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Kingston Raine and the Grim Reaper
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Kingston Raine’s world is turned upside down in just one second as he goes from trying to rescue his girlfriend to waking up in Limbo . . . utterly dead, and facing a baffled Grim Reaper who tells Kingston that he is completely fictional and didn’t even exist until just a few moments ago.
Having never experienced this problem before, the Grim Reaper isn’t sure about what to do with his fictional celebrity. Lucifer has a few suggestions, but none of them are at all appealing. If that wasn’t bad enough, Limbo is facing an uprising designed to kick the Grim Reaper out of the realm, and news of Kingston’s death is exactly what the uprising needs to topple the Grim Reaper’s government.
Before the day is even over Kingston finds a way to escape from Limbo, where he nearly loses his head to Macbeth, rescues Little John before Robin Hood can save the day, and does everything he can to get back to his own universe before Limbo’s bounty hunters can catch up to him.
Kingston Raine’s world is turned upside down in just one second as he goes from trying to rescue his girlfriend to waking up in Limbo . . . utterly dead, and facing a baffled Grim Reaper who tells Kingston that he is completely fictional and didn’t even exist until just a few moments ago.
Having never experienced this problem before, the Grim Reaper isn’t sure about what to do with his fictional celebrity. Lucifer has a few suggestions, but none of them are at all appealing. If that wasn’t bad enough, Limbo is facing an uprising designed to kick the Grim Reaper out of the realm, and news of Kingston’s death is exactly what the uprising needs to topple the Grim Reaper’s government.
Before the day is even over Kingston finds a way to escape from Limbo, where he nearly loses his head to Macbeth, rescues Little John before Robin Hood can save the day, and does everything he can to get back to his own universe before Limbo’s bounty hunters can catch up to him.
309 pages, ebook
First published March 3, 2014
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Jackson Lear
19 books134 followersJackson Lear grew up around the world and has developed an accent that can sometimes be described as mostly Irish, a fair whack of English, and a hint of American. That's pretty handy for someone who lives in Australia. He considers 8am to be the middle of the night, has a habit of buying more books than he can ever read, and might have a go at being Batman if his writing career never really takes off.
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March 10, 2019
This is how I love my urban fantasies - funny, snarky and with larger than life characters. With the settings beings Life, Limbo, Hell and Fiction, it got more than a little manic following all the threads but it was certainly a wild ride! The Grim Reaper and Satan are obviously very cool but for the life of me I can't work out why all the lawyers are in Limbo instead of Hell. The premise of a novel character being brought to life and wrecking havoc in the After Life was fresh and exciting and I look forward to reading more of Kingston Raine's adventures.
October 28, 2016
Lear has written a caper that stretches the reader’s imagination by creating several alternate universes. Fortunately, they all come full equipped with his outrageous sense of humour and gentle poking of fun at the world we live in. And the world in which literary characters live. Oh, and Limbo.
The Death is the CEO of Death, Inc. which is, well, the company that ensures people dying go to the right after-life. As you can imagine, this is a big business and Death’s company is pretty darn big. And Death doesn’t really get much time off because people keep on dying. The unions are giving him trouble and his relationship with Satan would be listed as “it’s complicated” on Facebook.
Somehow, this leads the hero of a gushing series of books much beloved by his secretary (and Satan), being released into Life, the Afterlife, and other books (that were really a lot better without him). The hero, spectacularly named “Kingston Raine” is trying to find his captured girlfriend and doesn’t mind where he goes or what he does to find her.
This rollercoaster of fun transports the reader on a whirlwind of eccentric characters, witty dialogue and an outright, out loud hilarious storyline. I’m not going to try and classify what genre this book night fall into, but I am going to tell anyone who has ever smiled, chuckled or laughed to get this book as fast as possible – you’re going to love it!
The Death is the CEO of Death, Inc. which is, well, the company that ensures people dying go to the right after-life. As you can imagine, this is a big business and Death’s company is pretty darn big. And Death doesn’t really get much time off because people keep on dying. The unions are giving him trouble and his relationship with Satan would be listed as “it’s complicated” on Facebook.
