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Beezer
A lovely coming-of-age tale of Beezer navigating the pre-teen angst of family, feelings, and friends. So what if he’s a demon? For ages nine and up.
Beelzebub, the prince of demons, is bored. It's his destiny to one day rule the dark underworld known as the Red Realm, but it's sooo boring down there. All he wants to do is lay around all day in the lava pits (ahhh), boss everyone around (rude!), and maybe play a cruel prank (or two). But Beelzebub's father has had it with his son's nasty attitude. No one talks back to the Red King. NO ONE.
A disgraced Beelzebub is banished by his father and cursed to spend his days in the worst place either of them can imagine: EARTH. Now Beezer (his new name... which he hates) has to navigate a family (way too nice for his liking) that doesn't know the truth behind where he really came from. Oh, and his human body? Not a fan. Too many feelings! And it makes weird sounds.
What would Beezer do to get back home and reclaim his rightful place next to his father? Anything it takes. That is unless, he finds a new path (ugh, work).
Beelzebub, the prince of demons, is bored. It's his destiny to one day rule the dark underworld known as the Red Realm, but it's sooo boring down there. All he wants to do is lay around all day in the lava pits (ahhh), boss everyone around (rude!), and maybe play a cruel prank (or two). But Beelzebub's father has had it with his son's nasty attitude. No one talks back to the Red King. NO ONE.
A disgraced Beelzebub is banished by his father and cursed to spend his days in the worst place either of them can imagine: EARTH. Now Beezer (his new name... which he hates) has to navigate a family (way too nice for his liking) that doesn't know the truth behind where he really came from. Oh, and his human body? Not a fan. Too many feelings! And it makes weird sounds.
What would Beezer do to get back home and reclaim his rightful place next to his father? Anything it takes. That is unless, he finds a new path (ugh, work).
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First published January 30, 2020
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April 20, 2020
3.5 stars :).
This was cute and SO FUNNY. I listened to this way back in February or March, but I forgot to add it to Goodreads.
This was cute and SO FUNNY. I listened to this way back in February or March, but I forgot to add it to Goodreads.
March 7, 2022
Beezer by Brandon T.Snider, narrated very nicely, within intonations and moods by the cast of readers. It is an excellent listening on Audible, great for children. I have listened to this audiobook with my eight-year-old son on repeat already several times. This one is his favourite. The book shows a kid's story very suitable for pre-teenagers as it speaks about feelings, kindness and respect. Also, it helps understand other people's emotions.
November 24, 2020
part of the early free offerings from Audible's Plus catalogue, and consumed as light escapism during the worst of my Great Distractedness
A fun light kid's story about the son of the devil :D
This short audio production feels more like a radio play than a traditional audiobook. I felt it was well put together, and the technical quality was high.
It paints 'scary' themes irreverently and with humour and is most importantly about acceptance, support and family.
There's a solidly decent chance it might feel too flippant for Christian Listeners, as it treats the devil as a laughable, garden-variety underground Baddie. If you're precious about the 'dangers' of that sort of thing, you should likely give this a pass.
It felt like enjoyable light fluff to me, in quick and shiny packaging.
A fun light kid's story about the son of the devil :D
This short audio production feels more like a radio play than a traditional audiobook. I felt it was well put together, and the technical quality was high.
It paints 'scary' themes irreverently and with humour and is most importantly about acceptance, support and family.
There's a solidly decent chance it might feel too flippant for Christian Listeners, as it treats the devil as a laughable, garden-variety underground Baddie. If you're precious about the 'dangers' of that sort of thing, you should likely give this a pass.
It felt like enjoyable light fluff to me, in quick and shiny packaging.
July 2, 2020
It was a free audible download and has a full cast of characters. It’s extremely short, light hearted, and funny in some spots and is written along the lines of C.S.Lewis’ A Screwtape Letter.
It is children friendly I would say.
It is children friendly I would say.
March 18, 2020
Cute. Full cast. Funny and amusing for younger children, but still enjoyable for the adults listening during this forsaken quarantine.
