It's New Year's Eve, and the Rook family are at odds with one another.
Unfortunately, not only is their psychic rival Aurora coming to their hometown, but there's another visitor - Death. The newly appointed Replacement Reaper, who is not grim at all, but a very cute Canadian. He's here to end the world - albeit ethically and politely. This time, Armageddon is coming home.
Can the family overcome their differences in time to stop the ultimate New Year Countdown? Who is Aurora, really? And, is Death single?
As I mentioned in the review for Book Two: don't start here. Start with Book One and go in order. This isn't just books set in the same universe, they are a series and lead on from each other.
Every single review for any of Gabby's books compares her to Terry Pratchett, and there's a very good reason; she's got Terry's way of using a funny or absurd situation to make you think about a real life issue. While you can read this as just a funny story about some physics trying to stop the world from ending, there's also amazing stuff here about found family and bravery and holding on to or letting go of the things you need to hold on to or let go of, whether that's your family, your revenge or the demon who's been living in you for decades. And it's really funny.
This is a great series and I'm really looking forward to recommending it to people now that it's complete! I can't wait to see what the next topic Gabby tackles is.
Home Sweet Hell publishes on the 28th of September, 2023. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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