From the author of Saving Juliet comes a romantic comedy that is good to the last drop. When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in th... read full description
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Nov 20, 2011
Cara
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What would you do if you saw someone out in the cold? Forget about them and assume they are a bum, or reach out for him in your own little way? Well Katrina chooses the later and has no idea how that decision will change the week to come...
Looking back after a couple of days I hadn't realized that most of the events occur in one week. So much happens in this week that changes Katrina's life. She goes through so much; not only with the business, grandma, and friends but within herself More...
Looking back after a couple of days I hadn't realized that most of the events occur in one week. So much happens in this week that changes Katrina's life. She goes through so much; not only with the business, grandma, and friends but within herself More...
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Dec 21, 2011
Valerie
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Read this because I knew it was relatively safe. It won't blow your mind, it won't make you see the world in a different way, and it won't make you cry (at least I don't think so). However, I liked it immensely. It was funny, I liked Katrina (not a lot of angst), and I loved the secondary characters. They are very realistic for a book like this. The book does have its depth. The plot was interesting and you get some nice moments.
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Feb 27, 2011
Coffeehouse Angel is a light hearted, coffee induced, heavenly tale of love, friendship and family. Suzanne Selfors masterfully captures the essence of a small town and it’s often time quirky inhabitants. Those coffeehouse frequenters were a riot!
Something about Kartina didn’t sit well with me. For all her genuine concern, and caring personality, there was something perfectly annoying about her. The secondary characters, however, were enjoyable.
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Something about Kartina didn’t sit well with me. For all her genuine concern, and caring personality, there was something perfectly annoying about her. The secondary characters, however, were enjoyable.
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Feb 24, 2009
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Katrina works daily in her grandmother's traditional Scandinavian coffeehouse, has two best friends, and knows her place in the social pyramid at her high school.
Of course, whenever someone thinks they understand life, things are always bound to change.
So is the case when the new-fangled Java Heaven, with its fancy lattes and organic coffee beans, begins putting her grandmother's coffeehouse out of business.
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Katrina works daily in her grandmother's traditional Scandinavian coffeehouse, has two best friends, and knows her place in the social pyramid at her high school.
Of course, whenever someone thinks they understand life, things are always bound to change.
So is the case when the new-fangled Java Heaven, with its fancy lattes and organic coffee beans, begins putting her grandmother's coffeehouse out of business.
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Nov 01, 2011
Angélica
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The story is told in first-person, which can easily rile me up. There were times when I got frustrated with the protagonist, Katrina, but in general it was okay. At least she didn't bombard me with descriptions and purple prose.
I'm glad that Katrina developed into a more mature person by the end. I especially liked her relationship with her grandma, and the mystery surrounding one of the characters really piqued my curiosity. I confess that I wasn' More...
I'm glad that Katrina developed into a more mature person by the end. I especially liked her relationship with her grandma, and the mystery surrounding one of the characters really piqued my curiosity. I confess that I wasn' More...
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Oct 20, 2011
Molly
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I gave this book 4 stars because it was a very good book about a girl named Katrina who has to open her grandma’s coffee shop every morning before school. One of those mornings in her grandma's coffee shop, Katrina was taking out the garbage around back when suddenly she spots a homeless guy. I thought that it would be scary to see a guy lying behind your shop. She thought since it was a cold morning she would leave a cup of coffee, bag of chocolate covered coffee beans, and some pastries. A fe
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Oct 10, 2011
Amy M
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Katrina has spent her entire life in Nordby, a cute and cozy Norwegian-founded town located in the Pacific Northwest. She helps her Grandma Anna run their family business, Anna's Old World Scandinavian Coffeehouse. Business at the coffeehouse isn't so hot because the only customers they really have are the old folks in town who prefer Anna's coffee and Norwegian snacks while the rest of the town frequents trendy, always-bustling Java Heaven. . .which is right next door to Anna's!
