A review by lauriereadslohf
Hellbound in a Hurry by Cheryl Low

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

5.0

 
When Annie receives a disturbing voice mail from her brother she drops everything to make sure he’s ok. That “everything” happens to be a job for a mobster who doesn’t take kindly to her sudden disappearance. But that’s the least of her worries, really, because she soon discovers her brother got caught up with a demonic cult and she’s going to be taking a road trip with a grumpy demon! 

This novella was SO much fun. I mean, who wouldn’t want to take a road trip with a grouchy demon who likes to stop for fruity blended drinks?! It’s also dark and gritty and full of adventure and danger and all of those lovely horror things but it still manages to be amusing as hell. 

Annie is one tough protagonist. Her job was doing the slicing and the dicing and she has more scars than clean skin and is missing a finger or two and she seems to have no fear and I adored her. 

“You’re disgusting.”  

“I am!” Annie crowed.

 “I might be a dog, but I’m the dog that’s paid to bite.”

She’s also very devoted to her brother which adds an emotional level to this book that made it so special. Her tenacity and drive to get to the bottom of things make so much sense because she’s driven by her love for her brother. 

And I swear this is going down as my most favorite line of snark from any book ever written.

“I’m going on a road trip with the devil. We’re in Vegas right now, getting hitched.”

This was such a wild, violent adventure with a good heart beating at its center. I think it’ll be hard to resist falling in love with its perfectly imperfect strong main character.

 
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