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Christine

From "The Horror Fiction Review"

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018

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Huh, well, what do you know … feeling sympathy for the devil IS possible! I’ve been a big fan of Edward Lee’s Mephistopolis for years, but even his take on the big bad guy is kind of lackluster. Here, though, as much of a jerk as he is, there’s just something goofily likable about Jeremy Clovenhoof.

Imagine the afterlife being run like a mega-corporation, with business meetings and mission statements, obsessed with productivity, processing souls, managing resources, all that fussy bureaucratic stuff. Imagine saints and archangels in a celestial boardroom, arguing about sins and entry requirements.

Imagine Satan being told he needs to improve Hell’s performance, and when his efforts don’t meet the board’s standards, him being ousted in a sneaky corporate coup. Worst of all, he’s banished to mortal Earth, where he’s expected to live as an ordinary human. He’s got a flat in the English suburbs, a glamour to disguise the horns and hooves, a new name, and what Heaven considers a generous severance package.

He is, however, not thrilled about any of this. His initial efforts to blend in lead to disaster after disaster. He burns through his money with nary a care as he discovers television and the internet. His neighbors don’t know what to make of him. Nobody greets him with the respect and fear he deserves. His old adversary Michael keeps popping in to check on him at inopportune times.

Various schemes – starting a heavy metal band, getting a job at a funeral home, seeking romance – continue to go diabolically wrong, but Jeremy refuses to give up. When he eventually suspects there’s more to his exile than he first thought, nothing will do but to find a way back to confront the powers on high.

The tone – even when describing various atrocities, mutilation, and cannibalism – is wicked and fun, casual, charming, snarky, reminiscent of The Screwtape Letters. I was delighted to discover it’s the first of a series, if shocked I had only now learned of it. Definitely want to pick up the rest!

MadeupaginTop Contributor: Cooking

Absolutely A Giggle Riot

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018

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I have read and reviewed these author's book, Snowflake. I really liked it. I read about this book at the end of that book, and hurried over to Amazon using the link used in Snowflake.

I write my reviews as I read. When I started reading late last night, I was too tired to start. I will say as far as I read last night, I know this is as very funny as Snowflake.

The fight between Satan and Saint Peter which set up this entire book is hysterically funny. As if Satan would win! He was clearly out of his league, and lost (again).

Sent to earth, he is literally out of his element. After many misadventures, he ends up in a flat, with neighbors who have no idea who he is (although he tries to tell them), and they put down to eccentricities.

The book only gets better and more fun after that.

Once he is settled in his flat, there seems to be a never ending fight with Saint Michael, which, of course, Clovenhoof always loses. These arguments, even though the reader knows the outcome, are very, very entertaining.

The many times Clovenhoof ends up at Saint Michael's COE church are extremely touching, and very, very funny. I do seem to use "very, very" alot, but I can't think of any other adjectives that actually fit his situation.

Clovenhoof gets a cold. Surely he will die of his symptoms and return to where he belongs. As we humans know, you don't. Clovenhoof is not convinced.

Then there is the discussion between the board members about sex. You just have to read the book - I refuse to give anymore of this away, except for the fact that my sides are sore from laughing. I won't even tell you who explains to the board about getting jiggy with it. Nor give you any information as to who is on the board. I am laughing too hard.

I loved this book. More deliciously funny than I have words to describe. I do have a very warped sense of humor, and I am always glad to find those who can join me in a giggle, or even a huge belly laugh. This book hits all the right notes.

Please read this. Your step will be lighter for days.

Anne C.

Absolutely hilarious

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2019

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Is there anything better than the dryness of British humor? I doubt it. This book's humor was Sahara-desert dry. And I loved it. I literally laughed out loud in public, and people thought I was crazy, I'm sure, but I didn't even care. It's that funny.

Jeremy Clovenhoof (a.k.a. Satan, a.k.a. The Great Dragon, a.k.a. Lucifer, a.k.a. ad nauseum) goes through numerous misadventures after he's laid off from his position as Lord of Hell and banished to a flat in Birmingham. At first, this book reads like nothing so much as a collection of essays that (though hilarious) may or may not resemble a cohesive plot. Later on, though, you'll discover there is a plot - and what a plot it is! Exciting in its own way in addition to the utter hilarity of internet shopping with the devil.

The authors managed to make the protagonist sympathetic and likeable, even if he is Old Scratch. I rooted for the Devil through this whole book. I thought the angels were, to borrow the book's native vernacular, spectacular gits. Does this mean I'm going to hell? Maybe, maybe not. The book is well worth your time, though. And - it gets better - there are sequels. Yeah, not kidding.

TL;DR: You'll never think about Satan the same again. And you'll laugh at him. A lot. Definitely recommended.

Helen V.

You're in for a Ride!

