Not sure how to review this novel. I enjoyed this quick read, it was fast paced and entertained me; several characters had flare. But, it was so very focused on religion and prayer. With such focus on religion, there was little to no zeal or passion that accompanies such devout religion. As a result the religion fell short and was one note. Elisa, the heroine is uninteresting. She eats away her insecurity and is fat. She constantly thinks about food and is eating scones. She is petty. Then suddenly she loses weight and has a few reasons to feel proud of herself. Boys start liking her, girls like her, she steps out of her sister's shadow, and boom, she is still a dumb sixteen year old who prays all the time with little answers given in return. She is so self centered. I don't love that suddenly she is a cool girl because she isn't fat anymore. People die around Elisa, and yet the sorrow and pain don't translate to the pages.I won't read the others in the series. On the other hand, I started it one night and finished it the next night. It was easy enough to get into the story and finish it. But I'd be bored with a second story about Elisa.

This is a promising series, but the first installment left a few things to be desired.

Loved it!