Jimmy is getting ready for a date with a
hot chick he just met at the town’s best retirement home when he suddenly dies
of heart attack. He wakes up in heaven and meets his elder angel guide, Norm,
who informs him that he is, actually, in heaven and a guardian angel himself,
albeit a Level 1.
Jimmy
is so excited to meet with long dead relatives especially his sister, Pat.
However, as much as he wants to hang out with her, he is given his first
assignment, Maura, who happens to be his brother’s girlfriend.
Maura
is a very special person as Jimmy gets to learn eventually, and together with
Pat and the rest of the angels who watch over Maura, in between or while
playing poker, Jimmy will do everything in however little power he has to help
her out.
This
is a feel-good book about life after death and interactions between terrestrial
and celestial beings. The book depicts how the author imagines heaven is like
with pearly gates, fluffy, soft, warm, and comfortable beds and dead relatives
playing poker with one another.
It
is, first and foremost, funny and entertaining. It is told in the third person
perspective using informal conversational tone making the book an easy read.
The author did a great job in describing not only the settings both in heaven
and on earth but also the emotions of each character particularly Maura’s.
This
is, undoubtedly, an enjoyable book especially for those readers who enjoy
stories about celestial encounters. However, I had a hard time connecting the
game of poker in heaven with Bob and Maura’s problem on earth. Moreover, though
Maura’s character profile is sufficient to make her relatable, I found Jimmy’s
character as a former con-artist not adequately established. A short backstory
on Jimmy may suffice. Furthermore, I found the ending less conclusive than I
hope. Finally, there are several noticeable errors within the entire book like The entire family was
in shocked and Who did not
accomplishing anything and misspelled words like breathe instead
of breath and starring instead
of staring.
Congratulations
to Maura O’Leary (@M_OLearyAUTHOR) on such an enjoyable and
entertaining book!
visiting you again..
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