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A review by aeslis
Hell's Pawn by Jay Bell
4.0
This book was nothing that I expected, and I mean that in all the best ways. John, our main character, dies, and ends up in Purgatory. Only there's a a problem: Purgatory has been turned into a prison by a higher power. John escapes with two of his friends and a dog and ends up, mistakenly, in Hell, where Asmodus and a flaming hot incubus by the name of Rimmon send him off on a mission to unite the various pantheons of the Gods in war. John's journey takes him to meet the Celtic gods, the Norse gods, the Egyption gods, and even Amaterasu. Each pantheon has its own lands and ways in the afterlife. But John discovers a problem: All the Gods' leaders have disappeared.
Being a lover of mythology, I found it lovely how many different mythologies were brought into play so seamlessly. The author was exceptionally creative in plot and pacing, and the unraveling of each mystery that reared its head. John's relationship with Rimmon was also not nearly so simple as most gay romances, and it was woven through the plot instead of substituting for plot.
Being a lover of mythology, I found it lovely how many different mythologies were brought into play so seamlessly. The author was exceptionally creative in plot and pacing, and the unraveling of each mystery that reared its head. John's relationship with Rimmon was also not nearly so simple as most gay romances, and it was woven through the plot instead of substituting for plot.