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Heaven Should Fall

by Rebecca Coleman (Goodreads Author)

3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 · rating details · 129 ratings · 54 reviews

Alone since her mother's death, Jill Wagner wants to eat, sleep and breathe Cade Olmstead when he bursts upon her life — golden, handsome and ambitious. Even putting college on hold feels like a minor sacrifice when she discovers she's pregnant with Cade's baby. But it won't be the last sacrifice she'll have to make…

Retreating to the Olmstead's New England farm seems sensi...more

Paperback, Australian Edition, 351 pages

Published October 1st 2012 by MIRA Harlequin Australia (first published September 25th 2012)

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Dec 30, 2012 Juliet rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jill puts her college education on hold when she becomes pregnant to Cade Olmstead, the handsome, ambitious fellow student whom she loves. Financial constraints mean Jill and Cade must move to the Olmsteads' New England farm until after the baby is born.

The farm is remote and run-down, and the family support Jill has hoped for is not forthcoming. Instead, she finds a household of survivalists with a deep reluctance to engage with mainstream society. Cade's beaten-down mother looks after his aili...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Fran rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heaven Should Fall: Rebecca Coleman

The story begins in an interesting way as we hear the voice of Cade Olmstead talking about his life, his career goals, his father and his hopes for the future. Graphically spoken, straightforward and no holds barred we meet him as he is recounting his job as a campaign volunteer, where this will take him and his ideas about the future of the country, graduating with an economics degree and then hopefully if the candidate wins get a job in his administration. Pr...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Sam rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: those looking for more of a thriller

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I have thought and thought about how to describe this book to you. It contains so many different genres – some romance, some hard times, some suffering, some action and some thriller element. Possibly the best way to describe this is that it’s just like real life. You don’t always know where you’re going, and sometimes it’s a bumpy ride.

Why would you want to read a book that reflects real life? For starters, it’s a more dramatic turn of life events than I hope I’ll ever have plus it’s a darn com...more I have thought and thought about how to describe this book to you. It contains so many different genres – some romance, some hard times, some suffering, some action and some thriller element. Possibly the best way to describe this is that it’s just like real life. You don’t always know where you’re going, and sometimes it’s a bumpy ride.

Why would you want to read a book that reflects real life? For starters, it’s a more dramatic turn of life events than I hope I’ll ever have plus it’s a darn compelling book. Rebecca Coleman has produced a book that towards the end, you just don’t want to put down.

The story of Heaven Should Fall starts innocently enough, describing the relationship between Jill and Cade, both university students. When Jill falls pregnant, they take some time out at Cade’s family farm in New Hampshire. There, Jill witnesses a string of odd events – Elias, Cade’s brother, haunted by his time in the army after returning to civilian life; Candy, Cade’s odd sister, who stores food for impending doom and the relationship breakdown between members of Cade’s family. What starts as a romantic fiction starts to turn darker with the departure of Elias. This unhinges Cade and he changes his plans for a political career for revenge…

The book is told from varying first person point of views – mainly Jill, but also Cade, Leela (Cade’s mother) and Elias (in the third person). Sometimes it was confusing remembering who was speaking. There wasn’t a great deal of difference in the language used by each of the characters, although Jill came across as the strongest character. Perhaps that’s because we learned more of her difficult backstory or the simple fact that she wasn’t ruffled by much. However, I was surprised by Jill repeatedly giving things ‘one more chance’ when it was obvious she’d been brought up to be a strong and independent woman.

I found that this book got more interesting as I progressed. The finale, although being hinted at earlier, is tense and gripping. The epilogue didn’t sort out all the issues though and the reader is left to wonder what happened to some of the characters. I would have preferred knowing exactly what happened to them all!

If you’re looking for a light romance, this is not for you. This is a taut thriller that makes some powerful statements about America. In particular, the lack of free/affordable health care is an issue at several times – it’s interesting that a first world country makes affordable prenatal care difficult. The treatment of returned soldiers and their physical and mental wellbeing is also explored, along with PTSD. Finally, it’s a story about dysfunctional families and when love isn’t enough.

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Oct 08, 2012 Bookworm rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After having read author Rebecca Coleman's first novel, The Kingdom of Childhood, I was eager to read Heaven Should Fall. Coleman has a way with her prose that is quiet, yet powerful. I enjoy her style of storytelling.

