Max Kilgore has accidentally unleashed a devil—and now the big, evil oaf is living in his basement. If Max doesn't meet the devil's demands (which include providing unlimited junk food and a hot tub), everyone and everything he holds dear could go up in smoke. Beetlejuice meets Hellboy in this hilarious new YA novel from the author of Croak.
Industry Reviews
* "Hilarious all the way through." "Kirkus," starred review "Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line."" School Library Journal" "Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."" Publishers Weekly" "The snarky Burg, Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel."" Bulletin"" * "Hilarious--all the way through."
--Kirkus, starred review
"Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line."
--School Library Journal
"Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."
--Publishers Weekly
"The snarky Burg, Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel."
--Bulletin * "Hilarious all the way through."
Kirkus, starred review
"Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line."
School Library Journal
"Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."
Publishers Weekly
"The snarky Burg, Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel."
Bulletin" * "Hilarious all the way through."
"Kirkus," starred review
"Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line."
" School Library Journal"
"Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."
" Publishers Weekly"
"The snarky Burg, Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel."
" Bulletin"" * "Hilarious--all the way through."
--"Kirkus," starred review
"Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line."
"--School Library Journal"
"Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."
"--Publishers Weekly"
"The snarky Burg, Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel."
"--Bulletin" "Hilarious--all the way through."
--"Kirkus," starred review
"Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line."
"--School Library Journal"
"Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."
"--Publishers Weekly"
"The snarky Burg, Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel."
"--Bulletin" * "Damico, who explored the lives of teenage grim reapers in her Croak trilogy, writes with wry wit and constant dark humor. She mixes in a bit of possible romance . . . also to great comic effect. Hilarious--all the way through."
--"Kirkus," starred review
"Damico draws readers into this quirky novel with well-written prose, believable characters, and an evenly plotted story line. . . . It will appeal to teens who enjoy literary works with some humor and an exploration of the nature of evil."
--"School Library Journal"
"Damico's blend of bleak humor and harsh reality lends itself well to Max's social awkwardness and Lore's biting cynicism, while Burg is outrageously appalling."
"--Publishers Weekly"
"This novel is unapologetically funny. The snarky Burg (impeccably developed as a narcissistic ass with a tiny sliver's worth of heart of gold), Max's tendency to catch things one step too late but with wry humor, and the absurd piling on of events all work to make a quite amusing, if very dark, novel. Fans of Damico's Croak trilogy""will be right at home with the author's emphasis on grim topics made sardonic, and horror buffs in general will find plenty of scary undertones to this multilayered plot."
"--Bulletin"
"The right blend of black humor and action."
"--VOYA"