Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler

True love is hard to find and even harder to hold onto. Ivy knows this, that’s why when her boyfriend Tristan dies, she is so devastated. Her life just seems too empty with her mother’s remarriage, her eerily spacious new home, and most of all, Tristan’s absence. But what she doesn’t know since she lost her faith in angels is that Tristan is still with her—in the form of a guardian angel. They must find a way to work together, especially when sinister occurrences keep happening closer and closer to Ivy. Everyone near her is in danger as it soon becomes apparent that Tristan’s death was murder and that his killer plans to strike again. Kissed by an Angel, an exciting trilogy of romance and mystery, tells the story of a love so powerful it spans the boundary even between life and death.

Without a doubt, Kissed by an Angel has one of the most romantic tales and best structured mysteries that I’ve ever read. Ivy and Tristan’s love for each other is so strong and sweet that it made me cry after Tristan’s death because they couldn’t be together as they once were. I did find it a little strange how fast and hard they fell for each other, but it did make the story more romantic. The plotline is very complicated due to varying love interest and other secret character connections, yet it is still pretty easy to follow and understand at most times. I definitely appreciated the unpredictability of most of the plot as well. Some of the characters I felt could’ve been better developed except for the most important to the story, Ivy, Tristan, and Gregory, who were all characterized well. I really liked Chandler’s explanation for angels and their abilities because it added a creative and supernatural flair to the story. Readers will have a difficult time setting Kissed by an Angel down because of the suspense and its powerful message of love outweighing all.

Fans of romance novels and mysteries involving life after death will love Kissed by an Angel, especially those who enjoyed Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn, Far From You by Lisa Schroeder, Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin, and Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot by Andrew Auseon.

Rating: 4.25

Review copy from Amazon Vine