Told from alternating points of view, Heaven Should Fall, is the story of Jill Wagner and her fiancee Cade Olmstead and how a set of events changes their lives forever. The two are twenty something college students when Jill finds herself pregnant. The couple decides to have the ba...more After having read author Rebecca Coleman's first novel, The Kingdom of Childhood, I was eager to read Heaven Should Fall. Coleman has a way with her prose that is quiet, yet powerful. I enjoy her style of storytelling.

Told from alternating points of view, Heaven Should Fall, is the story of Jill Wagner and her fiancee Cade Olmstead and how a set of events changes their lives forever. The two are twenty something college students when Jill finds herself pregnant. The couple decides to have the baby and move in with Cades family temporarily until they can be financially ready to be out on their own. What happens once they move in with Cade's family is that Jill finds herself in the middle of some deep rooted family issues and surrounded by people she doesn't really know. Cade was always hesitant to bring her home to meet his family, Jill soon finds out why.

I found this book just drew me in. I was very curious about Cade and his secrets. He's very ambitious and is looking to work in congress. As the story flows, there are plot twists and turns and I wondered what was going on with these people.
The secondary cast of characters was well written and an integral part of the story, among them Cade's brother and war vet Elias, his sister Candy and her husband Dodge. These people are all living in the same household along with Cade's mom and his ailing father.
Elias is just back from serving in Iraq and is clearly suffering from post traumatic stress. Candy and her much older husband Dodge are religious fanatics and anti government and have a fallout shelter built in the basement. The ideas that they are instilling in the minds of their homeschooled children are downright scary.

I love that author Rebecca Coleman creates characters that are deep, flawed and multidimensional. When I read her stories, I always find myself immersed and unable to put the book down.

I recommend Heaven Should Fall if you are looking for an engaging read with well written characters and an interesting plot dealing with family issues.

"I had meant no harm, but I loved him in a way that wasn't fair to him."
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Sep 23, 2012 cupcake rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Some of us grow up wishing we were part of a family, even if we had one. In the case of Jill Wagner, she has no one. Her mother died in a shocking accident, her father has never been in the picture, and her grandparents are dead. So when Jill meets Cade Olmstead in college, she falls hard. Not just for Cade, but for the promise of what he represents.

First, there is his charm. As Jill acknowledges, Cade is good looking, intelligent, and has a certain sheen of smoothness. It helps that his chosen...more

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Sep 25, 2012 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Fiat justitia ruat caelum
"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall"

Jill Wagner and Cade Olmstead are the quintessential college couple, in love, idealistic and working hard to create their brightly imagined future together. When Jill falls pregnant, the pair are determined that it will not derail their plans but when Cade isn't able to find work over the summer break he reluctantly concludes that it makes financial sense for them both to move in with his parents until the start of the...more
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall"

Jill Wagner and Cade Olmstead are the quintessential college couple, in love, idealistic and working hard to create their brightly imagined future together. When Jill falls pregnant, the pair are determined that it will not derail their plans but when Cade isn't able to find work over the summer break he reluctantly concludes that it makes financial sense for them both to move in with his parents until the start of the next semester. Heaven Should Fall explores the tragedy of the Olmstead family whose failures are crystalised by the return of their son, Elias, after military service in Afghanistan.

Heavens Should Fall unfolds from the first person perspectives of Jill, Cade and Cade's mother, Leela shifting into the third person point of view to reveal Elias, Cade's brother, struggles with PTSD.

Though the favoured child in his family, Cade always wanted more than life in New Hampshire could offer him. Ambitious and determined, Cade's plan involves graduating with a master's degree in Economics and forging a career in politics with an eye to running for Congress, Jill at his side. Despite his attempts at distancing himself from his family he becomes mired in their dysfunctional dynamics when forced to temporarily return home. Resentment builds as the world seems to conspire against Cade's future plans, with his career stalled and facing mounting debt, he is pushed to his limit when tragedy strikes. Cade's devolution is not quite as convincing as it could be, though clearly under enormous stress his extreme reaction seems abrupt even given the influence that the militia rhetoric of his childhood must impose. Guilt plays a part and as everything spiral out of his control Cade's feelings of failure are twisted into a need to see justice done.

