[Tuesday, August 4, 2010] I started this book. But couldn't finish it past chapter 4!

[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] I reached chapter nine, and I think Tristan is such a great guy, but Ivy'a step-brother is creepy. I felt sorry when Ivy had to give up her cat Ella, I had to do the same to my cat Miri.

[Tuesday, ‎February ‎26, ‎2013] This year I plan to read all the books that I left hanging, so this is the second on the list. I had to re-read the few chapters to remember what the book was about, in any case, I like it immensely so far, can't wait to see what will happen next, though I have a hunch. I liked reading something written in the 90s, it felt cute and strange reading about people not having mobiles and so on. It felt simple. ( )

[Tuesday, August 4, 2010] I started this book. But couldn't finish it past chapter 4!

[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] I reached chapter nine, and I think Tristan is such a great guy, but Ivy'a step-brother is creepy. I felt sorry when Ivy had to give up her cat Ella, I had to do the same to my cat Miri.

[Tuesday, ‎February ‎26, ‎2013] This year I plan to read all the books that I left hanging, so this is the second on the list. I had to re-read the few chapters to remember what the book was about, in any case, I like it immensely so far, can't wait to see what will happen next, though I have a hunch. I liked reading something written in the 90s, it felt cute and strange reading about people not having mobiles and so on. It felt simple. ( )

Beijada por um anjo é o primeiro volume da série, escrita por Elizabeth Chandler. Ivy sempre acreditou em anjos… Quando ela conhece Tristan, descobre que ele é o amor da sua vida. Quando ele morre, seu coração está quebrado e sua crença em anjos desaparece. E sem essa crença, ela é incapaz de sentir a presença de Tristan, quando ele retorna – como um anjo.Agora, Ivy está correndo um terrível perigo, e Tristan está lutando para salvá-la. Como ele conseguirá protegê-la se ela perdeu a fé em anjos? E se ele conseguir salvá-la, ele terá terminado sua missão aqui na terra e terá que partir para sempre deixando-a para trás. Afinal, Salvar Ivy seria o mesmo que perdê-la justamente quando consegue reencontrá-la?

Ivy e Tristan foram feitos um para o outro. Eles discordavam apenas em um ponto - Tristan nunca acreditou em anjos. Ivy, por sua vez, fez dos anjos seus protetores nos momentos mais difíceis. E quando Ivy sente ter encontrado o amor de sua vida, um acidente muda o rumo desta história, fazendo com que Ivy questione a existência de algo que era certo em sua vida - os anjos.

I read the three in one edition which flowed very well, the only indications of a different book being the subtle recaps, jumping forward in time a few weeks and the use of main characters last names.

All the time you hear about books that are big tearjerkers but they never seem to affect me, that was until this book. It makes it very clear on the blurb that Tristan dies, he even dies on the third or so page, but I could not get over it. The author giving us an account of how Tristan and Ivy started dating was necessary but made it that much harder to move on from his death, when it repeats his death I started crying because I had come to love Tristan because he was so caring and funny. That scene in the pool where he teaches her to float is so heartbreaking. After he dies, every time Tristan is mentioned by Ivy tears well up in my eyes and I get all choked up because it is just so unfair, why did he have to die?

This book was completely amazing and also gets into my books as one of the most romantic ever mostly due to that beautiful scene with the Moonlight Sonata. Credit where its due to the author for also making this a great mystery novel with some great comedy thrown in.

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