Tackles some very real subjects in a fun, fantastical way. Beezlebub (Beezer) is Lucifer's son, and he's not quite living up to his potential as a prince of darkness. A such, Lucifer banishes Beezer to earth where he ends up in a family filled with other kids who have been adopted out of the foster care system.
Jessica, the mom who adopts everyone, does a great job at demonstrating patience and unconditional love. She doesn't give up on any of these kids, and doesn't come across as a Mary Sue character either.
Beezer's new siblings give some wonderful insight into life in the foster care system and what it's like to want to return to a bad home life just because it's what's familiar. Beezer puts up all his protective walls, insisting he hates his new family... even while he's slowly being won over. He continues to fight to return to the only home he knows. The climax comes
Recommend!
Tackles some very real subjects in a fun, fantastical way. Beezlebub (Beezer) is Lucifer's son, and he's not quite living up to his potential as a prince of darkness. A such, Lucifer banishes Beezer to earth where he ends up in a family filled with other kids who have been adopted out of the foster care system.
Jessica, the mom who adopts everyone, does a great job at demonstrating patience and unconditional love. She doesn't give up on any of these kids, and doesn't come across as a Mary Sue character either.
Beezer's new siblings give some wonderful insight into life in the foster care system and what it's like to want to return to a bad home life just because it's what's familiar. Beezer puts up all his protective walls, insisting he hates his new family... even while he's slowly being won over. He continues to fight to return to the only home he knows. The climax comes
Recommend!
March 15, 2020
I really only listened to this because my free Audible trial has rolled around again and it seemed like one of the better choices from the originals for this month, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I guess I thought it was going be something that read very young but I think the voice actors did a really great job of bringing a wider range of emotion to what is at this point really a fairly standard middle grade trope of 'bad guy realizes the power of friendship'. Definitely would recommend for kids and also surprisingly fun for adults as well!
December 1, 2020
it was a cute and short little audiobook with a lovely message :) I wish it would have been longer, then I would probably gave it more than 3,5 stars :) full cast of characters made this audiobook a fun experience and if there will be future installments, and the ending suggests that, I will definitely pick them up :)
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April 27, 2020
I enjoyed so much listed this audiobook, I lost count of how many times I laughed with this book, I loved Beezer as a character he is really fun without knowing, I loved how they bonded as a family through everything.
October 30, 2021
4 STARS!
This was hilarious! It reminded me a little bit of Little Nicky but for kids haha I think this would be a fun read for the littles to listen to, especially during Halloween time.
This was hilarious! It reminded me a little bit of Little Nicky but for kids haha I think this would be a fun read for the littles to listen to, especially during Halloween time.
March 28, 2020
A charming story marred by lackluster performance and format.
Anybody with a surly teenager might wonder if they're actually raising a demonspawn. The idea of a teenage Beelzebub (son of Satan) that is banished to Earth without his demonic powers and into a human body which is starting to go through various "changes" and his newfound human family "just doesn't understand him" is a cute premise, and very familiar.
Unfortunately the titular Beezer's performance frequently crosses into the annoying (in part because of the occasionally hackneyed dialogue -- "what is this 'chocolate' you speak of?" -- and such). Also, since it's an audible original not based on a book, we have no narrator which leaves the characters to speak their exposition: "I see Tom standing over there. I am walking over to speak to Tom. Oh! I have stumbled upon a rock! I am falling!" It's a frequent problem with these audible originals that, while annoying, doesn't totally detract from the story.
Anybody with a surly teenager might wonder if they're actually raising a demonspawn. The idea of a teenage Beelzebub (son of Satan) that is banished to Earth without his demonic powers and into a human body which is starting to go through various "changes" and his newfound human family "just doesn't understand him" is a cute premise, and very familiar.