Jill is not as certain about her career goals as Cade but she is sure that her future lies with him. Jill is thrilled when circumstances force the couple to temporarily relocate to New Hampshire, it's been three years since her mother died and she is eager to be part of a family, dismissing Cade's warning's about his family's odd lifestyle. Even as it becomes clear that the Olmstead home is poisoned by extreme views on authority, religion and family loyalty, Jill clings to the notion that the family is all bark and no bite. It takes a tragedy for her to begin to lose faith in Cade and reconsider the needs of herself and her son, though she it risk of leaving it too late to save them all.

While Cade and Jill's story drives the novel it is Elias's that is its catalyst. After three years of military service in Afghanistan he returns home haunted by the stress of battle. Holing up in the Olmstead home, the military offers him little else other than medication to keep his demons at bay. Coleman makes a bold, honest statement about the struggles returning soldiers face as they attempt to reintegrate into civilian life. Elias displays the classic symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder - hyper alertness, nightmares, agrophobia and depression. Elias's personal history makes him particularly vulnerable and his family's denial about his condition exacerbates the risk of tragedy. Jill's attempts to help Elias unintentionally add to his burdens rather than lighten them.

Though at times I felt the pace dragged a little I found myself considering the issues the novels raises at odd times after I had finished it, especially in regards to the lack of assistance for returned soldiers. Heaven Should Fall is a grim and compelling tale whose finely crafted characters reveal a thoughtful study of an insular family stunted by extremist views and shocking tragedy.

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Nov 03, 2012 Haley rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Good book, great writing, seamless character development with a surprising yet believable ending.

The "dysfunctional family" thing has been done before and it's hard to keep going in the beginning, even though Coleman's writing is superb. She puts you right there with the Olmsteads in northern New Hampshire and I don't want to be! Watching train-wrecks is hard, especially when you see how people rushing headlong into it are so clueless. This is not to blame the characters but, as I said, it's bee...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Bree T rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jill Wagner has been alone since her mother’s death. Then she meets Cade Olmstead, a passionate political advocate and they fall head over heels in love. They are the typical university couple – young idealists, their whole lives ahead of them. Cade wants to escape his small-minded family and their New England farm. University was his big chance to map his life out so that he never had to go back.

Then Jill got pregnant.

Everything changes in an instant then and they are forced to retreat to the f...more Jill Wagner has been alone since her mother’s death. Then she meets Cade Olmstead, a passionate political advocate and they fall head over heels in love. They are the typical university couple – young idealists, their whole lives ahead of them. Cade wants to escape his small-minded family and their New England farm. University was his big chance to map his life out so that he never had to go back.

Then Jill got pregnant.

Everything changes in an instant then and they are forced to retreat to the farm until the baby is born and then they can regroup and Cade can try and finish his studies and get a job that will once again, take them away. Jill, who has no family, isn’t sure why Cade was so dead-set against her meeting his and especially going back there but when she arrives on the farm, it doesn’t really take her long to see why. Cade’s mother tends to his father, cowed by a stroke that stopped him being the bully he was when Cade was young. Cade’s older brother Elias is back from Afghanistan and he’s damaged by what he saw and was party to over there. Cade’s sister is overly-pious and completely dotes on her bigoted husband’s every word.

It is only Jill who senses that Elias’s problems are much deeper than anyone else thinks. Cade can’t see his combat-veteran brother as the type of person who might suffer from something like depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder and the rest of the family seem content to let Elias live his life on the couch. Jill, heavily pregnant now, tries to help Elias as best she can and they form a fragile friendship that also only serves to remind Elias of what he does not and will never have.

But it isn’t enough and Elias’s way out of his nightmare changes things in the Olmstead family. Cade, once bright, passionate and dedicated turns inward in bitterness and seething resentment. He finds more time to spend with his brother-in-law when before he couldn’t tolerate him. Jill gets the idea that Cade is planning something stupid and dangerous with the brother-in-law and she knows that she needs to get herself and her newborn son out of there before she gets dragged down with Cade and the rest of this family.

