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Hell To Heaven (2010)

by Kylie Chan(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

HarperVoyager

series

Journey to Wudang

review 1: Hell to Heaven is the 5th novel by Australian author Kylie Chan and is the 2nd in the Journey to Wudang series. While her fiancé, Xuan Wu, the Dark Lord of the Northern Heavens, aka Hong Kong businessman John Chen, is absent, his Dark Lady, Emma Donahoe is Acting First Heavenly General, Regent of the Northern Heavens and Administrator of Wudangshan and taking care of affairs in his place. This includes looking after his daughter, the half-human, half-divine Simone, who, at the rebellious age of sixteen, is neglecting her training and refusing to go to Celestial High school. Meanwhile, Emma, having been filled with Demon essence by the Demon King, is confined to the Earthly plane except in her serpent form i.e. snake with tiara. John has told Emma to see Nu Wa on the Third... more Celestial Plane to help ascertain her true nature: human, demon or something else. It is quite some time since I read the previous four novels so it took a while to get back into this fascinating world that Chan has created. Chan’s extensive research into Eastern mythology is apparent throughout the books and the strength of these novels is in the interweaving of the mythical world with everyday life in Hong Kong. The dialogue is witty and funny and readers will, by now, be familiar with many of the characters. It really is essential to have read the previous novels as there is no recap of earlier events, so readers who start with this novel will be at a disadvantage. The practicalities of getting Emma through the low oxygen atmosphere to the Third Plane were interesting, as was the perspective of the tamed Demon. There was, thankfully, not quite as much of the martial arts in this novel as in previous novels. The fleeting appearances of Xuan Wu were tantalising enough to have the reader eager for the final volume in this series, Heaven to Wudang. Addictive.
review 2: There is good reason the first question Kylie Chan is asked at public appearances is ‘When is the next book coming out?’ Do you want to be the last one to know why everyone is putting this woman on the top of the best sellers lists?Kylie has continued her remarkable narrative in Heaven to Hell, the second book of the Journey to Wudang series.There are moments that may bring a tear to your eye and a few places that may get the book banned from the bedroom if you tend to be reading late at night. If you’ve read the other 4 books Kylie has written, you’ll be pleased at the continuation of the adventure. If not, some of the references to past happenings may confuse you, so do yourself a favor and start at the beginning with White Tiger. Best bit for me was Emma asking what the Rods were for. Yep, you’ll have to read the book to find out what the heck I’m talking about. Have fun!!! less

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