It's a thriller/fantasy/romance genre kind a book. I found the synopsis quite interesting. But I was glad that I did not purchase the book from Amazon. It was a let down.
Synopsis from the book:
Book #1 Providence
Struggling with her father's death, Nina meets Jared Ryel, presumably by chance. However it soon becomes clear that he knows more about her than even close friends. When her father's former associates begin following her in the dark, Nina learns that her father was not the man she thought he was, but a thief who stole from demons. In searching for the truth behind her father's death, she stumbles upon something she never expected, and something Hell wants, that only she holds the key for. Jared risks everything to keep the women he was born to save, by sharing the secret he was sworn to protect.
Book #2 Requiem
Still healing from her last run-in with Hell, Nina struggles with not only her life as a Brown University student, but also as an intern at Titan Shipping, her father's company. Recurring nightmares about her father's violent death have become a nightly event, but being overwhelmed with guilt from Ryan's unexpected departure to the Armed Forces, and heart ache over Claire being across the ocean to protect him, Nina believes her sleepless nights are the least of her problems—but she's wrong.
Worried about Nina's declining health, Jared must steal back Shax's book for answers. Fighting new enemies, and with the help of new friends, Jared's worst fear comes to fruition. Desperate, he is faced with a choice: Fight Hell alone, or start a war with Heaven.
Book #3 Eden
She had seen the unspeakable. She would learn the unknowable. Now, she would fight the invincible. In the third and final installment of the Providence series, Nina Grey will marry the wrong man, carry the child that was never supposed to be born, and fight a war she can't win. Faced with the impossible task of protecting his new wife and unborn child against the throes of Hell, Jared Ryel is allowed no mistakes. Pressured to return the Naissance de Demoniac to Jerusalem, he revisits St. Ann's to learn the answers were in front of him all along. Together, they must survive long enough to let their child save them - and the world.
The first book was alright. When I started the second installment, the story started to dread into a boring plot. My head felt heavy every time I had to digest the facts, it felt like I was reading a bible (the story is in fact about angels and Gods). So dreading that by the third installment, I felt like reading it just to finish up what I started. Mind you, I already could guess what was the ending.
It was so predictable. It was just like another Twilight wannabe, instead of human+vampire+werewolves love story, this was human+angels+demons. The first book was about how they fell in love, the second book was about them getting married and the third book was about the baby. Why does all the trilogy romance novels have to have the same sequence? Same goes to Fifty Shades of Grey!!! SO EXPECTED! Be creative! Surprise the readers!
But this story has a difference of it's own, comparing to other romance trilogies. I hated the main character. Seriously. If this is the intention of Jamie McGuire, I think she has succeeded. The lead female character, Nina Grey was a spoiled brat, so full of herself and most of all, freaking weak. I can't remember how many times she cried in the whole trilogy. All she did was indulge in self pity. She only thought about herself all the time and caused troubles in the end, which was picked up by non other than the boyfriend. For instance, she wanted to have sex with the boyfriend so she could forget about her miserable life, when her boyfriend refused, she cried and cried and cried until he gave in. And guess what, she got pregnant =___= In another scenario, everyone was trapped in a cave to wait for her to give birth, she threw a tantrum and wanted to get out and complained that she had a choice, she didn't want to be in the hellhole (HELLO! Like everyone else were obliged to stuck in there for months! They were stuck there because of you! You were the last person to have the rights to complain!) and so she ran off selfishly and caused the death of her friend.
There were so many times I wanted to jump into the book and slap the shit out of her. Your life is miserable, so get over it! Stop crying and grow some guts, you whiny weak troublemaker bitch! UUURRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!
I didn't even bother reading some parts and just jumped to the end where they lived happily ever after. The end, yay!!!!!
Here's my verdict:
HAHAHA i think there are very few trilogies which manage to keep the reader on their toes. I read your synopsis also I dont feel like attempting the book already. Couldnt tell it was a angel/devil story from the cover and title lol
ReplyDeleteFantasy thriller + romance, all my favorite genre in 1! Didn't know that the story could be so boring ~____~
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