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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...
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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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.
Cassandra220689
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.
Cassandra220689
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Heaven is a uniquely different read. It's difficult to sum up exactly what sort of book it is as it seems to me to be a little bit of everything, a love story, a thriller and a fairy-tale all wrapped up into one.
The story itself is set in London and has this magical feel to it in an almost Neil Gaiman-esque way (to be fair I haven't read an awful lot of his stuff so forgive me if I'm talking rubbish making this comparison). It's quirky and odd with heroes and villians and strange going ons but it works.
I loved the relationship between the two main characters David and Heaven. Heaven is this strange character who you don't quite understand at first. David mostly thinks she is mad but as time goes on he gets more and more captivated by her and her unique ways. I liked seeing how the relationship between the two develops as the story goes on.
The story starts quite slowly but later on picks up pace to break-neck speed as the adventure really kicks off and is quite chlling at times when you see what the main villians are capable of.
An enjoyable and quirky read set in a wintry cold London with awesome characters which you will love.
The story itself is set in London and has this magical feel to it in an almost Neil Gaiman-esque way (to be fair I haven't read an awful lot of his stuff so forgive me if I'm talking rubbish making this comparison). It's quirky and odd with heroes and villians and strange going ons but it works.
I loved the relationship between the two main characters David and Heaven. Heaven is this strange character who you don't quite understand at first. David mostly thinks she is mad but as time goes on he gets more and more captivated by her and her unique ways. I liked seeing how the relationship between the two develops as the story goes on.
The story starts quite slowly but later on picks up pace to break-neck speed as the adventure really kicks off and is quite chlling at times when you see what the main villians are capable of.
An enjoyable and quirky read set in a wintry cold London with awesome characters which you will love.
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This book is an atmospheric fairy tale/thriller with a twist and I loved it! The descriptions of London bring the city to life as the reader is whizzed from Kensington to Soho via Highgate and Richmond - the book is worth it for the Highgate Cemetery scene alone.
Aside from a great plot the book boasts memorable characters in the dark villain Mr Scrooge, and the heroine Heaven. I enjoyed it and can't wait for more of Christoph Marzi's books to make it into English.
Aside from a great plot the book boasts memorable characters in the dark villain Mr Scrooge, and the heroine Heaven. I enjoyed it and can't wait for more of Christoph Marzi's books to make it into English.
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David Pettyfer has run away from the family home in Cardiff and ended up in London, earning a living as assistant to a bookshop owner. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Petra Bryce
A Heavenly Read
It should be murder, but the teenage victim survives her attack and runs away, leaving behind a killer still holding her heart. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Book Addict
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This was another impulse buy, I was intrigued by the cover and the synopsis sounded really interesting. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Me, My Books and I
The Lost Skies of London
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