Published Date: July 21, 2009
Publishing Co.: Harper Voyager
Pages: 388
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Dragged to Hell by demons at the behest of his supposed friends, Stark has spent 11 years battling in the arenas in Hell. Instead of facing lions and bears, he faced demons and other hell beasts. He was traded from one of Lucifer’s generals to another and was just generally treated as Hell’s bitch. Now, he has snuck his way out of the pit and is more than ready to seek vengeance for both his false imprisonment and the murder of his beloved girlfriend.
The world has changed a lot in eleven years. Not only must he adapt quickly, he has to launch a game plan to get his vengeance before everyone knows he’s back. Some groups have already been tipped off to his presence and are hindering his quest. He’s a one track man though and he’ll have his vengeance, opponents be damned.
This was a fun, although not very profound, read. Stark is stubborn, yet not unfeeling despite all the torture he’s been through. He’s amiable in the face of a world against him. Literally both Heaven and Hell do their best to get in his way, but he’s picked up so many tricks in his short, violent life, that even they cannot quite catch up with him.
So if you’re looking for a good, fun vengeance story that features a hit man that escaped Hell, look no further.
As I’ve seen this book/series reviewed over the years, every time all I can think of is the song “The Real Slim Shady” and the little line ♪Will the Real Slim Shady♪ Please stand up♪ Please stand up♪
And that is about all I know. And it encompasses the entirety of my knowledge about Eminem’s music 😀
Ahahaha! Well it could work as a theme song for this book. 😛
Sounds pretty cool
It’s hard to write a review for a book that is kind of the middle of the road. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t the best thing I’ve ever read but I had a decent time reading it.
Interesting review! It does sound like a quick and fun read. I do find that revenge stories are often tricky for so many readers though, as if they all fall into this trap of being similar in their plot.
That is an incredibly good point that i had not considered before. It may be what made it more of a 3* read.