Coffeehouse Angel

Good to the Last Drop

I enjoyed this book. It's a quick read that made me all happy inside, unlike a number of YA books that can be rather emotionally draining. I like Katrina and I can relate to her situation of not knowing what you want or what you most desire at the age of sixteen. With school, friendship troubles and dilemma's of the heart, it's quite the teen novel. Add a cute angel who follows you around, your grandmother falling ill, and add Mr. Scoundrel as your neighbour who is stealing your customers and you've got yourself more than what the average teenager can handle, but Katrina knows what to do.

Malcolm the Messenger is quite something, although I wasn't in favour of him wearing a kilt as he had just travelled to Scotland, but then he becomes partial to it, and I guess I was okay with it too. He is not your typical angel, but his manners, his language, and his curiosity towards all things new to him will have you wishing you had an angel sleeping in your backyard between message deliveries.

I like the premise of this story and the plot is good, centering around the theme of forgiveness. This story also reminds us that everyone is good at something and that "for a single good deed, one will be rewarded tenfold." (The Koran)

Coffeehouse Angel is a light, entertaining read that is sure to delight and warm your heart on a chilly day. It's a charming story that will have you smiling throughout the read.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Adorable.

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 back. When Malcolm, an angel on duty, offers Katrina one wish and explains that it has to be her biggest desire, she can't figure out what she wants. Caught between teenage romances and medical bills, Katrina needs to get her head in the game before time runs out and she is thrown onto the street.

Coffeehouse Angel is best described as the feeling of staying inside on a rainy day, watching the water slide down the window and wondering what the generations before you did on such an occasion. It's like cutting out paper hearts for no reason or picking a flower just because it's pretty. There's something on the inside of this book waiting to yell "Surprise!" but it never reveals itself. There are well-written, descriptive paragraphs that explain so much and contain the sweetness of the moment. I love the old-fashion touch the story has and the cute dialogue. Small comments put a smile on my face but they left as soon as they came.

The "adorableness" of it all changed when the main character's attitude changed and sometimes I didn't like her at all. It was a roller coaster! Jealousy, anger, sadness, drama. The anxiety of being a teenager was captured well, along with what it's like to have a responsibility. The romance grew too fast to be realistic yet I found the cuteness of it enjoyable. The author's talent is unmistakable! Overall, it was a fun story with unique settings and characters and great writing.

STARS: 3.5 out of 5

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Reviewed by Dianna Geers for TeensReadToo.com

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.

When Katrina finds a stranger sleeping in the alley outside of the coffeehouse one morning, she is scared. But she also feels badly for the man. Katrina quietly leaves a cup of coffee and some chocolate-covered coffee beans next to him and hurriedly runs back into the coffee shop.

Little did Katrina know that this one moment would change her life.

The fact that the mystery man was an angel who wants to repay her by fulfilling her deepest desire would make one think that Katrina's life would become a whirlwind of perfection. No problems, right? End of story.

That's what one would think.

But Katrina doesn't know what she wants.

You can't just throw out random wishes just because they're what everyone else would wish for. And there's bound to be problems if the wish doesn't go as planned. Or is somehow intercepted by someone else. Can life really ever go back to being what it used to be? Can you make life not change? And if you could, what new experiences and people would you never know?

And if you are always living life wanting something else, are you really living?

Take a sip of COFFEEHOUSE ANGEL to find out what Katrina wishes for. It's a light, heavenly read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loved it <3

It was a realy good book, but only if you like sweet, love stories. ;)

Great for Christians! :)

Awesome

Awesome

Best book ever its my new favorite!!!!!!!!!7

READ THIS BOOK

Stop lolly-gaging and read it all ready! This is great for all ages, i am just a 12! This kept me busy! I gave the book to my friend and she loved anpassed toher friend and now there is a chain of us! Great details charactures and scenes

Overall good book

Finished this book last week. It was an all right stort. I've read better, i've read worse. The only thing i didn't like is that it is a book intended for teenagers, but there are several childish elements that are a bit far fetched to most teens!!

Good for kids

My 12 year old daughter loved and i read it after her and i loved it too.

good book!

this was an awesome book! it was greatly written but a weird and short ending... i would have liked the book if the ending was a little longer.... anyway Suzanne Selfors is who i would recommend if you want a little mystery, friendships, family issues, etc, etc. Above all the short stories this was a cool quick read!

Reading the book

This is a really great book. This is the best book EVER.

A good read but the beggining was a little slow. . .

I really liked this book probably not one that I would read again but it was pretty good. I didn't like the book at first but once I got past all of the slow parts, it was an okay book. I really liked the ending, it just took awhile to get there.

Great book!

It was a good book! But, I don't like this cover! I liked the old one when it was all blue. But other then the new cover it was a great book to read! I was very surprised on the ending! A ton of twists!

Good book! :)

A very good book I would highly recomend it!

Cute and Original....pure perfection

great book! Katrina finds a "homeless" man behind her grandmas coffeehouse and feels sympathy for him so she gives pastry, chocolate covered coffee beans and Styrofoam cup full of coffee. She goes to school and at the school assembly the man follows her. She soon realizes that the man is actually an angel, a messenger angel that won't leave her alone until she gives him her hearts desire so that he can repay her in a wish.

really good book

i couldnt' stop reading it

GREAT BOOK

I loved this book so much, I could not put it down.

fantastic book!

everyone would want to be in katarina's situation. this is everything a good book needs!:)

amazing

my friend showed me this book and it was awesome, one of my favorites!

awesome!

i loved every pat of this book. it was wonderful.