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30th out of 84 books
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You Had Me At Halo
by
Amanda Ashby (Goodreads Author)
Holly Evans has just seen her own body laid to rest. Now she would like to move onto the afterlife. But apparently she has some mortal baggage to unload first, starting with the matter of how she died. Her heavenly shrink isn't buying that she didn't kill herself- and says she must return to earth to straighten things out. The thing is, she needs to borrow the body of comp...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
August 7th 2007
by NAL Trade
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this book gets just 1 TO 1.5 otta me...
i mean..ugh ! THIS BOOK HAD SOOO MUCH OF POTENTIAL ! WHY DIDNT U USE IT Amanda ?
dont get me wrong this book had an ah-mazing storyline,great secondary leads ,an ah-mazing sensitive hero who falls in love with AN ABSOLUTLY RIDICULOUS FEMALE..lead. ! if i have to read about her whining over non-GUCCI burial dress while swooning over how perfect her live boyfriend,Todd st the same breat,again..im probably going to end up killing myself before go haunt so unsus...more
i mean..ugh ! THIS BOOK HAD SOOO MUCH OF POTENTIAL ! WHY DIDNT U USE IT Amanda ?
dont get me wrong this book had an ah-mazing storyline,great secondary leads ,an ah-mazing sensitive hero who falls in love with AN ABSOLUTLY RIDICULOUS FEMALE..lead. ! if i have to read about her whining over non-GUCCI burial dress while swooning over how perfect her live boyfriend,Todd st the same breat,again..im probably going to end up killing myself before go haunt so unsus...more
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Holly: I guess I was having a flashback. But don't worry. I won't ruin your manly image by crying.
Vince: The good thing about being a loner is that I don't have a manly image to worry about. Cry away.
This is just the kind of book that makes you go AWWW and also a well written book. It's been such a long time since I've read a fun "girlie" story. I actually didn't expect the romance between Holly and Vince because of the synopsis. The thing that caught me was how interesting things could be for t...more
Vince: The good thing about being a loner is that I don't have a manly image to worry about. Cry away.
This is just the kind of book that makes you go AWWW and also a well written book. It's been such a long time since I've read a fun "girlie" story. I actually didn't expect the romance between Holly and Vince because of the synopsis. The thing that caught me was how interesting things could be for t...more
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Jan 18, 2009
Phoebe
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4 of 5 stars
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heav⋅en /ˈhɛvən/ –noun
1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
2. (initial capital letter) Often, Heavens. the celestial powers; God.
3. a metonym for God (used in expressions of emphasis, surprise, etc.): For heaven's sake!
4. heavens, a. (used interjectionally to express emphasis, surprise, etc.): Heavens, what a cold room!
b. (used with a singular verb) a wooden roof or canopy over the out...more
1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
2. (initial capital letter) Often, Heavens. the celestial powers; God.
3. a metonym for God (used in expressions of emphasis, surprise, etc.): For heaven's sake!
4. heavens, a. (used interjectionally to express emphasis, surprise, etc.): Heavens, what a cold room!
b. (used with a singular verb) a wooden roof or canopy over the out...more
I'm only 10 pags into this book but so far it is pretty funny. There have been two parts that I've found particularly funny.
"That was the problem with an open casket. It meant everyone's last memories of her would be with a puffy white face, the wrong color lipstick and a dreadful polyester dress. They always said the camera added five pounds, but no one ever talked about how fattening embalming fluid was." Page 1
"Holly had been through a lot of strange experiences in the last two weeks - dying,...more
"That was the problem with an open casket. It meant everyone's last memories of her would be with a puffy white face, the wrong color lipstick and a dreadful polyester dress. They always said the camera added five pounds, but no one ever talked about how fattening embalming fluid was." Page 1
"Holly had been through a lot of strange experiences in the last two weeks - dying,...more
You Had Me at Halo failed to impress me on many levels. After reading her other novel, The Queen of Newbury High, I went expecting something more than what I got. Her humor in Newbury High did not appear in Halo; the character attachment I felt in Newbury High did not appear in Halo; the overall enjoyment was not in Halo as it was in Newbury High.
