Review: Really Liked it
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2012
3.5 rating"You'll kiss a lizard, but not me," Matt whispered. "There's something seriously wrong with you." ..."He's cuter than you."Until Next Time by Amy Lignor was an amazingly new twist in the Angel novel world! I swear every time I think I have read it all, in comes a book that is completely different from anything else I have read! Until Next Time was a beautifully written story of love, lost, and overcoming fear.Matt and Emily were created for each other, they were also created to someday go down to earth and find out as much as they can about the way the world is now.  Matt and Emily have been waiting for the day they would be sent down from heaven for what seems like forever, but when that day finally comes, they are both in for a big shock. Matt and Emily are thrown into the `shells' of two very broken people. Matt is having some troubles, but ultimately is still being the warrior he was brought up to be..Emily on the other hand is scared, after seeing earth and meeting some horrible people she finds herself asking,what happens when an angel loses her faith....I honestly don't even know where to begin with this one, right in the beginning I was sucked into the captivating world that Amy created.  Sadly once I got about 60% threw things started getting confusing, once I finished Until Next Time I understood everything, all the pieces fell in to place and everything made sense.  But it being confusing while I was reading it, was still, well frustrating.The part of Until Next Time I found confusing was during some of the dialogue, a lot of time when the characters were talking I didn't really understand what was going on with their convo...basically the conversation to me wasn't making any sense. Now this may be because it's kind of a historical fiction, or maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. Some parts being confusing aside, this was still a really great story, but I must say I am hoping book two won't be as confusing.The rest of the novel I loved! And I would still recommend this novel to people who love angel stories or are looking for something different. My favorite part of Until Next Time was the characters, I adored all of them. The best characters in my opinion though would have to be Matt and Emily, in the beginning they were so playful yet so in love. The scenes that Amy writes of them two together especially in the beginning and the end were incredibly beautiful and literally took my breath away.Another thing I really loved about Until Next Time was how it was written in 3rd person, now I for one normally DO NOT like third person, but with Until Next Time I absolutely loved it! Most  books in 3rd person that I read I feel the authors never give the readers enough insight on the characters. When I finish a novel I want to KNOW the characters as if they were an actual friend or neighbor of mine, but with a lot of third person books I will end a book feeling like I barely knew any of them.  Amy is a remarkable writer, I was able to understand each character in the novel, not just the main character Emily, but all of the characters. I got to know the other characters fears, insecurities, and just who each of them were as a person.  I ended this novel feeling like I knew all of the characters inside and out.Overall I would recommend this novel to anyone who is looking for an amazing angel story with a twist. I do advise though that if things start to get confusing, stick with the story. In the end everything will be cleared up and you will be more than happy you finished it! I believe The Angel Chronicles is going to end up on epic series, and I cannot wait to read book 2!