Somehow, this leads the hero of a gushing series of books much beloved by his secretary (and Satan), being released into Life, the Afterlife, and other books (that were really a lot better without him). The hero, spectacularly named “Kingston Raine” is trying to find his captured girlfriend and doesn’t mind where he goes or what he does to find her.
This rollercoaster of fun transports the reader on a whirlwind of eccentric characters, witty dialogue and an outright, out loud hilarious storyline. I’m not going to try and classify what genre this book night fall into, but I am going to tell anyone who has ever smiled, chuckled or laughed to get this book as fast as possible – you’re going to love it!
September 20, 2016
Satan looked back over his shoulder. "You know, after so many thousands of years you still haven't visited me in Hell."
"This counts," said Death.
"No it doesn't! My Hell is nothing this!"
"This counts."
"I've just saved your entire realm and you won't even come for a visit?"
"There is no one dead or alive who will say that after today I have never visited Hell."
Satan pleaded again. "Just a coffee is all I'm saying."
Never in my life did I ever think I'd say to myself, "I love Satan and Death, what wickedly fun guys they are." This novel made me laugh about a lot of unholy and unexpected things. I loved this book.
"This counts," said Death.
"No it doesn't! My Hell is nothing this!"
"This counts."
"I've just saved your entire realm and you won't even come for a visit?"
"There is no one dead or alive who will say that after today I have never visited Hell."
Satan pleaded again. "Just a coffee is all I'm saying."
Never in my life did I ever think I'd say to myself, "I love Satan and Death, what wickedly fun guys they are." This novel made me laugh about a lot of unholy and unexpected things. I loved this book.
July 22, 2016
I received a free digital copy of this book from the author in return for a review. The following is my honest opinion on this book:
Sorting people into the afterlife of Heaven or Hell is already a bureaucratic nightmare for the Grim Reaper/Death, the CEO of Death Inc. But when an uprising threatens Death’s power the last thing he needs is for Kingston Raine to appear in Limbo, a smooth talking industrial thief who just happens to be fictitious.
I really love this novel, it’s fast become one of my favourites and I just couldn’t put it down. Set in the worlds of Fiction, Life and the after life, namely Limbo and Hell, this is both an exciting adventure and a very funny story at the same time. The action takes place in two main locations that of Limbo and the world of Fiction. While Death is dealing with unions and Satan, Kingston is desperately searching through a world of fiction for the woman he loves.
This book is really well thought out and despite moving from one story to the other you never forget what’s happening or lose interest. I really enjoyed the fiction world Kingston finds himself in. He meets with a lot of characters from well known classics and my favourite was John (Little John) whose manners and general way of dealing with enemies had me laughing out loud. The adventure these characters go on is a long and exciting one and you never know where they will end up next.
The story in the afterlife is really funny. Death and Satan look nothing like you’d expect and with bureaucracy, unions and lawyers the world of Limbo is very different than most of us imagine. I actually like this weird take on the afterlife. I particularly enjoyed Satan’s character who has a certain charm and wit, and an interesting dress sense.
Towards the ending of the book the story jumps around from one location to another quite a lot but you never lose track of what is happening and it really keeps you gripped to read on. The ending of the book is a really satisfying one and more so as it wasn’t at all predictable.
I really enjoyed this book and can recommend it for anyone interested in a different kind of fantasy book with humour thrown in. The book is well written and the characters are all well developed and will keep you both turning the pages and laughing yourself silly at the same time. This is the first book in the ‘Kingston Raine’ series I am already eager to read them all.
The book has very occasional use of the s swear word but no other offensive material. The only people who might feel offended are those who do not enjoy the depiction of Death, Satan or Hell in fiction. However Heaven and God are not depicted in this and there is only brief mention of Heaven in the story. Of course not all people will enjoy such a novel but if you don’t mind poking a little fun at the afterlife and enjoy the slightly bizarre humour then you will love this book!
