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Very creative story line - brings you into the book as soon as you start reading it. While it is marketed towards kids, as an adult I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish it was a bit longer, but the whole book is incredibly intriguing. I put it in the same category as "Night Circus" and "Moon over Soho"


Tags : Heaven [Christoph Marzi] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 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,Christoph Marzi,Heaven,Hachette Children's Group,1408314665,General fiction (Children's Teenage),Juvenile Fiction General

Heaven Christoph Marzi 9781408314661 Books Reviews

Sometimes one comes across books by happenstance.

I spotted Christoph Marzi's MEMORY in Hachette Australia's teen newsletter. Liked the cover, liked the summary, and decided to look up the author. My consortium of libraries only had HEAVEN, a stand-alone.

It's that very odd kind of novel, with a concept I wasn't sure I'd like, but it completely won me over. Christoph Marzi is the missing link between J. K. Rowling and Holly Black, and HEAVEN is truly an urban fairy tale. From the rooftops of Kensington, to Little Venice, to the Millennium Eye, Marzi's chilly but charming London is peopled with enchanting lead characters. And this novel goes to show that the best romances aren't in romance novels at all - I adored David and Freema, and wanted them together.

The concept Freema's heart is sliced out and stolen. Yet she still lives and breathes. How? Read on...
Traversing London via rooftop has become second nature for seventeen year old David Pettyfer. What's not second nature? Chancing across a beautiful girl in distress on those rooftops who claims that someone has cut out her heart... and not in the metaphorical sense. What she, this girl named Heaven, suggests is surely impossible, and David is convinced that she must be crazy, while also recognizing that she is obviously traumatized, vulnerable and in great need of his help. Agreeing to help her to the nearest hospital, David and Heaven again encounter the men who stole her heart. Their intent clearly malicious, David decides that no matter how crazy Heaven might be, that he must get her away from these men who wish to harm her further. As David and Heaven attempt to discover why these people are after her and how she lives despite her missing heart, David is forced to consider what he knows of reality, who Heaven actually is, and the very real possibility that this crazy, troubled girl has begun to steal his heart as well.

I love Christoph Marzi's London. Though I've never actually been myself, I'm one of those rabid anglophiles who has over-romanticized it so completely that if I were to visit one day, the real London might never even have a chance. Marzi's London only enables my romanticizing tendencies. From the freeing, fantastic world of London's rooftops, to the nitty gritty sights and sounds of the London streets, to the gorgeous architecture of the buildings, to the stifling, claustrophobic industrialized efficiency of the Tube, to the quaintness of the local neighborhoods, Marzi's descriptions of the city bring it life in living color giving him a vivid canvas onto which he paints his story.

The story of Heaven is told primarily from David's point of view; a refreshing change from the slew of female narrators that normally populate this genre. David is an individual with a troubled past. At a young age he fled his home due to one parent's psychosis and the other parent's inability to deal with the issue. He made his way to London where, homeless and penniless, he made a string of rather poor decisions and judgment calls. Then one day, he acted upon an impulse and found himself working in the bookshop of a Miss Trodwood with a home, a benefactress and the opportunity for a fresh start.

Marzi's development of David is fantastic and thorough. Though not your standard issue White Knight, David is streetwise, resourceful, practical and shows a presence of mind and a stubborn resolve even in the face of danger. Though initially perplexed by what to do with Heaven, he recognizes in her someone who desperately needs his help. He's just a normal guy - an unlikely hero - but kind, decent and stronger than he imagines himself to be. Given his back story and overall development, David's a well-rounded character who I enjoyed getting to know.

Heaven, on the other hand, is more of a puzzle. Obviously, the huge mystery of the book is trying to discover who Heaven is and why she's not currently in a morgue drawer at St. Mary Abbotts. Perhaps it's because we're viewing her through David's perception of her, perhaps it's because she's supposed to remain slightly on the mysterious side, but Heaven is not as easy to relate to as David's character is. The reader is given brief glimpses into her past and she's clearly independent, passionate, a free spirit who's confused and searching, but her character is a bit lacking in depth for my taste.

