Title: The Guardian
Author: Lydia Rodriguez-Clement
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published Date: April 3rd 2014
Rating: 3.5 stars
Synopsis: THE GUARDIAN is a story about
how Sarah's spiritual beliefs are reaffirmed when the existence of Angels and
Demons are horrifically revealed. Never had she dreamt that her mundane life
would be caught in not only a struggle to stay alive in this clash of worlds,
but also in a sadistic plan by the Dark Angels to lure Jacob, her own Guardian,
to fall.
Review: The
Guardian is a book about an angel who falls in love with a human being. As well
as that, the thoughts of want and jealousy could cause Jacob, the angel to fall
and become a fallen angel. At the same time the Fallen Angels are stirring
again, preparing for a large attack. Jacob and his band of angels prepare to fend
off the coming attack, and yet, will Sarah, a human he has fallen for become a
distraction?
What
I liked about this story was the idea of the angel. I haven’t read many books
that include angels and this one had a unique view of them. The abilities that
they had made them stronger, older and were interesting to see gradually
released to us.
This
book promises a clean romance, and that is what we get! I am happy to read
books like this, but then I found the romance to be a little bit too clean. Sarah is over twenty years
old and yet when there is a guy in her room the door needs to be open, and also
when she visits Jacob’s flat unattended she then has to see the priest
afterwards. I found this to be a crazy amount of supervision, and I will admit
it put me off a bit.
As
for the plot, it was very well done! There were some moments where it got a bit
slow, but otherwise the action was good and the final fight was brilliant! The
book ends on a huge cliffhanger so I really hope Lydia writes the sequel
quickly so I can keep reading more of their story!
I
have decided to rate this book 3.5 stars and would recommend this book for all
those who like angels in their stories, clean romances and a bit of action too.
Author Bio: Lydia Rodriguez-Clement, a native Texan, grew up in the beautiful city of San Antonio where this story takes place, and where she attended a local college and university. It was in high school, however, where she was told she had a flare for writing, and decided many years later to persue this noble art. She has been married for 19 years, and has five children and two dogs. Her family life keeps her very busy, but after surviving Leukemia with the help of God, family and friends, she followed her life long dream to continue writing.
Olivia’s
Question: What advice do you think your guardian angel would give you?
Olivia-Savannah
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Disclaimer: Angel image is not mine and was found on Pinterest
I have never read any books by Lydia Rodriguez-Clement but it sounds very intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it!
DeleteHi Olivia - I have to admit that huge cliffhangers kind of turn me off to reading the book. Guess I'm just spoiled that way. Seems I can never get back to the follow up to the story. Thanks for the awesome review! :)
ReplyDeleteOh that is a shame! But understandable if you have difficulty continuing by reading the sequel.
DeleteI do like stories with angels, I will have to check it out!
ReplyDeleteMissie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Angels are really cool ^^
DeleteI haven't heard of this one but I love books about angels so I'm curious now. Even though they tend to disappoint me the most. Anyhow I'm so happy that the romance here was good as was the plot. Great review, Olivia :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I hope this one won't disappoint! Thank you <3
DeleteHey Olivia!! Thank you so very much for doing a Review for me! I just came to check on the Giveaway,and I can't believe there are 88 entries already. That is so exciting!! Oh, and if anyone wants to check out some pics that pertain to certain locations in the book, go to my fan page at Facebook.com/LydiaGuardian. Thanks again!!
DeleteI am glad to see you are so satisfied with the result of how things are going. It was my pleasure to read your book :)
DeleteGreat giveaway
ReplyDelete;) I hope it goes well for you!
DeleteSounds interesting
ReplyDeleteIt is ^,^
DeleteHaha, it sounds like Sarah is super Catholic? Is that the case? (Not that that's a bad thing, but I have heard of my more religious friends doing things like that.) This book sounds interesting, but not quite up my alley. Great review, as always, though! =)
ReplyDeleteAs for your question... my guardian angel would probably tell me to stop eating so much junk food! xDDD!
Yes, I would say that is the case. It's a shame it's not for you, but not every book can be. I think my guardian angel would say something similar :P
DeleteSounds really interesting, would love te read it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
DeleteThe synopsis sounds great! I like the concept of angels and demons in book, but I agree, being overly conventional and much supervision is putting off.
ReplyDeleteHm, what would my angel say? I hope he advices me to become an angel because I do a better job than he does! (I apologize if that makes no sense XD) I wouldn't take the advice though. lol
Yes, I have mixed feeling with the conventional side of things too. Haha xD Thanks for always stopping by, Manisha <3
DeleteWow, sounds like a really pure concept of angels and demons explored here which is good. I can't really read religious based books though, because of so many conflicting beliefs. Thanks for the review though!
DeleteI can understand about conflicting beliefs in books because sometimes I also feel uncomfortable reading books I morally disagree with.
DeleteBrilliant review! I haven't heard of this book or the author before but angel and demon books can be a lot of fun. The clean romance definitely sounds ridiculously too clean for how old they are.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun book!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover and sounds like a fun read esp with the clean romance involved
ReplyDeleteYes, clean romances are a rare gem!
DeleteOlivia,
ReplyDeleteI also appreciate a clean romance but some authors do leave off the romance little too abruptly, but then if he is an angel, she probably feels very guilty.Thanks for the review!
Yes, there are a lot of emotions about being pure in here.
DeleteNot such an angel book person, but so happy that you enjoyed this one!
ReplyDeleteJen @ YA Romantics
Ah that is a shame :) But then again, not every book is for every reader!
DeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNo problem! It is all thanks to the author!
DeleteOh Wow!!! Thank you everyone for entering THE GUARDIAN Giveaway!! And a BIG THANKS to Olivia too!! This was so EXCITING to watch, and I hope that if anyone is still interested, you can look me up at www.amazon.com/author/lydiarcguardian, www.goodreads.com/LydiaClement, and www.facebook.com/LydiaGuardian. Thanks again!!
ReplyDeleteLydia, it was my pleasure to work and collaborate with you. I hope you have many more successes in writing future books as well.
DeleteI think my guardian angel would stop me from getting distracted and tell me to stop itching my hair before I itch it all out. My angel would probably lecture me about friends too. Good review, I think you summed the book up quite well. The paragraph with the supervision was a little unclear to me. Was she living with someone who insisted upon giving her constant supervision? If not, what difference does it make whether or not her door is open or why would she need to visit the priest? What supervision would the priest provide? How comes the constant supervision put you off? Apart from that, it was all crystal clear and the plot of the story sounds very interesting. I also have the guardian bookmark and am dying to see what it looks like in the book so I really want to read this book!
ReplyDeleteYeah, your guardian angel would definitely tell you that about your hair! The supervision was from her parents who were always around and telling her what to do. I think this one is on your lists as well, or maybe in the future it will be! I hope you like the bookmark <3
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