I knew falling for him was wrong. I did it anyway, his half smiles and blue eyes pulling me deeper. Blue eyes that made me soar. He wasn’t mine to keep, though. And like all good and rare things, it came to an end. Then he strolls into my life, armed with dimples and gray eyes. Gray eyes that ground me. He smashes through my defenses, stealing what is left of my heart. Now my heart is a war zone, … is a war zone, past and present battling for my forever.
They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice. I call bullshit on that theory.
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OMG!!! What did I just read!! This books picks up where book one leaves off and you don’t know what is going to happen. Grace and Sol have a very difficult relationship but she knows what she has to do. Sol on the other hand is lost and has to determine what he really wants out of life. This story pulled me in different directions and it left me wanting more!!! Grace and Sol definitely pull at your heart strings and I loved how each has to find their own path. I cannot wait to read more of this series!!!!
** 4.5 STARS **
I felt like I was on a roller coaster as I was reading. Disgraceful was dang good, but my head is still spinning at that ending. I never saw that coming! Now I’m excitedly and impatiently waiting for the next book..
Sometimes second books aren’t all they could be. This second book was as amazing as the first.
Sol and Grace are everything and they are perfect for one another.
Their pull for one another is incredible, it’s like they have a direct connection and they know just what the other needs.
This book broke my heart so many times. I’m hopeful for the future as there is a book three, but I know firsthand books don’t always go the way I want them to.
And in case you didn’t know this book ends in a MAJOR cliffhanger, like a what did I just read cliffhanger?!?
I loved every word and can’t wait for the conclusion of these two!
3.5*
Disgraceful picks up right where Desolate left off, with hearts breaking all around. I was so anxious and worried about what was to come, especially once the blurb was revealed and the teasers started. I’m relieved to say, though, that Disgraceful wasn’t quite the angstfest I was expecting. And thank goodness for that! Although I was “ready” for my heart to be shredded, can you really ever be ready for that sort of thing?
Desolate was such a great read, but I didn’t get quite the same feels from Disgraceful. I think maybe it was because the bulk of the story was told from Grace’s point of view and to be honest, I’m not her biggest fan. I know things are still so up in the air with her and Sol, they’re both trying to figure out what they want out of life. Grace is doing her best to move on, while Sol is working on coming to terms with the decisions he’s made. I adore Sol and really want him to be happy, and at this point I’m not so sure it’s with Grace. Yes, they have a heavy history and such chemistry, but it just might be too much to sustain.
I am anxious to see where Ms. Grey will be taking us in the final book in the trilogy. We’re left with quite the cliffhanger, both literally and figuratively! I really want Sol to get his happily ever after, but I think we’re in for another roller coaster of a ride before he gets there.
I have been yearning for this book since Desolate concluded and I was so happy to see that it picked up exactly where book 1 left off. The emotions this one brought out of me…were too much at times. I am team Grace and Sol and in book two we see alot of self discovery and getting to know one’s self without that great love. I kept hanging on to each word on each page needing to get to the end. That cliffy……Oh My Gosh! Autumn Grey has us right where she wants us and I am in desperate need of book 3 ASAP.
Let me start by saying five stars isn’t enough for this book. If I could have given it more, I would’ve done in a heartbeat. This book is amazing. It’s unforgettable and one of my personal favourites.
Disgraceful picks up from where Desolate ended. As we already know Grace and Sol have always had a complicated relationship and it gets even more complicated in Disgraceful. They both have some hard decisions to make and they’re both going to learn that love hurts. Bad. Really bad. They’ve both grown so much since they first met but is it enough? It seems like there’s always something in their way and they’ve both got plenty of obstacles to overcome. There’s a growth and maturity in the characters in this book that seems natural. They’re growing up, experiencing things, learning who they are, making choices and starting to live a little more and while I didn’t always agree with their choices I tried to understand why they chose the paths they did. Sol especially has to really look at what he wants. What was his life long dream maybe isn’t the path for him. This guy…I don’t have the words to adequately explain how much this fictional young man has come to mean to me. He sometimes feels like a walking contradiction. He seems so adamant in what he wants from life but at the same time he’s questioning his future. He seems so mature and level headed but the indecision, confusion and conflict he’s feeling has him not really thinking things through fully. I don’t know what it is about Solomon. I started this trilogy and honestly didn’t think it was going to be for me. I didn’t expect to like the storyline and i definitely didn’t expect to fall so in love with the characters. He intrigues me, he makes my heart ache, he’s sweet, sexy, loyal and I could go on forever so I’ll just leave it as I really like the man he’s becoming.
There are no words to explain the emotions I’m feeling after finishing Disgraceful. It has been one of (if not my top) my most anticipated books this year and I had extremely high expectations before I’d even started. Autumn Grey blew me away with Sol and Graces story. The angst! So much angst! The heart ache! The confusion and conflict! This book has it all in spades. I felt every single emotion reading this book, including a lot of frustration, and it was everything I hoped it would be.
I first discovered Autumn Grey when I read Desolate and she played my feelings like an expert. Why I thought Disgraceful was going to be any different, I don’t know but she turned me into a complete emotional wreck reading this book. The conflict and turmoil, the angst and confusion, the disappointments, the pain and the love, are all written in a way that make you feel the same emotions the characters are feeling. I’m not going to lie, this book annoyed me so much. I got frustrated, I threw so many tantrums reading this and got so annoyed I had to walk away from my kindle more than once but I absolutely loved every second of it. I live for books like this. The books that make me feel all the feels and this book definitely made me feel every single thing.
The ending broke me. I love a good, well executed cliff hanger ending and Autumn Grey certainly delivered. I don’t know how I’m going to cope waiting for the final book and the conclusion of Grace and Sols story. They’ve both become so very special to me, I can’t remember a day that I haven’t thought of them and I can’t see that changing any time soon. Desolate was one of my top reads of 2018 and Disgraceful is without a doubt in my top reads of this year. These books are something else!
disgraceful by Autumn Grey is the second book of the Grace trilogy and must be read in order. It picks up from the first book where we were left dangling off that horrible cliff with that ending. At the time I thought the world was ending, so diving back in, I was immediately sucked back into that world of love, pain & heartache. It’s so crazy to me how quickly my mindset changed, but I honestly think that’s due to this author’s writing.
What can I tell you about this book? Grace and Sol have my entire heart. And the first few chapters left me in agony, crying and clutching my chest, and I was only on chapter five. It was disturbing to me. Grace and Sol have been through a lot, with their forbidden relationship to ultimately doing what’s best for each other, we see them in this book go out to find out who they really are us people. They take much-needed space to really mend their hearts. And it’s on these journeys of self-discovery that we things take a very unexpected turn. There were a lot of moments where I wanted to throw my kindle or punch a wall repeatedly. I am not lying when I say that every single character managed to annoy the heck out of me. Ugh. Everything they did annoyed me, they either went against what I wanted to happen or did something completely stupid. But even then I couldn’t stop reading. I cannot tell you how intense the feelings I felt were. I was mostly angry and frustrated and definitely heartbroken. I couldn’t deal with the angst in this book, it was too much. I can’t really go into detail into the events that caused these feelings because I don’t want to spoil it, but it has beautifully ruined me. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that I would give 5 stars for, but I think this book deserves it.
Bravo to Autumn Grey for continuing to write stories that play with our minds, souls, and hearts. My favorite read of 2019 so far and I can’t wait for the next book. It seems so far away. Meanwhile, I have to sit here and deal with this major book hangover that I am currently sporting. I can’t focus on anything but Grace and Sol. Definitely grab a copy and read this story! Start from the beginning! Experience a love story for the history books and ride the rollercoaster that is the Grace trilogy.
