[Books I've read] Cornerstone Cafe by K.A Pray

Something that I have always wanted to do was keep track of what I read and give you my thoughts about the books that I've read. I've somewhat done that on an old Livejournal account, but has since been abandoned. I think writing them as I read them rather than trying to remember what I read years and years ago, will make this blog more successful.

So I had the honor of reading a book that was written by one of my friends and I have to say I am fairly impressed. This is not the first time that I have read a book by a friend and I remember how hard it was to not be biased since you know the author. I didn't buy it, but rather it was the first book that I "rented" from my Amazon Prime account. I'll support her definitely, maybe once I get a higher paying job that is!! The book that I read was Cornerstone Cafe by K.A Pray.

Overall, I think the story was well thought out and obviously planned since it had many elements in a somewhat diverse world. It starts off with that damn cat whose name is... Cat. I actually like that the cat's name was actually Cat, but the novel revolves around a young teen named Asher, Ash for short, who runs away from home and lands herself in San Francisco. After finding a job at the Cornerstone Cafe, she experiences things no teenager should, and stumbles upon a paranormal secret that the world's been hiding for decades. I don't want to give away too much because I really do think it is worth a read and I don't want to spoil it!

The only cons I have for the novel are just major editing issues. There aren't as many as I was expecting, and a lot of them are minuscule (writing "off" instead of "of" - or lack of commas), but they still need to be addressed. One thing that I loved and disliked about the novel was the romance between three of the characters. It felt a little like Twilight to me with the whole love triangle going on, but I LOVED the character of the angel... whose name escapes me... but, him! The way I imagined him was absolutely adorable. Another complaint was the character of Asher, I feel like at times she was overwhelmingly... bitchy even at times she shouldn't be. But that's her character I guess! But Still, with some work and a little love, I think a Literary Agent somewhere out there would definitely keep this under their belt. Awesome work Kachi, I look forward to the sequel!

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recommend? Yes.

Thanks for reading!
Matthew