The plot was very original; it’s something I have yet to be seen done before or even after. Ashby’s representation of heaven is comical yet interestin...more
The plot was very original; it’s something I have yet to be seen done before or even after. Ashby’s representation of heaven is comical yet interestin...more
When Holly Evans wakes up in Heaven, and discovers that she is dead at the age of 22, she is pretty sure things can't get any worse, especially when she is sure that her boyfriend was about to propose to her, But Holly finds out she has some earthy emotional baggage to get rid of first, before she can get to the 3rd level of Heaven where her parents are, so she is sent back down to earth to sort things out.
She lands in the body of recently deceased computer geek Vince Murphy (who worked for the...more
She lands in the body of recently deceased computer geek Vince Murphy (who worked for the...more
Adorable story with a nice, satisfying ending.
Several parts had me laughing out loud. This is about several 20-something single people working for the same company. Holly is dating Todd, a top saleman. Vince is a computer nerd who has had a crush on Holly for a long time. Someone poisons Holly with motion sickness pills. Holly dies, but is allowed to return to earth for a short time, inhabiting Vince's body with him. The powers that be made a mistake and thought Vince was dead, but he wasn't. Du...more
Several parts had me laughing out loud. This is about several 20-something single people working for the same company. Holly is dating Todd, a top saleman. Vince is a computer nerd who has had a crush on Holly for a long time. Someone poisons Holly with motion sickness pills. Holly dies, but is allowed to return to earth for a short time, inhabiting Vince's body with him. The powers that be made a mistake and thought Vince was dead, but he wasn't. Du...more
This book was so boring. So boring in fact, that at page 61 I found a book mark and realised that I was actually rereading the first part of the book.
Holly is a hugely unlikable character. So, in fact are her best friend and boyfriend, and virtually all the characters in the book except for Vince and her step-mother.
I found certain aspects of the book quite strange. For a start, I couldn't for the life of me tell where it was meant to be set, or who the target audience was. I felt it was pitch...more
Holly is a hugely unlikable character. So, in fact are her best friend and boyfriend, and virtually all the characters in the book except for Vince and her step-mother.
I found certain aspects of the book quite strange. For a start, I couldn't for the life of me tell where it was meant to be set, or who the target audience was. I felt it was pitch...more
Okey this is mess up story, lol
It's quite fun to read but i dont understand why the hell she life again? i want know bout the job now, hehehe
Reading this, i can imagine some hollywood movie.
it's quite funny and at some points i kept thinking, who's the culprit, when vince came out, i know where the story will head up, but one thing that i never seen it coming. that's the culprit, Amy Jerkins.
I know at some point that Todd isnt good guy, and i kind of thinking the culprit was him, and i think ge...more
It's quite fun to read but i dont understand why the hell she life again? i want know bout the job now, hehehe
Reading this, i can imagine some hollywood movie.
it's quite funny and at some points i kept thinking, who's the culprit, when vince came out, i know where the story will head up, but one thing that i never seen it coming. that's the culprit, Amy Jerkins.
I know at some point that Todd isnt good guy, and i kind of thinking the culprit was him, and i think ge...more
This was a really sweet, cute and funny, if somewhat predictable story.
It is equal parts paranormal "whodunit"and chicklit romance with a protagonist who is refreshingly aware of her shortcomings and willing to grow...even if she is dead and temporarily inhabiting someone else's body.
I found Holly to be likeable, even in the beginning when she was a but shallow, but mostly just clueless. Vince is the sort of male lead good stories are made of, and the assorted cast of characters were all enterta...more
It is equal parts paranormal "whodunit"and chicklit romance with a protagonist who is refreshingly aware of her shortcomings and willing to grow...even if she is dead and temporarily inhabiting someone else's body.
