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Grim Bureaucracy
A soul was taken before its time. The Grim Reaper is tasked with retrieving the soul from Hell. Lucifer refuses to play nice and give the soul back. The Grim Reaper is forced to suit up for battle and traverse the levels of Hell in order to free the soul from Lucifer’s hold. Armed with his strength, his scythe, and his wit he must take on the legions of Hell. If he fails, he must face the wrath of God.
96 pages, Paperback
First published July 12, 2015
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About the author
Jake Jeffries
3 books18 followersJake Jeffries has been an avid reader all of his life. His mother began teaching him how to read at age three with Dr. Suess and Mercy Mayer books. At age six he discovered Goosebumps and Animorphs. After that he continued with The Lord of the Rings, The Divine Comedy, The Odyssey, and The Dresden Files among many others.
His love of fantasy shines through in all of his interests. He loves role-playing games whether they are console or table-top, has an impressive film collection stocked with his favorites, a comic collection that is continually growing, and a bookshelf that is nothing to scoff at.
Writing is one of the only ways that he can get the voices in his head to be quiet. He figures that if the different characters in his head are going to interact and talk to each other anyway then he might as well chronicle everything and share it with the world.
He is a self-declared coffee and tea connoisseur. Caffeine flows through his veins along with what blood is allowed and is as crucial to his body as the need to breathe.
When he isn’t writing Jake has a day job as a Mechanical Engineer that keeps his mind busy.
He resides in Central Indiana with his family.
His love of fantasy shines through in all of his interests. He loves role-playing games whether they are console or table-top, has an impressive film collection stocked with his favorites, a comic collection that is continually growing, and a bookshelf that is nothing to scoff at.
Writing is one of the only ways that he can get the voices in his head to be quiet. He figures that if the different characters in his head are going to interact and talk to each other anyway then he might as well chronicle everything and share it with the world.
He is a self-declared coffee and tea connoisseur. Caffeine flows through his veins along with what blood is allowed and is as crucial to his body as the need to breathe.
When he isn’t writing Jake has a day job as a Mechanical Engineer that keeps his mind busy.
He resides in Central Indiana with his family.
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August 29, 2015
I am grateful to the author for providing me with a convenient pocket size copy of this book via a Goodreads contest. I know this is not what the author wants to hear, but the book is really cute, physically. Not what you expect from a book about traversing the levels of Hell.
I can tell years of reading, reimagining, and research have gone into this brief novella.
I think the brevity was the major detraction for me. With witty repartee we travel with the Grim Reaper to confront Lucifer and reclaim an unauthorized appropriated soul. At each level at least one historical figure faces Grim attempting to detain or destroy him. I enjoyed each encounter and wished they were not as brief. For that reason, I need to rate this book as 3.5 stars.
I will also mention that I audibly groaned at the last sentence.
I can tell years of reading, reimagining, and research have gone into this brief novella.
I think the brevity was the major detraction for me. With witty repartee we travel with the Grim Reaper to confront Lucifer and reclaim an unauthorized appropriated soul. At each level at least one historical figure faces Grim attempting to detain or destroy him. I enjoyed each encounter and wished they were not as brief. For that reason, I need to rate this book as 3.5 stars.
I will also mention that I audibly groaned at the last sentence.
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