The world right now is in utter chaos and it does feel like all hell has been let loose. From world leaders to billionaires who control world economy, everyone who has power seems not to care about the hellscape they’re turning Earth into. This is a great metaphor but what if a story is set on Mars and literal demons from hell are hell bent on destruction? What if the Earth is the next target of these demons? If this interests you, you should pick up All Hell Is Loose by Yashesh Rathod, a short novella that is available on Kindle Unlimited.
The Plot
All Hell Is Loose is a science fiction novella set in 2032, where the world has come together and has a research facility on Mars. Three new people have arrived after a death: one replacement and two to investigate this death. But now that Sonam Rathod, the marine, is here, she’s about to learn a grim reality that she quickly realises is hell. Whether she can handle this situation and get out of there, is what this story is all about.
My Review
First of all, I love that this story is set on Mars because we have enough evil down here on Earth. I can even imagine the people moving across the red, rocky Martian deserts instead of whatever stupidity is going on here. Plus, to tie this whole insanity to hell is something I can get behind and I can see all of it happening.
However, there are multiple issues that I find with this story and the writing:
- There are many, many logistical loopholes in the 40 pages of this book. For example, the demon dogs trailing the tram but they were running faster than the tram. Or the existence of a whole church building. On Mars.
- The writing needs a lot more polishing because many of the sentences feel like they’re inserted just so that the prose and the dialogue can come off as ‘cool’. They unfortunately don’t fit in and only bring down the reading experience.
- The writing also has details that are repeated multiple times in the same paragraph, and this throws out the entire structure of the sentence.
- There are skewed timelines that throw off the momentum of the story, something that makes you pause and slightly breaks continuity.
I do still think that this book has a good premise, very a la The Martian, combined with a good dosage of wondering if heaven and hell are real. But unfortunately, the issues with the book heavily outweigh the positives of the story.
If the premise and the positives intrigue you, then you can find All Hell is Loose on Kindle Unlimited.
What did you think of this book review? Will you be picking All Hell is Loose after reading this post? Let me know in the comments below. I’d love to hear from you!
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