Carrie works at a diner in South Philadelphia, dispensing advice to humans and angels wise enough to seek her counsel. But there are some problems that even the best advice can’t solve.
Her latest supplicant, Sebastian, is unique among those who have sought her aid. He sold his soul to a demon in exchange for his sister’s life, but his heart remains pure.
Carrie has lived for millennia with the knowledge that her immortality is due to the suffering of others, and she cannot bear to see another good man damned when it is within her power to prevent it.
In order to renegotiate his contract, Carrie must travel into the depths of hell and parley with the demons that control its pathways. As the cost of her journey rises, Carrie must determine how much she is willing to sacrifice to save one good soul.
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
SPOILERS!!!!
I started out with such high hopes for this book. It was something different, something unusual. You had an eight thousand year old, immortal diner owner who could see a persons innermost thoughts and feelings (but not the future). She has a demon as a best friend and while she constantly interacts with angels and demons she can't do anything to help the mortals that sell them their souls.
Until..... She gets an unusual man/boy who is so inherently good that she just has to throw away eight millennium of experience to try and save one soul. And that's when it starts getting predictable, boring and stupid.
We get the unrequited love (not just for her but for everyone else it seems, because while Angels can fall in love they can't fall out of love, leaving a lot of miserable Angels - stupid).
We get the seven(ish) trials they get harder and harder and cause her to give up several important bits of herself. And then we get the 'ultimate sacrifice' which was overturned ridiculously easily with a stupid solution that will only delay the problem but not resolve it.
This book started out great, a potential five star read and then dwindled down to perhaps a 3 if I'm generous and remember my feelings at the start.
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