Michele Brouder
Genre: Young Adults Paranormal Romance
Release Date: September 20, 2015
ISBN: 978-1515080503
ASIN: B015NCLL02
Pages: 204
Goodreads Rating: 3.71
My Rating: 4.5
Book Description:
When seventeen-year-old librarian wannabe Claire Daly is dragged kicking, screaming and cursing from everything she loves—her mam, her cozy Irish village and the dreamy boy next door—to take up arms in the battle of good versus evil, she learns the hard way that sometimes you don’t get to choose your own destiny, destiny chooses you.
Claire’s life plan is simple: head off to university to get her degree in library studies, summon up the courage to tell her best friend Chas that she loves him and live happily ever after. She never once entertained the idea that she might possess divine powers, that she might be predestined to battle Hell’s demons, or, to complicate matters further, that another love of many lives past might turn up on her doorstep. But life doesn’t always go as planned, and when a co-worker is viciously attacked by a demon and her own family threatened, Claire must face the truth: she is called to a higher purpose and has no choice but to answer. Claire sets aside her dreams and begins learning how to deal with the Unholy once and for all. Armed with only a crash course in soul saving and her wits, she gears up for the ultimate show down in Hell. But will it be enough?
My Take:
That was amazing!
I had high hopes for this book, and to be quite frank I wasn't sure it was going to pan out when I first started reading this book. It wasn't that it was bad or the writing was hard to follow but more that Claire seemed to annoy me more than anything. I really wasn't sure how I was going to feel about a book with a lead I couldn't stand. Luckily for all involved, Clare kind of grew on me. I'm still not her biggest fan but I do enjoy the story, the history, and the premise. It also doesn't hurt that I enjoyed the other characters.
The story-line is really original and captivating. So while Claire wasn't my favorite character at first, the story itself was more than enough to keep me hooked. Now if you are wondering why Claire was not my favorite heroine... simple, she was overly childish most times. She also can off as selfish and a wee bit naive.
4.5 Quills
So Claire wasn't the most likable, but the story line was and the author is extremely talented if she can manage to keep me 100% invested even when the lead drives me bat shit crazy. It was that great writing that ultimately made me a 'reluctant' (see what I did there) fan of Claire. Because, even with all her faults, Claire does have moxie!
About The Author
I was born in western New York, the oldest of 5. I've loved reading since I was very little. From the age of 9, I've wanted to be a writer. In high school, I wrote a lot of angst-ridden civil war dramas ala Gone With The Wind, knowing more about the Battle of the Bull Run than a normal teenager should know. I dabbled in writing after that but didn't get serious about it until 2006, when I decided that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
I've had many interesting jobs but my passion has always been writing.
I lived in Ireland from 2006-2013 with my husband and 2 boys. We moved back to the US and settled in Florida briefly (2 years) before returning back to Ireland in August 2015.
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One (1) will received a $25 Amazon Gift Card, a copy of Claire Daly: Reluctant Soul Saver, a book mark, a coffee mug, and some other stuff for 'readers' from the author (INT)
Three (3) winners will receive a copy of Claire Daly: Reluctant Soul Saver by Michele Brouder (INT)
One (1) will received a $25 Amazon Gift Card, a copy of Claire Daly: Reluctant Soul Saver, a book mark, a coffee mug, and some other stuff for 'readers' from the author (INT)
Three (3) winners will receive a copy of Claire Daly: Reluctant Soul Saver by Michele Brouder (INT)
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