"very good!"
I love these type of romance novels. so if you like that too, this is a good listen. narrator is fabulous and it keeps you guessing.
"Sappy and plot holes, but captivating"
By plot holes I do not mean what is yet to come. I mean, why didn't she even care about her parents BEFORE she left? She poured over leaving Daniel, but parents psh, who needs 'em right? She did say she wanted to call them...but no other concern. Also, how did Todd die? He's like "wt...?" and the next thing we know is he's dead. Seems like Daniel may have had a hand in that.
Luce doesn't care WHY she's damned? That would totally be my first question! WTF did I do?! Also, I didn't know that baptism was the key to reincarnation....typically it's just the key to heaven....and if she died, with the religious connotations of the book, w/o being baptized, wouldn't mean either limbo or hell?
The reader was great though. I enjoyed listening and was kept captivated and not bored.
"very boring the first half"
first half was a bore but in the next half of the book it got better
"Expected more"
The story was dragged out and didn't capture me. I kept listening, hoping to fall in love with the book but I was very disappointed. It wasn't interesting enough. Yes at the very end it gets kind of interesting, but had I been reading not listening to the book I would have never gotten to the end. I really wanted to like the book. The narrator was great though.
"It was great."
Finally got my hands on this book, though it was a much slower pace for me I thought it was a good story. It became a bit frustrating with the characters because time and time again important information was withheld. I also didn't like how Luce was portrayed more like a victim then a strong girl. She kept begging to be told of who she was and why she was sooooo important. I get why they wanted to shelter her from the truth but OMG!!! It was too frustrating. Overall this book was great the story was well written and the narrator did such a beautiful job voicing this story.
"So Good "
The narrator did an excellent job of expressing the characters' ages and emotions. The story was great, Lauren is a great author. I had already read the series and listening to it now, I still think it's a good novel.
"Something is missing..."
My favorite sub-genre within YA romance is angels/demons and I love to see how authors put a new spin on an old tale. I was surprised by Kate's take on fallen angels, in a good way. The only reason this book didn't get 5 stars from me was because I didn't really care about the characters, except maybe Pen. I can't really put my finger on it. The writing was great, the story was cool, but something was missing. Had I not gotten 2-for-1 on Audible, I'm not sure I would have cared enough to get Torment, the second book.
"Awesomeness"
I'm so glad I was recommended this series of books. I loved this first one, let's hope the rest as equally if not more satisfying!
"light read"
light reading and easy to slip into the book. the ending definitely made you run out to find the second book. quick read.