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Angels Watching over Me (Angels Trilogy #1)
176 pages
A tear-jerking, tender exploration of a cynical teen finding faith, first love, and found family in a hospital room.
What it feels like
Reading this book is a deeply cathartic, bittersweet experience that wraps the reader in a blanket of earnest emotion. It moves at a steady, deliberate pace, allowing the stark reality of a hospital ward to soften as unexpected warmth and faith enter the protagonist's life. The prose is straightforward and accessible, focusing entirely on the raw, vulnerable feelings of a cynical teenager confronting her own mortality. The atmosphere shifts from lonely and dread-soaked to tender and sunlit, buoyed by themes of found family, innocent first love, and spiritual awakening. It is a quintessential tearjerker that will resonate deeply with readers who love emotional, faith-tinged stories where hope and human connection shine brightest in the darkest of circumstances.
- Mood
- bittersweet
- tender
- reflective
- comforting
- Tone
- earnest
- compassionate
- melancholic
- hopeful
- sincere
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- finding found family · facing mortality · the power of faith · unexpected miracles · first love and innocence
- The writing
- Straightforward, accessible, and deeply emotive, prioritizing clear feelings over complex metaphors.
- The arc
- Moves from cynical isolation and fear to a profound sense of spiritual comfort, connection, and acceptance.
- Who it's for
- Readers who seek cathartic, tear-jerking stories about teens facing serious illness with the help of faith and found family.
Content notes
- cancer diagnosis
- terminal illness
- medical procedures
- parental neglect
About the book
Happy Holidays! Bah humbug. "Happy" is not the way Leah Lewis-Hall would describe herself at the moment. She's spending her twelve days of Christmas in an Indianapolis hospital, while her mother is thousands of miles away on a honeymoon with husband number five. Leah went to the doctor with nothing more than a broken finger, but he ordered her to undergo some tests. Now she's stuck in the hospital, alone. Then Leah meets her hospital roommate, a young Amish girl named Rebekah, and her big family. Cynical sixteen-year-old Leah has never known people like this before. From Rebekah's handsome brother, Ethan, who can barely look Leah in the eye, to her kind older sister, Charity, the Amish family captivates Leah with its simple, loving ways. When Leah receives frightening information about her condition, her new friends show her that miracles can happen. And that sometimes angels appear in the most unexpected places.
Description from Open Library.
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