bored. Still...it dragged. But don't worry. Once things get going, they're fast and exciting. You won't be able to tear yourself away. And the book ends at the perfect place. It ties things up from this book but leaves the reader with a fabulous cliff hanger.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Lost Saint begins where Dark Divine left off. Grace's brother Jude ran away after turning werewolf and biting Grace. Grace sacrificed herself to save Daniel's life. Now, Daniel is just a regular kid and Grace has burgeoning werewolf superpowers.
At one level, The Lost Saint is par for the course for the second book in a paranormal trilogy. You have a happy couple suddenly thrust into conflict. The guy (almost always the guy) becomes distant and/or disappears. A new guy enters into our heroine's life and sweeps her off her feet. She doesn't want to give up her love for our hero, but she is drawn to new guy. And you can guess how the book ends...
The conflict in The Lost Saint is Daniel's secrecy. He's lying to Grace about where he's going, what he's doing, and is avoiding her. The new guy is Talbot, a fellow Urbat, who encourages Grace to expand her powers..
Despain fixed my two major complaints from Dark Divine. I was so confused for most of the first book. I didn't even realize it was about werewolves until at least halfway through. Now that we've been introduced to the paranormal element, Despain doesn't hesitate in immersing us in the werewolf world. I love how rich the mythology is. It's not just werewolves. There are demons, vampires, and Urbats. The werewolves have a complex history and even more complicated politics. I like how Despain gives paranormal creatures we've read about in loads of other books a little twist to make them unique but still recognizable.
I loved the plot. I especially liked that Grace didn't know who she could trust. And neither did the reader. Was Jude really trying to help Grace or just manipulate her? Was Daniel turning his back on her? Is Gabriel really such a hero? Is Talbot using Grace or does he truly care about her? Even her father had secrets. Despain kept me guessing until the very end. And new guy Talbot is really cool. Sexy, handsome, a fighter. He comes off as less emo than Daniel. And he doesn't assume that Grace will break if she tries to increase her powers.
My other major complaint (well, it's kind of petty) was the setting. The book is set just outside of Minneapolis in a small made-up town called Rose Crest. Rose Crest is near a slightly larger town called Apple Valley. I happen to live close to Apple Valley and the descriptions of the suburb were laughably wrong. I was happy that any descriptions of the town were generic enough in The Lost Saint that it didn't detract from the story for someone who is familiar with the area.
Similar to Dark Divine, The Lost Saint gets off to a slow start. Nothing really started happening until halfway through the book. Thankfully, there was enough world-building and relationship intrigue that I didn't get bored. Still...it dragged. But don't worry. Once things get going, they're fast and exciting. You won't be able to tear yourself away. And the book ends at the perfect place. It ties things up from this book but leaves the reader with a fabulous cliff hanger.
Rating: 4 / 5
My reading tastes have changed a LOT in the four years since I read the first book. I enjoyed that one but got about two chapters into this and knew it wasn't for me. DNF @ chapter 3.
Wow! I thought the first book was okay and I wasn't really expecting anything more from this one. I am happily surprised. This one really gripped me. I read most of the book with a grim anticipation of what I thought was going to happen but the ending surprised me. The only thing that bothered me about the book was the main character's naiveness. I wanted to bang her over the head sometimes. Overall, this was a really fun read!
Grace Divine sacrificed herself to save her boyfriend, Daniel, from his werewolf curse, although she herself became infected. Now Grace is trying to learn to control her powers without letting them overrun her and turn her into a wolf, which searching for her runaway werewolf brother, Jude. As Grace looks for Jude, she meets a handsome older guy, Talbot, who seems to know what she is. She can’t seem to stop growing closer to Talbot while she feels she is losing Daniel. In addition, there’s growing trouble in town, and Grace worries that Jude may be part of it. She’s in danger of letting her quest for her brother take her over the edge, and losing herself to the wolf.
The Lost Saint is a story largely about self-control, and walking the fine line between fighting for what is right and losing yourself to violence. Throughout the story, Grace tries to do what she thinks will help her to find her brother, but each step seems to just lead her closer to surrendering to the werewolf nature. At the same time, it begs the question of whether standing by and doing nothing is ever the right thing to do when you have the power to end wrongdoings. It all comes back to the superhero statement: with great power comes great responsibility.
I found Grace’s relationship with Daniel particularly frustrating in this book. For two people who are supposed to have selfless love for one another, the distance sure grew between them pretty quickly. Of course, this creating the opening for the Talbot character to weasel his way into Grace’s life. Unfortunately, this smelled suspiciously of the Edward, Jacob, Bella triangle. I’d bet that things get even more complicated between the three of them in the next book.
The Lost Saint brings plenty of action with Grace’s new skills, and poses moral questions of right and wrong for the reader to puzzle over. Despain’s also expanded the supernatural universe in this book to include other creatures. Readers of the first book, The Dark Divine, will want to pick this one up to see a whole other side of Grace.
The Lost Saint is a story largely about self-control, and walking the fine line between fighting for what is right and losing yourself to violence. Throughout the story, Grace tries to do what she thinks will help her to find her brother, but each step seems to just lead her closer to surrendering to the werewolf nature. At the same time, it begs the question of whether standing by and doing nothing is ever the right thing to do when you have the power to end wrongdoings. It all comes back to the superhero statement: with great power comes great responsibility.
I found Grace’s relationship with Daniel particularly frustrating in this book. For two people who are supposed to have selfless love for one another, the distance sure grew between them pretty quickly. Of course, this creating the opening for the Talbot character to weasel his way into Grace’s life. Unfortunately, this smelled suspiciously of the Edward, Jacob, Bella triangle. I’d bet that things get even more complicated between the three of them in the next book.
The Lost Saint brings plenty of action with Grace’s new skills, and poses moral questions of right and wrong for the reader to puzzle over. Despain’s also expanded the supernatural universe in this book to include other creatures. Readers of the first book, The Dark Divine, will want to pick this one up to see a whole other side of Grace.