"Kærlighedens Magt (Kissed by an Angel #2)" af Elizabeth Chandler

Titel: Kærlighedens Magt (Kissed by an Angel #2)   Forfatter: Elizabeth Chandler   Udgivelsesår: 2015 (org. 1995)   Forlag: Tellerup

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Jeg var rimeligt begejstret for den første bog i denne serie, som jeg egentlig troede, kun var en trilogi. Jeg har dog lige fundet ud af, at der i alt er seks bøger, men om der er en form for afslutning efter de tre første bøger, som var samlet i det sæt jeg fik til jul, må tiden vise. Jeg har i hvert fald glædet mig til at fortsætte historien.

Ivy sørger stadig over Tristan, men hvad hun ikke ved, er, at han stadig er til stede som engel, sammen med Lacey, som fungerer som en slags mentor for ham. De har begge en mission som skal fuldføres, inden de kan ’komme videre’ fra denne verden. Ingen af dem ved præcis hvad missionen er, men gradvist går det op for Tristan, at Ivy måske er viklet ind i noget farligt. Måske var det ikke et uheld, da Tristan blev slået ihjel. Måske var ulykken tiltænkt Ivy, og måske er det kædet sammen med Gregorys mors selvmord. Spørgsmålene er mange, og svarene få.

Samtidig skal Tristan forsøge at overbevise Ivy om, at engle findes, da hun har mistet troen. Det er dog svært, når hun hverken kan se eller høre ham, og han har kun få muligheder for at advare hende om den overhængende fare hun befinder sig i.

Jeg kan godt lide karaktererne i bogen, de opfører sig alderssvarende og realistisk – jeg kan desuden også godt lide, at Tristan ikke er en bad boy, men en helt almindelig sød fyr. På trods af engletemaet, virker bogen og dens handling meget realistisk. Ivy stiller spørgsmålstegn ved alt det med engle og er skeptisk, i modsætning til mange andre YA hovedpersoner, som ofte virker til at tage deres nye virkelighed for givet. Der er ingen af de levende (indtil videre i hvert fald) som har overnaturlige kræfter, og Tristan og Lacey kan som engle heller ikke få usandsynlige ting til at ske. Det gør bogen meget jordnær og rar at læse.

Historien er rigtig spændende, og jeg elsker den slags mysterier med en god blanding af plot twists man havde set komme, men i den grad også nogle man ikke havde forudset. Den slutter med en cliffhanger, så jeg er glad for, at jeg allerede har næste bog klar!

English version:

I really liked the first book in this series. I originally thought this was a trilogy, but it turns out there are six books. I got the first three books in Danish for Christmas, so if there is no closure after those,  I’ll have to get the last three ASAP. I’ve been really excited to continue this series.

Ivy is still mourning Tristan’s death, but she has no clue that he is still around as an angel, along with Lacey, who is a sort of mentor to him. Both of them have a mission to accomplish, before they can ‘move on’. None of them know exactly what their missions entail, but Tristan gradually realizes that Ivy might be in danger. Maybe Tristan’s death was no accident, maybe the accident was meant for Ivy, and maybe it all has something to do with Gregory’s mom’s suicide. There are so many questions, and so few answers!

All the while, Tristan has to convince Ivy, that angels are real, despite the fact that she lost faith. It’s difficult, though, since she can neither hear nor see him, and he has hardly any chance of warning her of the grave danger she’s in.

I particularly like the characters of this book, they act their age and seem realistic – I also like the fact that Tristan is not a bad boy, but just a regular nice guy. Despite the angel theme, the book and the plot seem realistic, and I’m so happy that Ivy is somewhat skeptical and questions this whole angel thing, as opposed to many other YA protagonists, who just go with it and take their new realities for granted. None of the living characters (at least so far) have any supernatural powers, and even the angels, Tristan and Lacey, can’t just make supernatural things happen either. It makes the story seem very down to earth, easy to follow and pleasant to read.

The story was suspenseful, and I love this kind of mystery with a good mixture of plot twists that you figure out, as well as twists you have no chance of seeing coming. It ends with a cliffhanger, so I’m so happy I have the next book already!