I found Holly to be likeable, even in the beginning when she was a but shallow, but mostly just clueless. Vince is the sort of male lead good stories are made of, and the assorted cast of characters were all enterta...more
I thought this book sounded a lot like Stacy Kade's The Ghost and the Goth (a young adult novel) other than the fact that the two characters are sharing a body, whereas, in Stacy Kade's book, he's a boy and she's a ghost. But it has the same concept of the girl being a popular hottie that wouldn't have given the boy the time of day.
Still, I think the storyline was very cute, and I really enjoyed reading it. There were some quips and lines that had me smiling or grinning. And even though the whol...more
Still, I think the storyline was very cute, and I really enjoyed reading it. There were some quips and lines that had me smiling or grinning. And even though the whol...more
This is a cute, fun read about a 22 year old named Holly, who dies and gets sent back to earth in a guys body to fulfill her unfinished business. I enjoyed this book because it was funny and the characters grew. The ending surprised me because that's not who I was expecting to have done the deed. I really liked how Hollys character grew thought the book. She started off immature and grew into a woman who was in love. I also liked Vince because he was a nice guy and dealt with Hollys crap and cou...more
I was just going to let this one pass, because after a certain goodreads incident, I know when to cut an author some slack.
buuuuuuut......
this book has a rating of 3.83. so obviously people liked it. and i just wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if i didn't exercise some kinda freedom i get as an american. so no bitch slaps goodreaders! i'm just trying to help you all out here.
soooo..
The cast of "All of Me" called. They want their scripts back.
I know, totally not original, but neither was the boo...more
buuuuuuut......
this book has a rating of 3.83. so obviously people liked it. and i just wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if i didn't exercise some kinda freedom i get as an american. so no bitch slaps goodreaders! i'm just trying to help you all out here.
soooo..
The cast of "All of Me" called. They want their scripts back.
I know, totally not original, but neither was the boo...more
This was a cute story but I didn't feel like it had much depth to it. I picked up this book because I read A Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby and found it pretty entertaining but sadly this book was not able to measure up. Basically, it is about a girl named Holly who finds out she died and in order to move up in heaven she needs to make amends and gain closure with what happened to her in life. Holly is returned to her world but with the twist of being in a guy's body. I thought this book was pred...more
Dec 30, 2012
JB The Book Addict
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I confess..I'm in love with this book. It had me hooked from the first page itself which rarely happens. The book is about a recently died 22 yr old Holly Evans. She is not at all pleased about being in heaven, so the heavenly officials send her back to resolve her issues. They are 1)That everyone thinks she killed herself & 2)That she had just had a fight with her boyfriend. They send her into the body of Vince Murphy,(whom I completely adore) one of the corporate geeks, who supposedly had...more
First time reading this author and liked the premise of the life after death / reincarnation theme. Holly is a likeable character who at first comes across as a little self-centered and shallow. I had to forgive her, however, because how is one supposed to act when they are viewing their own funeral and finding out that everyone thinks they committed suicide? Holly doesn’t seem to adjust to Heaven very well and has brought all of her “earthly” baggage with her. One of the things that I liked abo...more
I always try to give a book a chance if the main character shares my name. For some reason, my name is rare outside Christmas movies and books. I understand that usage, but it's not a bad name. Oh, I'm straying from the point. Anyway, I think what caught my attention first was that it was about angels (which are pretty hot right now, trend wise and angel wise) and the deal was sealed when I saw her name was Holly.
It was actually a really cute read. I've been watching Psych a lot recently and thi...more
It was actually a really cute read. I've been watching Psych a lot recently and thi...more
With the release of Zombie Queen of Newbury High which I really wanted to read, I thought it best to get Amanda Ashly's debut novel, You Had Me at Halo and read them in order. I'm glad I did.