Unfortunately the titular Beezer's performance frequently crosses into the annoying (in part because of the occasionally hackneyed dialogue -- "what is this 'chocolate' you speak of?" -- and such). Also, since it's an audible original not based on a book, we have no narrator which leaves the characters to speak their exposition: "I see Tom standing over there. I am walking over to speak to Tom. Oh! I have stumbled upon a rock! I am falling!" It's a frequent problem with these audible originals that, while annoying, doesn't totally detract from the story.
March 9, 2020
If you like Lucifer the show you will like Beezer (Lucifer's son). There were strong themes of family, friends, healing, and self worth. It's a quick read with a quirky cast of characters.
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March 30, 2020This is a cute middle-grade audiobook with a paranormal twist on crazy family dynamics. What happens when you adopt a new brother from hell, literally? Fun read.
April 1, 2020
This was a super quick and super cute read. Beezer and his antics had me cracking up and I enjoyed this little story.
April 14, 2020
This was sweeter then expected!
April 27, 2020
Hilarious! I enjoyed every moment!
July 13, 2020
I really enjoyed this story! Very imaginative and a good story. I even had several laugh out loud moments. Worth the listen/read for a quick story.
March 13, 2020
Oh my god. What I thought was going to be an eye-roller aimed at an audience younger than me turned out to be an audio-drama deserving of 5 stars because of the vital importance of the theme and the suckerpunch of feels that pushed me under a bus without notice.
This review might be a little spoilery--if it can really be thought as so--but I’m going to break down why this is so good. I highly recommend you go listen to it on Audible to get the full experience.
Oh “Me” of Little Faith
I will occasionally listen--or read--a middle grade book depending on what I’ve heard about it or what mood I’m in. But I was hesitant about this Audible Original after Lee Bacon’s middle-grade, mystery drama, The Mystery of Alice, left me unimpressed and rolling my eyes. I understand that I am not the target audience for the age level of these stories, and I usually give the suspension of belief a wide radius knowing that. But there are times when the characters’ behavior will be unrealistic or an action will result in an unrealistic outcome. These stories are aimed at a younger audience. I get it. I remember loving everything I read at that age.
And though one or two moments of Brandon T. Snider’s Beezer had me take a step back and just kind of accept what was happening instead of overthink it (Beezer’s new, human, kid-siblings end up in real danger, but they defeat it pretty easily because they’re kids and they’re the main characters of the story. And there was enough bathroom/body humor that had me unamused, detached, and thinking this could end up as a show on Nickelodeon) the characters, the performances of the actors, and the theme won it all for me--not just in the end but through each act of the story.
Hell to the Mother-Lovin’ Yeah
I chose this as one of my free Audible Original picks because all of the other choices were either memoirs, crime/investigation, or science essays in audio format. None of which are genres I am even nearly interested in. I’m a romantic-creative that seems to be a small percentage of Audible’s outwardly, marketed audience. But because Beezer was one of my only choices it is now one of my favorite pieces of the year.
The first thing to get my attention was the concept. From the outside it’s a villain-learns-a-lesson kind of story, but the description was cutesy and I wasn’t sure if it would take the opportunity to give that lesson lightly--I was thinking more low-brow comedy and a “that’s what friends are for” at least--or it would be something special. And I’m a sucker for tropes where villain-types earn a heart of mush while still being somewhat badass. Gotta love those morally gray characters, right? Top that with what this audio drama really is: A metaphor for foster children learning what a healthy, loving family is supposed to be like after being disjointed from an abusive home life.
Beezer (truly Beelzebub) is a demon offspring of Lucifer (king of all evil, tormentor of souls, and ruler of Hell) who was created to rule by his father’s side. Beezer is rebellious but terrified of the constant punishment and abuse his father delivers when he disobeys. When he finally argues one step too far Lucifer banishes him to Earth in the form of a newly adopted, young, teen boy until he can learn a lesson on humility and respect. Beezer lost his power and is hellbent on finding a way back to “the Red” around the humility thing so he can rule by his father. But to his human family he’s trying to return to a toxic situation.
That’s what got me pretty hard.
