Beneath Angel’s Wings, 5 stars

angelsWow, this book was so much more than I expected. I snatched it up from a free to review list because it was the best sounding of the lot, but honestly I wasn’t completely excited. But then?

I read it in three days.

I took a short day at work so I could come home and finish it before my plans that night. Yup, that happened.

As another reviewer said, this is written very simply. There is no flowing prose, no ‘snow falling like gentle kisses’ or anything like that. There is some telling instead of showing and you know what? That’s all fine with me because I felt more for these characters than I felt during my recent read of Boy meets Boy by a much bigger author.

This story felt very real. The simple style made it feel more real because it was like a few dudes telling you their story. They aren’t trying to come out in a perfect world and they are met by people who accept it, people who hate it, and people who need some time to come around to the idea. A very real portrayal of coming out, at least in my experience.

Simply written as the descriptions may be, the characters themselves are wonderful. I quickly was drawn into Adam’s struggles, I championed his champion, Angel, and even the characters with smaller parts came through as completely three dimensional.

Overall an easy read that will make your heart soar for young love and all the trials that come along with it.

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