Claudia Lux (3)

Peyote Trip is in hell. No really, he's on the 5th floor and introduces us to what hell is like, what each floor is about and how it all works. Just always be sure to have at leat 15 pens, because the first like 5 won't work. And I hope you like jager - because it's the only alcohol served down there. Isn't not bad for the first year or 2 or 3. But for eternity, eh. It gets old, I'm sure.

But this is actually 2 stories. The other half is a seemingly perfect family on earth - a husband, wife show more and 2 kids. You can start to see the cracks in the first few chapters but you don't really understand why. Slowly the story unfolds and you start wondering what's really going on.

I never thought I'd like a book about hell but I loved this one. It never ventured in to morals and religion, just kept it light and funny while also exploring family, love and dysfunction. I loved the characters, they rounded out the story. And the conclusion was so good! I loved this one! show less

I loved the concept and it totally reminded me of Satan Loves You by Grady Hendrix. It was a unique and inventive spin on hell as we know it and offers an interesting perspective on the innerworkings of Satan's playground. Peyote has a coveted job on the fifth level of hell - which considered to the centuries spent even lower below - it's a cakewalk. Pey has to get desperate humans to sign on the dotted line to spend eternity in hell. It's pretty easy all things considered; humans will trade show more away their souls for a do-over, for a chance at love, for anything really. But when a new girl comes into the office Pey realizes that some things are about to change and he can't let this girl get in the way of his ultimate plan. Told from alternating perspectives in hell and on earth - this book was a fun ride and I never knew how it would end up. Super inventive and fun! show less

Peyote has been in Hell for millennia. It’s not so bad after the first thousand years or so, aside from the bars only serving Jäegermeister. His job is to make deals with the living: they get their desires and Hell gets their souls.

The Harrisons are a typical family, Mom, Dad, two teenagers, but there’s a lot below the surface.

Peyote has been working on a plan. He’s going to make things right—Hell be damned. All he needs to complete it is one soul from the Harrisons.

Sign Here is a show more rather dark and slightly comic look at the mundane horrors of an office job in Hell with flawed and lovable characters, both living and damned, and what they will do for love, or for hate. show less

I was onboard when I read the cover flap and noticed it was essentially Office Space in Hell, but as the story unfolded and it turned into a twisted, sinister family thriller, I became even more enthralled.

I will say that the Hell sections drew me in more than the family plot, mainly because the family plot feels very familiar. If you've read one domestic suspense book where one partner is having an affair and another is hiding a dark secret, you've essentially read them all. But when the show more story ties together in the end, I think it manages to achieve a decent emotional balance. show less