Holly Evans had everything going for her: a great job, a fiancé and an upcoming wedding. Except now she's attending her own funeral and she's stuck having to follow a whole bunch of rules before she get into Heaven. When she breaks one rule too many she ends up back on earth to come to terms with her own dea...more
Holly Evans had everything going for her: a great job, a fiancé and an upcoming wedding. Except now she's attending her own funeral and she's stuck having to follow a whole bunch of rules before she get into Heaven. When she breaks one rule too many she ends up back on earth to come to terms with her own dea...more
This book was a real treat, light, sweet and fun. Holly Evans had died two weeks previously but hadn't quite dealt with a few of her earthly issues to enable her move onto the next level in heaven. She was sent back for 48 hours to sort things out, the only hitch was she was sent back to the body of Vince Murphy, a colleague from her old firm and he wasn't actually dead so they had to share his body for the weekend whilst working out who had killed her among other things. A book that made me smi...more
The heroine of Amanda Ashby's You Had Me at Halo appears, in the opening pages of the novel, to have lost her chance at grasping the meaning of life. She is dead; in fact, sitting in heaven watching her own funeral. But Holly Evans is not about to give up. When granted the chance to return to earth for forty-eight hours to make peace with her life, she doesn't ask questions, nor waste time studying the rule book. Even when she finds herself in someone else's body, and quickly discovers that the...more
Very cute story about a young woman who dies and is allowed to come back to earth to discover the person who was responsible for her death.
Everyone thinks she committed suicide so she's anxious to find the person. She comes back into the body of a co-worker who died. But is he really dead?
Yes, it was a funny story. Lots of laughs while she's looking.
Everyone thinks she committed suicide so she's anxious to find the person. She comes back into the body of a co-worker who died. But is he really dead?
Yes, it was a funny story. Lots of laughs while she's looking.
I absolutely LOVED this book! It has been a long time since I have read such a well written fun loving "girlie" book! Holly Evans is a lovely woman who works at a meaningless position at a big company where no one even knows her name except for her best friend Gemma and her boyfriend Todd. I won't ruin the great twists in the fun to read romance comedy, but as a little description: Holly finds herself dead, kicked out of Heaven, and needs to find the person who killed her within 48 hours, all wh...more
I loved this book with its quirky humour it grabbed me right from the first page where the heroine is looking down on her own funeral and finding fault with the clothes her body is wearing. If you want a romance with a difference, then I'd recommend you read this book.
Quirky and utterly irreverent, this was a funny book throughout. A dead girl sharing a boys body (a computer geek non the less) Cute message about seeing not just what's on the outside. Adult book for some older humor- not for teens.
It was a cute, easy Sunday afternoon read. Ashby seriously needs a good editor, though. I wasn't crazed about the ending; I thought it was a little too neatly tied with a bow, but it was acceptable.
This was a book that I could not put down. I started reading it when Matt and I were headed to H'ville. I just couldn't put it down and finished it at 1am that night. Easy read...and cute story.
This is a light and fun book even though it's not really original theme I guess. The main character died but she does not rememebr how she actually died ( she died drowning in bathub). People assumed she committed suicide and that rankles her. Due to many personal baggages, heaven deem her inadequate to go to the next level instead she has to go back and solve her personal issue in two days. However due to some mishap, she was trapped in her colleague's body who is a man with the guy soul still...more
Cute, fast read about a girl who dies and is given a second chance to find out how- but through someone else's body. I thought it was a creative concept.
Oh my God! I loved this book! At first I didn't think I would have liked it so much, but then... Wow! I couldn't stop reading! Just AMAZING!!! Funny and sweet.
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I was born in Australia but have spent the last ten years living between England and New Zealand. When I'm not moving country I like to write books (okay, I also like to watch television and eat chocolate but let's keep that between ourselves!!)
I am the author of FAIRY BAD DAY, ZOMBIE QUEEN OF NEWBURY HIGH, YOU HAD ME AT HALO and several more upcoming books. To find out more information (or do a f...more
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I am the author of FAIRY BAD DAY, ZOMBIE QUEEN OF NEWBURY HIGH, YOU HAD ME AT HALO and several more upcoming books. To find out more information (or do a f...more
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