Synopsis
When Katrina finds a homeless man sleeping in the alley behind the cafeteria of her grandmother, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate with coffee and some cakes at his side.
Little does she know that this act of random kindness is about to put his life upside down.
Because this adorable hobo, Malcolm, is truly a guardian angel on a break between missions.
And he can not leave until Katrina rewarded for their selflessness, giving his deepest desire.
Now if only she could decide what would be ...
The cover was the first thing that attracted me in this book. Invited to read, is a cover warm. When we noticed imagined writing simple , that made me feel very close to the characters. I imagined a book that was not a text bombastic, pretentious, but that simple word as we can use at any of our everyday phrases, building was an unforgettable story. Coffeehouse Angel And I was not disappointed. The argument
is one of my favorites: the relationship of humans with the angels . In this case there is a fallen angel, of which appear fairly in the current landscape of children's literature. And although the cover and synopsis glimpse in the book will be a love story, nor is it a goofy romance with a girl pining for the whole book in the handsome-worthy. No. Coffeehouse Angel is much more than that.
The story unfolds in a small coastal town. In a simple environment in which everyone knows, have their routines ...
The protagonist lives with his grandmother, who lost her parents when she was very small. Both survive on a very traditional small cafe, which stays true to its customers for twenty years.
But the survival of the old Cafe Anna is threatened by the new Java Heaven, a place that offers organic coffee, and sets, in terms of achieving attract customers, all advertising revenue potential: large billboards, posters, music, art, any appeal is valid for the owner of Java Heaven, no matter if that action is unethical.
In those circumstances are known Malcolm, and Katrina. She is sleeping in the alley behind home and leaves a cup of coffee, pastries and coffee beans wrapped in chocolate. Katrina closed the kitchen door, and think that Malcolm can be a bum aggressive, so call your best friend Vincent ... just in case . But when it comes Vincent, and Malcolm is gone, taking their hot breakfast, of course. Malcolm does not take long to reappear.
Since that time, Malcolm, who is an angel, Katrina insists on giving a reward for selfless action he had with him. That reward is to grant your fondest wish, deeper. A situation which many of us would be. View our desire made more intense by the grace of an angel!
But the problem is that Katrina does not know what you crave. She believes it is not good for anything, has left each of the sports practiced. Her best friend has a passion for art, his best friend Vincent, is still to go swimming in the pool to get a scholarship at a university. But Katrina did not know you want to do with your life, what makes the game more difficult Malcolm. He can not leave until you give your reward. Is chained to Katrina until she decides she wants to do with his life. And on top of Katrina does not believe he is an angel.
is difficult about this story without revealing any aspect of the book. There are several elements of the story that I liked and I'll talk to the board. The book presents a reflection on the rules and bases of friendship , from Katrina's relationship with Vincent. On the one hand it should be loyalty to our friends, on the other hand, we might ask whether there is a limit of things we can ask our friends. Question that seems very simple, but it is not.
Another aspect of history is undoubtedly the love . His ability to fall and without the need of unplanned invitation so unique and put upside down all our rules, all the manual that until that time we were following to the letter.
Katrina's life passes at a crucial time: when we left the school to enter college and we have to choose a career. Some have very clear, others no idea. And then you can develop this sense of inferiority to those girls or guys who seem too sure of themselves and the success which gives them a perpetual smile. As with most popular girl in school in Katrina, who unfortunately is also the owner's daughter Java Coffee Heaven. Ops!
The story is very entertaining, is not expected mostly and has a wonderful final. If you would criticize something that bothered me a little Katrina's delay in recognizing that Malcolm was an angel, I would have begun to ask before, but sometimes we are stubborn and do not want to believe the obvious.
If there is something I like in this book were the characters. The characters are really very very real. Very vivid. I felt the author, Suzanne Selfors, had worked hard and I knew as much as my neighbor. Perfectly could live next door.
A curious way told them that I got so caught up in this story that I was surrounded by the smell of freshly brewed coffee While reading the book. It's true! When I closed it, go ... it was the whiff of coffee. (
Rating
I leave a fragment of the book:
Falling in love is not a rational process. It can not be foreseen or avoided. This happens, for better or bad, it just happens. I knew that eventually I would. I knew there could be together, but I fell anyway.
was not just magic or how good it looked - although I will not lie and say that these things I do not care. Per or what is also amounted to, was to be kind and attentive. He was honest about his failures and concerns. Seemed vulnerable and powerful at the same time. In the end, I would never be able to find out. Trying to make reasonable love is like trying to dissect a rainbow.
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