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Torn by Angelina J. Steffort
5.0
◦ I've received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ◦
The life of Laney Dawson changes the moment her grandmother dies. What she thought to be impossible, is actually very real. Around her are creatures that bargain for souls when they die, the Lightbringers and Shadowbringers who take the souls either to heaven or hell, and Laney is becoming one of them.
Torn is the first in the Breath of Fate series, a young adult paranormal romance about a girl that is caught between the allure of darkness and light. The style of the story felt original to me because I haven’t read a book about people who bring souls to heaven or hell before so I can’t compare it with anything else. The pace of the story is slow but I feel like that’s what makes the book special because the things aren’t rushed, they take their pace to develop along the pages which makes the story even more intriguing.
The book does begin with a plot twist which I found it a little bit weird until I kept on reading and I realized that the plot at the beginning, has nothing to do with what’s happening in the rest of the book. The events aren’t predictable at all, if you think something is going to go a certain way you’ll be surprised at how the events develop and you’ll be in for a really bumpy ride and left gasping more than once.
The plot twists are strategically placed along with the story that makes this book have a hint of mystery. You’re always left believing something else than what actually is going on until it is actually happening. While reading I always had this feeling that the book is hiding something way more than we’re being shown or told, it was that feeling in the back of my mind that something will happen in the book, but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
What I liked was that the events were shown from different perspectives, from Laney’s perspective, from Cas and Leon which are our 3 characters that the story revolves around them which gives you more perspective about each one of them and how most of them aren’t who they say they’re. If you thought Cas’s the biggest evil, you’ll be surprised to find he also has a soft side. If you thought Leon is the best guy ever, you’ll be surprised that he’s not a saint, and Laney, she’s attracted to both sides of good and bad in equal measure. I can’t decide on my favorite part when comes to this book because there were plenty of moments that I liked, but I think one of the events that will stick with me, was when Laney has delivered her first soul to heaven, the description of that place, the feelings the emotions definitely were so strong and so powerful and made me really think on the whole heaven and hell subject.
I really enjoyed the characters, each one of them have been built so perfect and the more you read about them, the more you get to know them from Cas to Leon to Laney, each one of them are trying to do their best in a world where bargaining for souls and recognizing who should go to hell or heaven is a full-time job, on top of their teenager issues. The story is set in our world, except for the heavenly place where the Lightbringers deliver the souls, that place has been described so beautifully that it gave me goosebumps and made me sympathize with Laney who started crying after her first soul delivery. This book has been a really nice relaxing read, and if you’re in for some light and dark battle then this book is definitely for you. It does contain some darker tones here and there, but nothing too trigger’ish, or at least not for me.
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The life of Laney Dawson changes the moment her grandmother dies. What she thought to be impossible, is actually very real. Around her are creatures that bargain for souls when they die, the Lightbringers and Shadowbringers who take the souls either to heaven or hell, and Laney is becoming one of them.
Torn is the first in the Breath of Fate series, a young adult paranormal romance about a girl that is caught between the allure of darkness and light. The style of the story felt original to me because I haven’t read a book about people who bring souls to heaven or hell before so I can’t compare it with anything else. The pace of the story is slow but I feel like that’s what makes the book special because the things aren’t rushed, they take their pace to develop along the pages which makes the story even more intriguing.
The book does begin with a plot twist which I found it a little bit weird until I kept on reading and I realized that the plot at the beginning, has nothing to do with what’s happening in the rest of the book. The events aren’t predictable at all, if you think something is going to go a certain way you’ll be surprised at how the events develop and you’ll be in for a really bumpy ride and left gasping more than once.
The plot twists are strategically placed along with the story that makes this book have a hint of mystery. You’re always left believing something else than what actually is going on until it is actually happening. While reading I always had this feeling that the book is hiding something way more than we’re being shown or told, it was that feeling in the back of my mind that something will happen in the book, but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
What I liked was that the events were shown from different perspectives, from Laney’s perspective, from Cas and Leon which are our 3 characters that the story revolves around them which gives you more perspective about each one of them and how most of them aren’t who they say they’re. If you thought Cas’s the biggest evil, you’ll be surprised to find he also has a soft side. If you thought Leon is the best guy ever, you’ll be surprised that he’s not a saint, and Laney, she’s attracted to both sides of good and bad in equal measure. I can’t decide on my favorite part when comes to this book because there were plenty of moments that I liked, but I think one of the events that will stick with me, was when Laney has delivered her first soul to heaven, the description of that place, the feelings the emotions definitely were so strong and so powerful and made me really think on the whole heaven and hell subject.
I really enjoyed the characters, each one of them have been built so perfect and the more you read about them, the more you get to know them from Cas to Leon to Laney, each one of them are trying to do their best in a world where bargaining for souls and recognizing who should go to hell or heaven is a full-time job, on top of their teenager issues. The story is set in our world, except for the heavenly place where the Lightbringers deliver the souls, that place has been described so beautifully that it gave me goosebumps and made me sympathize with Laney who started crying after her first soul delivery. This book has been a really nice relaxing read, and if you’re in for some light and dark battle then this book is definitely for you. It does contain some darker tones here and there, but nothing too trigger’ish, or at least not for me.
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