Ryan Hill

A demon and an angel walk into a highschool. Sounds like the beginning if a corny joke. In fact, it's one of many strange events in The Book of Bart. The whole story revolves around a demon, Bart, who is working with an angel named Samantha and a Templar determined to kill him, but only after he helps complete the mission. Ryan Hill has written a winner with this one.

First things first: I hate the cover of this book. The image of Bart on the cover was borderline haunting and definitely show more bothersome. It even shows up at the beginning of every chapter. I'm typically one of those no-good scoundrels who judges books by the cover, but I'm definitely glad I have this book a try.

I like to think that the Book of Bart is written in the same style I tend to write. It's full of sarcasm with characters that tend to pick at each other. Hill manages to find the humor in every situation, which unfortunately means that poor Bart goes through an awful lot of nice suits through the story. I liked how he didn't focus in on the small details, which would make the book rather violent, but instead focused on the big picture. His style keeps the reader focused on the main plot and doesn't let them get tied up in those small details.

The only downside to this novel is that the plot takes so many twists and turns it gets a little confusing. There were a few times when I would have to re-read earlier pages in order to understand what is going on in the later pages. I feel like this is a story I would need to read twice to fully comprehend everything that was going on, but luckily I was able to make it to the end with some idea of what was going on.

The Book of Bart is being marketed as a young adult book, though I wouldn't suggest it be added to the high school library where I work. There is a lot talk of drinking and sex involved, as well as a chain-smoking demon main character. I highly encourage people who like stories that are out of the ordinary to read this story. If you are reading about a demon who was kicked out of heaven, you can pretty much assume that there will be some debauchery. This book was a great read, go check it out. show less

~I received a free copy for my honest review~

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I think I'm in love with a demon.

Bartholomew is a demon. He got caught trying to upstage Lucifer and has been spending some time in the seventh level of hell. He gets rescued out of it by a wanna be archangel named Samantha.
Bart so would be played by this guy if I ruled the world. Oh right, I do rule the world *in my head* so here goes.

Samantha and Bart get help from a Templar's son named Josh. Who wants nothing more than to kill Bart to avenge his dad's death. Bart could care less.

They show more need to find the Shard of Gabriel to keep the real baddies from getting it. You have succabuses, Nicholas the son of Lucifer, ole Lucifer himself and even a pimpubus trying to get the all powerful shard. Bart just wants to bang some hot chicks, stay out of the Ninth level of hell (where he would have to hear Hitler gabbing away) and smoke.

This book is the one you want to pick up when your day is bad and you just need to giggle. Which Bart is a frigging hottie too. Bonus points for that. I mean he does end up with 2 destoyed babies aka Mercedes.
I totally want to fangirl for this book and I do want more of this character! [a:Ryan Hill|5804086|Ryan Hill|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1333315016p2/5804086.jpg] You need to get to work! :)


Edited to add:The author just told me that this is who he had in mind for Bart's character.

Holy heck yes...and I didn't think it could get any better.
I did recieve an ARC of this book from Curiosity Quills in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for it's awesomeness! show less