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A review by emeraldreviews
The Devil's Advisor by Brad Abdul
5.0
Devilishly slick. A fiery novel that breathes new life into religion inspired novels!
Don’t be put off by the very office working, business person sound of this novel. It is a dark, humorous tale that is so much more than its blurb! I myself was worried going into reading this but I was so pleasantly surprised!
I am no religious man and I always worry about that aspect when reading books like this but honestly, this book is in line to be one of my stand out favourites of the year! It’s certainly my surprise book of 2022/2023! Brad Abdul tackles religion in this book with hilarity and intelligence! It is by no means a joke or mockery of religion but rather offers an alternate point of view, almost like a parallel universe idea of heaven and hell. SPOILER ALERT - MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH TO BE SAFE! … FAIR WARNING … HERE IT COMES … MY absolute favourite part of this view is the angel of death, Gabrielle. When Brian questions if she is in fact arc angel Gabriel, Gabrielle replies in a way that slaughters the misogynist view of the most powerful beings, being male. It is a sublime moment on a topic that I've always been confused about!
Right, Spoiler free now! You're safe! Brad Abdul has a wonderfully dark sense of humour it seems and that flows through this book like the river Styx! Don’t worry though, Brad can also portray serious events with expert craftsmanship and some of the intense scenes are wonderfully mapped out, but still retain a pinch of the beautiful dark humour.
The Devil’s Advisor is a refreshing view of hell! Full of humour, darkness and good ol’ torment and despair! You will not be disappointed if you choose to read this! Thank you so much Anne at Random Things Tours and Flame Tree Press for the NetGalley ARC. I think I need this physically now!
Don’t be put off by the very office working, business person sound of this novel. It is a dark, humorous tale that is so much more than its blurb! I myself was worried going into reading this but I was so pleasantly surprised!
I am no religious man and I always worry about that aspect when reading books like this but honestly, this book is in line to be one of my stand out favourites of the year! It’s certainly my surprise book of 2022/2023! Brad Abdul tackles religion in this book with hilarity and intelligence! It is by no means a joke or mockery of religion but rather offers an alternate point of view, almost like a parallel universe idea of heaven and hell. SPOILER ALERT - MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH TO BE SAFE! … FAIR WARNING … HERE IT COMES … MY absolute favourite part of this view is the angel of death, Gabrielle. When Brian questions if she is in fact arc angel Gabriel, Gabrielle replies in a way that slaughters the misogynist view of the most powerful beings, being male. It is a sublime moment on a topic that I've always been confused about!
Right, Spoiler free now! You're safe! Brad Abdul has a wonderfully dark sense of humour it seems and that flows through this book like the river Styx! Don’t worry though, Brad can also portray serious events with expert craftsmanship and some of the intense scenes are wonderfully mapped out, but still retain a pinch of the beautiful dark humour.
The Devil’s Advisor is a refreshing view of hell! Full of humour, darkness and good ol’ torment and despair! You will not be disappointed if you choose to read this! Thank you so much Anne at Random Things Tours and Flame Tree Press for the NetGalley ARC. I think I need this physically now!