The Dark Divine, Book 1
Synopsis: Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared–the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood–but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.
The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude’s high school. Despite promising Jude she’ll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel’s shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.
The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy’s dark secret…and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it–her soul.
Review: I had won this novel a long time ago when it came out, but I had let it get lost in the meanders of my TBR pile. Trying to put back the oldest novels I have on the front, I finally got into this first volume.
Grace has a quiet life with her family until her childhood sweetheart and her brother’s former best friend, Daniel, returns to town. Yeah, that’s when our heroine’s life will be completely turned upside down. Because Jude, her brother, seems to hate him with all his soul, and while Daniel has changed a lot, and is more enigmatic than ever, Grace’s feelings come to the surface. But something is wrong in town and everything seems to coincide with Daniel’s arrival. What to believe?
I had a good time with the novel and I was quite curious to find out exactly what was going on. I had a few surprises I wasn’t expecting and it’s always something nice. I confess that I don’t know if I’ll read the rest one day, but if the opportunity arises why not. It’s a pretty nice young adult novel anyway, even if it’s still classic in its genre.
Mary Kirkland
It’s fun to read a book that you might not have read if you hadn’t won it. This sounds intriguing and I like the cover for it.
Anne - Books of My Heart
It feels so good to get to those books you’ve had a long while and wanted to read.
blodeuedd
I think I tried and either dnfed or did not enjoyed..or it was good, ok I DO not remember
Nadene
I have quite a few like these on my shelves.
Sophia Rose
Neat that there is a mystery in town behind the romance. Always feels good to get to the older books on the shelf. L)
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
I think if I were to read this genre, an opening volume would need to be great 😀
Silvia
I actually remember this one, it was on my wishlist for a long time but for some reason I never ended up buying it. I’m glad it was a good read for you and that there were a few surprises 🙂
Carole Rae
Mhmm. This does sound pretty decent. 🙂