Reviewed by Tara
TITLE: Gabriel’s Fall
AUTHOR: Sandrine Gasq-Dion
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 95 Pages
BLURB:
This book is a short love story about the power of love. It is preceded by Second Time Around. It contains homosexual relationships.
Gabriel is a keeper of souls. He has been watching over them for millenniums. But one soul is different — the first time Gabriel holds it in his hands, he knows it is remarkable. For this soul causes something inexplicable.
Gabriel feels.
Falling for a human isn’t possible; but when that soul grows into Luke Lawson, Gabriel can’t contain his growing feelings. Not knowing where to turn or what to do, Gabriel keeps vigilant over Luke and is surprised repeatedly when Luke knows he’s there.
It isn’t possible. But it’s happening.
As time passes, Gabriel’s feelings for Luke intensify, and Luke’s heart reciprocates. Can love overcome everything?
Can Gabriel truly fall?
REVIEW:
First let me start by saying to read this it would help if you have read Second Time Around just to have a better idea of one of the main character’s here. Gabriel is one of the keeper of soul’s in Heaven. His job is to watch over a soul as it experience’s its life on earth. But this time he holds a soul that has become much more precious to him than all the others before it. He looks into the soul and he actually gets in impression of what it will look like, something new to him. This soul causes him to feel for the first time and because of this, he found it much harder to release this beautiful sphere of light onto earth. After speaking with the higher ranking angel Michael and telling him of his strange feelings with this soul, he urges him to let it go since it had been five years he has held it in his care. Despite not wanting to Gabriel lets it go and Luke is born into the world.
Gabriel can’t seem to stop watching Luke. Luke is able to know when he is there even when he isn’t visible. Gabriel is there for him every step of the way and against the urgings of the other angels, reappears to Luke on many occasions. Watching him grow makes the feelings he has for Luke become intense and problematic. Gabriel doesn’t want to see him hurt, and after a traumatic event in which Luke’s military father passes away, Luke pushes Gabriel away enraged that he couldn’t save his father. This doesn’t stop Gabriel and even though Luke seemingly hates him he still watches out for him, and falls deeper in love with Luke even though he doesn’t know what that entails yet.
I have to say I really enjoyed this short foray into the idea of guardian angels and their charges. I also loved how it was written. First person is my favorite point of view and we get both Gabriel and Luke’s thoughts. Gabriel is the sweetest angel and it makes you want to reach in the book and hug him as he endures powerful feelings for the first time. He feels everything when he sees Luke struggle with his first dealings with the bullies, his dad’s death, his being gay, and finding his place in the world. Luke was interesting to me as well. How he dealt with knowing he was different, with the ability to know his guardian angel, and recognize that he loved him as well. You want to rage with him as his world seemingly falls apart after his father’s passing. You want to give a little cheer as he picks up the pieces and goes on with his life plan. I adore happy ever afters and this one did not disappoint. The love they both had for each other since the very beginning as Gabriel the angel, and Luke the soul was gorgeous. Im not one for giving much away but I will say pick this book and the preceding one up. If you are into angels feeling, and a love that goes beyond earthly bounds, you are going to enjoy the heck out of this.
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