It’s such a complicated and real thing that happens all the time in our nonfictional world. The foster system has a bad reputation and that is addressed in this audio drama. Beezer’s new adopted sister explains that she kept ending up in a lot of bad places with bad people while in foster care and wanted to return to a terrible home life because it was all she had known until she was adopted by Jessica, Beezer’s new mom, who has unending patience and understanding for the children she takes in. That doesn’t mean that all foster families are more dangerous than the home life of the child. A child put into foster care can be with the nicest people they’ve ever met and still want to return to the home they came from for several reasons.
Despite instinctually defending his human family a few times, Beezer insists that he hates them, that none of them understand and he just wants to go back. It wasn’t until it came to a head that I had to stop my morning makeup routine and just listen:
Beezer: "None of you understand! I'm not who you think I am. I come from a bad place. I'm evil, I'm broken--"
Jessica: "You're not."
Beezer: "I am! And I don't need you to tell me different. I don't want you--You're not my family!"
Later, Beezer makes the comment, “It’s not like they took me in because they like me. They don’t even know me. They’re not my blood.” Thankfully, Beezer realizes that the dynamic of his human family is much more rewarding and nourishing than what he was promised back in Hell simply because he’d never known anything different than the abuse he had received. “I am not your son!” he claims to his father and is rescued by his new siblings in the middle of a beating. Hell to the effing yeah.
Conclusion
God, this is a serious, and complex subject for kids and adults alike--especially if they are found in the same situation as Beezer. But this production was handled with an incredible balance that still has me chewing on how the makers and cast were able to address such a subject while still being funny, uplifting, heart-warming all around the mythos of a demon from Hell. The cast was amazing. I was a little annoyed with a few of the characters’ voices at first, but got over it easily. Fred Berman who plays Beezer has such a unique and perfect voice for this role and was able to convey a LOT of emotion I wasn’t prepared for. Everyone put their all into the performances and it punched the heart-wrenching message right into my gut.
With themes of discovering true family values, learning kindness, and letting go of identities people place on you, I consider this audio-drama a vitally important piece of literature that all should give a chance and listen to. You may learn something about yourself you didn’t even know.
This review might be a little spoilery--if it can really be thought as so--but I’m going to break down why this is so good. I highly recommend you go listen to it on Audible to get the full experience.
Oh “Me” of Little Faith
I will occasionally listen--or read--a middle grade book depending on what I’ve heard about it or what mood I’m in. But I was hesitant about this Audible Original after Lee Bacon’s middle-grade, mystery drama, The Mystery of Alice, left me unimpressed and rolling my eyes. I understand that I am not the target audience for the age level of these stories, and I usually give the suspension of belief a wide radius knowing that. But there are times when the characters’ behavior will be unrealistic or an action will result in an unrealistic outcome. These stories are aimed at a younger audience. I get it. I remember loving everything I read at that age.
And though one or two moments of Brandon T. Snider’s Beezer had me take a step back and just kind of accept what was happening instead of overthink it (Beezer’s new, human, kid-siblings end up in real danger, but they defeat it pretty easily because they’re kids and they’re the main characters of the story. And there was enough bathroom/body humor that had me unamused, detached, and thinking this could end up as a show on Nickelodeon) the characters, the performances of the actors, and the theme won it all for me--not just in the end but through each act of the story.
Hell to the Mother-Lovin’ Yeah
I chose this as one of my free Audible Original picks because all of the other choices were either memoirs, crime/investigation, or science essays in audio format. None of which are genres I am even nearly interested in. I’m a romantic-creative that seems to be a small percentage of Audible’s outwardly, marketed audience. But because Beezer was one of my only choices it is now one of my favorite pieces of the year.
The first thing to get my attention was the concept. From the outside it’s a villain-learns-a-lesson kind of story, but the description was cutesy and I wasn’t sure if it would take the opportunity to give that lesson lightly--I was thinking more low-brow comedy and a “that’s what friends are for” at least--or it would be something special. And I’m a sucker for tropes where villain-types earn a heart of mush while still being somewhat badass. Gotta love those morally gray characters, right? Top that with what this audio drama really is: A metaphor for foster children learning what a healthy, loving family is supposed to be like after being disjointed from an abusive home life.
