Review: Fried-Out Down Under
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
In the Mel Goes to Hell series, Demelza Carlton introduced the angelic Mel in Welcome to Hell, the first story in the series. Mel landed a job at Health, Environment, Life and Lands Corporation -- HELL.Now, Mel's adventures continue in See You in Hell. Her mission is to infiltrate HELL and determine if Lucifer is launching a takeover bid for Western Australia. She also has to decide if the CEO of HELL is Lucifer:"Mel recognised [the CEO's] stance as one meant to draw attention to the bulge in his pants. The implied message was clear: the pants could be unzipped for the right girl or boy, if someone played their cards right. Mel had far more experience with such a stance than Luce probably realised – for she remembered a time in Russia when it had merely meant the man was rich enough to own a spare pair of socks to stuff in his pants against the frostbiting cold. Ah, Napoleon had been stubborn and arrogant, too, she recalled, but he'd been good for intelligent conversation. He'd also owned an ample supply of socks."During her assignment, Mel experiences many facets of corporate life. She attends boring orientations, gets stuck in mind-numbing bureaucratic rework, and views presentations from…well, you know.Mel fends off the devilish advances of the CEO. Can she remain true to her angelic allegiance in the face of a demonic seduction?Ms. Carlton has done a great job with her newest work. The story is entertaining and humorous. At the same time, the characters learn to look beyond stereotypes to the real angel…or demon…on the inside.