The Dichotomy of Angels

[4.5] I went into this book not knowing what to expect but boy was I pleasantly surprised!

Angels Chasan and Nathaniel are twin flames, fated to be together, but Nathaniel has fought against this fate by avoiding Chasan for almost 1000 years...that is, until the two of them are assigned a mission on Earth to save a human child. As part of said mission, they must take up the roles of preschool teachers and husbands (forced proximity, one bed–sign me up!).

Sure the story was predictable at times and it took Nathaniel a now-or-never moment to finally get his head out of his butt, but the comedy was absolutely fantastic! I burst out laughing several times while listening to the audiobook. Nathaniel's dislike for certain human physiological sensations was a mood (anxiety attacks, nervous sweating, etc. LOL) and his obsession with baby goats was super adorable!

On a side note, I'd really like to be an angel as described in this book so I can speak/understand every language under the sun. Language learning is too tough and time-consuming lol

I usually enjoy N.R. Walker books but this one didn't work at all for me. There were too many plot holes and things that were poorly explained. And I don't think the author did any research into preschool teaching (or the actual salaries preschool teachers earn) (or how 4 year old kids actually behave).

The bottom line is that there was just something weird about two immortal, heavenly angels who, on the one hand are concerned about the fate of mankind, and on the other hand are boning for days at a time. They never felt like real characters to me, so I didn't care if they ended up together or not.

Swing and a miss for me, but I'm still a big fan of the author. YMMV especially if you can appreciate the big, bad angel who oversees the Hell Department also going all soft over baby goats because they have “smooshy faces and tiny baby-goat horns and tiny goat feet.”