A Beginner's Guide to Revenge, Chaos, and Other Absurd Escapades

Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures, Book 3

De: Shannon Mae

Narrado por: Kirt Graves, Cooper North

Arioch

Arioch loves his job; creating chaos and encouraging revenge is fun, and if he pranks a few demons, angels, and humans along the way, all the better. When an archangel shows up with a message from god, Arioch knows he ought to take it seriously, but what's the fun in that? Michael, the human he's supposed to help, takes everything seriously enough for both of them, and Arioch is determined to teach the guy how to have a little fun with life. If he starts to fall for the human along the way, well, another human-demon pairing can only cause more chaos, which is definitely Ari's specialty. Now he just has to convince Michael that although the two of them are polar opposites, they actually work perfectly together.

Michael

Michael has been the dependable, practical older brother his entire life; he took the weight of the world on his shoulders when he was too young to realize how heavy the burden would be. If he can guarantee happiness for his siblings, that will be enough for him, even if all he can see in his own future is loneliness. However, when Michael realizes that someone from the afterlife lied to him and attempted to cause his family harm, he is determined to do something about it. With the help of a certain demon, maybe he can figure out who targeted his family and get a little revenge. He'll just have to refrain from killing the demon that is messing up his perfectly ordered existence. When the cheerful prankster actually starts looking attractive to Michael, maybe he'll finally step out of his comfort zone and find out how fun chaos can actually be.

©2023 Shannon Mae (P)2024 Podium Audio

A Well Earned Redemption

This book follows Michael, whose story starts in book two and is necessary to understand book three, as he navigates his family and his role in said family. He's a bit of a twat in book two, making the start of his story a little harder to get into, but once you're in, the dynamic between Michael and Arioch is a joy to behold. Graves and North really bring the characters to life, as always. This is a truly heart warming story about family, the roles we play, and accepting who we are. Wonderful writing, wonderful performance. Simply wonderful all around!

story well written

story is well written and pulls you in. it keeps you engaged not wanting to stop reading.

Michael and Ari

What happens when a chias demon meets his soulmate? Well chias and vengeance obviously. Michael and Ari are so cute together, I smiled so much while reading. Listening to the audio was just as enjoyable. Both of the narrators did a wonderful job.

I cannot wait for the next one!

Not a standalone but cute

This audible version of the story was missing a lot of key information that I didn't have because I thought this was standalone. The Kindle version of the book does have this disclaimer giving people a heads up on what they missed.

If you are reading this before you’ve read A Beginner’s Guide to Mistakenly Summoned Demons and Other Misadventures, I highly suggest you go read that first, mainly because I just love Gabe and Az so much. But if it’s been awhile, or if you enjoy reading a series out of order (I admit it, I do it), then I’ll let you know that Michael, Gabriel, and Seraphina are Nephilim siblings who live together in a house converted into three apartments, and they are distantly related to the archangel Michael. In the last book, Grams (who has a surprise or two herself) gets Gabe to summon a lust demon, and actual love ensues (along with lots of other fun occurrences). Unfortunately, Michael totally acts like a know-it-all older sibling (although he has reason to, which you shall find out shortly), and he decides to call forth an angel because he thinks his brother might be in danger. Oops. His heart was in the right place, and he’s really sorry about everything that happened. That’s it, you’re ready to keep reading—but seriously, go read Gabe and Az’s story. It even has an adorable pet frog. (Kind of. And the pet frog has his own novella, by the way - A Beginner’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Demons.)