Sorting people into the afterlife of Heaven or Hell is already a bureaucratic nightmare for the Grim Reaper/Death, the CEO of Death Inc. But when an uprising threatens Death’s power the last thing he needs is for Kingston Raine to appear in Limbo, a smooth talking industrial thief who just happens to be fictitious.
I really love this novel, it’s fast become one of my favourites and I just couldn’t put it down. Set in the worlds of Fiction, Life and the after life, namely Limbo and Hell, this is both an exciting adventure and a very funny story at the same time. The action takes place in two main locations that of Limbo and the world of Fiction. While Death is dealing with unions and Satan, Kingston is desperately searching through a world of fiction for the woman he loves.
This book is really well thought out and despite moving from one story to the other you never forget what’s happening or lose interest. I really enjoyed the fiction world Kingston finds himself in. He meets with a lot of characters from well known classics and my favourite was John (Little John) whose manners and general way of dealing with enemies had me laughing out loud. The adventure these characters go on is a long and exciting one and you never know where they will end up next.
The story in the afterlife is really funny. Death and Satan look nothing like you’d expect and with bureaucracy, unions and lawyers the world of Limbo is very different than most of us imagine. I actually like this weird take on the afterlife. I particularly enjoyed Satan’s character who has a certain charm and wit, and an interesting dress sense.
Towards the ending of the book the story jumps around from one location to another quite a lot but you never lose track of what is happening and it really keeps you gripped to read on. The ending of the book is a really satisfying one and more so as it wasn’t at all predictable.
I really enjoyed this book and can recommend it for anyone interested in a different kind of fantasy book with humour thrown in. The book is well written and the characters are all well developed and will keep you both turning the pages and laughing yourself silly at the same time. This is the first book in the ‘Kingston Raine’ series I am already eager to read them all.
The book has very occasional use of the s swear word but no other offensive material. The only people who might feel offended are those who do not enjoy the depiction of Death, Satan or Hell in fiction. However Heaven and God are not depicted in this and there is only brief mention of Heaven in the story. Of course not all people will enjoy such a novel but if you don’t mind poking a little fun at the afterlife and enjoy the slightly bizarre humour then you will love this book!
September 7, 2016
An unusual jaunt
Stories within stories. This book will leave your head spinning as you try to keep up with it all.
In a nutshell, I had a lot of fun with this story. The author does a nice job of making both the 'real' characters, Death, Satan, Don, Eve, etc, and the 'fictional' characters, Kingston, John, etc, feel equally real and sympathetic. The action moves at a comfortable clip, and the loose ends are tied up nicely.
Recommended for fans of light action/adventure and mildly absurd comedy.
Stories within stories. This book will leave your head spinning as you try to keep up with it all.
In a nutshell, I had a lot of fun with this story. The author does a nice job of making both the 'real' characters, Death, Satan, Don, Eve, etc, and the 'fictional' characters, Kingston, John, etc, feel equally real and sympathetic. The action moves at a comfortable clip, and the loose ends are tied up nicely.
Recommended for fans of light action/adventure and mildly absurd comedy.
April 7, 2015
KINGSTON RAINE AND THE GRIM REAPER
This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
What a page-turner!
It is best described as a dark comedy, using dry English humour to create a story with universal appeal. Set between the worlds of Life, Limbo and Fiction, it takes the reader on a wild adventure. Full of action, twists and turns, short sections break up good length chapters, making for pacey reading. From the first page through to the last, I was laughing out loud as I followed the adventures, trials and tribulations of a strange mixed bag of interesting characters.
The Grim Reaper, Death, is the well-dressed, confident but over-worked leader in Limbo. He runs the place like a huge corporation along with the help of his smart and sassy assistant, Michelle. Satan is portrayed as a casually dressed, laid back but mischievous ruler of the under-realm. The two supremoes have a surprising friendship and the banter between them is highly amusing and engaging. I could have read a whole book featuring just these two characters.
