Review: Do you know your soul mate?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2012
When I first started this book, I didn't think that I was going to like it.  It starts with Emily and Matt in the author's view of Heaven engaging in a battle that was meant as both punishment and training.  The whole Heaven scenario in the beginning just felt contrived and unrealistic.But then we start to get a little more information as Emily starts to reread her and Matt's first story about their first journey down to earth.  She becomes Liz and Matt becomes Daniel.  They are 2 people living in 19th century Ireland and this is where I started to lose myself in the story.I really liked Liz's character as well as that of her friend Faith.  They were two strong, independent women who were not afraid to speak their minds.  I am surprised that they hadn't gotten into more trouble than they had because of this quality.  I think the fact that they lived in a small remote village, where the villagers had "adopted" them as their own daughters, that kept them safe.While on Earth, Emily and Matt are not aware of their angelic lives.  They know that there are things about them that are different, but do not know why.  Emily goes back to her trainers in Heaven when she falls asleep, or sometimes passes out because she needs to speak with them.  In Heaven, she is aware of the life she is leading on Earth as Liz, and brings back with her the conflict of emotions that Liz carries.  She does not remember these visits when she awakens though sometimes she has memories that she believes are just dreams.The book is told from Emily's viewpoint and we only know what is going on with Matt/Daniel as it relates to Emily/Liz.  I believe there could be another whole book from his viewpoint.This is the first book in the series and I can see how there could be many books taking you through out history and all over the world.  At some point in the book it stated that for the most part, the souls that you are surrounded by are usually the same ones through out time -- or something to that effect.  I would be interested to see how they all meet up again in other times.