Repossessed is a story about a demon ("Fallen") named Kiriel who inhabits the body of a teenager, Shaun, for a couple of days as a "vacation" from his work in hell where he was assigned the duty of torturing souls. One would think a demon in human form would cause all kinds of mischief but Kiriel seems to reform Shaun in the eyes of his mother and brother, among others.
Kiriel sets out to experience some of the seven deadly sins: he eats too many hot dogs (with ketchup!) for dinner out of gluttony, for example. He also decides to leave a mark on the human world by trying to fix some "sowers of pain" so he will not have to torture them for eons in the future. The reader does not ultimately find out if the seeds Kiriel planted took, but can read the text in an optimistic or pessimistic light.
Some of the most interesting interactions in the book take place between Kiriel/Shaun and Shaun's little brother, Jason, his friend Bailey and his lust interest, Lane. While each of these characters notice that something is different with Shaun, none can place what. It seems that Shaun's cat, Peanut, is the only one who notices that Shaun is literally not himself.
Repossessed is a quick and interesting read. Aside from some mild sexual references, it could be taught alongside texts such as Milton's Paradise Lost, Marlowe's Dr. Faust and Dante's Inferno. It raises many questions of religion and previous assumptions therein.
Repossessed is available at Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon. ISBN# 978-0060835682
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