A review by evitaveda
Everyday Angel: Three Novels by V.E. Schwab

4.0

“I believe the world is big and strange and full of wonder.” 

Everyday Angel is a collection of three middle grade novels about an angel doing good deeds to earn her wings. 

My favourite was definitely the first story. Aria appeared to help Gabby, whose brother was hospitalised. As someone who has grown up with similar experiences, this story definitely hit a sensitive spot for me. It got me all teary eyed and it had such a sweet way to show that the people who are left to watch their family member struggle, need to be noticed too. 

The second story dealt with Caroline, who was being bullied by her former friend Lilly. Once again, Schwab managed to write a story that I feel with connect with a lot of people. And I really liked the resolution to the bullying problem. 

The final story in the book was about Mikaela who was losing her passion for dance, something she had worked her whole life to do. Her family were also dealing with money problems. It was another great insight into real life issues that young people struggle with and Aria, the angel, definitely handled both this and the above challenges with grace, charm and a bit of wit. 

I feel like these three stories all showed off different experiences that young readers may have faced themselves, or they may know of someone who have been in the same situation. By the end of the stories, Aria had truly done everything in her power to earn her wings. If you want a trilogy of beautiful and magical stories to read with a middle grader, I’d definitely recommend these.