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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Shortly after I started reading this book, I started thinking - "why am I doing this to myself." it hit too close to home, for personal reasons.
going into it I thought it was a light book about an angel falling from the sky, but what I got was a beautifully written story about grieve and how we sometimes knowingly or unknowingly cling to it, simply because we don't know how to move on.
T.J Klune has a way of taking very funny looking, bizarre prompts and writing about them in a way that hurts and that makes you think about a lot of things.
book is for sure not for everyone, but I had a good time. laughed, cried (more one than the other).
maybe it was because I could relate to the main character, been through the same journey and my 5Star rating is a bit biased, but I still think it's a good book.
going into it I thought it was a light book about an angel falling from the sky, but what I got was a beautifully written story about grieve and how we sometimes knowingly or unknowingly cling to it, simply because we don't know how to move on.
T.J Klune has a way of taking very funny looking, bizarre prompts and writing about them in a way that hurts and that makes you think about a lot of things.
book is for sure not for everyone, but I had a good time. laughed, cried (more one than the other).
maybe it was because I could relate to the main character, been through the same journey and my 5Star rating is a bit biased, but I still think it's a good book.
I admit, I only skimmed the last third.
The cover and title seemed so beautiful and drew me to the book, but it turned into a good example of "don't judge a book by its cover".
In the end, I felt it was too long, boring and repetitive. I didn't like the writing style at all, it read like an elevated fanfic.
The characters were flat and one-dimensional.
All the religious gibberish didn't help.
It was probably a bad choice for a first read from this author, considering he's quite beloved by readers.
I'll read more from the author in hopes I like his other works better.
The cover and title seemed so beautiful and drew me to the book, but it turned into a good example of "don't judge a book by its cover".
In the end, I felt it was too long, boring and repetitive. I didn't like the writing style at all, it read like an elevated fanfic.
The characters were flat and one-dimensional.
All the religious gibberish didn't help.
It was probably a bad choice for a first read from this author, considering he's quite beloved by readers.
I'll read more from the author in hopes I like his other works better.
If you haven’t sobbed over a TJ Klune book alone in bed have you even really lived
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i started reading this because everything tj does is wonderful and the summary is literally that of a supernatural case fic so like, i couldn’t NOT read it.
it’s WONDERFUL. it hurts and it made me cry once or twice, but the story is important and beautiful and absolutely what i wish supernatural had the balls to do.
i would die for cal and benji, zero questions asked.
read this.
it’s WONDERFUL. it hurts and it made me cry once or twice, but the story is important and beautiful and absolutely what i wish supernatural had the balls to do.
i would die for cal and benji, zero questions asked.
read this.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
A book that is full of heartache, grief, anger, courage and love. My one quibble with this book may well be what sells it to someone else: it was quite religious, and that just rubs me the wrong way.
I have really enjoyed Klunes other books so I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately it in no way lived up to them. There were a few redeeming moments but overall they weren’t enough to save it for me.
By the end I was skimming through whole sections because of how clunky and overdone the prose was. Scenes felt thrown together haphazardly too. Should also note that a lot of it felt very preachy.
The book is only 390 pages but somehow felt so so much longer - as in it dragged on. Despite how long and prosey the book itself felt, the characters for the most part felt a little bland and underdone. I didn’t feel very invested in regards to what happened to them.
I also had a real issue with the repeated use of transphobic language. Despite the context (usually used by characters who were telling the main character they didn’t care if he gay) I didn’t think it was necessary at all.
By the end I was skimming through whole sections because of how clunky and overdone the prose was. Scenes felt thrown together haphazardly too. Should also note that a lot of it felt very preachy.
The book is only 390 pages but somehow felt so so much longer - as in it dragged on. Despite how long and prosey the book itself felt, the characters for the most part felt a little bland and underdone. I didn’t feel very invested in regards to what happened to them.
I also had a real issue with the repeated use of transphobic language. Despite the context (usually used by characters who were telling the main character they didn’t care if he gay) I didn’t think it was necessary at all.
Even if this story was a bit confusing at time its was still beautiful. It still left me with such a wonderful warm feeling inside. I just love the flow of TJs writing and this is one of his most beautiful. Although I was a bit overwhelmed by the story at times. A lot is happening in this book. It is a romance with an angel but also a murder mystery/crime story with a lot of shooting and then at the end it gets super religious which may have had me scratching my head a bit. But still a stunning story and I cried a lot.