by Chrystal Mahan

Created on: January 04, 2011   Last Updated: January 06, 2011

It seems it has taken me forever to finish this book. I had so many books started I had to really buckle down and get some reading done. This book was a freebie offered through Amazon for the Kindle. I do not own a Kindle (I am a Nook user) I put the Kindle app on my iPod Touch. I was able to read it better by making the font bigger. That left me having to change the page every few seconds.

Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry started as a slow read. It is because of this reason that I ended up putting it on the back burner to work on some other reviews first. I had debated about even finishing this book. Not that it was badly written, it just was not capturing my attention.

I am a firm believer that just because I don’t like something does not mean someone else will feel the same way. I decided I should try to get through the book as best as I could and at least finish what I started.

I had no idea what I was in store for. When I first started this book my first impressions was “oh great, another good vs. evil, bad angel vs. good angel, lets save the world” type thing. It made me think of the movie I saw a couple of years ago.

Here is a little bit from the Barnes and Noble website:

Synopsis

“I suppose you can sum up a man’s life with a few words, but I need to put this story down to fill in the missing pieces. Or perhaps I can convince the people who know me as a hermit that there was some reason for it all. But this is not really for those outside looking in. This is for me.”

Some people say Billy Allman has a heart of gold. Others say he’s a bit odd. The truth is, they’re all right. He’s a hillbilly genius—a collector, a radio whiz—and he can make the mandolin sing. Though he dreams of making an impact on the world beyond the hills and hollers of Dogwood, West Virginia, things just always seem to go wrong. 

But however insignificant Billy’s life seems, it has not gone unnoticed. Malachi is an angel sent to observe and protect Billy. Though it’s not his dream assignment, Malachi always follows orders. And as Billy’s story unfolds, Malachi slowly begins to see the bigger picture—that each step Billy takes is a note added to a beautiful song that will forever change the lives of those who hear it.

I have to say that although I was not impressed with the chapters where Malachi is telling the story I did get fully absorbed with Billy’s story.  The book jumps back

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