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The Devil's Final Offer by David Wilson, David Wilson
5.0
”Think about it, Aiden. Think hard. You know exactly who I am. And, once you realize the truth and come to accept it, you’ll know that I’m here to make you an offer.”
A detestable young man lays dying in the scorching desert— bleeding out from a body riddled with bullets.
After living a life full of bad choices and decisions, Aiden meets an untimely and vicious end.
But maybe it isn’t the end.
Though Aiden is dying quickly, he’s given one more opportunity. As he arises outside of his body, he sees the Devil— perched under the shade of a tree, sitting on a rock. And of course, the Devil has a final offer.
Would you give your soul to Lucifer to extend your life and gain all of your heart’s deepest desires?
This is the repeated question in The Devil’s Final Offer— a philosophical, psychological, and challenging question that the author tackles through an entertaining, bloody story.
What originally pulled me in was the premise of the book. As I’ve said before, I enjoy good books with varying versions of Hell— and this isn’t David Wilson’s first rodeo depicting a perilous hellscape.
Before any eternal decisions are made, Aiden wants to see and experience the Hell that the Devil rules— and Lucifer grants him the opportunity.
And at this point, the reader dives into the dark underworld of pain, torture, and psychological torment as Aiden experiences his could-be afterlife. In this story, Hell may look a lot different than what you’re used to hearing or reading about.
And while you read through the various versions of pain and suffering, everything ties together with solid philosophical elements. At times comedic with other portions being quite ominous— Wilson weaves a tale that keeps you turning the page. He creates a Devil with common traits: deceitful, tempting, and arrogant—while also giving him a sense of humor, wittiness, and dare I say… a slight charisma.
But aside from a book about the Devil and his sly offers, the subliminal philosophy tucked inside about our morality as human beings, our willingness to live, what is suffering, and the endless questions we must ask ourselves are nestled into the pages.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Devil’s Final Offer, its gorier aspects, the story itself, and all of the psychological horror. With both a strong start and finish, I was definitely satisfied. I could have read many more pages of the differentiating ideas of what eternal suffering may call for. Wilson’s ideas were creative and detailed, to say the least.
Definitely, definitely looking forward to seeing more of what this author has to offer his readers. This was a
deserved ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ star read from me! If you are into psychological, philosophical reads with hellish ideas— I’d go ahead and pick this book right on up.
A detestable young man lays dying in the scorching desert— bleeding out from a body riddled with bullets.
After living a life full of bad choices and decisions, Aiden meets an untimely and vicious end.
But maybe it isn’t the end.
Though Aiden is dying quickly, he’s given one more opportunity. As he arises outside of his body, he sees the Devil— perched under the shade of a tree, sitting on a rock. And of course, the Devil has a final offer.
Would you give your soul to Lucifer to extend your life and gain all of your heart’s deepest desires?
This is the repeated question in The Devil’s Final Offer— a philosophical, psychological, and challenging question that the author tackles through an entertaining, bloody story.
What originally pulled me in was the premise of the book. As I’ve said before, I enjoy good books with varying versions of Hell— and this isn’t David Wilson’s first rodeo depicting a perilous hellscape.
Before any eternal decisions are made, Aiden wants to see and experience the Hell that the Devil rules— and Lucifer grants him the opportunity.
And at this point, the reader dives into the dark underworld of pain, torture, and psychological torment as Aiden experiences his could-be afterlife. In this story, Hell may look a lot different than what you’re used to hearing or reading about.
And while you read through the various versions of pain and suffering, everything ties together with solid philosophical elements. At times comedic with other portions being quite ominous— Wilson weaves a tale that keeps you turning the page. He creates a Devil with common traits: deceitful, tempting, and arrogant—while also giving him a sense of humor, wittiness, and dare I say… a slight charisma.
But aside from a book about the Devil and his sly offers, the subliminal philosophy tucked inside about our morality as human beings, our willingness to live, what is suffering, and the endless questions we must ask ourselves are nestled into the pages.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Devil’s Final Offer, its gorier aspects, the story itself, and all of the psychological horror. With both a strong start and finish, I was definitely satisfied. I could have read many more pages of the differentiating ideas of what eternal suffering may call for. Wilson’s ideas were creative and detailed, to say the least.
Definitely, definitely looking forward to seeing more of what this author has to offer his readers. This was a
deserved ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ star read from me! If you are into psychological, philosophical reads with hellish ideas— I’d go ahead and pick this book right on up.