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sexy...unputdownable...a heart-thumping read ((Company) )
feisty tale of friendship and laughter, loyalty and love...engaging ((The Times) )
must read...fun-packed tale ((The Sun) )
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Clemmie has a problem - she's had almost as many jobs as she's had birthdays and her lovelife is on the critical list. But with the big 3-0 looming she's determined to transform herself from unemployed singleton to loved-up success. Trouble is Clemmie's dream job would be working for local entrepreneur Guy Devlin, owner of the famous pyrotechnics company, The Gunpowder Plot. He'd also be high on her list of candidates for significant other too. But Guy has a whole veritable cargo hold of baggage - avaricious ex-wife, a host of monster ex-step children. He's not even looking for an assistant. And if he was a quirky amateur firework maker with a penchant for cream cakes and big explosions wouldn't be high on his list.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A previous reviewer thinks Heaven Sent is predictable - I have to disagree. Yes, it's so-called chick-lit so it has to be light and frothy, yes, it's a comedy-romance so it has to be amusing and have a love-story and a happy-ever-after ending - but predictable? With cross-dressers and magical fireworks and mad undertakers and ferrets all heavily involved in the storyline? No way! Of course you know the hero and heroine will end up together - that's par for the course - it's how they get there, what almost stops them, what eventually brings them together, that makes the story. It's like saying crime novels are predictable because the detective always susses out the killer at the end. Course he does! He has to! That's what genre fiction is all about. I'm a bloke and I like a good laugh and a good story and my wife's copy of Heaven Sent ticked all the right boxes for me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although this book is eccentric at times it works! I got the picture of Suggs, YaYa and Clemmie from the beginning. It had me giggling from the beginning.
I loved the magical undertones and the lements of Clemmie's fascintation with Guy and YaYa being a couple. It is a genuine feel good story and by the last 50 pages you just can't put the book down. As with all these sorts of books I think it needed one more chapter involving YaYa at the end.
Perfect Chick lit read! Very small book at only 250 pages as well so its something to perk you up and read through quickly.
I loved the magical undertones and the lements of Clemmie's fascintation with Guy and YaYa being a couple. It is a genuine feel good story and by the last 50 pages you just can't put the book down. As with all these sorts of books I think it needed one more chapter involving YaYa at the end.
Perfect Chick lit read! Very small book at only 250 pages as well so its something to perk you up and read through quickly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I adore Christina Jones books. She always manages to get just that right mix of frivolous chick lit and fluffy romance. Even better was the fact that this story managed to bring back characters from some of the authors earlier books as well as introducing some cracking new ones. I defy you *not* to fall in love with Ya-Ya Bordello and Suggs the ferret yourself, as you become engrossed in the story of lovelorn Clemmie who is head over heels for sexy firework designer Guy Devlin- even though predictably he doesn't even know she exists. Clemmie, a wannabe firework maker herself as well as a science genius has always flitted between dead end jobs in the past, but when a new career opportunity arises- could there be some new sparks flying?
Quirky and undoubtedly romantic, this story is a terrific read, though if you are new to Jones' books I'd recommend that you start with some of her earlier ones first- just to better acquaint yourself with some of her whimsical characters and settings. A great read to dip in and out too of as it isn't exactly complex, but I couldn't put it down until I'd finished it in one go! I'm now off to read 'Happy Birthday' Jones' next book- I'm hoping that some of the characters here will make a much welcome appearance...
Quirky and undoubtedly romantic, this story is a terrific read, though if you are new to Jones' books I'd recommend that you start with some of her earlier ones first- just to better acquaint yourself with some of her whimsical characters and settings. A great read to dip in and out too of as it isn't exactly complex, but I couldn't put it down until I'd finished it in one go! I'm now off to read 'Happy Birthday' Jones' next book- I'm hoping that some of the characters here will make a much welcome appearance...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Heaven Sent by Christina Jones
I have just finished reading this book and must say I was very disappointed. It was an effort and definitely not a page turner, I felt bored with it from the beginning.
Published on 22 April 2009 by J. L. White
predictable
As others have said it is good how all the characters mingle with other people from the other villages in christina jones' other books. Read more
Published on 28 July 2008 by K. Marns
Truly wonderful!
I have to admit, I'm a Christina Jones fan from way back, so to read a new book where some of my absolutely favorite characters from former books show up was, well, heaven sent. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by Mass Consumer of Fiction in Arizona
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed this one from Christina Jones but, like another reviewer, wish it had been longer and that more time had been concentrated on the Guy/Clemmie relationship. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2008 by Emma Hawker
Another wonderful read from Christina Jones
Christna Jones delivers another wonderful installment of life down in the wilds of Berkshire. This time Clemmie is trying to find the spark in life and love and Christina does not... Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2007 by S. Morley
Whimsical, page turning fun
This was my first Christina Jones novel and it definitely won't be the last. I simply couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2007 by Liz
a match made in seventh heaven
I adore the world that Christina Jones had created for us. Every book revolves around characters we've met previously in villages with very strange English names. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2007 by rhian_eve
An explosive read !!
This is another corker from Christina Jones. If you've enjoyed all her other books you'll love this one. Great to catch up with characters from all her previous books as well. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2007 by E. Bennett
Light chick lit
This was an easy read, predictable but suitable for whiling the time away. The outcome was very obvious from the beginning and the characters were quite 'thin' in places.
Published on 23 Nov 2007 by MimDee
The best read this year
I have loved every one of Christina's books, not least because she finds such unexpected settings for them. Who on earth would set a romance in a firework factory? Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2007 by Lesley Cookman
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