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Romans paid tribute to the dead by capturing tears in glass bottles, known as lachrymatories. Victorians and Civil War mourners did the same. In 2001, a lachrymatory was found in the Congo Jungles of Africa. Dr. Vito Kreas claimed it was filled with the tears of an angel. In 2008, Ezra Archer hired Milan Cucuk to assist in organizing, cataloging, and ultimately writing a memoir based on Ezra's life, in effort to address the rumors surrounding the existence of a liquid known as Angel Tears. As the project took shape over four years, two high profile and professionally vetted works of art were published as memoirs, only to be exposed as fiction well into their publications. The authors intentionally mislead their agents, publishers, and readers. Seeing the affect this had on the public, and watching the rise of 'misery lit' genre styled 'memoirs', Milan and Ezra changed course. Instead of a memoir, Ezra's life is presented as fiction,
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I loved the relationship between Ezra and Ana. They are essentially from opposite sides of the track. She is a doctor, specifically an obstetrician specializing in difficult pregnancies, while he is a homeless drifter, working at day labor and living in a shelter or on the street. Despite their obvious differences, Ezra and Ana immediately connect from the moment they first meet, forming an almost instant bond of friendship, when he lands in the hospital where she works after an accident. Their first kiss is imbued with incredible chemistry too. It's like they were simply made for one other and are meant to be together. Both characters can be a little emotionally intense at times, as they have a tendency to take offense easily. It's in these moments that I was reminded of the classic teen angst to which I think young adult readers could relate. Given Ezra's background, his moments of emotional volatility are completely understandable. Ana, on the other hand, is more of a mystery. We don't really know much about her, such as where she comes from or whether she has a family and so forth, just that she's something of a drifter herself, never staying in one place or one job for too long. Normally, this lack of information on the characters would be a detractor for me, but for some reason, it didn't really bother me so much here. Maybe it's because it simply added to the mysteriousness of the story. Suffice it to say that despite there being a lot of holes in their backgrounds, I felt very connected to both Ezra and Ana, and was very engaged by their tale.
The technical aspects of the writing could have been a little better. Some of the descriptive details and connecting transitions are a bit rough around the edges, making the narrative a tad confusing at times. There were also lots of mistakes: typos, missing/incorrect words and such, which could be rather distracting. However, in spite of these small weaknesses, I was captivated by Ezra and Ana's story. It was by turns sweetly romantic and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful, while overall, being intriguing and engaging. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would, and would recommend Angel Tears to fans of young adult suspense, featuring star-crossed lovers and a supernatural twist.
Note: I received a copy of this book from the author's publicist in exchange for an honest review. ( )