Book source ~ Tour.
My review is voluntary and honest.
8 October 2018
Fantasy | Young Adult
311 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites
Thirteen-year-old Philip
has the honor of dying and being sent to Hell. Honor, you say? Well, yeah. He’s
slated to be Lucifer’s successor. Except he’s not. Due to a massive screw up
Philip has landed in Hell in someone else’s place. Lucifer has one foot on a
banana peel and the other in a grave, so he has to make the best of the
situation. He must mold Philip, who never lies, into the leader of Hell and do
it quickly. Oh, boy. Does Lucifer have his work cut out for him? Hell yes.
This is a fun story that
fits into the younger end of Young Adult, teetering on the cusp of Middle Grade. It’s got a fine mystery to be solved,
but it’s a simplistic straightforward one. Just because it’s set in Hell doesn’t
mean it has to be dark and disturbing. The world is a bit weird. For Hell
anyway. Philip is an amenable teen, typical in some ways and atypical in
others. The plot is interesting (the reason I picked it up) and the characters
are well-defined, most are actually quite likeable. Philip’s dilemma is a
decent one and his development over the course of the book is a bit surprising.
Even a little disappointing at times. But then he is only 13-yrs-old, so I cut
him some slack. If you’re looking for a different kind of YA adventure then I
recommend this one for a few hours of pleasurable reading.
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