The protagonist of the story, Kingston Raine, is deliberately unlikable. He is overly-confident and cocky, a smooth-talking charmer who always gets his own way. In contrast to this, we get to know a young John Little, whose naivety, curiosity and openness acts as a soothing tonic to the arrogance of Kingston.
The friendships and relationships between the characters are well developed within this story, making the reader care about what happens to them as they are thrust from one difficult situation to another.
Death faces the possibility of being overturned as his leadership comes under scrutiny. As a reader, we can make the connection between this situation and one we face in the real-world workplace in the battle between newly appointed hot-shots versus the experienced. The struggles faced by Death in Limbo parallel the world Kingston is used to in Fiction.
Kingston bounces around various fictional worlds in a torturous search for his girlfriend, Joanna. Along the way, he meets well-known characters from the stories he finds himself trapped in, some of whom join him on his quest. I’m on the fence about whether Kingston visits too many works of fiction, yet it is clear to see that each scenario plays a part in the bigger picture.
Whilst there are some supernatural elements and situations in the story, it is written in such a way that makes it accessible, not fanciful, giving it appeal to a wide readership. If you like the light-hearted approach to religion in the film Dogma or the sharp wit of Rowen Atkinson as Satan, you’ll definitely appreciate the themes and style of this book.
Leave behind stereotypical ideas of the after-life, and take a sideways step in the unnervingly off-kilter realism created by Jackson Lear.
He is definitely an author to watch!
This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
What a page-turner!
It is best described as a dark comedy, using dry English humour to create a story with universal appeal. Set between the worlds of Life, Limbo and Fiction, it takes the reader on a wild adventure. Full of action, twists and turns, short sections break up good length chapters, making for pacey reading. From the first page through to the last, I was laughing out loud as I followed the adventures, trials and tribulations of a strange mixed bag of interesting characters.
The Grim Reaper, Death, is the well-dressed, confident but over-worked leader in Limbo. He runs the place like a huge corporation along with the help of his smart and sassy assistant, Michelle. Satan is portrayed as a casually dressed, laid back but mischievous ruler of the under-realm. The two supremoes have a surprising friendship and the banter between them is highly amusing and engaging. I could have read a whole book featuring just these two characters.
The protagonist of the story, Kingston Raine, is deliberately unlikable. He is overly-confident and cocky, a smooth-talking charmer who always gets his own way. In contrast to this, we get to know a young John Little, whose naivety, curiosity and openness acts as a soothing tonic to the arrogance of Kingston.
The friendships and relationships between the characters are well developed within this story, making the reader care about what happens to them as they are thrust from one difficult situation to another.
Death faces the possibility of being overturned as his leadership comes under scrutiny. As a reader, we can make the connection between this situation and one we face in the real-world workplace in the battle between newly appointed hot-shots versus the experienced. The struggles faced by Death in Limbo parallel the world Kingston is used to in Fiction.
Kingston bounces around various fictional worlds in a torturous search for his girlfriend, Joanna. Along the way, he meets well-known characters from the stories he finds himself trapped in, some of whom join him on his quest. I’m on the fence about whether Kingston visits too many works of fiction, yet it is clear to see that each scenario plays a part in the bigger picture.
Whilst there are some supernatural elements and situations in the story, it is written in such a way that makes it accessible, not fanciful, giving it appeal to a wide readership. If you like the light-hearted approach to religion in the film Dogma or the sharp wit of Rowen Atkinson as Satan, you’ll definitely appreciate the themes and style of this book.
Leave behind stereotypical ideas of the after-life, and take a sideways step in the unnervingly off-kilter realism created by Jackson Lear.
He is definitely an author to watch!
November 5, 2016
This is such a fun read involving the realms of Life, Limbo, Fiction, Hell and Heaven. A fictional hero travelling between the various realms, meeting up with his author along the way while Death is staving off a revolution in Limbo.
