The DARK DIVINE series. BOOK 1: THE DARK DIVINE. I stood back and watched his movements. Daniel had that way about him that could shut me down in an. Bree Despain (born ) is an American author. Despain studied creative writing at Brigham Despain is the author of the Dark Divine trilogy and the Into The Dark trilogy. Her first novel, The Dark Divine, was published in , and the . Grace and Jude Divine have always been the poster-children for kindness and understanding. Their father is a pastor, a truly good man, and.

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Now, before I continue – I just wanted to say the worst thing about this book – like many others – is that this book had potential to be great.

Now, for the reason I won’t say, Jude has an excuse for acting out of character, but EVEN considering said reason, he still acted like a jerk. Grace asks herself, if Daniel’s the prodigal and Jude’s the “good son,” then doesn’t the parable infer the good son is the one in the most danger? Heartbreaking, for me, because in the midst of a paranormal story, these accounts of rejection and neglect are palpably realistic. He starts out as a nice guy, but then, to crush all hopes of an alternate ship, the author just ALSO gives him a heel face turn and he becomes a cold unfeeling jerk and then a freaking psycho.
Overall, I think I would’ve enjoyed this novel alot more if it wasn’t told exclusively from the heroine’s view. The supernatural aspect was explained well, but felt a bit scattered, disconnected. It was not a bad read.

The love subplot and werewolf bits felt forced compared to the rest of the story, which wasn’t brilliantly written, but certainly kept my interest for longer. Just that Daniels name is to never be mentioned in their house again. The twist wasn’t surprising either. Yes, Daniel has a secret that turns out to be another commonly used plot twist in fantasy these days, and yes, Grace is a little slow on the uptake the word lycanthrope didn’t tip her off.
And even if some of the plot, including Grace’s name, reminded me of my much-loved copy of Maggie Stiefvater’s novel ShiverThe Dark Divine is an entirely different mood. Jude is knocked to the ground. Jude was found lying covered in his own blood — and no-one has ever told his younger sister Grace what happened. What year-old is so freakin’ whiny? At first I found it refreshing that Grace was such a good kid.
On to my thoughts.
despaim May 07, Steph Su rated it liked it Shelves: I like the idea in the end that true, unselfish love, freely given, can change everything. You know, it took me a while to figure out – but apparently Grace has violet eyes. Daniel, with his tragic childhood.
Realmente esperaba mucho de esta novela. View all 6 comments. He has a fractured skull.
For example, do you seek a book that’s full of cliches and is a watered-down version of a watered-down version of a watered-down version? I found that there was potential to actually develop Daniel’s character – and you start to feel a bit sympathetic towards him.
There’s something about him that Grace can’t fight. Daniel talks about using women. At the beginning, he was a little too Richie Cunningham for me, but as the Prodigal Son scenario played out, both he and Daniel became incredibly fun to explore.
I am totally and absolutely awestruck by this apparent reveal which was just ignored all of this time for complete plot fodder and wankery! And three this is the big one for me I really didn’t like the Christian aspect of it.
The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine, #1) by Bree Despain
Hardcoverpages. Recommended to Annalisa by: They abandoned him a few years back. A very dull, cliche book with its share of Twilight tropes and a jerk love interest. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This book is full of twists and turns and kept me glued to the book until I put it down. Grace can’t fight the pull and attraction she’s always had for Daniel and since he’s returned it’s that much more intense. Grace Divine is bossy, rebellious, stubborn, and yet a total good girl – after all, she is the daughter of the local pastor.
Bree Despain, I want a more substanial explanation to drspain Daniel was ‘cured’ and I want it now!
It was equally stupid and boring as idvine people involved in it. For example, let’s see how Grace treats medieval historical documents on loan from a foreign country.
Bree Despain
She waited despai long to explain what was going on. Brainless Mary Sue meets a hot jerk “bad boy” who seduces her while all the while I am throwing up red flags for potential sexual harassment and stalking behaviorall told in a boring, mind-shredding narrative with a few grating side characters like a “best friend” and a cheesy villain thrown in at the end that anyone could have seen from a mile away.
There really is nothing remarkable about her. I felt like such a fraud.
The Dark Divine Series
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