Review: Angels amongst us!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2013
Do angels walk amongst us?Well, according to the Book of Phinn by Frank Anjagos, they not only walk amongst us, they live amongst us, watch us, even play soccer with us!This is a wonderful story about an angel named Phinn, who is assigned to escort the souls of kids aged 14-18 to heaven when they pass.  He lives in Southern California, attends High School there, has since there has been a High School there, and has a Blog.Ok, so normally, he appears human, only as a very forgettable human.  In fact, he is usually not noticeable at all, unless he chooses to make himself so, which is usually against the rules.  As an angel, Phinn always follows the rules...well, almost always.  Sometimes, he finds that following his heart puts him at odds with the rules as written.Having a best friend who plays for the opposite team certainly does not help make Phinn's decision making processes any easier.  Iszn is a demon, who is assigned to the same age group as Phinn, but he takes his charges to hell.  He goes to the same school as Phinn, and has the same basic set of rules.  Of course, as a demon, rules don't mean anything, and he can do whatever he wants.The story is written as Phinn's blog, including comments from some of the people who follow it.The fun really starts when Phinn convinces Iszn to let him take a soul bound for hell to heaven instead. When, later that same week Phinn realizes that Ashley, a human can see him and notice him, Phinn has to decide how far to follow his heart.The premise that all of the rules have a high reason, and that once the high reason is understood, the rules can be understood runs through this book.  And the high reason.....there is none higher.I enjoyed this book, I loved the idea, and I loved each one of the characters.  Very nicely done.