# Small Miracles

By Olivia Atwater

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/small-miracles-2d007923/

Gadriel owes a gambling debt. Paying it means persuading Holly Harker, a woman devoted to denying herself pleasure, to indulge a little. For a fallen angel, encouraging small sins ought to be straightforward work.

## What makes it funny?

Chocolate and compliments get entered into celestial accounts. Footnotes keep track of moral arithmetic, giving small pleasures the administrative attention usually reserved for far weightier affairs.

### The comedy at work

Atwater uses supernatural power on the scale of an irritating cafe queue. Rules about virtue and temptation have to accommodate ordinary human needs, with the bookkeeping supplying a running commentary.

### Try this if…

Gentle supernatural comedy and elaborate footnotes are the attractions here. Readers who enjoy celestial bureaucracy may welcome a story concerned with everyday pleasures and personal troubles.

### Good to know

Grief and self-denial matter to the story. Its angelic characters can change gender.

## What to expect

- Genre: Fantasy
- On the shelf: Cozy fantasy · Mythic fantasy
- Kind of humor: Satire
- The atmosphere: Warmhearted
- Format: Novel
- Length: 270 pages (ebook)
- Published: 2022

## A few distinguishing details

- A fallen angel assigned to encourage pleasure
- Celestial accounts for petty sins

## Sources & further reading

- Book information: [Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater on Apple Books](https://books.apple.com/us/book/small-miracles/id1616163491)
- Review: [Fantasy Hive review](https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2023/02/small-miracles-by-olivia-atwater-book-review)
- Author commentary: [Author](https://oliviaatwater.com/book/small-miracles)
- Book information: [Google Books edition](https://books.google.com/books?id=5eJlEAAAQBAJ)