Language: R (100+ swears 51 'f'); Mature Content: PG (a couple of kisses); Violence: R (demon and human killings, mention of blood and other bodily fluids)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
17yo Jasper works the checkout stand at a "Here for You Mart" that has a Hell Portal in Aisle Nine. The occasional demon gets through but most are destroyed by Security Guards placed in the store for that purpose. Jasper would really like Kyle to notice him, she seems to hate him but he doesn't know why. She's one of the demon fighters, but he's just not himself. He had an accident at work and now has amnesia, could he have known her before? Besides his amnesia, Jasper also has visions of an Apocalypse, set to happen on Black Friday, and it's almost Thanksgiving.
Pretty good action, Jasper isn't the only underdog - I love the mix of characters who join his team. Full of humor as well as monster violence, this debut novel was quite fun to read. Swear count is really high, do kids really talk like that? The characters are culturally diverse, only Kyle Kuan's ethnicity is mentioned.
Lisa Librarian
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment