Grace and Glory

Likes: I enjoyed the whole concept and it was nice to read a story that wasn’t just vampires, wolves, etc. and brought in a very modern and realistic world as we know it today. I liked references to movies, shows, people that were in the present time period. There were some twists and turns that kept the book exciting. The story line was pretty good. Some of the characters were great. I loved Peanut the most.

Dislikes: I’ve read her other books and LOVED them. However, I didn’t love that the term “Harbringer” was used a lot in both of her series. It seemed uncreative to use the term in both, especially when it’s a huge part of both stories. Also, as much as I like some of the characters in this book, it all seemed really immature. I know the main character is 19 (I think), but her banter and conversation with others feels very childish and very Gilmore girls-fast (that could just be how I read it though). Her humor is funny at times, but I struggled, as an adult, to read her thoughts. Yet I wouldn’t say that this is a book I would recommend for a 17-18 year old. There was also A LOT of inner monologue. So much so that I found myself skipping around just to get through a conversation. I know that was part of her personality as an over-thinker, but it was overkill.

If the dialogue and personality were a little more mature, I think the book would’ve been excellent.

J. Armentrout has a way of making you fall in love with her characters but this book was not it for me. I’ve read many of her books and was disappointed with this whole series. There were so many typos, plot holes, and at one point Thierry goes from being Jadas Uncle to being her dad ???? Like what?! Anyways this series is very immature even for YA. The maybe pregnant maybe not held no real purpose other than to show the reality of how young the characters are and it was way too much repeating things the reader already knows. This series was disappointing especially after reading so many of her better ones.