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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall I enjoyed this book. It scratched a very specific itch for gay angel romance and I can’t complain about that. The drama kept me engaged and the characters are likable. No spoilers but it has a happy ending and I think that’s still really important in gay media. Oh and it’s about a young gay man living in rural Oregon (and loving it, not trying to gay flight to the city) and mostly experiencing acceptance and love rather than homophobia. That’s so important too!! And I like how the author tackled the question of god but I don’t feel like I can say more than that.
My complaints:
Two unnecessary uses of the T slur :(
Utilizes the giving disabled people magical powers trope which I find to be a bit dehumanizing even though it seems like that wasn’t the intent.
Also this is just personal preference but I wish that some of the slowness of the first half was spent on a little more relationship slow burn between the main characters, but their relationship was still enjoyable and believable enough for the context!
Overall I would recommend this book for people who are interested in gays, spirituality, and romance. There’s some catharsis for those who have lost a parent or other loved one. I don’t have that experience so I didn’t speak to it.
My complaints:
Two unnecessary uses of the T slur :(
Utilizes the giving disabled people magical powers trope which I find to be a bit dehumanizing even though it seems like that wasn’t the intent.
Also this is just personal preference but I wish that some of the slowness of the first half was spent on a little more relationship slow burn between the main characters, but their relationship was still enjoyable and believable enough for the context!
Overall I would recommend this book for people who are interested in gays, spirituality, and romance. There’s some catharsis for those who have lost a parent or other loved one. I don’t have that experience so I didn’t speak to it.
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This felt like the author's personal creed. I however do not believe in God, in any form of afterlife, and I do not have a particular good relationship with my father.
This book was not for me.
I do like the irony of a gay angel in a Catholic church and in the midst of all the faith talk. Faith and Church is different, and one could have gay and faith combined, but not one of the larger, official churches condone homosexuality and definitely not the Catholic Church. But maybe that's one of the author's points.
This book was not for me.
I do like the irony of a gay angel in a Catholic church and in the midst of all the faith talk. Faith and Church is different, and one could have gay and faith combined, but not one of the larger, official churches condone homosexuality and definitely not the Catholic Church. But maybe that's one of the author's points.
Incredible, moving, vivid, poignant, such a great meditation on grief and moving on and there are angels too! It was a long book and I can’t lie, I wasn’t sure I’d get through it, but things kick up a notch around halfway through and it just whizzes by at breakneck speed and cranks up to 10!
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes