Kristy is torn – she can stay in hell with Dante, or she
can fight to return to her mortal life, see her friend and loved ones but
possibly never have a relationship with Dante again. It’s a hard choice
But one becomes much clearer when her boss, who already
schemed to claim her soul, is now plotting another extension and back up plan;
he’s going after her aunt. Her aunt will do anything for Kirsty – even if it
means sacrificing her soul thinking it will bring her out of her coma.
Her mission is now clear – especially after how little
Kirsty appreciated her aunt when she was alive. She has to return to the mortal
coil, she has to get her life back and save her aunt. And to do that, she needs
to become a Reaper, with the power to travel on the coil and affect the people
there
And it’s past time her boss was scythed. But first she
has to go to university and pass the course.
On the plus side, this book manages to be more amusing
than the last one because it doesn’t try so hard. It’s amusing because the
characters are kind of fun, the world is a little quirky the whole thing is
silly in a good way. The puns are still there but they are much much more
restrained and it’s generally lost the whole sense of trying to FORCE the humour
that the first book had.
We also had a more coherent story. Kirsty wasn’t just
wandering around while random stuff randomly happened randomly around her with
much randomness. Nor was she just following people around. She had a plan –
admittedly not a good or decent one – was motivated and decided to act. It wasn’t
a complicated plan, completely failed to take various things into account, was
far from sensible and there were definitely more sensible routes she could have
taken. But it was her plan, it was a goal and it was something she set out to
do and eventually succeeded in (kind of).
There was also a suggestion of character growth in this
book and a definite forward push in her character. She learned, she adapted she
accepted her capabilities or lack thereof. It wasn’t huge, but she did work to
become more of a character than a passive actor. She even assumes some elements
of leadership and a driving force not just in her own life but in the
characters around her. She takes charge of her life, she forms new
relationships and even shows courage and dedication that is surprising after
the first book