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Aug 28, 2011
Janine
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I love Selfors' Saving Juliet, so when I heard about Coffeehouse Angel I was eager to buy it. Unlike Saving Juliet, it's not as comedic and is a bit longer. Still, I really enjoyed it and I liked seeing how the two stories differed.
If you liked Saving Juliet a lot you might be disappointed with Coffehouse Angel but it really is a good read.
The main character was likable and relatable. I remember always thinking everyone else had their futures figured out while I was proba More...
If you liked Saving Juliet a lot you might be disappointed with Coffehouse Angel but it really is a good read.
The main character was likable and relatable. I remember always thinking everyone else had their futures figured out while I was proba More...
Aug 04, 2011
Zeldabel
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I have no idea how this novel ended up on my Kindle. I didn't purchase it from Amazon, and I have no record of downloading it from a friend. I spent an entire night coming through my documents trying to find where this book came from. It just sort of...appeared on my Kindle. Regardless of how it came to be, the book is a quaint, cozy little read. Katrina is a likable enough heroine, though a bit unreliable about her relationship with her guy best friend, Vincent. She swears they are just friend
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Jul 30, 2011
Francesca
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This review was originally posted on my blog, The Reading Hammock (readinghammock.blogspot.com).
I did not enjoy the beginning of this novel because it was too slow and Selfors spent too much time explaining the life of the main character, Katrina. Therefore, the major conflict was only introduced during the middle of the story. After the major conflict was introduced, the events thereafter did not significantly affect the conflict. I also felt that the ending of the story was abrupt More...
I did not enjoy the beginning of this novel because it was too slow and Selfors spent too much time explaining the life of the main character, Katrina. Therefore, the major conflict was only introduced during the middle of the story. After the major conflict was introduced, the events thereafter did not significantly affect the conflict. I also felt that the ending of the story was abrupt More...
Jun 03, 2011
Joy
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I liked that this book was different from the average supernatural teen romance book. The way that the characters interacted was interesting. I especially liked learning about and watching how the feelings and actions between Vincent and the main character changed as the story went on. Malcolm, too, was likeable enough and I found that the romance was neither smothering nor cheesy as there were other things going on in the plot to keep the reader interested. It was refreshing to read a book li
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Apr 04, 2011
Resti
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Meet Katrina, a coffeehouse girl. she live and work in a coffeehouse with her grandmother since her parents died in the car crash. she has 2 best friends, The swimmer Vincent and the Artist Elizabeth. she is just an ordinary girl, no talent, not smart, just ordinary (at least that's what she thought) until she meet Malcolm. A guy who sleep in their alley. she give him some breakfast, and Malcom insist to give her a reward for her good deeds.it turn out that Malcolm is a messenger (a kind of ange
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Feb 20, 2011
Delphine
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Katrina was a student, a very tall girl at that. Because of that, she rarely has any guy or girl friends. But there's Vincent, who's her best guy friend and is on the swim team. There's also Elizabeth, who's all about art. Her parents died when she was young, so she only had her grandmother.
Just one random day, she meets this guy sleeping at her back alley. Just a small act of kindness from her, leaving him food and water, resulted in this particular homeless guy barging into her scho More...
Just one random day, she meets this guy sleeping at her back alley. Just a small act of kindness from her, leaving him food and water, resulted in this particular homeless guy barging into her scho More...
Nov 28, 2010
Alison
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I actually debated whether or not I was going to review this book. It was one of those stories that had a summary that drew you in and made you ignore all your other books in the TBR pile. And I did just that.
Throughout the story, Katrina goes through a much-needed character development. She starts as the girl who doesn’t know what her talent is. Katrina isn’t popular, but she has two best friends she can rely on. When she got angry at her best guy friend, Vincent, she didn’t think b More...
Throughout the story, Katrina goes through a much-needed character development. She starts as the girl who doesn’t know what her talent is. Katrina isn’t popular, but she has two best friends she can rely on. When she got angry at her best guy friend, Vincent, she didn’t think b More...
