Early Review: Finding the Light (Balance #4)

Finding the Light (Balance #4)
Janelle Stalder

Publication Date: February 26, 2019
Date Read: February 9, 2019
Genre: YA - Paranormal Romance
Source: eARC from Janelle Stalder
Format: E-Book

From Goodreads:
When the path you are on comes to a fork, which way do you turn?

Loyalties are being tested by the fate of one young girl.
Hope French has found herself in the fight of a lifetime, with two sides determined to either destroy her...or save her?
Angels and Demons will come to a head for the first time in centuries.
Now she has to decide who she can trust, and what her true destiny really is while learning to adapt to her new surroundings.
With so much against her, Hope must reach inside to find the ancient power that lies there, waiting to be unleashed.

The only question left to be answered is whether it will be for the good, or evil.

Janelle Stalder is one of my all-time favourite authors. I have been such an enormous fan of hers since 2011 when she offered me a copy of her debut novel, Eden, for review. I read it one sitting and couldn't believe how amazing it was. Especially considering it was her first novel. Since then I have devoured each and every novel that she has released and I am always left bugging her for when the next one will release. The Balance series is, in my opinion, her best series to date. So when she asked me if I wanted to read Finding the Light early, I was practically jumping up and down with excitement.

Finding the Light picks up right where The Dark Princess left off, with Hope at the school for Angels, where everyone thinks she will be the safest. But when the attacks on her life don't stop, Hope doesn't seem to be safe anywhere. Can she find out who is after her when she is stuck on an island full of angels?

I freaking adored Finding the Light. It was without a doubt the best one of the series to date. I know, I know... I always say that but Janelle just blows me away with every single book. She is without a doubt one of my favourite authors of all time and she could literally write anything and I would buy it no matter what it was about. When I started reading this book I was like I'll try to finish it in a few days... three hours later I was done. I couldn't put it down. Not for a single second. It was so addictive and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen.

I absolutely love Hope as a character. She is such an interesting character to read about. With her being part angel, part demon she is struggling with whether she is good or bad and I love seeing her on that journey of self-discovery. She definitely goes through a journey of self-discovery in this one and I loved experiencing that all with her. I have to say though, as much as I love Hope, my favourite character in this book is without a doubt Cillian. He is just utterly perfect! A gorgeous demon who will do anything and everything in his power to protect Hope at all costs... I couldn't help but love the parts told from his perspective the most. While reading I was literally a real-life heart-eyes emoji.

Finding the Light was utter perfection. It's such a game changer in the series and I couldn't believe what I was reading. Some of the twists and turns I never saw coming at all and ended up sitting there with my mouth gaping unable to believe what had just happened. Another sign that Janelle is such a superb storyteller. In a lot of books I tend to guess some of the twists and turns, this one I didn't guess any of them!

I absolutely adored every single moment of Finding the Light. I couldn't read it fast enough and then I was left reeling at the end, dying to get my hands on the next book immediately. If you're a fan of YA Paranormal then this is a must-read that you have to add to your TBR. It is one of the most incredible books I have ever had the pleasure of reading and I will be counting down the days until the next book releases.