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Book Review: The Savage Grace by Bree Despain

March 27, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Like the rest of the series, The Savage Grace does a great job of blending the supernatural with religion. There's a lot of outward action scenes and conflict, but the inner conflict of temptation was so well done and interesting. Grace's inner struggle ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 27, 2012 1:32 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

March 22, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. My biggest complaint about The Dark Divine was that is was a typical paranormal romance.  That is not true for it's sequel, The Lost Saint.  Bree Despain breaks a lot of the stereotypes and cliches that are common in paranormal romance.  I liked ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 22, 2012 1:06 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

March 20, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

I loved the slow suspense of The Dark Divine. The best part of the suspense was that I had no idea who or what Daniel was for most of the book. The portrayal of the fight between good and evil was great, but for most of the book I felt like it was a typical paranormal ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 20, 2012 1:11 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content, Young Adult
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The Savage Grace Launch Party + GIVEAWAY!

March 19, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing 3 Comments

The Savage Grace Launch Party written by was so fun! It was on March 13.  I've read the first two books in The Dark Divine Trilogy and am working on book three, The Savage Grace, right now.  They are awesome and reviews will be up for all three of them this week! I thought it ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 19, 2012 1:09 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing | Tagged With: Giveaway
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