Review: A Sweet Love Triangle
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2012
Emily and Matt have spent their entire existences being trained to be sent to earth for very specific reasons.  When their time finally comes, they are told that they will take over the lives of 2 deceased persons that left the world too soon and still had much to accomplish.  Then the other shoe drops:  Even though Emily and Matt have been trained to be the ultimate angel/warrior duo, when they descend to earth they will become Liz and Daniel.  Emily/Liz and Matt/Daniel will have no memories of their lives in Heaven.  They will become "human," that is, they will live within the shells of Liz and Daniel's bodies and fulfill their destinies.Even though they are in each other's lives on Earth,  Emily/Liz and Matt/Daniel's paths aren't written the way that Matt wants them to be.  Emily/Liz falls in love with Jason, a weary traveler that happens upon the establishment that Liz and her friend, Faith, own.  So, what happens when the angel is created to be with the warrior but their human lives have different agendas?"Until Next Time" fully engaged me as a reader.  The concept is unique (to me anyway), as I haven't read very many books with angels as the predominant entity.  Ms. Lignor's writing style kept me interested and the plot rolled along quite nicely.  I was sort of confused, however, as to why Emily and Matt had to undergo such extensive training only have the memories of their lives in Heaven removed.  I understand why they had to go to earth without Heavenly memories but why have them train so hard their entire lives for something that they go into fresh and unbiased?!  That concept didn't detract me from the story at all, it was just a thought I'd had as I was reading.The religious overtones of the novel aren't heavy or distracting.  I don't generally prefer books with religious qualities but you can't really have a book about angels and Heaven without tossing a little bit of religion in.  Ms. Lignor kept it light, even giving a couple of the archangels a sense of humor and inserting some human/earthly material objects in for good measure.  It's apparent that even angels like candybars!Emily is a very strong protagonist and it isn't hard to see why her earthly self, Liz, falls for Jason.  He's warm and caring--and they way Amy wrote him is believable.  He doesn't seem self-serving or fake in his feelings/attitudes/motives toward Liz.  The love triangle between Liz, Jason, and Daniel was a great twist to the story.  All of the secondary characters are likable and serve grand purposes in this novel of love, trust, strength, and Soulmates."Until Next Time" certainly makes you think and explore life, your feelings, and what you personally have dealt with in your quests through life.I enjoyed this novel and if you like stories involving angels, I think you will like it too!(Book provided by Publisher, in exchange for an honest review.)