After tragedy tears Jamie Brandt’s life apart, her only goal is to
finish high school so she can leave her small hometown behind. In the meantime,
riding her horse is her main source of solace, until a mysterious stable hand
shows up at the barn. There’s something not quite right about the handsome new
employee, and the more Jamie sees of him, the more determined she becomes to
figure out what he’s hiding.
Dothan Reed came to historic Huntsville, Maryland, for one
reason—revenge. But his plan can’t move forward until he finds the missing
piece he needs to enhance his powers. As the only surviving Nephilim, Dothan is
not only weaker than full-blooded angels; his forbidden lineage makes him an
outcast in both worlds. When he discovers Jamie is the key to locating an
ancient weapon, he’s forced to interact with a vulnerable human girl—a task
that becomes more appealing with each encounter.
Jamie soon learns Dothan isn’t the only one with a dark secret. Each
new revelation further threatens her safety, and Dothan’s betrayal shatters her
heart. Forgiving him seems impossible, but the thought of turning her back on
him is equally painful.
As their connection deepens, Dothan will have to make his own difficult
choice: continue on his path of vengeance, or protect the girl he loves. And
when Dothan’s actions thrust Jamie into an unforeseen danger, he must seek the
help of his enemy…or risk losing her forever.
The beginning of Divine Fall really
got my attention. There was so much mystery into what happened to Jamie and why
Dothan was acting so weird. It really pushed me to read more and see if I could
uncover their mystery. I really like it when books start out rather mysterious
and slowly begin to uncover a characters past and their motives.
Jamie was a really cool character.
She seemed shy and an introvert like me so it was easy to place myself in her
shoes. Plus, I sympathized with her because of the things that happened to her
towards the beginning of the book. Although she was shy at times, she was quick
to speak her mind, and I really liked that about her. Then we have Dothan, who
was a complete mystery at first. All I knew was that he ran very hot and cold,
which was very annoying. I wanted to throttle him most of the time. However,
Dothan started to show a sort of protectiveness towards Jamie after her
encounter with some bullies and that was really endearing. I began to warm up
to him as time went on.
I liked the whole pace of this book
although it was a little slow at times, but once the truth about Dothan was revealed
I couldn’t help but hurt for Jamie because she felt used and she had actually
cared for Dothan. I hate when fictional characters get hurt like that because
it's like I can literally feel their heart hurting as if it were my own. At
that point in the book, I wanted to strange Dothan with my bare hands. I was SO
pissed at him. Actually I was pissed at everyone from keeping secrets from
Jamie, but that's when I knew that I was hooked on this story. Soon, I started
to like Dothan and he revealed his true kind self.
One thing that seemed off about the
book was the fact that it felt a little anti-climactic. It seemed to be in a
lull most of the time. I was thinking there would be more action or fighting at
least. The romance in Divine Fall really saved it, in my opinion. There was a
flurry of action and danger towards the end, but I would have liked there to be
more throughout the story. It would have balanced the story better. Either way,
I liked the story. Although some may find it a little drawn out, those looking
for a good teen romance book will really enjoy this book I think. It had
relatable characters, romance, and a little action, all of the things you look
for in a book. Although it lacked in the action area, it made up for it in
romance. I give Divine Fall three (3.5)
stars out of five.
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