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And that is a great way to begin a book.
The Infernals: A Samuel Johnson Tale | 
@Foragingfantasy I'm going in 😊. Thanks for the motivation to pull it off the shelf! I've had it over 4 years, lol. Should be fun!
pickI think this book is best described as a clever romp through Hell. Not quite as good as The Gates IMO, but a fun (& quick) read nonetheless. There's some transphobia re: Mrs Abernathy, as a warning. • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 • #samueljohnsonVSthedevil
"...It is not evil that is the enemy of hope: it is nothingness." • #samueljohnsonVSThedevil
"What Mrs. Abernathy had discovered, even if she refused to admit it to herself, was that if you go to a place intent upon changing it, then something that place may end up changing you instead. She had returned to Hell, but she had brought back a little of the human world with her, and now she was being altered in ways she did not fully understand." • #samueljohnspnVSthedevil
"Now for those of you who may not be entirely familiar with our story so far, here is a chance for you to catch up..." • #seriouslythough #whoreadsasequelfirst? #bibliopetpeeve • #samueljohnsonVSthedevil
Just delivered, a #usedbook find via Amazon. I've been staring at my copy of The Creeps longingly since finishing The Gates, but hate reading series out of order, so I'm thrilled this showed up today. Connolly's irreverent tone & clever prose is just what I'm in the mood for. • #samueljohnsonVSthedevil • #ihaventbeenabletopickabookallday #untilthiscame #theresnobooksleeve #whichreallybothersme #butthatstheriskofusedbookspurchasedsightunseen
Most people will spend their lives doing jobs that they don‘t particularly enjoy, and will eventually save up enough money to stop doing those jobs just in time to start dying instead. Don‘t be one of those people. There‘s a difference between living, and just surviving. Do something that you love, and find someone to love who loves that you love what you do.
It really is that simple.
And that hard.
xoxo😘
I picked up the book and, upon learning it was the second in a series, went back to the stacks to look for the first. Unfortunately, it wasn't available. And now the book mocks me for something that is no fault of my own!
