The Ace of Hearts

I Am the Messenger: Ace of Hearts

      I think that this is my favorite Ace out of all of them. It would be fun delivering messages to complete strangers, but when you have to deliver them to your friends? That’s when it gets interesting. I was so happy during this Ace because we actually finally find out what is up with Marv. Throughout the entire book, he is just portrayed as a low-life and a jerk, but during this part, we catch a glimpse into who he is and what he stands for. For years, he has been putting all of his money into an account to give to his kid that he had with his old girlfriend Suzanne Boyd. Her father took her away from him, and instead of giving up, he decides to help them, even if he does so and never sees the child. He isn’t stingy for the sake of being stingy, it isn’t even being saved for his use, he’s passing it on. Another interesting message to me, was Ritchie’s. Throughout the entire book, he is displayed as a kind of uncaring, go with any flow that he can find kind of guy. The kind of guy that just drifts through life, never achieving anything or even attempting to do anything for himself. I like his message a lot because it seems like everybody knows a guy like him at some point in their lives and it was nice to see that Ritchie managed to work his way out of that way of living. Lastly, one of my favorite messages was the one delivered to Audrie. Throughout the ENTIRE book, I’ve been waiting for that message to happen. It makes me feel so happy for Ed, knowing that he had been waiting for the moment forever. It must have been wonderful and dreadful for him at the same time. Wonderful because he gets to be there with her and love her, but also dreadful because he loves her so much and wants to go farther than the dance. Yet, he restrains himself, and manages to deliver the message in a beautiful way. These messages seem to be the most beautiful, since they all end up returning to Ed. They are the most special, and transform the group completely for good.