Disgraceful is Book Two of the very intense, “Grace Trilogy.”
Holy Cow…….where do I begin. This book takes you on an emotional roller coaster from Page 1 and doesn’t let you go – even at the end.
Grace feels she’s doing the right thing by leaving Sol to his ‘Chosen Path’ into Priesthood. Sol knows, however, that he just can’t go on without disclosing the truth about his and Grace’s relationship to his Spiritual Director, Father McLean & his Uncle Luke. Luke is quiet, yet supportive of Sol, while Father McLean let’s him know that he’s disappointed in Sol and that he Sol’s situation will be reviewed by the Disciplinary Committee. This means Sol will be hearing from Monsignor Martinez shortly and also has to leave the Seminary immediately. Sol, at that point, is so very lost.
Meanwhile, Grace is in NO better shape when she has to come clean to her mother & best friend about how she snuck around behind their backs & continued to see Sol. The guilt and pain of losing Sol is almost crippling for Grace, yet she believes she made the right decision ending things with Sol. She’s just not sure how she’s going to be able to deal in a world without him.
The book then shares both Grace’s & Sol’s next steps to try & live, breathe & move on without each other. They each rely on the help of their best friends, and their families to start to find out what they, as individuals want in life. That’s not to say that neither one of them are far from each other’s thoughts.
Can they both move on and find happiness without each other? I was grasping, white-knuckled at the very end, conflicted about the circumstances that came about, when the book…just…ended.
This is a phenomenal, angst-ridden story that has literally got me begging for more. The next book cannot come soon enough!
The second book in this series is full of so many ups and downs!! I’m book one, I was pulling for Sol and Grace but after reading Disgraceful, I feel just as torn as Grace does.
There is so much angst in this book and the ending was killer. I need book 3 ASAP so I can know what happens!!!
I seriously don’t even know where to begin! I thought I was heart broken at the end of Desolate…. that was NOTHING compared to the pain I am feeling now! (and it is a very delicious kind of pain) Yes it ends on a cliffhanger. This book also has a love triangle, which I usually hate because I tend to side with one guy and then the heroine usually does not pick the man I thought she should be with. The way that Autumn wrote this story, it is really hard to be mad at anyone involved. I could not pick a side at all! As soon as I saw that 3rd name come up I knew I was in for a ride. As if that wasn’t enough to get my heart breaking and my stomach all in knots the end came. You thin that you might get some relief. Maybe a little break from the angst…… NOPE! While I was reading the end I was thinking “damn this is a crazy ending, I can’t wait to get the next book to see what happens” and then the REAL ending happened, totally coming out of left field. First I reread the last few pages to make sure I read it all correctly then I just sat there for like 10 minutes just staring at the last page. I barely refrained from throwing my kindle at the wall. Then I sent some DMs to a few people saying “are you freaking kidding me???” (but not quite as nicely). And then I had to manage to get to sleep somehow because I was already up past my bedtime and I had to go to work in the morning…. I went in the room and started ranting to my husband (I don’t know why he help laughing at me). Here I am a day later and I am still trying to comprehend what I read. HUGE book hangover! How do you move on from a book like this? YOU DON’T!!! I do not know when I will be over this! Probably not until the next book comes out. If you are a fan of angst and cliffhangers then you totally need to get this book! It really is epic! On my top reads of 2019 for sure! My heart is still beating kind of hard and my stomach is all in knots. Autumn Grey really pulled out all the emotions out of me! She is quickly becoming a one-click author for me. Above 5 stars!!! Now I just hope the next book comes soon so that I can avoid a nervous breakdown!
AMAZING continuation of this series! This book is an angsty rollercoaster ride WITH a love triangle! Buckle up because this is an emotional ride with a cliffhanger ending that will leave you begging for more immediately.
