Passing Through Purgatory

Here's another ARC that I waited until the last minute to read...oops. Here's Nik Knight's "Passing Through Purgatory."

["When Oliver applied for a job in the Hell dimension on a whim, he didn’t expect it to turn his whole world—or his heart—entirely upside down.

Recently graduated at twenty-six, and two months behind on rent, Oliver Barnes is desperate. So desperate, in fact, that he applies for a job in the Greed district of Hell’s Pentagram. But when he misses his train and, subsequently, his job interview, he stumbles, instead, upon a strange little coffee shop in the middle of Purgatory’s barren desert—and into an unexpected opportunity.

It isn’t the job he came to Hell for, but maybe it’s exactly the job he needs.

As he navigates the demon dimension and tries to survive the ridiculous shenanigans of his unholy co-workers, Oliver soon falls head-over-ass for a tentacled lawyer with electric fingers and a deadly-sharp grin. Together, they discover that, sometimes, love and happiness can be just a train ride away."]

This book was pure fucking CRACK! There were so many moments of hilarity and chaos. There were so many kooky and lovable characters, enough to fill a sit-com. It was perfect. I loooooooved that crew of the Passing Through Cafe.

Oliver kinda feels like me right now. Feeling misplaced and on the edge of money-less and not super wanting what your degree got you. He fell into a place that feels comfortable and fun and like home, even if its not what he imagined doing. 

Oliver falls into a found family as crazy and as caring as possible, a gang misfits of demons from hell. Then he happens to fall in love, a love so true and easy that it feels too good to be true. 

I cannot wait for the rest of this series. Nik has EASILY 2-3 more books out of this. I want the next one now...please? 

Trigger Warnings: drugging/spiking of a drink, classism and bigotry, talk of previous sex work and the aftermath thereof, difficult parental dynamics, and more.

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