Jill lacked a family growing up. Her mother raised her alone, a recovering alcoholic who also cut off her own parents, alcoholics of the non-recovering variety. Jill’s whole upbringing revolved around the twelve steps and when her mother died in a light plane crash when Jill was in University, it left her adrift in the world without anyone to really count on except Dave, a man who ran the summer camp Jill worked at as a counselor over several summers. Then she met Cade and the two of them knew they wanted to be together. Jill was interested in meeting Cade’s family, seeing as they planned to get married someday but it seemed as though Cade was always putting that off, avoiding taking her out there. When Jill got pregnant, they apparently had no choice but to go back there – Cade’s volunteering for local congressman, representatives and state senate campaigns haven’t netted him an internship and they have no income. Once they arrive at the remote farm, Jill is surprised that the family is not at all what she expected.

I found Elias’s story the most interesting and Jill’s attempt to help him, which she struggles to do without making it seem like she’s pitying Elias, or coddling him. There’s a sort of barrier between Elias and Jill, given that Jill is his brother’s pregnant girlfriend but Elias can talk to her more than he can talk to anyone else in the family. I felt that Jill really did try her best to help Elias but the situation they were in made it difficult for her (and also for him) and it seemed like Jill was really the only one trying, except for a family friend. Everyone else seemed preoccupied with other things and after all, Elias was a soldier. It seemed like most people felt he should be able to handle it.

Where I couldn’t connect with this book was in the after, where Jill becomes suspicious of her husband’s activities and just what he’s getting up to out in the shed. She knows what he’s doing (or at least has a pretty good idea) and she just…sits there. And does nothing. She has more than one chance to leave, she has several people that tell her they will help her and her small son anytime she needs it but she doesn’t go. It’s wrapped up in waiting for an operation for the baby, but if that was me and my child and my husband was in that sort of business, I would be gone. You can get a new operation date. The most important thing is the safety of your child and the environment had become (or perhaps, had always been) toxic. I felt like Jill was being really ridiculous, especially the way in which she indulges Cade towards the end of the book, intimately. I know that being raised without a family made Jill want one desperately and perhaps idealise what it was like to have one, but you have to be smart about things and she really was not very smart at all. And that disappointed me, because I prefer strong women who aren’t afraid to make tough decisions.

Heaven Should Fall felt like a good idea to me and I quite enjoyed parts of the story but it really felt like Cade’s disintegration morally was a bit of a stretch of the imagination. It didn’t feel real or genuine to me and neither did Jill’s response to it.(less)

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Oct 22, 2012 Jackie Paulson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Heaven should Fall by Rebecca Coleman
Harlequin © 2012
Chapter 1-
Jill and Cade: Went to airport to pick up Cade’s Brother Elias; 24 years old, Army Infantry Specialist, returns after three years stationed I Afghanistan, got a purple heart because he was hurt in the leg on duty while serving in Afghanistan
Cade + Elias + Candy: brothers and sister
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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MY THOUGHTS

LOVED IT

Jill thinks she has met the love of her life when she first hooks up with Cade. He seems so conscientious and full of positive energy, something she would like to see in herself. When Jill finds herself pregnant, Cade doesn't run, but stands by her and takes her home to stay with his family at their farm. The house is crowded and the rural attitudes of his family surprise her somewhat. Cade's brother, Elias is returning home from an tour of duty and shows all of the signs of s...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Sheree rated it 3 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars

Rebecca Coleman won me as a fan with her debut novel The Kingdom of Childhood hence my jumping at the chance to read Heaven Should Fall. It's another intense, thought provoking read tackling difficult subject matter, something Ms Coleman doesn't shy away from, but I did have a little trouble getting into it.

Heaven Should Fall is an intimate look at the slow erosion of a family, the trauma of PTSD not only for sufferer Elias, an Afghanistan veteran but his family and the aftermath of g...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When you first read the synopsis of this book it sounds like a romancey type of thing doesn't it? Oh ho ho, it's so much more. Jill and Cade do fall in love. There's your romance. That's about it. Shortly after Jill becomes pregnant they go to stay with Cade's family and things take a dark, twisty and crazy turn.