DISGRACEFUL is book 2 in the Grace Trilogy. Please, take the time to read Desolate: book 1 in the Grace Trilogy first. Solomon Callan & Grace Miller are involved in one of the most Original, Slow-Burn, Forbidden Romance you will ever read. Plenty of emotional turmoil and heartbreak.
I thought Book 1 made Sol & Grace’s relationship complicated. I thought it would pick-up right where it left off. Not so much!! DISGRACEFUL starts out with more drama, stress, heartbreak and lost-love then even the first book. Only now, it would seem, the entire town knows of their downfall from grace. They were both lost and alone. And then their romance becomes even more complicated, when enters Levi Keenan to make it a triangle. Than even more complicated with Levi’s ex, Jessica Knowles, making her presence known. A perfect square involving four people. Two guys with lots of baggage. Two girls with serious problems. This book will not end with all the answers.
Oh-my-Goodness! This ending is so unexpected! Just when you are sure how this book will end, with the clicking of a clock to Midnight on New Years Eve, the author decides to end it with the worst drama ever. Did I mention that the kissing in this book, is better than the sex? This book is worth reading just for the ending. Now I will be waiting impatiently for Book 3: ABSOLUTION. I sure hope that Autumn Grey is writing real fast.
Disgraceful by Autumn Grey is book 2 in the Grace Series. This continues the story of Solomon ‘Sol’ Callahan and Grace Miller so you should read the previous book ‘disgraceful’ first to fully enjoy their story here. This book picks up shortly after the last one, Grace is wanting to experience college and all that in tails. We are introduced to a new guy named Levi, who is interested in Grace also. Levi is actually in this book a good guy but I am still holding out for Sol.
But this book doesn’t end their story and their will be a third installment called ‘absolution’. Can’t wait to read that book too.
i am truly not sure how much more pulling my poor heart can take right now. Every time I was lulled into a place where I thought my heart was about to pieced together Claudia ripped it apart again. Truly the heartfelt, straight to the bone angst in this book is just such an incredible read.
I love how I know so much more about the characters in this book and I want so many of them to end up with their own books.
OH… MY… GOD!
I don’t know what to say right now.
Holy hell, I did NOT expect Disgraceful to end the way it did. I thought Desolate’s cliffhanger was bad, this one just about killed me.
This book is going into my forever favorites. I love this author. Her stories are never short of amazing.
After finishing Desolate, I was left heartbroken along with Grace. I wanted time to literally move with the blink of an eye so I could get my hands on the second installment in the Grace Trilogy.
You’re going to get your heart split in two here. You’re going to get your mind confused on who you want Grace to choose. It’s not easy, I’ll tell you that.
The author gives us the story in such a way that will make us fall in love with Grace’s new love interest, but at the same time, remind us of what that epic first love feels like, and how powerful yet hard it can be to forget it.
GAH! My emotions are all over the place.
I felt for the boys, two. Sol, my poor tortured man. He will always have a piece of my heart. Levi was up there, too. #SinWithSol. Yet, I was so proud of Grace for going out into the world and finding herself again.
I’m going to have to come back to write a better review because I honest to god can’t think straight at the moment.
Jaw Wide Open, In Complete Shooketh State.
Seriously though… when is the final book coming out?
I can’t deal with this heartache. I can’t deal with that cliffhanger for too long.
I NEED ANSWERS RIGHT MEOW!
Sol completely stole my heart in book one of this series, desolate, and the teenage angst of his being torn between his life-long dream to be a priest and his undeniable love for his Gracie hooked me in due to my own near life-long love of angsty priest love stories.
In disgraceful, though the series overall did indeed take the direction I was expecting based on the hints in book one, it also had some elements that I hadn’t predicted, especially in terms of Sol’s part of the story. In an attempt to be vague and avoid spoilers, I will say that in the end I wasn’t completely sold on the larger thread of the story in this book, in part because some of the development is happening off-page where it can’t contribute to the reader being along for the entire building of it. I definitely wanted to shake some sense into some of these characters, but they are technically teens, so their drama and choices and back and forth really do kind of make sense as they try to figure things out – Lord knows, I was there once (still? LOL). It is probably due to my aforementioned devotion to Sol, but his part of the story shined super brightly to me, and affected my emotions the most. And holy cliffhanger! I am eagerly awaiting how this series is going to end.
