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A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul.
Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul.
When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey’s precocious new friend, Ruth, in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion.
But things aren’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.
Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul.
When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey’s precocious new friend, Ruth, in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion.
But things aren’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.
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I loved this book. A total original. Intriguing, a clever concept, characters you connect with and lots of OMG moments. They made hell seem like a real place, but not in a hokie way.
Where do I even start with this book? SIGN HERE is an absolute masterpiece. From the characters to the plot to the setup to the twists to the humor to the question of morality, it has everything. SIGN HERE isn’t at all what I expected. It caught me completely by surprise, and boy, am I glad for it!
What I enjoyed the most about SIGN HERE was Lux’s ability to present troubling and otherwise despisable characters. Every character arguably has a fatal flaw (some more morally corrupt than others), which is why hell lurks in the family’s corner. There’s one perspective in particular that disgusted me to no end. If this were any other book, I would’ve stopped reading it almost immediately. But something in Lux’s writing kept me wanting more. I needed to know more. I needed to know if these characters would dig deeper holes or drag themselves out of their graves.
For the full review, check out my blog: https://alyrusciano.wordpress.com/2022/12/06/sign-here-review
What I enjoyed the most about SIGN HERE was Lux’s ability to present troubling and otherwise despisable characters. Every character arguably has a fatal flaw (some more morally corrupt than others), which is why hell lurks in the family’s corner. There’s one perspective in particular that disgusted me to no end. If this were any other book, I would’ve stopped reading it almost immediately. But something in Lux’s writing kept me wanting more. I needed to know more. I needed to know if these characters would dig deeper holes or drag themselves out of their graves.
For the full review, check out my blog: https://alyrusciano.wordpress.com/2022/12/06/sign-here-review
Sign Here is billed , and starts out as a dark comedy about a man who works in Hell. Peyote Trip works on the fifth floor of Hell, second from the top, which is the Deals Department. Pey and his coworkers make deals for souls. Humans can be fickle and not very smart, so sometimes they trade their soul for random, invaluable things. Things that actually would have happened regardless or things that only benefit them for a short time. Other humans use their deals to set their family up financially for generations, to save a loved one, or for other more meaningful reasons.
Pey is focused on the Harrisons. We find out that he's been following them for a few generations now and has four Harrison souls signed but needs just one more for a complete set. Pey tells us that he's got some plan that this complete set of Harrisons will help him with but we don't find out the mechanics behind that until closer towards the end of the novel. Pey's coworkers are an interesting bunch. There is KQ, his boss, who is always and I mean ALWAYS a pain in the ass. It's almost like it's her job to make their existence miserable.... Then there is Trey, the office jackass. He's vain, self centered, has a huge ego, and is generally just a huge tool. Trey is decently good at getting humans to sell their souls and seems to get a lot of praise around the office. Poor Pey, can you imagine being stuck for all of eternity working with such a f-boy? Pey also has a new coworker, Cal. Cal is a tough nut to crack. On the exterior she presents herself as a mousy, unassuming resident of Hell. After finding out which floors she came from and how long she was there Pey begins to wonder if he is really seeing Calamity for her true self because he knows that to have spent so long in the Downstairs means that you were the worst of the worst on Earth.
Here is where we get slightly spoilery but I'm not going to go too in-depth because I hate to put spoilers in my reviews.
When I started this novel I was expecting dark comedy and it delivered! The parts about how there are still minor inconveniences in Hell: having to try 5 pens before one works, only having Jagermeister, and carpet that never dried, those are *chef's kiss* HILARIOUS! What I wasn't expecting though was the whole finding out who Pey and Cal really are and were on Earth. Getting the back story about the Harrison's and Phillip especially. And then getting the details on Pey's plan and how he figured out this loophole really hit you right in the feels. This author was able to make me simultaneously care about and be concerned that characters were evil. The Harrisons grow on you, that was another unexpected piece of this novel.
Basically, I love that this author was able to surprise me and make me like the story more because of it.
I would definitely recommend this to friends and family who have a dark sense of humor and enjoy laughing at the absurdities of life.
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