The first time I meet an angel, it is Raphael and I am eighteen.
Miriam is an unassuming college freshman stuck on campus after her s... read full description
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Sep 16, 2011
Amy
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Miriam is a girl who has always been uncomfortable with talking about religion. She has always assumed that there probably is a God, but He’s far away and certainly not paying any attention. Miriam’s twin brother, Moses, is her best friend. As twins go - they are very close, but Miriam has always been somewhat of the golden girl in their parents’ eyes, whereas Moses was always a bit like a problem child - always screeching when things didn’t go his way.
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Apr 19, 2011
Reading
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Let me start by saying... I liked this book O.K.. Kindred was a fast enough pace read that you will not get bored, and a slow enough read, that you become one with the characters.
Miriam is visited by an archangel Raphael and is given several missions she must do. She totally bombs on the first one and is forced to move on to the next missions. She moves away from school and gets a job soon after her first mission. After Miriam moves away she meets Emmett. Not too l More...
Mar 30, 2011
Alnora1227
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This book felt like when you rev up a car before taking off, only the car never takes off. You know what I mean?
And I truly feel like I might be missing something because the reviews on Amazon are so positive that I expected to be really engaged. I've found angels and nephilim to be fascinating since I was a child and, from the summary, I guess my expectations were different than what the story ended up being.
Miriam basically drops out of college when she fails to save More...
And I truly feel like I might be missing something because the reviews on Amazon are so positive that I expected to be really engaged. I've found angels and nephilim to be fascinating since I was a child and, from the summary, I guess my expectations were different than what the story ended up being.
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Mar 05, 2011
Gecky
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Actionless Angel
* I read this ARC via Star Book Tours.
This book gets a meh 2 gnomes out of 5 gnomes because it was not even half as exciting as the description made it sound, I actually fell asleep while reading this book on two separate occasions. In this book you find out way too much about the main character's gastrointestinal problems. I don't know about anybody else but when the word diarrhea is mentioned more then once in a book it doesn't really encourage me to read More...
* I read this ARC via Star Book Tours.
This book gets a meh 2 gnomes out of 5 gnomes because it was not even half as exciting as the description made it sound, I actually fell asleep while reading this book on two separate occasions. In this book you find out way too much about the main character's gastrointestinal problems. I don't know about anybody else but when the word diarrhea is mentioned more then once in a book it doesn't really encourage me to read More...
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Feb 03, 2011
Barbara
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Miriam, a college freshman, is given a task by the terrifying archangel Raphael. Thanks to her background-her father is a rabbi and her mother a former nun-she is able to translate the assignment given to her in Hebrew. Unfortunatly she garbles the task. Even worse, she doscovers that her twin brother, Moses (known as Mo) has received a task from the opposite end of the good-evil spectrum, and he passed with flying colors.
That begins this book, where religion and familial love battle More...
That begins this book, where religion and familial love battle More...
Jan 25, 2011
carolyn
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Feb 19, 2011
Keyona
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The first thing I read when I have a book I know nothing about is the back cover. Well I read the back summary for this one and saw questions. Usually by the time I finish reading a book, I know the answer to those questions. Not in this one. I still have those same questions.
Miriam is approached by Raphael and is given a mission to save two people. Well she kinda sucks at it. Suddenly she begins to have bowel movements frequently and is getting pretty sick. By the end of the book I More...
Miriam is approached by Raphael and is given a mission to save two people. Well she kinda sucks at it. Suddenly she begins to have bowel movements frequently and is getting pretty sick. By the end of the book I More...
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May 29, 2011
Serena
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KINDRED, by Tammar Stein is an extremely engrossing read. Even when the story seems to be moving slowly, there is an almost palpable tension urging you onward. It is a hard book to put down.
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Nineteen-year-old Miriam was raised Jewish (well, mostly Jewish) by divorced parents (a rabbi and an x-Catholic nun)-- She is nearing the end of her freshman year of college when she receives a disturbing visit from the archangel Raphael; questioning her own sanity, she botches t More...
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Nineteen-year-old Miriam was raised Jewish (well, mostly Jewish) by divorced parents (a rabbi and an x-Catholic nun)-- She is nearing the end of her freshman year of college when she receives a disturbing visit from the archangel Raphael; questioning her own sanity, she botches t More...
