Review: Great read about finding faith, believing in yourself even though you're... shall we say, less than perfect..
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
4.5 StarsI read this book in less than 24 hrs. It flows that nicely and is that good.When Abigail's mother is dying in the hospital her Guardian Angel, Cillian (Ian) chooses to 'fall' by becoming human. Much like City of Angels. Of course he does this against the advice of his fellow Guardian and best friend, Rolfius. As Ian and Abby get to know one another, secrets and messages from Abby and Ian alike come into play, in addition to Abigail's best friend, Maureen. This one is a little spit fire! I feel like Maureen should've been the redhead as opposed to Abigail who is too quiet and scared for my liking. She's too much in a shell and open to vulnerability, BUT her mom did just die a week ago so I'll give her a pass...She does drink an excessive amount, though. All Abigail seems to do is get drunk, but in hindsight I can see why. Some people think alcohol solves your problems. It doesn't; it makes them worse. Also, some people who are highly 'sensitive' (to vibrations, energy, etc) try to cover it up...make it go away...if you're drunk, you can't feel, hear, or sense anything. I totally get that. More than I care to admit.Maureen however, is a put up with no b.s kind of gal - my type! ;) As she comes to term with the fact that she can see 'the other side' she takes it quite well. I know there are people who are more "sensitive" to vibrations and such (as we're all actually meant to be) so this isn't unreasonable. If you open yourself up to the metaphysical world, you'll see your physical one start to change...Unfortunately, once someone "wakes up" they not only open themselves to the good, but to the bad also. That's the balance. One must learn to filter out the energy and that's what Abby and Maureen must do.I do like that Rolfius and Maureen are starting to....let's say "meet half way" and I'm super excited for the next book b/c it focuses on Maureen!I only gave it 4.5 instead of 5 b/c I feel it fell juuuuuuuust a bit short of some plot holes being closed up. I also was a bit unsure of Rolfius "conjuring" things for everyone. Wasn't the point of Cillian's fall to become human to live...like a human and discover how difficult it really is? Problems, therefore, were solved just a bit too quickly for me and people were just a hair too accepting of certain things, but it wasn't so bad as to bring the rating down further.I felt Cillian was just a tad too naive in the beginning, but I do like that became a bit more sure of himself and stronger.Rolfius, I love his sense of humor! He's a sweetheart who doesn't rely solely on sarcasm to get a point across. He's funny about it as opposed to being a jerk. There is also a funny part where Cillian tries coffee for the first time and it make me LOL. Literally! It made me wonder how he dealt with going to the bathroom for the first time hahaha.Great read about finding faith, believing in yourself even though you're... shall we say, less than perfect...