The characters in Heaven Should Fall are wonderfully thought out. They are real, they are flawed and they make you want to slap them across the face a time or two..or maybe give them a h...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Katrina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3 1/2 stars

My review

Heaven should fall was an engrossing story in which we are shown the life of a soldier who returns home after his post the influence others can be on each other and how life can change so dramatically.

We see the difficulties of many characters and how paranoia can affect the way of thinking and way of life now. How a man that use to be, no longer exists and a shell of that man now exists.

A complicated family life if you may call it that, every character has issues and some...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Christa Sgobba rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

More like 3.5 stars. I'd consider it a good book, because it held my interest through most of it, but I thought it fell a little flat during the last 30 or so pages.

The entire story is about a wildly dysfunctional family on the verge of collapse, and the one event that pushes them over edge. Generally, the characters were believable, and the author made you like them when you should like them, and hate them when you should hate them. I'm just not sure the last part of the book unfolded in a rea...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Erica rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heaven Should Fall is an engrossing tale that left me slightly confused from a very talented writer. Essentially this book was a bit of a mix for me - I enjoyed it immensely, yet I finished with my thoughts not completed wrapped up.

The story is very intricately woven. Heaven Should Fall jumps between several different points of views, which was nice, but sometimes I had to remind myself whose head I was currently in. Heaven Should Fall deals with a lot of heavy subject matter and the way Rebecca...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Ana♥ Beach Bum Reads rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When you first start reading Heaven Should Fall, you're somewhere in the future. After that, you're thrown back in time to before Jill gets pregnant and before a traumatic death in the family occurs. Jill Wagner and Cade Olmstead are in college, living their lives as blissfully as they can. Jill has always wanted to meet Cade's family, but Cade thinks that his family is crazy and doesn't want Jill to think that, that is who he is. That where he comes from doesn't shape the man that his is and wi...more When you first start reading Heaven Should Fall, you're somewhere in the future. After that, you're thrown back in time to before Jill gets pregnant and before a traumatic death in the family occurs. Jill Wagner and Cade Olmstead are in college, living their lives as blissfully as they can. Jill has always wanted to meet Cade's family, but Cade thinks that his family is crazy and doesn't want Jill to think that, that is who he is. That where he comes from doesn't shape the man that his is and will become. When Jill becomes pregnant, they decide that the best plan is to stay with Cade's family until they can get back on their feet again. But what starts off as determination to get on their feet as soon as possible turns into months of trials and tribulation at the Olmstead farm.

There was a lot that I liked about this book. The characters for one. I felt like they were real. Very put together in a sense. Every character was its own and they stood out in their own ways. Even minor characters that are only mentioned but a few times, had their own little personalities that you can see with just one conversation. I also liked that this book had different POVs. You get to see different POVs and the thoughts behind that. Though I do wish some characters had a little more "me-time" with their POV. One of the things I didn't like, which also ties in with the POVs, is that there were often flashbacks to reminisce about the past or to simply explain something more. I could have done without so many of those.

If there's one thing that I don't do, is talk about religion or politics. This book, from beginning to end, is religion and politics. Though not in the bible-thumping-maniacs kind of religion and not the Americans-will-kick-your-ass-we-are-the-best kind of politics. But, even that can be debated. I might not be a fan of discussing these two things or reading about them but, to each their own.

I would recommend this book. Love women's lit? Looking for a book to pass the time and lose yourself in a family with issues far worse then your own? Then this book is for you.(less)

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Dec 07, 2012 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of women's fiction and suspense novels

Rebecca Coleman's second novel, Heaven Should Fall, is the captivating story of Jill Wagner, a woman who has longed for the belongingness and camaraderie that comes with a family since her mother died when Jill was still a child. She hopes to find it with her fiance, Cade Olmstead, and his family, but Cade is intent on keeping Jill from meeting them.

When the couple discovers that Jill is pregnant, they realize that they can no longer postpone the trip to the Olmsteads' remote New England farm....more

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Oct 14, 2012 Kristi (Books and Needlepoint) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rebecca Coleman has done it once again. She has taken what appears to be a normal college kids and a New England family and has laid them bare and shown us all their flaws. The thing that I find amazing about her writing is how, when she writes about these flaws, she makes them appear seemingly normal. The issues that are raised, in this case, most notably, the lack of assistance to returning soldiers, stay with you and resurface long after the book has ended.

