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breezy610's review against another edition
3.0
a different twist on werewolves. it was interesting to read about the religious aspect of werewolves.
blurrypetals's review against another edition
3.0
I think this was recommended to me on the basis that I loved Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke and, between that and the way the book description is written, I was expecting sort of a thing with demons or something like that. This is to say: I did not sign up for werewolves.
There are always exceptions to this, but, for the most part with fantasy and paranormal stories, I tend to try to avoid stories about fairies, Celaena Sardothien, and werewolves.
So, when the hints started getting dropped that this was going to be a werewolf thing, I wasn't excited or intrigued in the least. I considered dropping it right then and there, but by the time the "big reveal" happened I was more than halfway through and, since I had thought I would like this book, the only audiobook I had readily prepared last night was book two so I figured, fuck it, I'll stick it out.
The reality here is that this just isn't my thing. It's almost a decade old and it's a clear product of its time, where the YA section at Barnes and Noble was nothing but "sexy" paranormal romances to get all the young girls all twitter-pated. I do wonder if Past Me had read this if this might have been a favorite of mine, or if it would have joined the same "meh" pile I'm sending it to now. I think I just need to stop reading most YA that came out before 2012, which marked a huge turning point for YA as a whole.
As I said before, I do have the second book, but I don't currently plan on reading it. If it was a little more interesting, I'd be sticking it out to find out what happens (like I did with Unearthly by Cynthia Hand) or if it was poorly written, then I'd read it for laughs (like I did with Of Poseidon by Anna Banks) but this is just solidly mediocre. Nothing special, nothing terrible. Just meh.
There are always exceptions to this, but, for the most part with fantasy and paranormal stories, I tend to try to avoid stories about fairies, Celaena Sardothien, and werewolves.
So, when the hints started getting dropped that this was going to be a werewolf thing, I wasn't excited or intrigued in the least. I considered dropping it right then and there, but by the time the "big reveal" happened I was more than halfway through and, since I had thought I would like this book, the only audiobook I had readily prepared last night was book two so I figured, fuck it, I'll stick it out.
The reality here is that this just isn't my thing. It's almost a decade old and it's a clear product of its time, where the YA section at Barnes and Noble was nothing but "sexy" paranormal romances to get all the young girls all twitter-pated. I do wonder if Past Me had read this if this might have been a favorite of mine, or if it would have joined the same "meh" pile I'm sending it to now. I think I just need to stop reading most YA that came out before 2012, which marked a huge turning point for YA as a whole.
As I said before, I do have the second book, but I don't currently plan on reading it. If it was a little more interesting, I'd be sticking it out to find out what happens (like I did with Unearthly by Cynthia Hand) or if it was poorly written, then I'd read it for laughs (like I did with Of Poseidon by Anna Banks) but this is just solidly mediocre. Nothing special, nothing terrible. Just meh.
reader4evr's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh...this book was boring. I got through 4 CDs and I just couldn't finish it. Not only was it confusing but I didn't like the push in religion on the book plus the main character was so whiny.
byp's review against another edition
2.0
This is one of two books I'm reading right now that are kind of Christian, and I feel weirdly guilty about them. We're not talking Left Behind here, because the writing and story are more interesting than that propaganda, but I still feel sort of guarded the whole time. I'm waiting for the Doubting Thomas character to show up, and then I'm out.
tashaseegmiller's review against another edition
4.0
I thought I knew where this was going, but there were several twists I didn't see coming that kept the plot moving. I like how Despain made me think I knew what was going to happen - toed the line of a cliche character to set me up - then threw in something more original. Fun read.
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
4.0
I had this book put aside for a long time and kept reading other things instead. I don't know why but I finally picked it up and read it in about 3 days because I loved how the mysterious "monster" wasn't revealed straight away. After each chapter i would think "just one more" and in the end i had to read it all! I really enjoyed the book not because I connected to any of the characters, i liked the book because of the story and really enjoyed letting it unfold. I look forward to the next book just to see where it takes me this time and whether the characters will grow on me more.
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe I need to take a step back from reading these YA paranormals, because I'm getting irked with all the similar elements. Why does the male lead always have to be a "bad boy" who is always perfect looking with a bad attitude? And why does the female lead seem to always have almost nothing on her mind besides the boy?
This one was really no better or worse than the rest of what's out there, although I found it to be pretty slow moving, with not nearly enough action. The Dark Divine is well-written, though--enough that even though it was moving slowly I was inspired to keep reading.
It also seemed to take a little too long for the mystery to unfold. With Grace sitting back and not looking at what was right in front of her, all the while lamenting that she wants to know what's going on. In this sense the characterization was a bit uneven, for me.
I would probably recommend this to fans of YA paranormal, because it's really similar to the rest of what's out there, and if you like that, you'll like this.
This one was really no better or worse than the rest of what's out there, although I found it to be pretty slow moving, with not nearly enough action. The Dark Divine is well-written, though--enough that even though it was moving slowly I was inspired to keep reading.
It also seemed to take a little too long for the mystery to unfold. With Grace sitting back and not looking at what was right in front of her, all the while lamenting that she wants to know what's going on. In this sense the characterization was a bit uneven, for me.
I would probably recommend this to fans of YA paranormal, because it's really similar to the rest of what's out there, and if you like that, you'll like this.
klippy's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book - it has so many twist and turns. And the surprise ending!!! Cannot wait for the next one!
halynah's review against another edition
4.0
A very decent and well-written werewolf y/a book. Loved Baby James!