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017

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It's been a long time since I read a book that made me laugh out loud - several times! This is a truly hilarious story about the Devil. He's not been performing up to Heaven's standards, so he's been banished to Earth to live as a human. The problem is that he knows nothing about being human. On top of that, he's sent to live in an English town that behave as the British do - they try their best to ignore what they don't want to acknowledge or understand. Jeremy Clovenhoof still looks like Satan, but his British friends and neighbors are just too polite to say anything about his hooves, his horns, his red scaly skin. But the transformation in Jeremy is really the tale - he starts to actually like being on Earth and wants his new-found friends to like him, too.

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Happy Camper

Not for the sleep-deprived

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2019

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Everything clever has already been voiced by previous reviewers. And what a smart bunch they are. Me, I've got insomnia. This is not a good book if you're looking for something that will put you to sleep. The characters are disgustingly well-drawn, with the kind of attention to detail that makes you wonder whether the authors have any friends left. Or parents, for that matter. Before you know it, another day breaks to the dulcet calls of the crow downstairs putting in an order for her first soft-boiled egg of the morning. Oh, you don't have a crow downstairs? Trust me, when a crow is hungry at the crack of dawn, you won't be able to placate her with a casual non sequitur. You will drag your sorry carcass downstairs and make food for that bird. Melodious, crows. Insistent too. And there goes another night. To make matters worse, the follow-up tomes are equally useless for the bleary-eyed in need of a few zzzzzs. I've had better naps to Statistics for Dummies. Now on Book Four. Still fiendishly entertaining. Better Half has started using that most precarious of marital questions. Oh yes. The dreaded "You all right, luv'?" I'm deriving a tiny bit of satisfaction from the fact that the authors are contractually obliged to read every comment left on here, even this one. If I had any energy left, I'd abuse a few adjectives and leave a longer review to get my own back. But I'm too tired. Nice work, you lot. Thanks a bunch. No, really.

Rose bud

This is one of the funniest books I have ever read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2020

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This is one of the funniest books I have ever read.
I really enjoyed this book the humour not to everyone’s taste but I found it enjoyable.
Although a little bit predicable, the humour more than made up for it.
Jeremy Clovenhoof got fired from hell, now he has to learn to live as a human, to say he’s not happy about that is and understatement.
Ben his ordinary human next-door neighbour who runs a book shop and paints model soldiers re-enact battles. But he holds a secret, one Jeremey is thrilled about.
Nerys lives her aunt Molly, she after the perfect man and will go to grate lengths to get one, though after an altercation, she’s soon realises what a fool of herself she’s made. She come through in the end though, helps the devil reclaim haven.
Then there’s the arch Angel Michel who, gets on Jeremys nerves, won’t leave him alone. But the arch Angel is up to something, and for once it’s something not good.

A. M. Attwood

Tom Sharpe meets C S Lewis. They discuss Milton.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2016

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Several reviewers have evoked the spirit of Terry Pratchett in their comments. I think a better comparison would be the Wilt novels of Tom Sharpe. The book even has a sex doll...
The setup (Satan in Solihull) is reasonably handled, and the best parts of the book are his unwitting flatmates. The book proceeds via a series of familiar fish-out-of-water set pieces, some of which are very well handled (e.g. Ben's arrest), whilst others are much less successful (the 'Dinner Party from Hell').
One of the issues is that the writers want to eat their theological cake and have it after. They make a game attempt to invoke eternity and damnation, but Clovenhoof is far too weak a character to stand in for Satan. A minor imp, yes, but not Lucifer. They have had to shrink him to fit their comedy, and he can't bear the weight of some of their aspirations for him.
In the end, this is a reasonable romp which doesn't outstay its welcome and has a good rousing finish.

Susan Hampson

Hilarious entertainment

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2016

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I had heard so much about this novel that I just simply had to give in at the end and see what all the fuss was about. Why did I wait so long? I have never cried so much, well not when it was brought on with laughing, as I did when I read this!
Satan, to put it bluntly, has been made redundant and now lives in Birmingham amongst mere mortals. Now this novel has been written by two authors, Heide Goody and Iain Grant. I think that they must be identical mind twins because this story seamlessly goes from one hilarious event to another and I couldn't determine where one had stopped and the other had begun. They are just so perfectly matched.
There are so many brilliant scenes in this novel that I would be hard pressed to pick out a favourite but one I am particularly still chuckling at is the masochists in hell and the poor exasperated man in charge of them. ( brought a tear to my eye again)
I have so much reading to do but I am going to have to fit in the rest of this series. Best comedy entertainment for such a long time. Genius at it's best!

LJS

This book is ridiculous... and I loved it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2017

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Really interesting premise overall and brilliant execution. There were times I thought to myself 'I'm only x% through the book, where can it even go now?' and it still managed to build and progress.

The humour in the book had me snorting out loud far too often for reading in a public place. I definitely got weird looks.

Great core British references, realistically flawed characters, a logical approach to heaven and hell??? All in all, a pleasant surprise I thoroughly enjoyed.

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