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Fallen
by
Pia Veleno (Goodreads Author)
Man has free will, and guardian angels have an eternal place in the holy host.
When unexpected feelings interfere with Malchediel's guidance of a mortal being, he must decide if his love for one man is true, or the work of the devil. Charged with the soul of handsome but suicidal Bran Weller, Malchediel faces a new challenge: Bran's steadfast belief that homosexuality is n...more
When unexpected feelings interfere with Malchediel's guidance of a mortal being, he must decide if his love for one man is true, or the work of the devil. Charged with the soul of handsome but suicidal Bran Weller, Malchediel faces a new challenge: Bran's steadfast belief that homosexuality is n...more
ebook, 111 pages
Published
October 16th 2010
by Silver Publishing
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In the beginning I was getting seriously irritated with this book. I mean it's one thing to send an angel to be a guardian of a man by making him retain his Faith in order to save him, but the man in question is gay and said angel is telling this 'suicidal" man how being gay is a sin and not approved of in the eyes of God. Geez isn't that an ultimate downer if I say so myself. Being gay and wanting to off myself, hearing that coming from a supposed angel wanting to save me I think I'd just say s...more
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What a Dark and Lovely Romance!!!!And I loved it!
Just finish this story and I'm still thinking about the main characters. Mal, the angel, is the only narrator of this book. He is innocent, and in a certain way very immature. Regardless the lack of some explanation of his age is very obviously he is an eternal creature.
I may tell right away that as a angel his main thoughts and talks is full of religions (pre)concepts, and one of those is the main theme of this book... homosexuality and the...more
Fallen is another guardian angel book but it has a unique style in presenting the story. Told in first person, present tense the novella follows guardian angel Mal as he experiences life and love in an entirely new way. So much that Mal is no longer happy in Heaven. After falling in love with his human charge Bran, Mal is called to atone in Heaven. Although Mal knows he’s sinned, he’s not sure he’s sorry. Yet Mal doesn’t know how an angel and a human can ever be together.
The story centers aroun...more
The story centers aroun...more
This is a hard one, I'm torn. I really wanted to like this book. The problem may have been my expectation of the story instead of what was actually there. I was looking forward to a "It's A Wonderful Life" type story, minus the holiday and flashbacks. I expected it to be much deeper than it actual was. I expected the story to be more involved with Bran's life and depression. I expected Mal to be a much stronger character; not hard or unreachable, just less wishy-washy.
The thing that stood out mo...more
The thing that stood out mo...more
First off, I have to say this was my first Kindle purchase. I've been waiting for months to read this, and was truly impressed. Of course I knew it would be fabulous because Crank is awesome. What really stirred me more than anything was the socio-political aspects of the novella. I whole-heartedly agreed with Bran's views on Catholicism and homosexuality. There is a fine line between what is considered "right" and how we as humankind act on our personal values. We must find a way to change long...more
I am not a huge fan of first person writing, nor am I the slightest bit religious. In which case at face value this book was probably one it would seem I should avoid.
However I had forgotten it was written from the angels POV by about page ten, so that took care of my first person issue. As to the religion, there is the battle in the book between what religion dictates about a man lying with a man and what the angel grows to learn. This is not focused entirely on the religious aspect, more about...more
However I had forgotten it was written from the angels POV by about page ten, so that took care of my first person issue. As to the religion, there is the battle in the book between what religion dictates about a man lying with a man and what the angel grows to learn. This is not focused entirely on the religious aspect, more about...more
4.5 stars.
The writing suits the narrator and the story perfectly. It's what struck me the most. I didn't even realize it was in the present tense until I was a quarter of the book in and even if I don't avoid books written in a certain point of view or tense, I pay attention to these things, but Mal just took possession of my brain and I shut off everything else.
Mal is a guardian angel and although he's probably been around for a long time, he's very innocent, bordering on naive. In the world wr...more
The writing suits the narrator and the story perfectly. It's what struck me the most. I didn't even realize it was in the present tense until I was a quarter of the book in and even if I don't avoid books written in a certain point of view or tense, I pay attention to these things, but Mal just took possession of my brain and I shut off everything else.
Mal is a guardian angel and although he's probably been around for a long time, he's very innocent, bordering on naive. In the world wr...more
Oh yes! It was about time I gave 5 stars to a book again! This novella is delightful, I just couldn't put it down. Mal's innocence and his struggle with slang had me giggling 80% of the time, and even if I still don't understand what was going on in Bran's head, the development of the story makes up for that. It's a sweet book, full of interesting reflections about religion, homosexuality and love and how the three need not clash.
May 07, 2011
Anita
marked it as to-read
I haven't started this yet but I just wanted to say I love the cover art! Beautiful.
It was a quick read,at first I wasn't to sure about this book,as I kept reading I really started to like it. Give this book a try.
More of a 3.5
I've been trying to write a review on this book but I just can't. I know I would end up offending a whole lot of people and that really isn't what I want to do.
In the end, I did like the style of writing in this book. But, man-o-man, I had some serious issues with some of the concepts touched on. I think it is the arrogance of humans claiming to "know" what G-D wants and diminishing G-D to the minute understandings of our human pettiness that has always turned me from organized religion.
In the end, I did like the style of writing in this book. But, man-o-man, I had some serious issues with some of the concepts touched on. I think it is the arrogance of humans claiming to "know" what G-D wants and diminishing G-D to the minute understandings of our human pettiness that has always turned me from organized religion.
More like 3.5.
Pia Veleno is an amazingly talented writer who knows how to keep you enthralled throughout the story, and she so deftly sweeps you from the highest highs to the lowest lows, that I was left wondering just how on earth she managed it. It's not easy to write romance, much less such sexually explicit material, without delving into corniness, or worse, just bad writing, but Pia clearly knows her terrain. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
My publishing debut!
Contains the questioning of religion and faith, a latte machine, and a single bullet that changes everything.
Contains the questioning of religion and faith, a latte machine, and a single bullet that changes everything.
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Pia is a dirty girl, but she knows you're naughty too. Tongue in cheek, and everywhere else, Pia spends her time running nowhere, avoiding housework, and randomly quoting Placebo lyrics. Now that others are reading her stories, her husband no longer wonders about her obsession with gay men falling in love.
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