Sep 18, 2010
Aik Chien
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I absolutely adored this book! It holds my attention until the last page! Coffeehouse Angel is narrated by Katrina, the shy and self-conscious girl who lives with her grandmother, Anna, who owns an old-fashioned coffeehouse. Katrina thinks herself as plain and ordinary, being not aware of her talents. When her grandmother falls sick and her business is threatened by their next-door-neighbor, Java Heaven, Katrina's worries starts to double.
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Sep 11, 2010
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Currently, life sucks for Katrina. Since Java Heaven opened up shop next to her Grandmother’s Scandinavian coffeehouse, business has pretty much come to a screeching halt. The bills are piling up, no customers are walking through the door, and yet Katrina and her grandmother must find a way to make ends meat. Katrina is sixteen years old. She should be worrying about boys, her homework, and what she’s going to do on the weekend. Instead, she gets up before school every morning to work in the cof
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Aug 05, 2010
LadyDisdain
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This book was a great read! I loved it. First of all, if you're looking for a deep and profound read then this is not it. This is a light one, to bring you enjoyment, and put a smile on your face when you close the book. It's also kinda corny. Maybe more than kinda. But the characters are pretty realistic, there's good plot movement, and character development, great secondary characters and the setting of the little seaside town is the *cutest* it left me feeling full of envy. Malcom, the
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Jun 29, 2010
Shxrxn
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Who wasn't sleepy at 6:00 a.m.?
- Katrina
Desired but not achieved.
- Katrina
Touching someone's arm is definitely a gesture of fondness. Fondness can lead to all sorts of things.
- Katrina
Wish you a long and healthy life, Katrina Svensen
- Malcolm
Kids never think they'll get old but life goes by fast--real fast.
- Lars
No woman ever tells. And no man's ever been able to figure it out. You'll be guessing for the rest of your life and you'll alw More...
- Katrina
Desired but not achieved.
- Katrina
Touching someone's arm is definitely a gesture of fondness. Fondness can lead to all sorts of things.
- Katrina
Wish you a long and healthy life, Katrina Svensen
- Malcolm
Kids never think they'll get old but life goes by fast--real fast.
- Lars
No woman ever tells. And no man's ever been able to figure it out. You'll be guessing for the rest of your life and you'll alw More...
Apr 15, 2010
Audrey
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Jan 22, 2010
Brigita
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I read the book the same day I received it in the mail. Although the beginning didn't really work for me (partly because I noticed one or two typos early on), it then turned into a delightful read, perfect for a cold winter day.
The characters were nicely drawn, with enough life in them to make them interesting. The 'angel' character was intriguing almost from the beginning so his presences added to the suspense in an otherwise moderately paced novel.
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The characters were nicely drawn, with enough life in them to make them interesting. The 'angel' character was intriguing almost from the beginning so his presences added to the suspense in an otherwise moderately paced novel.
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Oct 08, 2009
Alex
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Coffeehouse Angel did not disappoint. It's every bit as cute and just as easy to relate to as I thought. For a light novel, it also provides quite bit of insight and sensible passages. For example,
"Our main focus as teenagers, according to just about everyone, is to jam-pack our lives with activities so that we can get into an Ivy League college and therefore succeed in life. Because that's the way it works. Weak application = crappy college. Crappy college = crappy job. Crappy More...
"Our main focus as teenagers, according to just about everyone, is to jam-pack our lives with activities so that we can get into an Ivy League college and therefore succeed in life. Because that's the way it works. Weak application = crappy college. Crappy college = crappy job. Crappy More...
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Sep 12, 2009
Elevate Difference
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Life my feelings for a cup of coffee itself, I had high expectations before opening the book’s cover, but I wasn’t convinced Coffeehouse Angel was for me. At first it seemed kind of bitter, but quickly the story grew on me until I was hooked.
Suzanne Selfors’ latest book tells the tale of teenager Katrina Svensen as she faces some typical and not-so-typical growing pains. Like most teenagers, she is trying to find her place in the big world. She constantly worries about finding her hidd More...
