Synopsis:
Sandman Slim must save himself-and the entire world-from the
wrath of some enraged and vengeful ancient gods in this sixth high-octane
adventure in the New York Times bestselling series
Being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a
worse attitude-not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer-James Stark aka
Sandman Slim has made a few enemies. None, though, are as fearsome as the
vindictive Angra Om Ya-the old gods. But their imminent invasion is only one of
Stark's problems right now. LA is descending into chaos, and a new evil-the
Wildfire Ripper-is stalking the city.
No ordinary killer, The Ripper takes Stark deep into a
conspiracy that stretches from Earth to Heaven and Hell. He's also the only
person alive who may know how to keep the world from going extinct. The trouble
is, he's also Stark's worst enemy . . . the only man in existence Stark would
enjoy killing twice.
Review:
When I first started reading this series, it was exciting. I
mean, a man who literally escaped hell just so he can get to the guys who sent
him there? I felt that this was gonna be a violent and bloody book of revenge I
can enjoy.
I mainly stayed for the action, bloodbath, demons, and butt
kicking (typical guy stuff). Who would have known that this contains a little
bit of depth in story as you read?
I like Stark’s character, whose main problem solving skill
is to stab anything that comes to kill him and worry about the repercussions
later. The rules of the supernatural side of things from angels, demons, and
God to the politics of the Sub-Rosa community doesn't faze him one bit.
Getaway God fell a bit short on my expectation though. The
smash-anything-that-moves routine is only present in about 20% of the time,
which I think was not a great look for Stark at all. The whole plot was bland
and the only spice was when a certain dead man came back to mess with Sandman
Slim.
The ending had a kind of interesting bit to it, so I'll see
if the next book can redeem itself.
~ Djan
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