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A Match Made in Hell
by Charlotte Ingham
2.5-3 stars ΰ³ββ· I can't think of anything to say proving how bland it was π
Perfect for fans of-
π₯ Trials (simple ones)
π Strangers to lovers
π₯ Little spice
π Flawed Characters
π₯ Fantasy Rom-Com
A Match Made in Hell follows our very flawed (and borderline annoying) FMC Willow, who dies after jumping off a cliff and discovers she's been sent to asphodel. Distraught and confused, she begins seeking a way to return to life to finish what she wished she could have. Just when it proves to be futile she finds a way by making a deal with the devil, the King of Asphodel, King Sathanas. She needs to complete 7 tasks, one for each sin to prove she is good enough for a second chance at life. If she fails, she'll be forced to stay in Asphodel...
This book would have done better with less of a colloquial tone. My personal preference when death and the afterlife is discussed is for it to be handled with more of a grave (pun intended) and serious tone, because it is genuinely such a vast topic with so many opportunities for symbolism and grand events.
This might be my fault for picking up the book to be honest though. It's literally a fantasy romcom so perhaps it wasn't up my alley. To be fair, I eventually liked the plot I just found Willow to be slightly annoying- her personality and the writing style of her internal monologue.
Willow is a girl with major mommy issues. And that's lowkey pretty much all we get about her. That and how she was a shit friend and also had a shit boyfriend. Her personality switch up at the end was cool but I feel like we needed more to it.
Sath AKA Sathanas was cool. Your regular love interest. He actually had some personality though which I appreciated. He's got this tough exterior but really he's a sad, tortured little boy. At the end his glamour wore off for me and he became mid. Aside from that we dont get anything else about him much.
They had good chemistry. Not OMG, amazing chemistry but it was there and I really wanted them to give in to eachother. Whatever transpired at the end, his actions made up for it completely. He's lowkey so wholecome.
I semi liked the plot. The trials plot is always wicked but these trials were so lame and completely HALF ASSED. Not an ounce of effort. It was like she just stuck with the first thought that came to mind and didn't bother developing it. Like come on!!! Trials testing sins can go CRAZY.
One more thing that it is FACT, is that the title is a MAJOR lie. 'A Match Made in Hell'- NOPE, it's more 'A Match Made in Asphodel', which is described as a middle ground AKA Purgatory between Tartarus (Hell) and Elysium (Heaven). It is literally stated that they aren't in hell, lol. Secondly, for this place to be a middle ground sort of afterlife place, it's not even bad. Everyone parties, drinks and does whatever they want. Only meh thing is the living quarters- which are really small and not great tbh, but they don't even have to pay so I wouldn't complain.
Overall, this is a light read, fantasy rom com that should have had the feel of high stakes but in reality it was really low and I couldn't have been less invested. But the vibes were nice and Willow and Sath had a cute romance.
Thank you to Netgalley & the publishers for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review :)
2.5-3 starssss
Perfect for fans of-
π₯ Trials (simple ones)
π Strangers to lovers
π₯ Little spice
π Flawed Characters
π₯ Fantasy Rom-Com
A Match Made in Hell follows our very flawed (and borderline annoying) FMC Willow, who dies after jumping off a cliff and discovers she's been sent to asphodel. Distraught and confused, she begins seeking a way to return to life to finish what she wished she could have. Just when it proves to be futile she finds a way by making a deal with the devil, the King of Asphodel, King Sathanas. She needs to complete 7 tasks, one for each sin to prove she is good enough for a second chance at life. If she fails, she'll be forced to stay in Asphodel...
This book would have done better with less of a colloquial tone. My personal preference when death and the afterlife is discussed is for it to be handled with more of a grave (pun intended) and serious tone, because it is genuinely such a vast topic with so many opportunities for symbolism and grand events.
This might be my fault for picking up the book to be honest though. It's literally a fantasy romcom so perhaps it wasn't up my alley. To be fair, I eventually liked the plot I just found Willow to be slightly annoying- her personality and the writing style of her internal monologue.
Willow is a girl with major mommy issues. And that's lowkey pretty much all we get about her. That and how she was a shit friend and also had a shit boyfriend. Her personality switch up at the end was cool but I feel like we needed more to it.
Sath AKA Sathanas was cool. Your regular love interest. He actually had some personality though which I appreciated. He's got this tough exterior but really he's a sad, tortured little boy. At the end his glamour wore off for me and he became mid. Aside from that we dont get anything else about him much.
They had good chemistry. Not OMG, amazing chemistry but it was there and I really wanted them to give in to eachother. Whatever transpired at the end, his actions made up for it completely. He's lowkey so wholecome.
I semi liked the plot. The trials plot is always wicked but these trials were so lame and completely HALF ASSED. Not an ounce of effort. It was like she just stuck with the first thought that came to mind and didn't bother developing it. Like come on!!! Trials testing sins can go CRAZY.
One more thing that it is FACT, is that the title is a MAJOR lie. 'A Match Made in Hell'- NOPE, it's more 'A Match Made in Asphodel', which is described as a middle ground AKA Purgatory between Tartarus (Hell) and Elysium (Heaven). It is literally stated that they aren't in hell, lol. Secondly, for this place to be a middle ground sort of afterlife place, it's not even bad. Everyone parties, drinks and does whatever they want. Only meh thing is the living quarters- which are really small and not great tbh, but they don't even have to pay so I wouldn't complain.
Overall, this is a light read, fantasy rom com that should have had the feel of high stakes but in reality it was really low and I couldn't have been less invested. But the vibes were nice and Willow and Sath had a cute romance.
Thank you to Netgalley & the publishers for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review :)
2.5-3 starssss