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Where Angels Can't Follow
by Jessi Kallison
on September 22, 2020
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 418
Format: Kindle
Source: YA Bound Book Tours
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It all started with an inexplicable slab of marble.
And now I can’t get her out of my head. It’s more than inspiration. It’s compulsion.
I see her in my dreams. And I wake up covered in marble dust, her statue more complete in front of me.
I can’t stop sculpting, and I can’t save the angel girl.
Now iconoclasts, a quartet of archangels, and a voodoo queen—along with the plague of little old ladies running my life—are all far too interested in the outcome.
I miss normal New Orleans. (Yeah, I said it.)
But there’s no going back until I free her and get the literal heavenly host out of my life. And maybe there’s no going back then.
Where Angels Can’t Follow by Jessi Kallison is a different approach to what we think angels might be doing and if God is truly listening.
Can Nate stop sculpting?
Nathaniel Jacoby
Nathaniel Jacoby, aka Nate, is seventeen, and he’s had a terrible past up to that point. Let’s say that this native New Orleans kid has gone through more than any kid should have to at his age. Even Nate admits that but doesn’t mind and wants to get past everything. Nate co-owns a landscapers company with his best friend and is taking classes at the local college.
He is a great kid that ends up on this journey that he didn’t want to be on. He definitely grew throughout the book, and I loved how it was told through his point of view through it all. I loved this kid as a narrator and all of his flaws that were shown to us.
The Story
We follow Nate on his journey of discovering why he is different from other people who sculpt Angels. Well, that journey takes him on a magical roller coaster ride. The way that Ms. Kallison has woven many various myths to join this one is a unique way to do it. I loved all the characters and how she brought them to life with Nate telling the story. Even more, I loved how Mara is this strong character but is still a girl at heart, which you can see in some scenes.
Five Stars
Where Angels Can’t Follow is something that we find out later in the book, and I loved every minute of following Nate, Mara, Khai, and everyone else on this crazy journey of trying to stop Nate from sculpting. Let’s just say that it was a pretty intense ride and I kind of figured out which angel was pulling strings, but I won’t say who and blow it for you. I am giving this five stars and recommending this book to all the young adult supernatural readers out there.
Giveaway
Prize: a set of the author’s books–Iron Shards, Hell and High Water, and Where Angels Can’t Follow (the US only)
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About Jessi Kallison
As a devoted bibliophile and die-hard sci-fi/fantasy fan, few of Jessi’s friends were surprised when she began writing her own novels. After completing her Master’s in English, she briefly taught college courses until she realized adjuncting is madness. After a brief timeout to raise nerdlings, Jessi wrote Iron Shards. And her latest books–Where Angels Can’t Follow and Hell and High Water–will be released this fall. In her free time, Jessi explores and maps caves in the Southeastern United States and, of course, catches up on the latest good reads.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2020 New Release Challenge
- 2020 Supernatural Creatures Reading Challenge
I love this cover – so pretty.