Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

In the interest of full disclosure let me start by saying that I did not realize this book was the second in a series when I accepted the ARC. So there are some things I didn't quite grasp and was confused by, which I believe was because I have not read the first book. But, on the other hand, I enjoyed the book so much I didn't care.

I loved Brielle so much, I kind of wanted to kiss her. She is such a fantastic heroine. She is pretty but she is neither conceited about it nor denies it. She is talented and multi-faceted, her love of dance reminded me of my own love of singing. Elle is not reliant on some guy to make herself feel valuable, rather her boyfriend is a compliment to her but she doesn't wait around for him to rescue her because she is a capable young woman all on her own. I loved her, I want to be able to write characters this well.

On the opposite side of Elle is her boyfriend, Jake. I didn't really feel like we got to know Jake that well and it disappointed me because he seemed like a great guy. We mostly see him in the context of spending time with Elle. So it was difficult to judge him on his own because we honestly only see him without her maybe twice. Jake has the ability to heal with his hands, apparently this makes him a target for the Prince of Darkness and his demons. And since Brielle can see the "celestial" world and God himself has decreed that the two will be married then they are a great two for one deal. So this is how we get introduced to them in this book and it was interesting.

I was hoping that we would see more of Helen and Canaan, but they were very fleeting characters. They came and went and then came back just in time to explain things...like why God wanted to thin the veil over this little town. Honestly I'm still not sure I understand that but maybe that's the subject of another book in the future.

I really likes the plot but I felt like we were going in circles at times. The entire idea was trying to figure out what Jake was being warned about and fearing that Elle might be killed and taken away from him. Bad people arrive in town and then bad things happen. Somewhere along the line we learn shocking things about the death of Elle's mother. I am, again, not sure what the point of that was but I hope it will be explained later.

All in all, this was a great book. It had everything going for it and hopefully the things I didn't quite get answered will be the subject of the next book.

Go Elle! I really like heroines who can take decisive action and not waffle about their feelings every fix seconds. Such as, her dad is drinking constantly, she is tired of it and throw out the beer. Only after taking a decisive action does she think, "I might want to pray now, because there will be no peace in this house today after that." But still, she took the action.

Or when Damion shows up, she takes the decisive action that she'll be damned if her friends go up against this alone and tells them what she knows. She does not worry for 10 pages about what they'll think of her or whether they'll believe her. She decides it is in their best interest to know and they will do what they wish with the information she gives them.

I love Elle. She is awesome.

Geez Helene, you could have given Brielle way more warning than that or you're a pretty crappy guardian angel. You say "oh btw, we have to go, Damian is after you" when he's right behind her...literally. I want a new angel!

If Olivia turns out to be evil I am going to be so pissed. It was waaaaaay too obvious. Elle's halo had a negative reaction to the woman when we first meet her. So if all these signs are now pointing to "hey Olivia is the bad guy!" it's not going in a good direction. Hopefully red herrings.

This book has a strange ability to describe things perfectly, without actually describing them. They allude to it, they imply it, but the actuality of it is still very profound. I know exactly what they are trying to say without actually saying it. I appreciate that.