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A review by onlyongracexm
Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Not as terrible as I expected it to be. (I’m sorry I lumped you together with The Espressologist.) It had an articulate writing flow and it was a straightforward, albeit predictable story, combining the elements of a supernatural romance and a coffee shop setting (believe me, I know a lot about the typical, dreamy coffee shop setting, I read fanfiction too). Also, Katrina’s friends are incredibly insensitive. Their problems were annoying filler words compared to Katrina’s conflicts (even Katrina’s constant monologues about her problems get boring to read too).
I like the positive development of the relationship between Malcolm and Katrina. There was a nice dollop of the supernatural-ness, no angelic drama. (Like Twilight, for example, was basically “hello, you’re a vampire” and then, “boom, we’re all vampires and we’re going to kill you now and there’s a whole council of them who want you to do this and love triangle.”) It focused on Katrina’s story. But, whatever happened to “I like you”? I’ve heard that you can’t really love someone until you’re around your mid-twenties. I’ve also heard that an effective way to fall in love with someone was to tell your life stories to each other and stare into one another’s eyes for about three minutes. Nowadays, YA novels are just jumping the gun and going for the “I love you” and “I can’t live without you” and “...you give me everything by just breathing.” That’s just not realistic. Katrina and Malcolm spend a decent amount of time together, but I don’t think it was enough. Also,since Malcolm becomes a mortal at the end of the book, how is their relationship going to work out? I still feel like I don’t know Malcolm as well as Katrina. I wish that the author could’ve taken a riskier move and ended it like Roman Holiday; torture your readers with emotion and not end on the typical happy ending.
All in all, this book had a fair amount of good and bad points. I’d recommend reading!
I like the positive development of the relationship between Malcolm and Katrina. There was a nice dollop of the supernatural-ness, no angelic drama. (Like Twilight, for example, was basically “hello, you’re a vampire” and then, “boom, we’re all vampires and we’re going to kill you now and there’s a whole council of them who want you to do this and love triangle.”) It focused on Katrina’s story. But, whatever happened to “I like you”? I’ve heard that you can’t really love someone until you’re around your mid-twenties. I’ve also heard that an effective way to fall in love with someone was to tell your life stories to each other and stare into one another’s eyes for about three minutes. Nowadays, YA novels are just jumping the gun and going for the “I love you” and “I can’t live without you” and “...you give me everything by just breathing.” That’s just not realistic. Katrina and Malcolm spend a decent amount of time together, but I don’t think it was enough. Also,
All in all, this book had a fair amount of good and bad points. I’d recommend reading!