MELODRAMATIC! SAPPY! MELODRAMATIC AGAIN!!! OMG, SUPER SAPPY!!!

Seriously people, I can’t decide what this book has more of: gut-wrenching, end-of-the-world, oh my god melodramatic scenes or syrupy-sweet, stifle-an-eye roll/giggle sappy scenes. It is intensely both of these things. Sometimes even simultaneously! Not that melodrama and sap are necessarily bad things… just be warned.

I think it is pretty obvious from these reviews that there is not much middle ground on this book. You are either going to become addicted or allergic to its digital pages fairly quickly. I’m an addict, yay! (My mother is so proud.) Now, I must admit there are many glaring flaws about this book. But somehow, instead of finding them annoying and distracting, I found them endearing. I think it has to do with the characters; the main character Grace in particular. The characters of a book are perhaps the most important part for me. If the characters limp off of the page with as much personality as a potato, I’m out. I really don’t even care how good the plot is at that point. I want to read about people, not potatoes. I could tell Grace was a wonderful character from the first page. She is overflowing with personality, she is offbeat and quirky – clearly not your average heroine these days.

Now for the negative: I can see the possibility of abandoning this series. Perhaps the “new” will wear off somewhere in the middle of book 2. The book definitely has problems. Right now it is hanging on to such a high rating mainly by charm. This book reminds me of a great local band with quirky, endearing lyrics but the music is just not that tight yet. Forgivable for a while, but if we don’t see some improvement soon the apathy will set in.
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A beautiful book, the story rings SO true, and it was breathtaking, as well. ( )

It seems like lately Angels are the IT in books right now. For a while I wanted to read Falling From Grace and I was fortunate enough to get a copy from the author herself. I was really excited to start reading this book after reading all the great reviews on it. Well, I can tell you right now that I was not let down. I REALLY enjoyed Falling from Grace.From the very beginning Grace's life starts on a crazy roller coaster ride. It was so easy to put myself in her shoes and feel her pain. I felt so bad for Grace. It was almost like everything in her life was meant to go sour. Then when she meets Robert, everything changes. Nothing really matters to her anymore. Being called a freak, no one really talking to her, She just stopped caring. Even losing her best friend since childhood didn't really matter. Robert became a really good friend to her and immediately took her into his world. He tells her all of his secrets and would constantly make her feel special. Of course they fall in love with each other and their relationship is constantly challenged, but in the end the way they feel for each other over came everything else. I thought this was a great story and that the author did a good job at explaining everything. One minute I was confused and the next it all made sense. Everything was also described really well and was so easy to picture in my head. Now I definitely have to buy the second book in the series because I am dying to know where Robert and Grace took their relationship. I recommend this book and give it Five Stars. ( )

It seems like lately Angels are the IT in books right now. For a while I wanted to read Falling From Grace and I was fortunate enough to get a copy from the author herself. I was really excited to start reading this book after reading all the great reviews on it. Well, I can tell you right now that I was not let down. I REALLY enjoyed Falling from Grace.From the very beginning Grace's life starts on a crazy roller coaster ride. It was so easy to put myself in her shoes and feel her pain. I felt so bad for Grace. It was almost like everything in her life was meant to go sour. Then when she meets Robert, everything changes. Nothing really matters to her anymore. Being called a freak, no one really talking to her, She just stopped caring. Even losing her best friend since childhood didn't really matter. Robert became a really good friend to her and immediately took her into his world. He tells her all of his secrets and would constantly make her feel special. Of course they fall in love with each other and their relationship is constantly challenged, but in the end the way they feel for each other over came everything else. I thought this was a great story and that the author did a good job at explaining everything. One minute I was confused and the next it all made sense. Everything was also described really well and was so easy to picture in my head. Now I definitely have to buy the second book in the series because I am dying to know where Robert and Grace took their relationship. I recommend this book and give it Five Stars. ( )

Grace is a different, a freak or at least that’s what everyone says. Grace is starting her last year of high school without her best and only friend Graham. Thinking this is going to be the worst year ever Grace heads off to the first day of school but everything changes when she runs into the new guy. Robert is new and different. He doesn’t care about any of the rumors about Grace and wants to be her friend. Robert shares a secret with Grace that will change both of them forever. Can Grace keep his secret safe? Can Robert protect Grace from others of his kind?

I have to say I was a little disappointed in this book. It was an interesting read and I'll finish the series but there were quite a few things I was didn’t like about it. Here's my list:

Grace is constantly described as a freak & an unattractive. The only redeeming quality she seems to have is that she thinks differently than everyone around her which is the reason why Robert seems so taken with her. It bothered me to no end the way people treated her. No one told her she was pretty until half way through the book and even then it was very rare. She doesn’t look at herself has having any kind of beauty. She's always described as unattractive by everyone around her including her friends and family.

The way her father talked to her the first day of school was rather appalling considering how much pain she's been in. Every time someone would say something about her that was hurtful she almost always agrees with them. Who would do that?

I also found myself lost a couple of times throughout the book. I would have to go back and figure out how the characters got to where or I was confused by what was going on.

The Book is good and like I said I’ll finish the series but I would say these aren’t my favorite Paranormal Romance books. ( )