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A review by minimochi
Almost an Angel by Katherine Greyle, Jade Lee
4.0
Almost an Angel was a surprising read and I can honestly say that I did not expect to like this book as much as I do now. The plot is intriguing- a woman is re-incarnated [is it re-incarnation when she doesn't do the whole dying-being born as a different person but instead stays in the same body?] and tries to help people so that she can ascend into Heaven as an angel.
The male lead of the story- James Oscar Henry- does not believe Carolly's story at all and frankly, I was right there with him most of the time. Everything just seemed so far-fetched that I was inclined to believe that she was schizophrenic, and I would have if Carolly hadn't mentioned cars. That's right, a woman that lives in the 19th century now, knows about cars so of course I had my doubts. Kudos to Ms.Jade Lee for all those red herrings.
This is the first book I've read that has even remotely touched upon mental illnesses and it helped me remember why I haven't gone near such books (Hint: I cried my eyes out). Loving someone with a mental illness, romantically or otherwise, is hard. It makes you painfully aware that you have so much to be grateful for and also that you are utterly helpless and sometimes the best thing you can do is love them.
The ending was okay. It was happy (thank you Jade Lee) and a bit confusing, or maybe it was a plot hole? I don't even know, but I think the ending was not as good as I expected it to be because I might have wanted her stories to not be true (this is due to your influence Shida & Diana, THANKS A LOT). All in all, the book was pretty darn good and I'd recommend it to any romance buffs .
Before anyone attacks me about what I said regarding mental illnesses and the way they make loved ones feel, I am not speaking from real life experience. That is just what I picked up from the book and they are my views on what it's like to love someone with such disorders. I also apologize if the term 'mental illness' offends you but I don't know what else to call it when I'm talking about a broad definition.
The male lead of the story- James Oscar Henry- does not believe Carolly's story at all and frankly, I was right there with him most of the time. Everything just seemed so far-fetched that I was inclined to believe that she was schizophrenic, and I would have if Carolly hadn't mentioned cars. That's right, a woman that lives in the 19th century now, knows about cars so of course I had my doubts. Kudos to Ms.Jade Lee for all those red herrings.
This is the first book I've read that has even remotely touched upon mental illnesses and it helped me remember why I haven't gone near such books (Hint: I cried my eyes out). Loving someone with a mental illness, romantically or otherwise, is hard. It makes you painfully aware that you have so much to be grateful for and also that you are utterly helpless and sometimes the best thing you can do is love them.
The ending was okay. It was happy (thank you Jade Lee) and a bit confusing, or maybe it was a plot hole? I don't even know, but I think the ending was not as good as I expected it to be because I might have wanted her stories to not be true (this is due to your influence Shida & Diana, THANKS A LOT). All in all, the book was pretty darn good and I'd recommend it to any romance buffs .
Before anyone attacks me about what I said regarding mental illnesses and the way they make loved ones feel, I am not speaking from real life experience. That is just what I picked up from the book and they are my views on what it's like to love someone with such disorders. I also apologize if the term 'mental illness' offends you but I don't know what else to call it when I'm talking about a broad definition.