The Devil's Apprentice - Kenneth Bøgh Andersen

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Title: The Devil's Apprentice (The Great Devil War #1)
Author: Kenneth Bøgh Andersen
Genre: Fantasy, Childrens
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 311
Date read: August 2020

Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to Hell to become the Devil’s heir. The Devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there’s been a mistake and Philip is the wrong boy. Philip is terrible at being bad, but Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training him in the ways of evil. Philip gets both friends and enemies in this odd, gloomy underworld—but who can he trust, when he discovers an evil-minded plot against the dark throne?


I was a bit hesitant at first - I generally don't read books about angels and demons, as they so easily end up feeling disrespectful to my beliefs, but this one came highly recommended by somebody I trust, so I decided to give it a go.

And fortunately I wasn't disappointed. It turned out to be a really fun children's book about a decidedly GOOD boy who's sent to hell by mistake, and ends up changing hell as much (or perhaps more) as hell changes him. I enjoyed it, and am definitely considering reading more books in the series.