April 28, 2017
A most comical and adventurous story mixed with dark humor and a masterful genius of writing Jackson Lear the author this is a must read. I loved it
April 18, 2018
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Kingston Raine is an industrial thief and spy and is now up against his most challenging foe yet; The Grim Reaper. Not one to take death lying down (pardon the pun), Kingston has discovered a way to get himself home. Death himself, however, has other plans.
The blurb on the back of Kingston Raine is woefully inadequate in describing this particular book. While it is enough to draw the reader's interest and get them reading, it unfortunately does a poor job of actually describing the real plot.
Kingston Raine is a fictional character of a series of fictional books. Through a series of convoluted events he is brought to "life" and subsequently "killed", putting him in Limbo and Death's domain. Desperate to get back to his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Kingston uses Death's scythe to travel in to the land of Fiction and jump from book to book trying to get back home.
Confused? Yes, so was I at times.
Kingston Raine and the Grim Reaper is, unfortunately, at times a convoluted and confusing book. The two separate major plot lines have little to do with one another and really would have been better off as two separate books. Jumping back and forth from one story line to the other left me as disoriented as I'm sure Kingston felt every time he jumped from one story to the next.
Confusing story lines aside, Lear has a very crisp writing style and dry humor. His characters are witty and smart, each having their own particular voice to add to the narrative. Special kudos must be given to Lear's ability to create such interesting characters, both male AND female. Too often female characters are written as little more than window dressing, something Lear does not do. His female characters have just as much to add to the story as the male characters and they do it incredibly well.
While Kingston Raine and the Grim Reaper could be a bit confusing at times, I found it enjoyable. It is supposedly the first in a series and it shows a good deal of promise. I will likely be keeping an eye out for the next books at my library.
Kingston Raine is an industrial thief and spy and is now up against his most challenging foe yet; The Grim Reaper. Not one to take death lying down (pardon the pun), Kingston has discovered a way to get himself home. Death himself, however, has other plans.
The blurb on the back of Kingston Raine is woefully inadequate in describing this particular book. While it is enough to draw the reader's interest and get them reading, it unfortunately does a poor job of actually describing the real plot.
Kingston Raine is a fictional character of a series of fictional books. Through a series of convoluted events he is brought to "life" and subsequently "killed", putting him in Limbo and Death's domain. Desperate to get back to his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Kingston uses Death's scythe to travel in to the land of Fiction and jump from book to book trying to get back home.
Confused? Yes, so was I at times.
Kingston Raine and the Grim Reaper is, unfortunately, at times a convoluted and confusing book. The two separate major plot lines have little to do with one another and really would have been better off as two separate books. Jumping back and forth from one story line to the other left me as disoriented as I'm sure Kingston felt every time he jumped from one story to the next.
Confusing story lines aside, Lear has a very crisp writing style and dry humor. His characters are witty and smart, each having their own particular voice to add to the narrative. Special kudos must be given to Lear's ability to create such interesting characters, both male AND female. Too often female characters are written as little more than window dressing, something Lear does not do. His female characters have just as much to add to the story as the male characters and they do it incredibly well.
While Kingston Raine and the Grim Reaper could be a bit confusing at times, I found it enjoyable. It is supposedly the first in a series and it shows a good deal of promise. I will likely be keeping an eye out for the next books at my library.
February 4, 2021
The Book
Death, CEO of Death Inc., ruler of Limbo is faced with an impending coup, he also has to deal with the accidental death and appearance of Kingston Raine in Limbo. Kingston Raine is a fictional character who should by no means even be able to die, let alone appear in Limbo. And apparently it is Raine who is going to be a central figure to the coup against Death - but will that be at Deaths advantage, or not?
Raine however is focused on only one thing, getting out of Limbo and it's current political turbulence and back to his captured girlfriend Joanna. Stealing Deaths scythe he embarks on a confusing and frustrating journey through several other fictional worlds, one of which leads him to joining forces with Little John - blundering, embarrassing frustrating but loyal to the end.