Suzanne Selfors’ latest book tells the tale of teenager Katrina Svensen as she faces some typical and not-so-typical growing pains. Like most teenagers, she is trying to find her place in the big world. She constantly worries about finding her hidd More...
Aug 17, 2009
GirlwiththeBraids
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Anna’s Old World Scandinavian Coffeehouse used to be the hang out place. It used to have the best prices, the most tourists, and used to have all the customers. But ever since Java Heaven, the modern coffeehouse next door, started as a business two years ago, Anna’s only has a matter of time before the bills can’t be paid. The orphaned granddaughter, Katrina, of the owner has been working there since middle school and knows that they won’t be able to survive if they don’t get their customers bac
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Jul 26, 2009
Jessica
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Have you ever read a book that once you're finished you loved it so much that you couldn't express it in words? Well, that's how I feel right now. And, believe or not, I hate coffee. But I couldn't get enough of this novel! Ir was as sweet as drinking liquid sugar.
Katrina was very real for me. I understand trying to find your talent, your "thing", and seeing everyone else around you find it so easily. I also loved Katrina and Vincent's friendship. It explored some really to More...
Katrina was very real for me. I understand trying to find your talent, your "thing", and seeing everyone else around you find it so easily. I also loved Katrina and Vincent's friendship. It explored some really to More...
Oct 03, 2011
Mermer
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Our main character is Katrina and she helps her grandmother running a coffeehouse. Due to a competition with another coffeehouse next to it, they lose most of the customers and they're on debt. That worries Katrina and her grandmother. The story goes with the series of events in her life after she met with Malcolm -- a weird and handsome angel who wears kilt and he came from Scotland. Malcolm's a messenger and he's Katrina's love interest. Katrina has two friends; Vincent and Elizabeth. I liked
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Sep 16, 2011
Mith
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I'm not going to go into the details of this book, Namz has already done a wonderful job of that.
This was a fun, refreshing read. For a change, romance was not the main element of a teen YA novel, it took the back seat and remained there throughout. Indeed, even though the male lead(s) had a pivotal role(s), the focus remained entirely on Katrina.
Also, this book stood out because, again, for a change, the heroine was NOT in love with her male best friend -
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This was a fun, refreshing read. For a change, romance was not the main element of a teen YA novel, it took the back seat and remained there throughout. Indeed, even though the male lead(s) had a pivotal role(s), the focus remained entirely on Katrina.
Also, this book stood out because, again, for a change, the heroine was NOT in love with her male best friend -
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Mar 30, 2011
Meg
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This book was a great "just because" novel to indulge in. I got it from my middle school's book fair and wanted to read it before I put it on the shelves for my students. I found myself chuckling within the first few chapters because the narrating character is cute and sarcastic. She is very relatable to most girls at her age; feeling out of place, not knowing what life direction she should walk towards, and concocted feelings about love.
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Nov 14, 2010
Bena
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One day while Katrina was on her way to her grandmother's coffee shop, she finds a guy snoring away on the alley next to her grandmother's house. She came to an conclusion to leave a cup of coffee and a bag of coffee beans behind. However this 'homeless" guy wasn't just any ordinary guy but an angel. Not only is Katrina struggles with friend issues, money problem, but the "angel" is constantly bothering her. And he won't stop until he gives Katrina the reward, she deserves.
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Dec 09, 2010
Natshane
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Nov 26, 2011
Kal-El
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This book I won't lie made me smile:) Other times though I just slapped my forehead, and yelled what is wrong with you?!?! First Katrina. I'm not sure (seriously no offense) if the author is bipolar or just extremely indecisive. I'm also not sure if she wanted me to love or hate Katrina.Maybe both? She was always so down on herself(poor me) which is something I can't stand even in real life.Repeatedly throughout the book she says I have no talent,and I'm not good at anything(cry me a freaking ri
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