The story itself is pretty entertaining and fast-paced as the reader follows along with David and Heaven's attempts to uncover who she is and why the people who stole her heart are still pursuing her. Throughout their investigation, it's interesting watch Heaven and David form a fledging relationship that's born out of shared heartaches and experiences. As they start zeroing in on the answers they're looking for, Marzi picks up the pace, culminating in a pretty nail-bitingly exciting climax. On the downside, a couple plot points throughout are a little convenient, coincidental or require a bit more explanation, but I still enjoyed the story as a whole.

The villains are particularly interesting. Specifically, Mr. Drood - as we are introduced to him in the first few pages - is quite chilling. He's a heartless killer - clinical, calculating, remorseless - a psychopath who takes on a variety of aliases throughout the book inspired by Dicken's characters. He is a man of extraordinary abilities and Marzi does an excellent job molding Mr. Drood into a terrifying character, creating a real sense of danger in the story through this villain. And I do love a good villain...

Overall, Heaven is a beautifully-written modern day fairy tale about unlikely heroes, freedom, and the undeniable power of the human heart.
Ordinarily when I choose a book from the library, or anywhere else for that matter, I do a little research first. Like most people, I look at the cover. Does is grab my attention? Does it fit my mood? Then I go to the back of the book. Does it sound interesting? Is there an actual plot, or does it just seem like fluffy romance with no “meat”? Then I go to Goodreads for a rating. Sometimes, I admit to reading/skimming a review or two, but generally I try to refrain from doing so. I like to form my own opinions on a book before reading other’s. I also will look up ratings from time to time as well.

Heaven was an exception. I never even saw the blurb before checking it out. I loved the cover ,and the back cover only reads “The night that Heaven lost her heart was cold and moonless. But the blade that sliced it out was warm with her dark blood. -A compelling urban fairy tale where love, death, and the stars collide…”

I had no idea what to expect. Other than classic fairy tales and fairytale twists on classics, I’ve never read an original fairy tale, and I wasn’t sure that I’d like it. I honestly felt a little silly carrying it around. But I just couldn’t resist the cover and the intriguing back.

It took me a couple of weeks before I picked Heaven up once I brought her home. I even had to renew it before I opened it. But once I did, it was she difficult to put down.

David Pettyfer is a teenage boy from a challenging family life. When he left home to try to make it on his own, he found himself getting into trouble, hanging out with the wrong crowd, and eventually getting arrested. We meet David as he is trying to leave that world and the woman who he has gotten tangled up with behind. He spends his time working for a lovely old lady in her book shop and roaming the streets of London (well, more like the rooftops of London) delivering books to eccentric customers. It’s on one of these delivery runs that he meets a girl named Heaven with a strange story.

At first, David doesn’t buy Heaven’s story of having her heart removed by a man with gloves and a “raggedy man”, not even when he couldn’t feel her heart beating when she placed his hand on her chest. But who can blame him? No one can survive without a heart.

It isn’t until David sees the bewildered look on the doctor’s face at the two men that she described show up at the hospital to collect her. David and Heaven spend the next several days trying to figure out the mystery of how she could be alive despite not having a heart and what part her deceased parents play in this story, all while being chased by an evil man in leather gloves.

Being a “fairy tale”, obviously, the storyline is unbelievable. And while this sort of thing might have ordinarily have turned me off, the writing and storytelling is beautiful. Marzi’s face-paced story with vivid imagery pulled me into the book and wouldn’t let go.

As far as rating goes, this was a little difficult. I generally like stories that could be true. However, this one was done so well that it hardly matters. I’ve read a couple of reviews since finishing the book where people complained that the villain was pure evil, with no real true humanistic qualities, making him very flat. I didn’t have a problem with this at all, given the genre and who we discover this man actually is in the end.

My one beef would be the supporting characters. I would have like to have gotten to know Mr Mickey, Miss Trodwood, and Heaven’s neighbours, Julian and Eve, a little better. The author even introduced David’s friend, Mike, who ended up playing no part in the story. I also would have like the book to have ended with the last chapter. I found that the epilogue only took away from the magic of the story and made it a little ordinary. Kind of like watching Cinderella move into the castle after marrying the prince.

A fun and different read that I think most YA fantasy fans will enjoy!
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I liked it. It was sweet and enjoyable with a touch of excitement. A good and easy read. I would recommend it.
Very creative story line - brings you into the book as soon as you start reading it. While it is marketed towards kids, as an adult I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish it was a bit longer, but the whole book is incredibly intriguing. I put it in the same category as "Night Circus" and "Moon over Soho"