{"id":1264,"date":"2018-05-30T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2019-04-03T09:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:33:46","slug":"review-chosen-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-chosen-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Review – Chosen by Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chosen by Grace<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

by Alicia Rades<\/p>\n

\"ChosenSeries:\u00a0<\/strong>Divine Fate Trilogy, Book 1
\nGenres:<\/strong>\u00a0Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
\nRelease Date:<\/strong> February 23, 2018
\nPages:\u00a0<\/strong>226
\nPurchase from:<\/strong> Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Barnes & Noble<\/a>
\nMy Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/p>\n

She thought the demons were in her head\u2026 until the night they attacked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryn Tyler didn\u2019t intend to kill a demon when she moved to Eagle Valley\u2014or to become the hero of a divine race of angels. She just wants to be a normal teenager, but fate has other plans.<\/p>\n

While discovering the secrets of the supernatural, Ryn navigates a complicated relationship with Marek, the guy who can\u2019t stop saving her life. But Marek knows more about Ryn\u2019s magic than he\u2019s letting on.<\/p>\n

Only Ryn has the power to stop the coming apocalypse. But there\u2019s a demon in Eagle Valley who wants that power for himself\u2014and if Ryn wants to survive, she\u2019ll have to fight back.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/h2>\n

This one will be short and simple. I enjoyed\u00a0Chosen by Grace<\/em>. I’ll probably end up reading the next two books as well.<\/p>\n

The story was interesting and unique (in my opinion). The concept was new (to me, anyway, I don’t know if others have written something similar), which is a\u00a0big plus because you don’t find new things very often. And I didn’t notice any errors as I was reading through,\u00a0which is always nice.<\/p>\n

However, the book seemed a little short, which may just be because it’s YA,\u00a0and for some reason, it\u00a0didn’t drag me in the way other books do. I didn’t experience that fabulous moment where the world ceases to exist and you’re watching the story in your mind, rather than just reading it.<\/p>\n

I haven’t the faintest idea why I didn’t connect with\u00a0Chosen by Grace<\/em>.\u00a0But, because I didn’t, I’m giving it four stars. I would definitely recommend the book, especially to people who enjoy YA, but I won’t be raving about it.<\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/h2>\n

Alicia Rades is a USA Today bestselling author of young adult paranormal fiction. When she’s not getting into magical mischief in fantasy worlds, she’s either trying new recipes, exploring the outdoors, or spending time with her son. Alicia lives with her family in Wisconsin, where she’s happily addicted to cheese.<\/p>\n

Author links:\u00a0Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0| Instagram<\/a>\u00a0| Twitter<\/a> | BookBub<\/a> | Newsletter Sign-up<\/a><\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: This review is based on a complimentary eBook I received from Xpresso Book Tours. The complimentary receipt of this book has in no way affected my review or rating.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Xpresso<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chosen by Grace by Alicia Rades Series:\u00a0Divine Fate Trilogy, Book 1 Genres:\u00a0Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Release Date: February 23, 2018 Pages:\u00a0226 Purchase from: Amazon\u00a0|\u00a0Barnes<\/p>\n

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