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The Bird with the Broken Wing
by
D.L. Richardson (Goodreads Author)
Angels may not reveal themselves to mortals...
...but when the mortal Rachael’s watching over is hurting, how can she stay hidden in the shadows?
Guardian angel Rachael becomes trapped with the mortal she’s been assigned to watch over. Unable to watch him suffer, she decides the only way to free him of his inner demons is to break the rules about becoming involved, revealing...more
...but when the mortal Rachael’s watching over is hurting, how can she stay hidden in the shadows?
Guardian angel Rachael becomes trapped with the mortal she’s been assigned to watch over. Unable to watch him suffer, she decides the only way to free him of his inner demons is to break the rules about becoming involved, revealing...more
Kindle Edition, 161 pages
Published
September 2011
by Etopia Press
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Jet is not happy with her parents. She feels unloved by her father who seems mean to her. To get back at him she takes a load of sleeping pills down with some vodka. Her cry for help sends her to a strange room with Ben and Rachael. Rachael is an angel who is trapped with Ben, the mortal she was sent to watch. She is torn between trying to help him without breaking the rules, when Jet mysteriously shows up.
This was a hard story for me. The chapters are broken into the POVs of Ben, Jet and Racha...more
This was a hard story for me. The chapters are broken into the POVs of Ben, Jet and Racha...more
DL Richardson’s The Bird with the Broken Wing is a solid and powerful story about three people (one being an angel) who are trying to redeem themselves for a terrible occurrence in their lives. First, we are introduced to Ben. He is a young soldier caught in the midst of a horrible war and then it shifts to a place where Ben has been staying for a while. He is trying to remember what has happened to him and with the help of his friend and angel, Rachael, she tries to speed up his recovery. Then...more
An emotional story about a teen who faces hardship in her relationships. Beginning with her parents. Jet leads a simple life because of her money hungry father who subjects her and her mother to emotional abuse. She gets teased at school and is dumped by her boyfriend in the worst possible way. Jet takes sleeping pills with vodka to ease her pain forever.
Jet awakens in a "rehab" type of place to meet two other young people. Ben a war hero, who can't seem to remember his deepest thoughts. He see...more
Jet awakens in a "rehab" type of place to meet two other young people. Ben a war hero, who can't seem to remember his deepest thoughts. He see...more
The Bird with the Broken Wing is one of the best stories about guardian angels I have ever read. I connected with all three characters and I really wanted them to pull through at the end. Rachael is a guardian angel who is determined to help Ben deal with his problems but the problem is her. Jet is a troubled teen who thinks she is escaping overbearing parents only to realize that running away isn't the answer. And Ben is a soldier who is haunted by the things he's seen during the war. The story...more
I very rarely have a hard time writing a review, especially for an excellent book, but that is not the case today. "Why," you ask? Because this book is so exceptional and heartwarming and mixed-up, that my thoughts were just flying around in my head and none of them were landing in cohesive sentences.
First, you have Ben and Rachel, who have enlisted in the military and are in a highly combative zone somewhere in the desert. After cutting from Ben and Rachel, you then flip to Jet, a teen with a...more
First, you have Ben and Rachel, who have enlisted in the military and are in a highly combative zone somewhere in the desert. After cutting from Ben and Rachel, you then flip to Jet, a teen with a...more
Jet finds herself waking up in what she thinks is a detox centre after having a mix of vodka and pills, making friends with Ben and Rachael who are also there with their own personal demons to face, but all is not as it seems. Ben is stuck in a bit of a trickly situation, infatuated with Jet, while his friend Rachael is falling for him unknown to him of course, but there is more to Rachael and the situation they all finds themselves in then meets the eye. Ben is haunted by the thoughts of his pa...more
GENRE: YA Fantasy
THEME: Angels
RECEIVED: Received for Review from Author
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
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The Bird with the Broken Wing is an emotional story about two people and an angel who are lost and trying to either redeem and forgive themselves for something terrible that happened in their lives. With an interesting setting in what seems like a psychiatric center these three battle with their faults and heartbreaks to try and find their rightful place.
Ben is a young solider whom...more
THEME: Angels
RECEIVED: Received for Review from Author
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
The Bird with the Broken Wing is an emotional story about two people and an angel who are lost and trying to either redeem and forgive themselves for something terrible that happened in their lives. With an interesting setting in what seems like a psychiatric center these three battle with their faults and heartbreaks to try and find their rightful place.
Ben is a young solider whom...more
A marvelous read! I was enthralled with the mysteries this story held. It kept me on my toes and itching to skip to the last page. I have to admit that the cover is what caught my attention but the words are what captivated me. A win win for readers! The story is told through three different characters which is what I loved. It made the book suspenseful since the author was slowly handing out the story piece by piece. Once you have all the pieces the outcome will definitely make you question som...more
This novel by Richardson is one that surprised me with an interesting character study you don't always get in YA lit. The story is one that unfolds layer by layer until you see what drives each character. Rachael is an teen angel who is trying to figure things out; she's not the superior, all-knowing kind. Ben and Jet are both interesting characters who have dark, troubled pasts. You find yourself rooting for all three characters to come to terms with their feelings.
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Was surprised by this book. Firstly it is not my usual type of book. Secondly I didn't read the "back of the book" so never realised one of the characters was a guardian angel... oops! But I think that actually made me enjoy the book more as it kept me in suspense! And thirdly, the ending was a surprise! Overall I enjoyed the journey right to the very last word.
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