Repossessed

Reader reviewed by Misty

I wanted more from this book. It sounded so cute, like such a neat idea, but it fell a little flat to me. Repossessed
is the story of Kiriel, a fallen angel who possesses the body of Shaun,
a slacker teen who wasn't doing much with it anyway, as Kiriel quips.
Kiriel tries to experience life as Shaun, luxuriating in the senses
humans possess and the activities he's seen humans do but never been
able to do himself. He is at first rather sex-obsessed (fitting, as he
inhabits a teenage boy), but as the story progresses he begins to truly
experience life and develop attachments, in essence becoming more
human.

So, sounds great. And it was cute, and there were some great
humorous parts, both through Kiriel's narration and through his
blundering his way through a human life. But it was always only so-so,
and even though there was nothing I hated about it, I felt myself
constantly checking the page number to see how much was left. I had
waited a while for it and was excited, and by the time I got into it, I
was just ready for it to end. I would try another Jenkins book, it was
good enough for that, but if another left me feeling dissatisfied and
underwhelmed, I don't think I'd give him a third chance.

Reader reviewed by the book muncher

Kiriel is sick of Hell; thats where he works. Hes a demon although he prefers to be called a Fallen Angel. So, he decides to take a vacation by stealing the body of a slacker teen named Shaun. It seems a good way for him to experience human emotions and experiences. Even though Kiriel could get in a lot of trouble for his vacation, he risks it, because he was in Hell to begin with and he would only be sent back there. But as Kiriel experiences life in Shauns body, he starts to develop relationships with those close to Shaun which could cause complications when someone higher up finally notices Kiriel has left his post in Hell.

The story in Repossessed was very interesting, yet I felt it didnt go very deep. I think thats because even thought Kiriel spent some time in a human body, he still didnt fully understand what it is to be human. I really liked how many of Kiriels actions were very humorous though; for example, he enjoys doing Shauns homework because he likes using different writing instruments. However, that worked against the story in the end, because Kiriel wanted to leave some kind of footprint behind on earth from his short time there and the story got more serious.

Repossessed was enjoyable, but the story didnt really stand out for me despite its uniqueness. Readers who like humorous, if not action-filled, stories will enjoy this novel.

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Reader reviewed by Brenda

Kiriel is a fallen angel, sometimes called a demon. He decides that he needs a vacation from tormenting the damned and plans to borrow a body of teenaged slacker seconds before his death. A repossession. Hes planned this well, he wanted an American, so that he wouldnt have to worry about food or shelter, a teen so that he wouldnt have to worry about a job or a wife or anyone who might notice him acting strangely. After all, teens all act strangely dont they? Except maybe he didnt plan quite as well as he should have. He didnt plan on how to deal with his disconnected little brother, or his best friend or the girl he knows has a crush on him. Will he have time to sample all the 7 deadly sins before either The Boss, or The Creator or one of the Unfallen comes looking for him? After all, somebody must have noticed that hes gone, right?

A quick and FUNNY read. Kiriels attempts to understand what humans do and why they do it are very amusing. This book has some depth to it, with Kiriels musings on The Creator and the Fallen and Unfallen.