Author: Martha Brockenbrough
Pages: 304
Publisher: Scholastic
Genre: Paranormal
Release: June 1st 2012
Buy the Book at: Book Depository / Indigo Chapters
There is a great legend of the guardian angel who traveled across time and space for the human girl he loved, slaying those who would threaten her with a gleaming sword made of heavenly light.
This is not that story.
Jerome Hancock is Heidi Devine's guardian angel. Sort of. He's more of an angel trainee, in heaven's soul-rehabilitation program for wayward teens. And he's just about to get kicked out for having too many absences and for violating too many of the Ten Commandments for the Dead.
Heidi, meanwhile, is a high school junior who dreams of being an artist, but has been drafted onto her basketball team because she's taller than many a grown man. For as long as she can remember, she's heard a voice in her head - one that sings Lynyrd Skynyrd, offers up bad advice, and yet is company during those hours she feels most alone.
When the unthinkable happens, these two lost souls must figure out where they went wrong and whether they can make things right before Heidi's time is up and her soul is lost forever.
Martha Brockenbrough's debut novel is hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful, with a sense of humor that's wicked as hell, and writing that's just heavenly.
Humorous, Deep and Unforgettable
The story is told from dual points of view. Jerome, a soul in rehabilitation, is the main character and his chapters are told in first person. Then, there is Heidi whose chapters are in third person. Jerome is such a hilarious boy. He is in the rehab heavenly program ans has been assigned to be Heidi's guardian angel in order to become a better soul and seek redemption. However, Jerome is, and has always been, a rebel without a cause. He doesn't study and he didn't even read "The Guardian Angel's Handbook" (which appears in between chapters! I love that about this book) so he breaks the rules without even knowing. On the other hand there's Heidi who has been hearing Jerome's voice in her head since she was a toddler and she pretty much think she is going schizo.
There is a lot behind the hilarious dialogues between the characters and I praise the author's skill to write a poignant story with such lighthearted feeling. Devine Intervention, as I previously said, is nothing like the other angel books I have read before.Actually, this book feels like a contemporary novel with an in-between and afterlife twist. In addition, I love the feeling of this novel. It is funny, very enjoyable and the characters are highly captivating. Jerome is specially memorable. I love his recklessness and his bad-boy manners (needlessly to mention the creepy arrow sticking out of his forehead). Yet, he still changes (for good) thanks to the many years he has been around Heidi. Having said that, I think that the subtle and innocent romance that blooms between Jerome and Heidi makes the story even more touching and beautiful.
Humorous and unforgettable, Devine Intervention by Martha Brockenbrough is a beautifully written and meaningful story about life (and after) that will leave readers full of hope and happiness. People seeking for a refreshing, relevant and heavenly read will certainly devour this one!
❤Thank to Scholastic Canada for provide a copy of this book for review❤
Visit the author's website at http://marthabrockenbrough.squarespace.com
16 comments:
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Oh this sounds wonderful and I added it to my list! Just like you I do love Angels - there is just something swoony and dreamy about them!
Btw, if the other POV is male, this would be a perfect addition to Link for the All Male Challenge :))
"There is a great legend of the guardian angel who traveled across time and space for the human girl he loved, slaying those who would threaten her with a gleaming sword made of heavenly light.
This is not that story."
Haha, that's enough for a blurb to make me fall in love :p
I like the fact that you get to read the handbook! Nice addition to the story :) Jerome sounds like fun. A bit of a rebel with humor ^^ and a blooming love is something I always like. So I'll put this one on my list as my vacation read! Thanks for the lovely review, sweety ^^
Thanks to this review, I'm headed to Goodreads to add this one to my TBR! I love that you call it a different sort of angel story. And how awesome is it that the angel handbook is in between the chapters? Simply put, I HAVE to check this one out. Thank you ever so much for bringing it to my attention, Natalia! *blows kisses*
Your review is absolutely touching as well ;__; this sounds like such a promising read, and I LOVE a good angel book. It's great that this one is offering something different for a change! Thank you for the lovely review, Natalia! -returns your muah!
by the way, every single time I see this title, I itch because "Devine" looks like a badly-spelled version of "Divine". do you know what's up with that? O_O
Vivian @ Vivaciously, Vivian
Wow. How have I never heard of this book before?! Divine Intervention sounds like a story I would absolutely love. And your review was lovely. Thanks!
i was never interested but now i am
you are wonderblogger nat
Thanks so much for the comments my dears!
@Vivian: Thank you sweetheart. Actually, I do have a theory about this. I think it is because the main character, Jerome, was a very bad student and very bad with words. He thought that Discourse meant to have sex, so Heidi had to explain to him that Intercourse is sex not Discourse LOL!
ALso, sometimes Heidi would say something and Jerome would just stare at her because he didn't know what the word meant. XDDDD So you see. He was a pretty bad boy with a big lack of vocabulary XDDDDDDD
Great review Natalia darling! I'm not a fan of angel novels but call me curious on this one! I love books with humor and multiple POVs so this one could be one of the rare hits for me. I'm also intrigued by how light it sounds but still manages to not be just full of fluff. I'll keep an eye out for this one! <3
I haven't read many angel books, but this sounds hilarious. I've seen this cover in brief passing, and I've just noticed an arrow through his head. Ouch!
This sounds great. thanks for the awesome review and glad you liked it!
A book about angels!?!?!? YAY!!!!! A book with comedy!?!?!? YAY!!!!!!! And sweet romance?!?!?!? YAY!!!!!! This book sounds like a novel that I would love! Great review :-) I couldn't stop smiling while reading it and thinking "yup this book was made for me" LOL! Thanks for sharing.
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"...nothing like the angel books I have read before."
This. I'm sold already.
There's too many cliched angel books out there that I'm starting to lose hope for them, but Devine Intervention sounds really interesting. Will definitely give this one a shot. :)
I haven't come across a good angel book to be honest, but I kind of like the sound of this. :)
I like that it's funny, but at the same time really beautiful. I think the cover's so cute.
Thanks so much for sharing, Natalia ! :)
Beautiful review ! :)
Natalia, I love angel novels too but I'm getting a bit tired of them because I feel like they're the same old story over and over again. I like that you thought this one was different with more of a contemporary feel than a paranormal one.
I actually am not a big fan of angel books, I have really loved some though, so it's not like I don't read them at all. This is one I didn't pay any attention to until I saw the author at an event and she read a part from it and it was SO hilarious! And the author herself was hilarious too. Anyway, it made me want this book SO bad! I didn't remember hearing much about it before so your review has me really happy. I'm definitely going to get this book!
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