Redemption by R.K. Ryals

A fateful car accident, a strange Abbey ruled by an even stranger Abbess, an insane Demon, a world where right and wrong becomes dangerously twisted, and a confident, rebellious teenager . . . .

Dayton Blainey is a foul-mouthed, grief-stricken young woman forced to live with a religiously eccentric aunt who favors her moral older sister. But when Dayton's life becomes intertwined with a dangerous stranger, she suddenly finds herself at the center of a war fought since the beginning of time. Trapped between what she believes is right, and a forbidden attraction, Dayton must come to terms with betrayal and her surprising lineage to stop a war before it even begins.

This book was free on Amazon so I set my expectations SUPER low.  Little did I know that this book was actually super entertaining!

Dayton is pretty much me if I was forced to live with nuns for 10 years, so I definitely found her to be relatable.  Also I kind of love her best friend Monroe, their relationship is quirky and generally interesting to read about.  These two things are what got me through the first half of the book, because it definitely wasn't the plot.  I've never in my life read a book that actually takes place at school as much as this book.  Yeah, all the main characters are teenagers but the first 100 or so pages are about how boring and confining school is.  I lived that, I do NOT want to read about it.  Don't worry though, after that it gets way better.

After her 18th birthday things really start to pick up and we get introduced to new exciting characters and she officially begins her adventure.  Pretty much everything after that is a spoiler so I don't want to say too much about it but if you can get through the first half of this book then the rest is definitely worth it.

I wish book 2 was free because then I'd probably be done with it by now, but the fact that I actually have to go out and find the thing means that it's going to be on my 'want to read' list for a while :(

All in all, this book is interesting and relatively fresh in terms of plots, I just wish I could erase the first half of the book and jump right into everything.  3 stars