Dec 24, 2010
JL (An Avid Reader's Musings)
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Kindred is an interesting take on the "angel" novel. Instead of a girl being caught in between two angels (doubling as love interests), Miriam believes that she has been visited by the angel Gabriel. She embarks upon a quest to save those that she believes Gabriel has marked for her. But throughout the novel, it is made clear that Miriam has experienced her own crisis of faith. At the start of the novel, it is made clear that though Miriam may believe in something, she is not very reli
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Mar 23, 2011
Mary
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Quite frankly, Kindred did not work for me. Miriam is a typical college student until she is visited by the archangel Raphael who sets her on a mission. I enjoyed Miriam when she discussed the influence of her former Catholic nun mother and Jewish father on her faith. There was just so many elements to the book: divorced parents,angels and demons, her relationship with her twin brother, Crohn's disease,a tattoo artist, organic farming, a school shooter and newspaper work. When I finished the no
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May 29, 2011
Misery
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Notice* This novel is really focused on religion ; if your not into that or can't handle it dont read it.
Definitely the most disappointing novel that's angel related.
All the characters are so bland excluding Mo.
I only finished the book in hopes that the story will pick up.
Unfortunetly it did not , I hate the way Miriam talks she's very whinny and annoying.
Tammar Stein didn't create any suspense ,their way no character development .
Its a shame this story actually ha More...
Definitely the most disappointing novel that's angel related.
All the characters are so bland excluding Mo.
I only finished the book in hopes that the story will pick up.
Unfortunetly it did not , I hate the way Miriam talks she's very whinny and annoying.
Tammar Stein didn't create any suspense ,their way no character development .
Its a shame this story actually ha More...
May 23, 2011
Bd602grl
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Book is ok, took me a few chapters to get into it. I hope there is a second book or else this ending sucks....
Girl gets to talk to angels who pretty much tell her to help people when she fails she gets some colon seasickness that is a punishment for her failures. There is a lot of religious stuff in here and also we don't really get to know Mo. just that he's bad or he talked to the devil.
She falls in love with a tattoo artist which is somewhat ok I guess... well like I said hope there More...
Girl gets to talk to angels who pretty much tell her to help people when she fails she gets some colon seasickness that is a punishment for her failures. There is a lot of religious stuff in here and also we don't really get to know Mo. just that he's bad or he talked to the devil.
She falls in love with a tattoo artist which is somewhat ok I guess... well like I said hope there More...
Aug 09, 2011
Maria
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Honestly, I have to say that my biggest issue with this book is that not enough happened. There wasn't enough action - neither physically nor emotionally.
The story concept is fantastic. I love books about angels so I thought that this one would be extra special. Our main character is young girl named Miriam who has a visit from an angel, along with a mission to save someone. At the same time, her twin brother, Moses, has a visit from Satan, with a mission to hurt someone (although, of More...
The story concept is fantastic. I love books about angels so I thought that this one would be extra special. Our main character is young girl named Miriam who has a visit from an angel, along with a mission to save someone. At the same time, her twin brother, Moses, has a visit from Satan, with a mission to hurt someone (although, of More...
Jun 11, 2011
Teresa (Read All Over Reviews)
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Miriam is a college freshman left behind during spring break. While in her room one night, studying, Miriam comes in contact with a light so bright and powerful that is makes her physically ill. This light tells her, in ancient Hebrew no less, that it is her task to save Tabitha. Problem is, she has no clue who Tabitha is. After finding this mystery girl and taking on the task (and failing in her own eyes), Miriam is left tortured. She is losing weight and becoming ill and let‘s face it, after y
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Jul 08, 2011
Jessica
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This book wasn't what I expected but I think that was mostly due to the summary. I felt the book was more about Miriam's individual journey than the summary shows. At first it was a little difficult for me to discover what was going on but I soon got into the flow of the story. Miriam is visited by an angel, Raphael, and she finds out that she is supposed to help others. The first task is difficult because she is unsure of what to do or how to save the girl. She wants to help but Raphael didn't
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Feb 13, 2011
Kelsey
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Going into Kindred I had no idea what to expect. The summary was rather vague and I had read only a few reviews. The novel started off a bit slow and jumped around a lot, but I ended up liking this original and intense new release by Tammar Stein.
