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sarahs_bookish_life's review against another edition
4.0
Hellzapoppin' is the fourth book in the Clovenhoof series and whilst it is part of a series it can easily be read as a stand alone.
The story is set in St Cadfan's, which unbeknown to the occupants, has a staircase leading down to Hell. The reader gets a sense of how cut of St Cadfan's is to the outside world by the drawing of the island that pops up quite often through out the story.
Nothing ever seems to go straight forward on the Island and the monks seem to be forever running out of food. Luckily one of the monks is able to do wonders with seaweed! I have to admit to developing a craving for jelly babies after reading the novel, thanks to one of the characters having a bit of an obsession with them.
There is a whole array of characters, some that we have met before in previous books and some that are new. I always have great fun imagining what a lot of the characters look like in the story as they are just fabulous characters.
As usual the authors have created yet another very tongue in cheek story that is just 'heavenly' to read. This is one series where you wouldn't mind going to hell and meeting demons and the devil as they seem to have the most fun! Another highly enjoyable read.
The story is set in St Cadfan's, which unbeknown to the occupants, has a staircase leading down to Hell. The reader gets a sense of how cut of St Cadfan's is to the outside world by the drawing of the island that pops up quite often through out the story.
Nothing ever seems to go straight forward on the Island and the monks seem to be forever running out of food. Luckily one of the monks is able to do wonders with seaweed! I have to admit to developing a craving for jelly babies after reading the novel, thanks to one of the characters having a bit of an obsession with them.
There is a whole array of characters, some that we have met before in previous books and some that are new. I always have great fun imagining what a lot of the characters look like in the story as they are just fabulous characters.
As usual the authors have created yet another very tongue in cheek story that is just 'heavenly' to read. This is one series where you wouldn't mind going to hell and meeting demons and the devil as they seem to have the most fun! Another highly enjoyable read.
madkat78's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
zog_the_frog's review
3.0
It's a bit disappointing when you read a book with a subtitle "Clovenhoof 4" and find that the aforementioned Clovenhoof doesn't make an appearance.
I found this book rambled all over the place to the extent that at times I didn't know if I was in Hell or High Water. Without so much as a paragraph break the story would switch from an island off the Welsh coast to one of the regions of Hell.
Too many things were left unresolved. I won't list them because that would be a spoiler and after all, this is only my opinion. In future, I'll be much more circumspect and read the synopsis first before I plunge headlong into what could be a disappointment. It got three stars because I did manage to finish it and there were some funny passages.
I found this book rambled all over the place to the extent that at times I didn't know if I was in Hell or High Water. Without so much as a paragraph break the story would switch from an island off the Welsh coast to one of the regions of Hell.
Too many things were left unresolved. I won't list them because that would be a spoiler and after all, this is only my opinion. In future, I'll be much more circumspect and read the synopsis first before I plunge headlong into what could be a disappointment. It got three stars because I did manage to finish it and there were some funny passages.
trillianmagic's review
5.0
Loved it! Distressed my family by giggling out loud at awkward moments.
I very much hope there will be further adventures of Rutspud and Stephen.
I very much hope there will be further adventures of Rutspud and Stephen.
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