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Heaven [Paperback]

Christoph Marzi (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 2 Feb 2012
The night that Heaven lost her heart was cold and moonless. But the blade that sliced it out was warm with her dark blood...

David Pettyfer is taking a shortcut over the dark rooftops of London's brooding houses, when he literally stumbles across Heaven: a strange, beautiful, distraught girl who says that bad men have stolen her heart. Yet she's still alive...

And so begins David and Heaven's wild, exciting and mysterious adventure - to find Heaven's heart, and to discover the incredible truth about her origins.

Part thriller, part love story and part fairy tale, this brilliantly original novel from a bestselling German author will take your breath away...

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Orchard (2 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1408314665
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408314661
  • Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 0.1 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 142,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Fresh and original.

(Bookbag 20110201)

An original and unsettling tale, part fairy-tale, part love story and part thriller. (booktrust 20120601)

An original fantasy story with echoes of Edgar Allen Poe... filled with vivid descriptions of London... I thoroughly recommend this book for those teens who enjoy their stories dark, but full of heart! (Carousel 20120701)

About the Author

Christoph Marzi is the successful author of many books for teens in Germany, including the prize-winning Ancient City series. He works as a teacher and lives in Saarbrucken with his wife and three daughters.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A fairytale which blesses us with its magic 18 April 2012
By Ms. C. A. Anderson VINE™ VOICE
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I really like this book, it is completely unique and full of unexpected surprises.

We delve in feet first, meeting our main character Heaven in one of the most horrible circumstances anyone could ever imagine; having your heart cut out of you. What you would think would be murder in the first few pages turns into us learning that Heavens heart has not only been cut from her body but that she is still alive.

Alone and on the rooftops of busy London, an ironic setting being that what happened to her is on the rooftops, plain for anyone to see. Then along comes rooftop jumper David, who listens to Heavens story but of course doesn't believe it, who would.

What unravels next becomes a complex and compelling fairy tale like story which has a love story at its heart and some mysteries to solve about Heaven along the way. The anti begins to rise when the man with many names who was hired by someone to steal a heart learns that there is something special about Heaven and why she is still alive and he is out to get it. Constantly looking over their shoulders and danger always lurking we increasingly warm to David and Heaven just as they are beginning to do to each other.

An ending you won't see coming but that clears the mystery of the the hole in the sky, Heaven's very existence and gives you a sense of happiness, this book is a unique translation on a beautiful German fairytale which finally blesses us with its magic.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A Promising Tale but Incomplete 18 Sep 2012
By HeavyMetalMonty VINE™ VOICE
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Heaven is a young-adult story rich in promise, but incomplete in delivery. The main male character, David, discovers a girl named Heaven bleeding on a London rooftop. She tells him that two men stole her heart, an implausible story that David puts down to shock and disorientation. Feeling protective of Heaven, David takes her under a wing as the two go on the run from pursuers bent on killing Heaven at any cost. The adventures that unravel attempt to explain the links between: Heaven's mysterious survival without her heart; the true identities of her mother and father; the dark, starless area of sky above London; the pursuers and their motives. The author's attempt to tie together the story strands leaves several loose ends flapping. Another piece of constructive criticism: the author uses adverbs too frequently. The perceived need for an adverb usually means that the verb is not strong enough. For teens, especially teenage girls, this may be an enjoyable read. The plot ideas are strong, but they could have been fleshed out more thoroughly.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Strange Tale 2 July 2012
By T. Walker VINE™ VOICE
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I found the start of this book rather interesting. David, a young man living in London, is on the roof of a building late one night when he comes across a murder victim. The problems start when he finds that although someone has stolen her heart she doesn't seem to be dead. She, of course, is called Heaven. So far, so good.
The blurb on the back of the book describes it as an "urban fairy tale" and that's what this is. It seems that Heaven's mother was not your ordinary mortal. Now she and David have to solve the puzzle of her birth, find out why there is a missing part of the sky and try to restore her stolen heart.(Hey, it's a fairy story!)
The story plods along at a reasonable pace, but I found it hard to care very much about the characters. The creation of a well-dressed villain who calls himself Mr Drood or Mr Scrooge and has a strong desire to hurt people with knives is reasonably chilling, but at no time did I feel really engaged by the book. At over 400 pages it's quite long and at times I became bored with some of the rather wordy descriptions. Still, if you like this sort of thing it's well enough written, I guess.
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4.0 out of 5 stars good
i find this a hard book to reveiw yes i liked it not loved it it had me wanting to keep reading to find out what happend.over all for me just an ok read.
Published 6 days ago by Ms. B. E. Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh New Idea
This book is a new wonder a beautiful twisted fairy tale with a dark secret. Lies and Fakes. The love that runs through this book keeps the readers heart pounding as Heaven races... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miriam Thompson
3.0 out of 5 stars Such a shame it took so long to get going!
I nearly gave up on this book around 100 pages as it was just so slow! Not much happens for quite a while and I got bogged down in the descriptions that don't help move the story... Read more
Published 2 months ago by DaisyDaisy
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly gritty fairytale
I found this story to be extremely unusual and yet compelling. A completely original tale with an easy writing style that holds the interest of the reader right through to the last... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Sheridan
4.0 out of 5 stars Yes!
I bought this book a while back and have only just got round to reading it. I really enjoyed it and at night found it hard to put it down to go to sleep! Read more
Published 4 months ago by SchmonaHufflepuff
4.0 out of 5 stars Heaven by Christopher Marzi
It's a really good read. You won't be able to put it down! The story is so enthralling, you capture yourself in the life of David and Heaven, unable to get free. Read more
Published 4 months ago by asg orrell
1.0 out of 5 stars Story for a child with little imagination
Simply a ridiculous story. It starts with quite a intriguing event but beyond that the characters and plot are sadly ridiculous.
Published 4 months ago by Richard Cran
5.0 out of 5 stars a great read
this is a great book found it difficult to put down realy enjoyed it!
would recomend to any one. and passing on to frenids
Published 5 months ago by kim
4.0 out of 5 stars This is SO different and SO good.
This is SO different and SO good. The narration is truly beautiful, vivid, descriptive and enticing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by lunaslittlelibrary
3.0 out of 5 stars Heaven - Didn't quite put stars in my eyes
As the author of a young adult fantasy novel (Blackthorn - A Tale of Fire and Fury I was really jealous when I opened this book and read the first two lines: "The night Heaven lost... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Nik Morgan
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