Earthly Pleasures
by Karen Neches
by Karen Neches
EARTHLY PLEASURES by Karen Neches
Category: Paranormal
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/5/08
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
"All you need is love, love. Love is all you need." -- Lyrics to a very famous song by The Beatles.
This is the fifth easy lesson of the world's five greatest philosophers. The first four are also Beatles songs. I laughed when
I read this but I think that Karen Neches has something there.
The story of EARTHLY PLEASURES is about an angel--or soul--named Skye Sebring, who is a hospitality greeter
inside Heaven. She greets and helps orientate the souls of the newly departed. The objective of many of the angels in
heaven is to get back down to Earth, but not Skye. She loves being in Heaven and working with the newly departed. I
would, too.
The citizens of Heaven have Wishberrys which grant their every wish, can make their own schedules, and they are very
peaceful. But in walks Ryan Blaine, the son of a former president of the United States. He comes into Skye's blissful life
and now she is obsessed with him. He can't stay in Heaven and returns to his earthly body. Now how is Skye going to
be with him while she is in heaven and he is on Earth?
This was a light read but oh so fun. Heaven is a funny place to be yet exactly where many of us would like to one day
end up. But the fun thing about this book is that it has so many characters that tie into each other and you don't know it
until you are about three-quarters of the way through the story. I also couldn't predict the ending. I had a general idea,
but there were so many surprises that I was blown away. I want you to know that I stayed up late (for me) on a school
night to finish this book, so that in itself tells you how much I enjoyed it.
Remember that all anyone needs is love!
Category: Paranormal
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/5/08
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
"All you need is love, love. Love is all you need." -- Lyrics to a very famous song by The Beatles.
This is the fifth easy lesson of the world's five greatest philosophers. The first four are also Beatles songs. I laughed when
I read this but I think that Karen Neches has something there.
The story of EARTHLY PLEASURES is about an angel--or soul--named Skye Sebring, who is a hospitality greeter
inside Heaven. She greets and helps orientate the souls of the newly departed. The objective of many of the angels in
heaven is to get back down to Earth, but not Skye. She loves being in Heaven and working with the newly departed. I
would, too.
The citizens of Heaven have Wishberrys which grant their every wish, can make their own schedules, and they are very
peaceful. But in walks Ryan Blaine, the son of a former president of the United States. He comes into Skye's blissful life
and now she is obsessed with him. He can't stay in Heaven and returns to his earthly body. Now how is Skye going to
be with him while she is in heaven and he is on Earth?
This was a light read but oh so fun. Heaven is a funny place to be yet exactly where many of us would like to one day
end up. But the fun thing about this book is that it has so many characters that tie into each other and you don't know it
until you are about three-quarters of the way through the story. I also couldn't predict the ending. I had a general idea,
but there were so many surprises that I was blown away. I want you to know that I stayed up late (for me) on a school
night to finish this book, so that in itself tells you how much I enjoyed it.
Remember that all anyone needs is love!
