The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Today, I finished reading The Dark Divine by Bree Despain. It’s her debut novel and I really enjoyed it. In fact, it has made the cut to be placed on my Favorites shelf.
The Dark Divine is about Grace Divine, the daughter of the local pastor. It’s been three years since she’s seen Daniel Kalbi, her brother’s former best friend. She’s surprised to see him, but not surprised at her brother’s reaction to him when she tells him about Daniel’s return. Her brother, Jude, makes her promise not to associate with him because of the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. But, her growing attraction to Daniel begins to undermine her determination to keep her promise to Jude the instance she makes it. She must decide to remain loyal to Jude or to help Daniel reintegrate back into his old life.
From the minute I started reading The Dark Divine, I wanted to know more about Daniel. I wanted to know what happened between Jude and him. I wanted to keep reading, so I knew everything. Not a single part of the story was slow for me. I wanted to keep reading. The only time I stopped reading was when I had to take the time to finish the aminekos for my nieces for Christmas.
Now that I’ve finished the story, I still want to know more. Even though I think the ending wrapped up nicely, I still have questions. Those questions are along the lines of what happens to the characters now or how are they going to deal with that, etc. At this point, I really hope The Dark Divine becomes a series so it can answer a couple of my questions.
Great review! I happen to know a sequel is coming out next year…
I’m so excited you love it! I can’t wait to chat and tell you what I meant the other day by my comments that weren’t really coherent. Haha! Yes, I too, can’t wait for the sequel, loved this book!
I was so happy to read this post because I am always looking for a good book to read! This one sounds like a must!
I’m so excited to read this!!! I keep thinking that I’ll just go out and buy it, but then I remind myself that I need to read it first to see if I really want it!
I’m glad that you enjoyed it!