Beezer (truly Beelzebub) is a demon offspring of Lucifer (king of all evil, tormentor of souls, and ruler of Hell) who was created to rule by his father’s side. Beezer is rebellious but terrified of the constant punishment and abuse his father delivers when he disobeys. When he finally argues one step too far Lucifer banishes him to Earth in the form of a newly adopted, young, teen boy until he can learn a lesson on humility and respect. Beezer lost his power and is hellbent on finding a way back to “the Red” around the humility thing so he can rule by his father. But to his human family he’s trying to return to a toxic situation.
That’s what got me pretty hard.
It’s such a complicated and real thing that happens all the time in our nonfictional world. The foster system has a bad reputation and that is addressed in this audio drama. Beezer’s new adopted sister explains that she kept ending up in a lot of bad places with bad people while in foster care and wanted to return to a terrible home life because it was all she had known until she was adopted by Jessica, Beezer’s new mom, who has unending patience and understanding for the children she takes in. That doesn’t mean that all foster families are more dangerous than the home life of the child. A child put into foster care can be with the nicest people they’ve ever met and still want to return to the home they came from for several reasons.
Despite instinctually defending his human family a few times, Beezer insists that he hates them, that none of them understand and he just wants to go back. It wasn’t until it came to a head that I had to stop my morning makeup routine and just listen:
Beezer: "None of you understand! I'm not who you think I am. I come from a bad place. I'm evil, I'm broken--"
Jessica: "You're not."
Beezer: "I am! And I don't need you to tell me different. I don't want you--You're not my family!"
Later, Beezer makes the comment, “It’s not like they took me in because they like me. They don’t even know me. They’re not my blood.” Thankfully, Beezer realizes that the dynamic of his human family is much more rewarding and nourishing than what he was promised back in Hell simply because he’d never known anything different than the abuse he had received. “I am not your son!” he claims to his father and is rescued by his new siblings in the middle of a beating. Hell to the effing yeah.
Conclusion
God, this is a serious, and complex subject for kids and adults alike--especially if they are found in the same situation as Beezer. But this production was handled with an incredible balance that still has me chewing on how the makers and cast were able to address such a subject while still being funny, uplifting, heart-warming all around the mythos of a demon from Hell. The cast was amazing. I was a little annoyed with a few of the characters’ voices at first, but got over it easily. Fred Berman who plays Beezer has such a unique and perfect voice for this role and was able to convey a LOT of emotion I wasn’t prepared for. Everyone put their all into the performances and it punched the heart-wrenching message right into my gut.
With themes of discovering true family values, learning kindness, and letting go of identities people place on you, I consider this audio-drama a vitally important piece of literature that all should give a chance and listen to. You may learn something about yourself you didn’t even know.
August 3, 2021
Some themes could be confusing for kids
This was more like an audio theatrical production, with different voice actors for each character and background sounds. The voices and sound effects were a tad annoying at first, but I got used to them. My favorite part was when the kids found Beezer had been on YouTube all night. I definitely laughed out loud!
I liked some of the themes about family and being yourself, but I was torn because the main character is literally the son of Lucifer. That could be confusing for kids, thinking that demons and fighting and evil is okay. Besides that, it is still middle grade level appropriate.
This was more like an audio theatrical production, with different voice actors for each character and background sounds. The voices and sound effects were a tad annoying at first, but I got used to them. My favorite part was when the kids found Beezer had been on YouTube all night. I definitely laughed out loud!
I liked some of the themes about family and being yourself, but I was torn because the main character is literally the son of Lucifer. That could be confusing for kids, thinking that demons and fighting and evil is okay. Besides that, it is still middle grade level appropriate.
May 27, 2020
W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L
July 18, 2020
This is so cute. Doesn't have a major plot twist but is so awesome and cute
April 15, 2021
Hilarious and compelling — a masterfully told story filled with both laugh-out-loud dialogue and a heart overflowing with compassion. Tween listeners will love, but so will their grown-ups!
