Review: God's grace shines.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
this is a difficult review to write for me. The storyline is an excellent idea...seeing the world through the eyes of an angel. However the entire book was filled with tell and not show. In other words I had zero connection with the characters because it read more like a report of some person's life as opposed to a story filled with emotions. The author did a great job at sharing the belief in God however there was little life breathed into the book. As a reader I want an image created in my mind that transports me into the characters reality. If mom is a waitress where does she work? What does the place look like? Are her feet tired? At one point she needed a break...why? These details connects the readers to the characters. I should have been able to relate to Scots character but wasn't able to because in truth when it came to showing me how he felt you tagged demons in. Which would have been fine if life had been breathed into the story. If you want to convey an emotion you don't say the emotion...what is going on in the character. What are the traits of the character. Fear could mean heart pounding or shaking hands...anger could be screaming at the top of his lungs. The idea here is show don't tell.