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Sumer Lovin' Nicole Chardenet Heinrich von Schimmer Sonya Young Books

Normally, this isn't my genre, but having read Nicole Chardenet's other novel, Young Republican Yuppie Princess, I knew that I would be in for a few laughs; and God knows I needed some laughter lately to relieve all the stress I've been under.

I didn't know what to expect when I purchased the novel but it did have the desired effect: it made me laugh, and in some places I roared with laughter, which is what I needed, and in the end I became a bit teary (as one does with a good movie). So thank you, Nicole, for writing this very funny paranormal/supernatural comedy.

The story is fast-paced in that it keeps changing from situation to situation and from character to character; the plot is very ingenuously worked out even down to the last detail, and it's obvious Nicole did a lot of research for this novel as in modern day Toronto she also touches on religious history and mythology in the most wacky way. The story also looks at other issues that have plagued society since time began: why men are such bastards (although there are some nice ones in existence--I've yet to meet one, by the way!); women's rights and how society has always tried to keep women down throughout history; the search for true love, issues of ageing and how we tend to put ourselves down (both men and women), thinking that we're not good enough once we start to get older and the tolerance and acceptance of multiculturalism. All of this is sprinkled with a huge touch of humour, caring, love, wicked demons, violence, sex, sex, sex and lessons learned and unlearned.

If you want a funny read that presses some or all of your buttons but at the same time teaches you that your life is what you make it and the lesson is that true beauty is on the inside, this is the novel for you.

As a fellow author, I'm fairly critical of the novels I read and I only write reviews and give praise where it's due; if I don't like a novel, I won't review it. In this case, I can happily say that I'm looking forward to Nicole's next novel.

Sylvia Massara
Novelist


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Sumer Lovin' Nicole Chardenet Heinrich von Schimmer Sonya Young Books Reviews

This delightful book, set in downtown Toronto, is a story of love and marriage, gods and goddesses, virgins and love goddesses. The description is rich, the action fast paced, and the dialogue lifelike. The author has added quirks to some of the voices too Mahliqa, a 48 year old Muslim marriage counsellor, sees good omens in things as simple as scratching an eyebrow; Rachel, a 41 year old Jewish matchmaker from New York, has an accent that thickens under stress until she sounds like Sylvester Stallone; Pazuzu, the fierce and ancient flying monster, always roars in FULL CAPS. This story was a good commentary on relationships, as the characters - while saving the world - finally realizing what they were really looking for in a partner, and how to find it by looking below the surface, for the real person within.
I can't remember the last time I had so much fun reading fiction. Sumer Lovin' is a play on words, and like the title, the book titillates and amuses in equal measure.

And it's set in Toronto, Canada, where I now live.

Toronto is the city everyone loves to hate, except if you're living here (of course), but familiar landmarks will ground readers to the story. What happens, however, is unimaginable for the conservative "center of the universe."

Ms. Chardenet, a former American, probably knows Canadian trivia better than most people living in Canada. She certainly knows her Yiddish terms and has fully immersed herself in the cultures of multi-cultural Toronto. No one escapes her acid tongue--Jews, Chinese, Muslims, virgins, and of course, those of her former homeland--the Americans, all get a fair amount of ribbing.

The narrative is fast-paced and intelligent because you can only mess around with history if you KNOW your history, and Ms. Chardenet takes some interesting liberties in a tale that is a fantasy. She touches on race relations, the treatment of the First Nations, Jews vs. Palestinians, and even Adam from the Bible. G*d forbid!

Sumer Lovin' is a whirling dervish of crazy characters, and you won't soon forget any of them. Strap on your seat belt before you go on this crazy ride. It's more fun than a day at the EX!
Totally inappropriate? Nah, just a little.

If you have a problem with satire that pokes fun at society, religion, sexuality, and men, this might not be the book for you. Over the line? Some might think so, but it's also laugh-out-loud funny in places. Yeah, the author takes some pretty good jabs at the United States, but she doesn't cut Toronto much slack, either. Canadians might get more of the insider jokes, but even as an outsider, I appreciated the absurdity of this clever (and frantic) story. Was I offended? A couple times, to tell the truth, but not enough to put the book down. (This author knows a LOT of words for the male, um, dangly bits.)

This is a wild, zany tale with imagination out the wazoo. You know how a good bowler has the skill to end his delivery with his toe right up to the edge of the foul line without going over? That's what this writer does. And she knocks down enough pins to make it interesting.
Normally, this isn't my genre, but having read Nicole Chardenet's other novel, Young Republican Yuppie Princess, I knew that I would be in for a few laughs; and God knows I needed some laughter lately to relieve all the stress I've been under.

I didn't know what to expect when I purchased the novel but it did have the desired effect it made me laugh, and in some places I roared with laughter, which is what I needed, and in the end I became a bit teary (as one does with a good movie). So thank you, Nicole, for writing this very funny paranormal/supernatural comedy.

The story is fast-paced in that it keeps changing from situation to situation and from character to character; the plot is very ingenuously worked out even down to the last detail, and it's obvious Nicole did a lot of research for this novel as in modern day Toronto she also touches on religious history and mythology in the most wacky way. The story also looks at other issues that have plagued society since time began why men are such bastards (although there are some nice ones in existence--I've yet to meet one, by the way!); women's rights and how society has always tried to keep women down throughout history; the search for true love, issues of ageing and how we tend to put ourselves down (both men and women), thinking that we're not good enough once we start to get older and the tolerance and acceptance of multiculturalism. All of this is sprinkled with a huge touch of humour, caring, love, wicked demons, violence, sex, sex, sex and lessons learned and unlearned.

If you want a funny read that presses some or all of your buttons but at the same time teaches you that your life is what you make it and the lesson is that true beauty is on the inside, this is the novel for you.

As a fellow author, I'm fairly critical of the novels I read and I only write reviews and give praise where it's due; if I don't like a novel, I won't review it. In this case, I can happily say that I'm looking forward to Nicole's next novel.

Sylvia Massara
Novelist