The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace

 

My thoughts

First I have to say that this book is a first by this author for me. It will not be the last. OMG this book.... It will be in my top twelve for 2026. Possibly number one. It's that good. I loved it. Every hitch of my breath. Every cringe. Every tear. It was magnificent. Heart Pounding. Heart Wrenching. Soul Bounding.... GOOD. It was truly that good. 

The writing is wonderful. The characters hold you captive. The whole story is so good. Each character has a unique quality. A way to pull you in and hold on to your heart. From Angel to Demon to Human. What could these three have in common?? Aurelie is human. She's a warrior. She's a strong young woman. She's to be bonded. Yuria is an angel. He's a warrior also. Fighting demons is what he was raised to do. He's to be bonded. Severin is a demon. He's bad to the bone. He has also discovered a cure for Aurelie's father and any other human who is turned into a demon. But at what cost. He's also bonded to Aurelie. She's bonded with an angel and a demon. What could possibly go wrong.

This book takes you through a lot of emotions. There are secondary characters that you'll love and hate. There are little creatures to hold your heart. There is a big war that will have you wondering who is good and who is truly evil. It has it all. 

I truly adored this book and can't wait for the next book. I can't see how it can be topped but it has to be. Then we find out what happened to the princess..... And who her new husband is... I didn't see that one coming!!!

Thank you Macmillan/FEIWEL Macmillan audio and BOTM 

FIVE big stars. 

About

The Wretched Divine is the heart-pounding adult debut from New York Times and Sunday Times-bestselling author Adalyn Grace, about an ancient war between angels and demons, and the human knight determined to end it at any cost.

Aurelie Chantelune was born to serve. Raised as a knight in a kingdom ravaged by demons, she's spent her life honing her blade, driven by the memory of the monsters who tore her family apart and by the knowledge that she's one of the few who can stop them.

If Aurelie can claim her first kill, she'll inherit a legacy passed down through the Chantelune bloodline: a soulbond with Yuriel, an angel whose power is vital to her kingdom's survival. But when those she loves begin turning into the very monsters she's sworn to destroy, Aurelie is forced to seek help from the last place she ever imagined. Desperate, she forges a second and far more dangerous bond with Severin, a demon she can hardly trust, but who claims to know how to end the war for good.

With their lives and fates entwined, Aurelie, Yuriel, and Severin must team up to hunt down a cure capable of turning demons back into humans. But the more they learn about one another and the deeper their relationships grow, the more Aurelie begins to question the war and her place in it. With both of her bonded on opposing sides, she'll have to make a choice: continue to stand with the angels, or risk everything by trusting a demon.