Great great book!! I received a copy of this book to add to our collection at my library. I put off reading it this summer and then picked it up on a whim on my way out of town for the week. What a surprise. I couldn't put the book down! I can't wait to read more titles by Pamela Fagan Hutchins ( )

I love the cover and the location, the Virgin Islands, for Pamela Fagan Hutchins’ Saving Grace. It was all I hoped it would be.

I was relating to Katie quickly, wrapping her napkin neatly around her beer, playing pool and winning, but that’s where the similarities ended. I don’t drink and text and neither should she. I find it terrible that a lawyer would act like she did, especially in a room with all her coworkers. She acts like an obsessively love struck teenager.

The beginning is abrupt and I was thrown right into the story and I don’t much like Katie right now. But, let’s see if there is a reason for her being so out of control and sophomoric.

The name dropping got a bit annoying…Dennis the Menace, Bon Jovi, Direct TV, iPhone, Ihop, Hooters, Vaio, Dell, Blackberry…you get the drift.

An intervention sent her to St Marcos in her quest to solve the mystery of her parents death and get her act together. Enter Ava, who in her way introduced Katie to Annalise, Hebrew for Grace, an abandoned mansion that spoke to Katie. Now Pamela has my attention! Who…or what… is really doing the talking?

Katie loved walking on the beach and it cleared her mind. Now, we’re getting together.

Oh man, guess it had to happen, but I’m disappointed how her trip ended. I have a feeling that will change. It was just getting good for me, but I feel there is a lot more to come.

When the news came over the phone after one of the worst days of her life, I got super excited too. My heart beat faster, a smile came to my face, and I began racing through the pages. Oh yeah, now we’re cooking with Caribbean heat.

She got a pick up with a lift kit and cruised off to her new life. I want to be there!! I love to bury my feet in the sand and I have enjoyed a PainKiller or two.

I’m afraid for her and her friends. In the islands anything can happen. The suspense is mounting, the tension building. I can feel it. I see it coming. Does she?

I didn’t like Katie’s whining and sniveling for the longest time, but her growth and development, her willingness to see herself as she really was and make changes, made me like her more and more.

Now…after thinking I wasn’t going to like this so much…I find myself hating for it to end and wanting more.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Saving Grace by Pamela Fagan Hutchins.

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In the beginning, I thought it was going to be a good one, but I felt my interest dropping as I continued on. At 20% completion, I realized that there was no point in trying. I think there's too much narration and not enough intrigue. The islanders Katie encounters aren't what I hoped they'd be. Annalise doesn't really fascinate me.

I. Give. Up.

The protagonist, Katie, is a loser, but it's atmospheric. I loved the jumbie best - forget the people. ( )

A light read and not that bad, especially if you like main characters who start off as a total mess. The mystery wraps up tidily enough. I enjoyed the depiction of island society and the unusual role of Annalise, the house spirit. Otherwise, I wasn't too compelled by the characters and overall, it wasn't my cup of tea so I won't be reading the other books in the series. Still, if you want a light beach chic-lit read, you might enjoy it. ( )