There Will Be Hell To Pay

by Benjamin Gilad

They say those who get deep into the Kabbalah’s mystical text of the celestial spheres can lose their minds. But one man discovers the celestial spheres are far from saintly. The man, Jack Merriman, is a Seer sucked into the celestial realm against his better judgment. He finds out Satan is a beautiful female with a keen sense of justice. Archangel Michael sounds just like James Earl Jones and the Cherubs fill the Celestial spheres with heavenly elevator music. But underneath, the Celestial Spheres are as political and incompetent as a big government agency.

Jack is driven to the brink of insanity with this discovery, as his girlfriend, Harmony tries to keep him from being killed. Or does she? In the midst of it all, Jack has to make a choice between justice and forgiveness. He chooses justice, and all Hell breaks loose, and it’s a good thing.

295 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2019

Reviews

[Vandana ▪️ Whats on my bookshelf · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story starts with Jack Merriman and the time he was born. He is special and important but he was born with a heart condition that comes into play only later on. We learn that he is an ex-law enforcer, alone and that all his family members are no more but he was especially close to his sister Leah. Once Jack turns forty-five, he receives an employment opportunity with the MHB – Memory Hunting Bureau. Though unconvinced he accepts the offer to find the In-betweens – those who have died and whose memories are fading but can be kept alive for a while longer through other peoples memories.

The MHB, their existence and the conversations Jack has with them was really fun and reminded me of the movie The Adjustment Bureau. Similar to that movie, there is a lot of departments and agents ,including MHB, making sure the world is taken care of in their way by G.O.D and Satan. He gets a lot of assignment and is extremely good at finding people. In between he also meets Harmony – the potential love interest but is she something more? Once he learns about the In-Betweens he is determined to connect with Leah’s friends to make sure her memory lives on but is met with mysterious deaths. In the end we are revealed with a mildly predictable twist.

I found the plot to be very linear with nothing to hold onto story wise. The writing is good and so are the dialogues for something that is definitely ‘out there’ but as a character Jack was very monotonous or lacked more layers. The conversations with the celestial beings was more fun than the character Jack itself. The character Harmony started out as normal but we are suddenly made to think she could be something more without any preamble. The Blurb doesn’t give a proper description of the plot nor does the book stick with any genre. But for all its flaws, the book is a one time read.

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[Meagan G · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a fan of unique stories give this book a try. The main character has an interesting job and his world works in interesting ways.

This story is mildly unsurprising yet still a fun adventure. You won’t find the story hard to follow nor be able to peg the novel into one genre.

I recommend this book for adventure readers who like a little mystery wanting to escape the regular world setting.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.

[ebsTx · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining

I enjoyed how current events were pulled into the story in a humorous way. A few laugh out loud moments. Nice twist at the end.

[N.K. Aning · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one of the most funniest book I read this year. Never knew the politics of hell could be so funny. A truly awesome read.

[Margarita Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like the series. You don't want to put it down. Good character interaction.