What I loved
The entire damned book. Seriously, I haven't even finished it yet, in fact, I really don't want to finish it, I'm already getting a book hang-over and considering I haven't had one in a few years, I know it's going to hurt.
Jackson Lear has managed to grab my attention and now, undivided support, by bringing to life characters through skillful development of personality and interpersonal interaction with other characters. As I read the dialogue I did not feel as though I was reading a book, it felt more like I was sitting with a group of friends, experiencing a typical (for us) conversation.
I was excited to experience such an incredibly different approach to Life and Death, portraying it as a modern day business, or country, with it's own social and political issues to deal with.
What I didn't love
In all honesty, the ending was a little abrupt for me. Though this could also be because I actually just didn't want the book to end, and now that I've finished it I'm feeling a tad at a loss for what to do with myself.
This book is funny, it's fast paced, it grabs hold of you and refuses to let you or your imagination go. It's been an absolute pleasure to read and I cannot wait to get my fingers on the rest of Jackson's work.
Death, CEO of Death Inc., ruler of Limbo is faced with an impending coup, he also has to deal with the accidental death and appearance of Kingston Raine in Limbo. Kingston Raine is a fictional character who should by no means even be able to die, let alone appear in Limbo. And apparently it is Raine who is going to be a central figure to the coup against Death - but will that be at Deaths advantage, or not?
Raine however is focused on only one thing, getting out of Limbo and it's current political turbulence and back to his captured girlfriend Joanna. Stealing Deaths scythe he embarks on a confusing and frustrating journey through several other fictional worlds, one of which leads him to joining forces with Little John - blundering, embarrassing frustrating but loyal to the end.
What I loved
The entire damned book. Seriously, I haven't even finished it yet, in fact, I really don't want to finish it, I'm already getting a book hang-over and considering I haven't had one in a few years, I know it's going to hurt.
Jackson Lear has managed to grab my attention and now, undivided support, by bringing to life characters through skillful development of personality and interpersonal interaction with other characters. As I read the dialogue I did not feel as though I was reading a book, it felt more like I was sitting with a group of friends, experiencing a typical (for us) conversation.
I was excited to experience such an incredibly different approach to Life and Death, portraying it as a modern day business, or country, with it's own social and political issues to deal with.
What I didn't love
In all honesty, the ending was a little abrupt for me. Though this could also be because I actually just didn't want the book to end, and now that I've finished it I'm feeling a tad at a loss for what to do with myself.
This book is funny, it's fast paced, it grabs hold of you and refuses to let you or your imagination go. It's been an absolute pleasure to read and I cannot wait to get my fingers on the rest of Jackson's work.
October 16, 2016
I liked everything about this book, the characters, the dialogue, the plot, the writing style, all of it was highly entertaining and brilliant. For a self published book it's been decently edited. Though there is a bit where Kingston ordered lamb chops that turned into pork chops at some point, that jarred. But I can overlook that cos of the rollercoaster of fun this book took me on. One of my favourite books is Around the World in Eighty Days and this reminded me of that. I look forward to the next installment.
December 4, 2016
I love unique stories, and this definitely qualifies as one. We join Death, Satan, their various minions and a fiction character come to life in order to save Limbo from a coup. From Hell to Robin Hood and back, we're transported through all the realms of the universe, plus create a new one along the way. A thoroughly entertaining and off-centred romp!
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August 15, 2016This is Alice in Wonderland for adults. It’s Madcap. It’s FUN. This is escapism at its best. If you accept the underlying premise, then it is all logical. But then your own sanity will be in question.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
December 18, 2018
🔥Awesome inventive Masterpiece!🔥
Sometimes when you least expect it you stumble upon something really truly extraordinarily.
