A ‘New Adult’ veiled and vulgar adventure that interacts with the content of ancient literature in a modern setting, twisting the messages and intentions of ancient literature and spiritualism to fit the fictional purpose of this dark, ‘hell-bent’ novel.

A riddle hidden in ancient literature needs unravelled to open the gates of hell and rescue a lost boy, and Galaxy ‘Alex’ Stern is the only brave one willing to face the demons. But not everything is what she perceives, and with the help of a diverse set of misfit friends, she is on the brink of discovering the worst deception that will unveil all the ugly truths she really never wanted to know. But the truth will out. 

It’s the novel version of ‘Stranger Things’ for voting-aged adults, Dante for the new millennium, a new generation of foul-mouthed drunk-and-high Shadow Hunters… a ghoulish story poking its nose in all the dark corners of life’s psychological dungeons, unearthing every human regret, and stepping into grim horrors, if you can handle it…

I was hoping this was the end. But no, this was the middle journey. (But, of course: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso...) I’ll probably forget what happened in this book before the next one comes out—which was my major disconnect as I listened to the first 4h of this one. Oh well.

The last fifty percent was engaging and it ended on a climactic note of pure evil danger.