Earth to Hell
(Journey to Wudang #1)
by Kylie Chan
fantasy, chicklit
copyright 2010
read in February 2020
rated 6/10: read to pass the time
Read to pass the time? Perhaps a bit better than that... Certainly a harmless, entertaining -- complex -- way to pass the time. The main word that comes to mind is, Sweet.
Sure, there are demons being slaughtered all the way through. Doesn't matter. Demons are not really killed -- just reduced to a less popular part of Hell. At least, I think that's what happens.
"Real" characters -- not many of whom are human -- also get killed. Very few of them stay dead. In fact a key plot is the search for a man in Hell -- so that he can be brought back to the land of the living.
The heroine does some serious butt-kicking. She also manages the day-to-day trivia of running a major organisation. And she has time to look after the emotional problems of employees, orphans and other characters.
The heroine does the chicklit thing of changing clothes. Okay, she is notorious for wearing jeans and a casual shirt but she can also dress up. Other characters also get dressed up... often as part of their shape-changing ability.
The book is packed with characters from the previous trilogy. Very confusing, especially when they are referred to by different names: English, Chinese, pet names. So I'm often not sure just who is in a chapter -- but it doesn't really matter. I soon learn to identify (most of the time) some of the major characters.
If you want a grand soap opera, read the first trilogy (and learn the names). If you just want to enjoy a complex story with plenty of good attitude, start reading with this book.
It's a lot of fun. Passes 600 pages worth of time. And ends with a group hug. (Okay, not quite. But the feeling is there.)
Sweeeet :-)
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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