3.5 Stars
3.5 Stars
Review by Sue
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I’m unsure how I feel about Disgraceful, the second installment in the Grace trilogy. I was so excited to continue Grace and Sol’s journey and I think that is where I had a hard time with this story.
I expected their story and instead I was given Grace’s as she strikes out on her own and develops feelings for another. I understand the need to become independent and to move on. What I didn’t understand was the fact that Sol’s part of the story was peppered in so minimally. It made it feel as though it wasn’t their story at all anymore.
Although I’m a Solace fan (Sol + Grace), my heart did melt and fall in love with Levi. How could I not? He is kind, honest and sexy-as-hell. He deserves a HEA, but in my opinion, not with Grace.
When Grace and Sol went their separate ways, the story slowed down tremendously and I felt as though the plot moved infinitesimally. There was not much that occurred until Levi. And although the somewhat love triangle sparked interest, I still felt somewhat detached from the story. I didn’t quite feel all the angst and feels that I should’ve felt.
I haven’t given up on this series. Grace and Sol are so perfect together. The ending itself was absolutely jaw-dropping and makes it imperative that I read the next book.
Man oh man the angst with this one. I’m not surprised considering the first book, but still—I wasn’t completely ready. Sol and Grace have my whole heart. They really do. Their tension and heartache is palpable. Sol is lost in his own head. He is fighting like hell to figure out his next steps on the RIGHT path. And poor Gracie! All she wants is to move on and find some sort of happy, even if it’s a different happy than she expects. I want their love to prevail so badly and I didn’t think anything could shake that desire…until Levi. He is a character that I don’t want to like, and not because he’s not likeable because he totally is, but because he is a disruptor to the already shaky ground that Grace and Sol walk on. He has put a teeny tiny hole in my Sol and Grace bubble. I want Levi to win…I want Sol to win…argh the back and forth! Beautiful heartache and characters you want to comfort AND rail against through and through—disgraceful is just lovely. I have not said much about the plot and that’s intentional. No spoilers here—read desolate first, then devour this one, and join me in impatiently waiting for the epic conclusion. 5 enthusiastic stars for disgraceful!
Holy Crap the angst is high in this book!! It keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole book. You don’t know when Sol is gonna pop in or if she gives moves on and gives Levi a chance. Grace gets herself into one heck of a pickle in this book. Her heart still longs for Sol but he broke it bad.. She knows she needs to move on but she can’t shake the thoughts of him. Levi pops into the picture and while she’s scared, she lets him in. Those two are cute and I secretly want them together but they have a lot of baggage between them. Levi is hanging on to an ex while Grace is doing the same. This is like a tennis match. It goes back and forth so much that you almost get whip-lashed. Oh and with this book ends, please tell there’s more coming very soon! I’m so infested into this story that I need more right now! I gotta know what happens and if everyone is ok. My heart is racing and I’m dying to know!!!
Disgraceful is the second book in the Grace Trilogy by Autumn Grey. It is an emotional ride because both Sol and Grace are at a crossroads in their relationship and must come to terms with the consequences of their actions. They are both trying to get on with their lives but there always seems to be this pull that brings them back together. What happens when your past and future collide?; you must make a choice and hope that you don`t regret it.
Everything and everyone you meet as an impact on the person you are and want to become good or bad. This story is about trying to find a balance and being happy with youself and those around you. Only then will you find the love you truly want and be content. I will admit I found myself torn; wanting one outcome only to realize it might not ncessarily be the right one in the grand scheme of things and that is ok. This book is not so black and white and that is why I think I enjoyed it so much. A thought provoking read for sure! Great job!