THE DAY THE ANGELS FELL seems to bounce around a lot in respects to the points of view. I feel that it would have been easier to understand if it started from the boy's point of view and then moved to the mans. The boy tells his story so that you get a richness and bold telling of what happened. The man tells his in a way that gives too much away.

I found this to be a strong story with interesting storytelling but a very sad overall tone. This book will bring you to tears in some scenes that are written very descriptive and detailed. Smucker really knows how to write in a way that engages your emotions and draws you into the story.

The setting revolves around a few different places due to the flashbacks and each one helps in the retelling of the events or scenes. The characters are well developed and planned out with past stories that help in the retelling of the summer his mother died. I did find THE DAY THE ANGELS FELL to be a very sad novel that had me in tears with all the grief and death. The ending was somewhat of a surprise to me and leads me to believe there is another book in the works.

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