To start off, Kindred was a very religion centered novel. There were many references to Christianity, Judaism, the Bible, God, the Devil, and more. I'm not religious at all so I didn't always understand what was going on. I wouldn't sa More...
Feb 15, 2011
Kristen
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Why I read this: Looked like an interesting read and I've yet to really fall in love with a book involving angels.
Plot: A good versus evil plot that finally has our lead falling for someone of her own species. I have to say the beginning of the book made me realize this wasn't going to be your average paranormal book (finally!). When Miriam receives a visit from the angel the first time, it's painful and the holy power of God literally makes her pee her pants. No joke. Finally, someo More...
Plot: A good versus evil plot that finally has our lead falling for someone of her own species. I have to say the beginning of the book made me realize this wasn't going to be your average paranormal book (finally!). When Miriam receives a visit from the angel the first time, it's painful and the holy power of God literally makes her pee her pants. No joke. Finally, someo More...
Mar 19, 2011
Allie
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Well I am one to speak my mind, and i just didnt particulary like this book. I just got a little bored. This is nothing against anyone but it just wasnt my kind of book. The beginning started with some action, but then futher on it just got to be boring... at least to me. I believe the idea was great but there was a lot of information that could have been cut out and some action or love story that could have been put in. This will not stop me from trying other books by Tammar!
Feb 28, 2011
Christian
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This is an extremely well written and fascinating book. It's not what I expected when I set out to sample it, especially as you're introduced to angels in the first paragraph—I was expecting something in the paranormal vein of things. Instead, I got this extremely interesting exploration of faith and spirituality, the role and perhaps nature of angels and demons, and the meaning and implications of disease and illness.
Jul 25, 2011
Sarah
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Sep 05, 2011
Jamie
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I'm surprised at the middling to bad reviews of this, and I'm guessing it's because it's not fantasy enough to be real fantasy. Stein is a lovely writer and I found myself pulled through the story. I guess now that I think about it, there were some loose ends and things that didn't quite make sense. But Oh, well, I enjoyed this read quite a bit.
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Jan 20, 2012
Tiffany
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I grabbed this book because the cover was intriguing. I found it ironic that it's on the "worst covers" list on Goodreads! It was a little slow, a little predictable, but a fairly good and unusual story line. It is full of religious undertones throughout.
Apr 22, 2011
Porsche
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It was okay. I guess. I didn't even read all the pages. I skipped to the end. Interesting idea, but it just got boring. I needed more excitement like the first 2 or 3 chapters.
Apr 09, 2011
Jicara
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I really liked this. It was interesting.. I liked the concept.
My only problem with it is it seemed unfinished.. like I came in the middle of her life and got out far too quickly. *shrug* But the, that's how life is.. sometimes your chapters aren't ever finished. I wish she'd come out with Mo's story.
My only problem with it is it seemed unfinished.. like I came in the middle of her life and got out far too quickly. *shrug* But the, that's how life is.. sometimes your chapters aren't ever finished. I wish she'd come out with Mo's story.
Jan 15, 2011
I hit the overflowing description and the abundant fragments of the first few pages and didn't really like it. Thought it might get better, so I kept pushing through. And then we got to an interesting plot point - which was immediately taken care of. Four days passed by in the book and I thought it was just a book-hour. And then I skimmed ahead to see if it got any more interesting. Several chapters later we had hit one more plot point, with lots of sad thoughts about the afterlife and lots of t
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Jan 29, 2011
Mocha ღ Latte
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It drove me insane. Too jumpy, too boring. I couldn't even bring myself to finishing it, i honestly tried.
Jan 03, 2011
Naberius
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Not my cup of tea. Full review here: http://fluidityoftime.blogspot.com/2011/...
Dec 06, 2011
Why has this book stolen Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson's cover?
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Apr 13, 2011
Kendra
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I really enjoyed this book. The way it ended left plenty of room for a sequal, hint hint.
