In the 2007 Printz Honor-recipient YA novel Repossessed, Kiriel, one of hell's overworked, underappreciated minions, takes leave of absence, heads up to earth and possesses the body of 17-year-old Shaun. He definately has some things he specifically wants to accomplish for himself but in the grand scheme of things, Kiriel is just a really great guy. Granted, all of his motives aren’t selfless. He knows you should make the best of every minute you have. I love the unique idea that a “demon” from Hell comes to our world and understands how important life is. There are many sections that make you laugh out loud and definately even more that just cause a smile to spread on your face. He plants 4 seeds, hoping they’ll grow after he isn’t around to tend them anymore. He comes up with four things that he can influence for the better before his time ends on Earth. He wants to leave a mark on the world before he goes back. While he begins to interact with the people in Shaun’s life, he realizes that he doesn’t just want to disappear. Not knowing how long he is going to be able to stay inside Shaun’s body, Kiriel doesn’t waste anytime experiencing life. He enjoys everything: walking, feeling the breeze blow across his skin, and, of course, eating (he falls in love with ketchup). Kiriel wants to experience life for a change instead of just watching. He was going to die anyway so what if he didn’t get to experience the last 2 seconds of his life. He knows he can’t run away from Hell forever, but really, who is gonna know if he leaves for a while? No one checks up on him to make sure he is tormenting enough souls or anything.Īfter a lot of observing, Kiriel inhabits a young teenager named Shaun right before he is about to be hit by a bus. He’s performed the same function for thousands of years and he is sick of it. Kiriel is one of the fallen, condemned to a life in hell tormeting the poor souls that are unfortunate enough to end up there. But, you soon find out that isn’t the case at all. Thoughts of a demon inhabiting a teenager and running around causing havoc enters your mind. When you read the first line of REPOSSESSED, First thing I did was, I stole a body, you don’t quite know what you are getting into. What do you see? Yep, a demon! Demons don’t generally promote a feeling of tranquility do they? However, this one is smiling which is unusual.
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