A bit of information that tells a whole lot about this book:
Since I am well aware that any review written is influenced by the readers circumstances, mood, and experience, I think in all fairness I should say that the circomstances surrounding me at the time I found and read this book, gave it a sub-zero starting position. I desperatly needed some miracle or out of the ordinary type of distraction, since Im in severe pain after crushing a part of my spine and breaking my tailbone... nothing, not even morphine helps in that situation, as anyone can imagine holding focus on anything is basically impossible.
But I decided to try..
And most delightly dead serious I can say, this book...its out of the ordinary outstanding.
Not only did it captivate me, it actually made me giggle (despite pain and everything).
It was inventive, witty, quaint, cheeky, exiting and thats just for starters. It really managed with the impossible..It kept my attention, and interest so thoroughly that I even woke up during the night (despite being sedated) and that ONLY because I felt.... I just had to know what was going to happen.
(All pun intended) Thru the entire book it was never a dull moment, or foreseeable event.
It kept me in a perpetual state of: “Deadly curious”. Wanting to know were this masterpiece of exceptionally well constructed, highly intriguing headspinning plot was headed. Delighting in the “crėme de la crėme” of unparalleled witty interactions and dialogue to goes with it.
So Miraclebook with outstanding content! Would be my summary.
Sometimes when you least expect it you stumble upon something really truly extraordinarily.
A bit of information that tells a whole lot about this book:
Since I am well aware that any review written is influenced by the readers circumstances, mood, and experience, I think in all fairness I should say that the circomstances surrounding me at the time I found and read this book, gave it a sub-zero starting position. I desperatly needed some miracle or out of the ordinary type of distraction, since Im in severe pain after crushing a part of my spine and breaking my tailbone... nothing, not even morphine helps in that situation, as anyone can imagine holding focus on anything is basically impossible.
But I decided to try..
And most delightly dead serious I can say, this book...its out of the ordinary outstanding.
Not only did it captivate me, it actually made me giggle (despite pain and everything).
It was inventive, witty, quaint, cheeky, exiting and thats just for starters. It really managed with the impossible..It kept my attention, and interest so thoroughly that I even woke up during the night (despite being sedated) and that ONLY because I felt.... I just had to know what was going to happen.
(All pun intended) Thru the entire book it was never a dull moment, or foreseeable event.
It kept me in a perpetual state of: “Deadly curious”. Wanting to know were this masterpiece of exceptionally well constructed, highly intriguing headspinning plot was headed. Delighting in the “crėme de la crėme” of unparalleled witty interactions and dialogue to goes with it.
So Miraclebook with outstanding content! Would be my summary.
August 10, 2018
Kingston Reine and the Grim Reaper is a story Death, also known as the Grim Reaper, or is it a book about Kingston Reine? Well I guess that is opinion. The story starts out with the Grim Reaper, also called Death, having a bad day. He oversees Limbo and sending people to either Heaven or Hell, which he calls north and south. But because of the large number of people he has to employ people to help him, he cannot do it all himself now. But his empire has become a cooperation out of control, with lawyers and everything else a business owner on Earth may have to deal with. Satan is supposed to meet with Death, but Death tries to get a day off and it ends up with the meeting happening. But in order to try to make meeting days better Satan tries to get Don Keaton to finish the final book in his Kingston Reine series of seven books so that Death’s secretary Michelle will try to smooth the way. This is where the problems start and I will let you take it from here.
This story is good. This is a good book for anyone who likes a different take on Heaven, Hell and afterlife books. This was a long book and the characters seemed develop fairly fast, but the story sometimes got bogged down. The problems of a cooperation seem to take too long each time they come up for me and some situations seem to take longer than strictly necessary. If you do not mind wordy authors, then I would recommend you give this book a try.
I’m giving this book 4 hearts
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from
Romance Authors that Rock. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This story is good. This is a good book for anyone who likes a different take on Heaven, Hell and afterlife books. This was a long book and the characters seemed develop fairly fast, but the story sometimes got bogged down. The problems of a cooperation seem to take too long each time they come up for me and some situations seem to take longer than strictly necessary. If you do not mind wordy authors, then I would recommend you give this book a try.