Cade has tried to keep Jill separa...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jill and Cade are an ideal college couple, smart and handsome and lost in their love for each other. When Jill becomes pregnant, their life is put on hold and they move in with Cade’s family, hoping to save some money and pick up where they left off once the baby is born. But what was thought to be a temporary situation becomes a long ordeal enmeshed in the family drama in rural New Hampshire. Cade’s brother Elias is a suffering combat veteran struggling to resume civilian life. Their sister Can...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Jennifer Patrick rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Awful! I chose this book because the blurb on the back stated that if you liked Jodi Picoult you would like this. I am not sure the person who wrote that has ever picked up a Picoult book because this was horrid. It read like a 5th grader, and not a very bright one, scribbled it out for a class assignment. The plot was all over the place and the main character, Jill was so one dimensional it was ridiculous. This is the sort of book that I think, hey if this rubbish could be published I should st...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Patricia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I would give this book 4 1/2 stars if I knew how. I received this book as a win, and I am so glad. The story revolved around Jill and Cade, two college students, who drop out unexpectedly due to Jill's unplanned pregnancy. They move to rural New Hampshire to stay with Cade's strange family. Cade's brother is suffering from PTSD and things begin to spiral out of control. Heaven Should Fall is extremely well written and told from each persons point of view. I highly recommend this book.

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Jul 30, 2012 Ann rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Both Jill and Cade are intricate characters, but it was Jill who took my hand and walked me through this beautifully haunting story. The last line of the second page resonated in me throughout the whole book, always ringing in the back of my thoughts as the story unfolded, "the slow erosion of my husband". There is a promise here, a hint of what will come. But as drawn as I was to Jill, Leela came to visit me in a couple of dreams. Maybe it's because I am a mother of grown children and know how...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Danielle rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was an interesting look at a soldier returning to homelife post 9/11 and to the difficulties with the American government. Its also an interesting look at radical thinking and militia families. I have to admit I didn't love this book but enjoyed it and definitely took time while reading it to reflect on the different issues brought up by it. Not for everyone but a good read nonetheless.

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Jan 28, 2013 Jan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 stars
Took me a long time to really get invested in this book, thought about quitting, but hung on through the first 1/3 of book. I'm glad I did, I feel the characters/plot became more interesting and developed and the ending was worth the wait. The big flaw (to me) in book, without giving away too much, is why would any caring mother wait so long to leave the situation that she was in.

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Feb 10, 2013 Heather Lane added it · review of another edition

I don't know what to say about this book. It was good, in that it captured my attention and made me want to keep reading. But it was also very disconcerting, which I'm sure it was meant to be. It's about a soldier who comes home from Afghanistan with PTSD and nobody really helps him, including the VA hospital. And you see the ripple effect on his friends and family. It makes me want to go out and DO something about it, yet I know there's nothing I can really do other than donate to the cause or...more

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Sep 25, 2012 Book Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

4.5 stars. Heaven Should Fall is an absolutely riveting novel about lives slowly spiraling out of control following a family tragedy. To read my review in its entirety, please click HERE.

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Nov 28, 2012 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Unlike any book I've read. Loved the unusual characters and how the book confronted the important issues of the effects of war on soldiers and their families. I thought it was a believable depiction of how life can take unexpected twists and turns until you find yourself somewhere you never could have imagined.

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Oct 23, 2012 Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.com rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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An amazing, compelling novel about tragedy, family and ultimately... survival. The characters are real, flawed and engaging. You will become engrossed in the novel and the journey it takes you on. I recommend it and rate it 4 stars!

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Jan 11, 2013 Marti rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Heaven Should Fall by Rebecca Coleman is a heart wrenching and powerful book. One that you read, worrying about some of the characters and yet unable to help them. This book is about love - love of family and love of the country. This book is about heart ache - soldiers returning from the Middle East with PTSD and families not dealing with PTSD. This book is about human nature - how we all are both good and bad. This book is about rage - raging against the night and against injustice. This book...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Maxine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Highly political concerning soldiers returning with PTSD. It's written in the style of "The Help"in that the chapters are named for the person telling his or her part of the story.
Well written, gut gripping drama.

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