January 26, 2021
I listened to this at work and thought it was pretty cute and funny. I'm not mad at it.
September 5, 2025
3.5
Cortito, gracioso, perfecto para pequelectores y sobre todo pequelectores nenes, que suelen no elegir libros con protagonistas femeninas. Lo que sí es un audiolibro dramatizado, algo que NUNCA había consumido y no sé si me gustó del todo. Osea, me gustó, pero por ejemplo los sonidos cuando comen me dan mucho asco 🥲
De todas formas, muy recomendado.
Cortito, gracioso, perfecto para pequelectores y sobre todo pequelectores nenes, que suelen no elegir libros con protagonistas femeninas. Lo que sí es un audiolibro dramatizado, algo que NUNCA había consumido y no sé si me gustó del todo. Osea, me gustó, pero por ejemplo los sonidos cuando comen me dan mucho asco 🥲
De todas formas, muy recomendado.
March 10, 2020
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Original Review:
Hellboy adopted on Earth
Review of the Audible Original audiobook (Jan. 30, 2020)
Having only just recently read Dante's Inferno, the plot for Beezer sounded wildly inappropriate for a YA/Children's story, and yet, it was actually well done. It is more along the lines of a 'fish-out-of-water' / 'learning to appreciate family' type of story, despite its supernatural origins. The narration performances by the entire cast were excellent with Fred Berman as Beezer (a name invented by his earth siblings who are unable to pronounce Beelzebub) being outstanding.
Beezer was one of the free Audible Originals for members for February 2020. It was available as of January 30, 2020 to members and to the general public for a standard price.
Original Review:
Hellboy adopted on Earth
Review of the Audible Original audiobook (Jan. 30, 2020)
Having only just recently read Dante's Inferno, the plot for Beezer sounded wildly inappropriate for a YA/Children's story, and yet, it was actually well done. It is more along the lines of a 'fish-out-of-water' / 'learning to appreciate family' type of story, despite its supernatural origins. The narration performances by the entire cast were excellent with Fred Berman as Beezer (a name invented by his earth siblings who are unable to pronounce Beelzebub) being outstanding.
Beezer was one of the free Audible Originals for members for February 2020. It was available as of January 30, 2020 to members and to the general public for a standard price.
April 8, 2020
There are a few reviews on Audible.com which questioned the child friendly nature of the plot but I think you have to know your audience. Parents should know their children's maturity level, and whether they can differentiate fiction from fact.
Clearly the plot - devil's son comes to Earth and lives with human family won't be for everyone.
However, we all liked the one liners, the demon possessed pet and Beelzebub's attitude. Do read this short, snappy tale about finding acceptance and a place to call home
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Clearly the plot - devil's son comes to Earth and lives with human family won't be for everyone.
However, we all liked the one liners, the demon possessed pet and Beelzebub's attitude. Do read this short, snappy tale about finding acceptance and a place to call home
Full review on blog
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September 1, 2020
Beezer is the son of Lucifer and is banished to Earth when he isn't living up to the evil expected by Lucifer. On Earth he is adopted into a family with a little sister and little brother. He isn't too keen on being human until he realizes that he can overcome what is expected of him and find family right where he is.
I listened to this story with my two sons (age 7 and 10). They liked the story well enough but could have done without it. I would say the book is rated PG - there were a couple of references I could have done without but they went over the head of my kids. This isn't a story I would rave about but we liked it well enough. The performance is AMAZING. If it wasn't for the performance we probably would have stopped listening.
I listened to this story with my two sons (age 7 and 10). They liked the story well enough but could have done without it. I would say the book is rated PG - there were a couple of references I could have done without but they went over the head of my kids. This isn't a story I would rave about but we liked it well enough. The performance is AMAZING. If it wasn't for the performance we probably would have stopped listening.
March 10, 2020
Cute, well written (and directed), great diversity in characters and morals, and surprisingly funny!
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