I’m giving this book 4 hearts
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from
Romance Authors that Rock. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
February 27, 2020
Phenomenal idea! I wanted to love this book, I did not; it was just okay. It was the book version of having a hundred great ideas which turn into a mass of tangents held loosely together by the hope that there's a point. The characters are developed in a sufficient manner in my opinion. I experienced a little mental whiplash through the travel portions and the bouts of literary name dropping. A large portion felt tedious and like it was there to take up space in the story rather than move it forward. I picked the book up because of the likening to the works of three of my favorite authors, I didn't find that to be an accurate assessment. I did find it to be humorous and will likely read more in series to see if the development irons out the things that I found less satisfying.
June 18, 2018
The premise is great, full of potential, and the story starts out well. Unfortunately the book makes less and less sense as we progress.
I was surprised to see the overall high marks on Goodreads and Amazon; perhaps these readers have more patience than I. The book had some humorous spots and had it continued at the same level as the first chapter we would have a winner.
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I was surprised to see the overall high marks on Goodreads and Amazon; perhaps these readers have more patience than I. The book had some humorous spots and had it continued at the same level as the first chapter we would have a winner.
Please see my full review here: http://www.morebooksthantime.com/king...
July 31, 2019
It's a fast paced book that takes you on a real journey through different books in history, the group literally jumps into one book and it's story to another book and its story. I enjoyed the read and will probably read more books by this author. I didn't give it 5 stars because there are parts that sort of drag on to long or aren't really explained well. The main players are Death himself, the Devil himself, and Death's office in purgatory where people are sorted to heaven or hell. I definitely found it a fun read and very imaginative!
November 26, 2019
I really enjoyed this story, and the references to other stories within really enhanced it too. The characters of Death and Satan and their interactions really made me laugh, and Kingston and John really got me cheering them on. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for something a bit different to read, and I'm going to be looking for more books from the series to read in future too!
NB I received a complimentary copy of this book, but I always give an HONEST review based wholly on my own opinions
NB I received a complimentary copy of this book, but I always give an HONEST review based wholly on my own opinions
November 17, 2017
Delightful charters with multiple story lines and action that all made sense together. Enjoyed the humor. Fun twists and turns mixing Death & Satan who have a decent working relationship. Characters from Books who mix with staff in Limbo. A coup is in the works using the unions & attorneys. Creative & fun with some lingering ideas to contemplate.
June 28, 2017
We should have guessed that The Afterlife is a bureaucracy and that righting mistakes, well, you know, unintended consequences and whatnot - complicated by a coup and writer's block and more whatnot. Enjoyable.
July 12, 2019
A slow start
Overall the storyline is really good, however I did not like all the jumping around with the characters and found it slow in places but don’t be put off the book was good.
Overall the storyline is really good, however I did not like all the jumping around with the characters and found it slow in places but don’t be put off the book was good.
February 28, 2018
Great read. The storyline was so intriguing I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. The concept s of death and he'll were very interesting. I highly recommend this book.
February 14, 2019
An extended flight of fancy that rarely managed to hit the mark for me.
March 24, 2019
It wasn’t a bad book, but it was too easy to put down and at times it dragged in the middle. I liked the ending, but not all the characters.
April 17, 2019
Not great literature, but entertaining if you like urban fantasy.
July 14, 2019
Well worth the read
Loved every page of this book. It was unpredictable and funny. The characters were all great. It takes a light-hearted look at death, Limbo and He'll.
Loved every page of this book. It was unpredictable and funny. The characters were all great. It takes a light-hearted look at death, Limbo and He'll.
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April 3, 2021Not my thing.
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April 5, 2022A Good Read
A fun romp through Limbo and bureaucratic hell. This was a hilarious tongue-in-cheek look at the inner workings of the afterlife.
A fun romp through Limbo and bureaucratic hell. This was a hilarious tongue-in-cheek look at the inner workings of the afterlife.
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