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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping
adventurous
emotional
sad
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
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Wow, this book was A LOT. It was basically a big ball of grief shoved into a book, with a sweet love story tucked in there, too.
It is a testament to TJ Klune’s skill as a storyteller that despite the increasing religious content as the book went on (which is 100% not my thing), I kept wanting to read more, because I was so invested in the characters. I needed to know if they would be okay.
It is a testament to TJ Klune’s skill as a storyteller that despite the increasing religious content as the book went on (which is 100% not my thing), I kept wanting to read more, because I was so invested in the characters. I needed to know if they would be okay.
Oof. This was a ride. Not in a good way. Can I go back to like, the middle of the book, and pretend the rest didn't happen?
Will (hopefully remember to) write a more elaborate review but main issues are 1) the book feels like several books smashed into one when it really feels like the story should have remained a more personal, narrow-scope story and 2) hoo boy the mental dissonance in the theology talk, it hurts.
Will (hopefully remember to) write a more elaborate review but main issues are 1) the book feels like several books smashed into one when it really feels like the story should have remained a more personal, narrow-scope story and 2) hoo boy the mental dissonance in the theology talk, it hurts.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
T.J. Klune really knows how to write grief
This author always amazes me!
But man, poor Benji! That poor kid!!! Thank goodness for Cal! I love him!!! Plus he provided some much needed humor!
I love the parallels that were made. And that twist on the boss! Did not see that coming!
I absolutely loved Big Eddie, Abe, and Nina!
My only complaint was that it was a bit long but I've accepted that this author knows what he's doing so it's not really a real complaint! ;) Lol
But man, poor Benji! That poor kid!!! Thank goodness for Cal! I love him!!! Plus he provided some much needed humor!
I love the parallels that were made. And that twist on the boss! Did not see that coming!
I absolutely loved Big Eddie, Abe, and Nina!
My only complaint was that it was a bit long but I've accepted that this author knows what he's doing so it's not really a real complaint! ;) Lol
TJ Klune, what do you do to me?
I was afraid to pick up this book b/c of the length of it, but this book was SO SO SO hard to put down.
It was just perfect, and amazing. And I cannot believe there there were so many parts of it where I was crying. The book really hit home at the way it discussed the MC's loss over the death of his father and how long it didn't take him...to never get over it. It was beautiful.
There were a lot of biblical references thrown in the book and even though I have like no idea about OT and NT and angels, etc... it still was great. I really loved Benji and his constant questioning of God, and him telling God and angles to F-- off... and just... fucking the Angel Calliel... I just loved him.
His need to buy a tie to impress Benji... to keep "your man interested" and the internet...
I could go on and one about this book. It was near perfection.
The ending seemed kind of dragged on and it was obvious that there's going to be a sequel for it... and the whole matrix like white room -- I am not sure how i feel about that yet. But still...this one's a keeper. In text and audiobook.
I was afraid to pick up this book b/c of the length of it, but this book was SO SO SO hard to put down.
It was just perfect, and amazing. And I cannot believe there there were so many parts of it where I was crying. The book really hit home at the way it discussed the MC's loss over the death of his father and how long it didn't take him...to never get over it. It was beautiful.
There were a lot of biblical references thrown in the book and even though I have like no idea about OT and NT and angels, etc... it still was great. I really loved Benji and his constant questioning of God, and him telling God and angles to F-- off... and just... fucking the Angel Calliel... I just loved him.
His need to buy a tie to impress Benji... to keep "your man interested" and the internet...
I could go on and one about this book. It was near perfection.
The ending seemed kind of dragged on and it was obvious that there's going to be a sequel for it... and the whole matrix like white room -- I am not sure how i feel about that yet. But still...this one's a keeper. In text and audiobook.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This was beautiful in all the ways possible.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
[7.44/10] - low 4 stars
This was a book predominantly about grief, specifically the spiritualty of grief and how to move on after death changes everything you know about the world around you. It's also a paranormal romance between an angel and a human, a thriller mystery and a small town family drama. It has all the hallmarks of a Klune book, with emotion piled on top of emotion, great attention to character relationships and some very poetic writing. This is by far the angstiest book I've read by him, but it does have a HEA so it ended on a hopeful note.
There were a lot of things I loved about this book and there were some moments I really struggled with it, mostly for personal reasons. There were some dodgy word choices that go unchallenged, which I've noticed often crop up in Klune's earlier books, and I think it teetered slightly on the edge of having the magical disabled person trope, which felt a bit off at times.
However, I really enjoyed pretty much everything else about the story. I loved the way that the romance developed and how it felt like a new approach to the angel/human pairing. I really liked what the book had to say about grieving and mental health. I think some people don't get along with Klune's books because, in his angstier books, his writing can be a bit messagey and I think I noticed that the most in this particular book. I also really liked the overall mystery and how that then changed the tone of the book from small town family drama with paranormal elements to high stakes thriller. Klune is really great at merging a lot of different genres without making it feel like whiplash.
All in all a very Klunesque book, which I enjoyed a lot - it just wasn't my favourite of his.
This was a book predominantly about grief, specifically the spiritualty of grief and how to move on after death changes everything you know about the world around you. It's also a paranormal romance between an angel and a human, a thriller mystery and a small town family drama. It has all the hallmarks of a Klune book, with emotion piled on top of emotion, great attention to character relationships and some very poetic writing. This is by far the angstiest book I've read by him, but it does have a HEA so it ended on a hopeful note.
There were a lot of things I loved about this book and there were some moments I really struggled with it, mostly for personal reasons. There were some dodgy word choices that go unchallenged, which I've noticed often crop up in Klune's earlier books, and I think it teetered slightly on the edge of having the magical disabled person trope, which felt a bit off at times.
However, I really enjoyed pretty much everything else about the story. I loved the way that the romance developed and how it felt like a new approach to the angel/human pairing. I really liked what the book had to say about grieving and mental health. I think some people don't get along with Klune's books because, in his angstier books, his writing can be a bit messagey and I think I noticed that the most in this particular book. I also really liked the overall mystery and how that then changed the tone of the book from small town family drama with paranormal elements to high stakes thriller. Klune is really great at merging a lot of different genres without making it feel like whiplash.
All in all a very Klunesque book, which I enjoyed a lot - it just wasn't my favourite of his.