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A review by readingbelle
Torn by Christine Hughes
5.0
Argh!! Prepare yourself for a cliffhanger my friends......
So let me start with the iffy part first. The beginning of 'Torn' did have me a bit confused as it went back and forth between present, past, dreams and reality. I got to a point where I wasn't sure if a pivotal scene with Samantha aka Sam (our poor tortured main character) actually did happen or if she just dreamed it. Later in the book these first few chapters are explained and I was fine with it at that point.
So that's the iffy and here is the oh sweet angel in heaven goodness. The whole thing. Period. Loved this book. I enjoyed this story as much as I enjoy a chocolate bar at midnight. Um, in case you don't know me that is a whole heck of a lot!
The synopsis is self explanatory so I won't repeat that. What I will tell you is Christine Hughes does an amazing job of exploring the gut wrenching confusion and feelings of Sam who is torn between good and evil. Part of you wants to slap Sam and tell her to 'man up' or whatever the female equation of that is but if you put yourself in her shoes you realize she is spiritually being ripped in two by forces that she has no control over. Her best friend Lucas and his older brother Ethan act as her guardians trying to protect her and train her for a future that she has technically not decided on yet. As they race to protect Sam from the evil fallen angel Sebastian, basically he was the brains behind the the whole apple in the garden of Eden plot that destroyed man's ability to live peaceful lives (yea, thanks for that Sebastian), we come to realize we can't always trust in whom we thought we could and the answers may not be the ones we want.
This is a wonderful first book to a series that I will most certainly be following. There are some nice twists and turns along the way and as I stated in the beginning of my review there is a cliffhanger that will leave you hopeful for the future and yelling at Christine to write faster!! Oh and there is a nifty little forbidden love story too.
I received this book as a freebie through the 'Lovers of Paranormal' book club Read2Review program in exchange for an honest review.
So let me start with the iffy part first. The beginning of 'Torn' did have me a bit confused as it went back and forth between present, past, dreams and reality. I got to a point where I wasn't sure if a pivotal scene with Samantha aka Sam (our poor tortured main character) actually did happen or if she just dreamed it. Later in the book these first few chapters are explained and I was fine with it at that point.
So that's the iffy and here is the oh sweet angel in heaven goodness. The whole thing. Period. Loved this book. I enjoyed this story as much as I enjoy a chocolate bar at midnight. Um, in case you don't know me that is a whole heck of a lot!
The synopsis is self explanatory so I won't repeat that. What I will tell you is Christine Hughes does an amazing job of exploring the gut wrenching confusion and feelings of Sam who is torn between good and evil. Part of you wants to slap Sam and tell her to 'man up' or whatever the female equation of that is but if you put yourself in her shoes you realize she is spiritually being ripped in two by forces that she has no control over. Her best friend Lucas and his older brother Ethan act as her guardians trying to protect her and train her for a future that she has technically not decided on yet. As they race to protect Sam from the evil fallen angel Sebastian, basically he was the brains behind the the whole apple in the garden of Eden plot that destroyed man's ability to live peaceful lives (yea, thanks for that Sebastian), we come to realize we can't always trust in whom we thought we could and the answers may not be the ones we want.
This is a wonderful first book to a series that I will most certainly be following. There are some nice twists and turns along the way and as I stated in the beginning of my review there is a cliffhanger that will leave you hopeful for the future and yelling at Christine to write faster!! Oh and there is a nifty little forbidden love story too.
I received this book as a freebie through the 'Lovers of Paranormal' book club Read2Review program in exchange for an honest review.