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A review by jjandherbooks
Heaven Is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
3.0
"Love is the hardest thing in the world"
Honestly, this book didn't really live up to my expectations. Yeah, I mean the title was cool (not as cool as the cover though) and I thought it would be really awesome! Reading it, it was kind of boring. I didn't really like the storyline. So here's a summary:
Sarah Zorn, a 14-year-old girl has been invited to go to Rome with her grandmother, Z. Z tells her they are going to do a pilgrimage of the 7 churches to ensure that they will go to Heaven. Of course, they both love Oreos and their family, but this trip may not be just for what Sarah thinks it's for. Along the way, she'll learn what love really means for her friends and her family.
It just wasn't as exciting as I had hoped it would be. I mean, I wouldn't have really liked it either if it was just a bunch of hopeless romantics running around trying to fall in love, but at least it would be more exciting in a way. The whole first 2/3 of the book was about Sarah in Rome. Sarah in Rome. Sarah in Rome. etc, etc, etc. I guess it was cool to see how she felt about Rome and such, it just didn't hook me at all.
The last 1/3 of the book was probably the most interesting part, but still, it was a calm type of excitement and change. I still liked how it made a turning point in Sarah's life.
But, the author killed the ending! I really loved it! It wasn't as great as it could have been, but it was still pretty good. It was nice to see how Sarah reacts to things back in Red Bend, as well as how things ended up for her and her family. I also liked how the author included endings for all the characters. She didn't write it specifically, but it was a scene where the main characters were all included.
Overall, on Goodreads, 3 stars. I liked it, but it wasn't really awesomeness for me. If it were on a scale of 1-10 though, I would have to give it 5/10. And yeah, sure I would probably recommend it, but it's probably not the first thing that will come to my mind.
Sure, this book can get 3 yesses, it probably would have been good enough.
“Hell is paved with good intentions. Heaven is paved with Oreos.”
Honestly, this book didn't really live up to my expectations. Yeah, I mean the title was cool (not as cool as the cover though) and I thought it would be really awesome! Reading it, it was kind of boring. I didn't really like the storyline. So here's a summary:
Sarah Zorn, a 14-year-old girl has been invited to go to Rome with her grandmother, Z. Z tells her they are going to do a pilgrimage of the 7 churches to ensure that they will go to Heaven. Of course, they both love Oreos and their family, but this trip may not be just for what Sarah thinks it's for. Along the way, she'll learn what love really means for her friends and her family.
It just wasn't as exciting as I had hoped it would be. I mean, I wouldn't have really liked it either if it was just a bunch of hopeless romantics running around trying to fall in love, but at least it would be more exciting in a way. The whole first 2/3 of the book was about Sarah in Rome. Sarah in Rome. Sarah in Rome. etc, etc, etc. I guess it was cool to see how she felt about Rome and such, it just didn't hook me at all.
The last 1/3 of the book was probably the most interesting part, but still, it was a calm type of excitement and change. I still liked how it made a turning point in Sarah's life.
But, the author killed the ending! I really loved it! It wasn't as great as it could have been, but it was still pretty good. It was nice to see how Sarah reacts to things back in Red Bend, as well as how things ended up for her and her family. I also liked how the author included endings for all the characters. She didn't write it specifically, but it was a scene where the main characters were all included.
Overall, on Goodreads, 3 stars. I liked it, but it wasn't really awesomeness for me. If it were on a scale of 1-10 though, I would have to give it 5/10. And yeah, sure I would probably recommend it, but it's probably not the first thing that will come to my mind.
Sure, this book can get 3 yesses, it probably would have been good enough.
“Hell is paved with good intentions. Heaven is paved with Oreos.”