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Captures the essence of teen angst beautifully, while spinning an outrageous tale of demons, repo cars, and basketball. This book is a lark. Enjoy!


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Soul Enchilada David Macinnis Gill Books Reviews

Life hasn't always been easy for 18-year-old Eunice "Bug" Smoot. Her mother died in a kitchen fire when Bug was very young and helpless. Bug's deadbeat father has never been present in her life. And Papa C, Bug's grandfather, left her an orphan for the third time just last year. He also left her one of the only things he owned --- a 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now Bug barely scrapes by delivering pizzas and paying her rent on time.

It isn't until Bug gets fired from her job, again, that matters take a turn for the worse. Mr. Beals, a repossession agent working for Lucifer, shows up in the front seat of the Cadillac during a routine car wash and claims ownership of the car according to a contract signed long ago by Papa C. Apparently Bug's grandfather sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his dream car, and put Bug's soul up as collateral. With the clock ticking, Bug turns to the last person she thought would help her crush, Pesto.

It turns out Pesto is more than an ordinary car-wash manager. He also works in the Waste and Disposal division of the ISIS, the International Supernatural Immigration Service. Pesto is responsible for tracking down illegal djinn, or demons, that enter the world and send them packing. By helping Bug, he hopes to be promoted --- and capture Bug's heart. Pesto and Bug enlist the help of E. Figg, a lawyer specializing in legal matters of the soul, and arrange a friendly pizza delivery competition between the Devil and Bug. If Bug delivers the pizza first, she gets to keep her soul and the car. If not, then Bug must fulfill the obligations of the contract.

Making a deal with the Devil is never as easy as it seems. Mr. Beals backhandedly uses the competition to his advantage to finally escape servitude to his master. He sets out to rule the earthly plane and hatches a plan to overthrow the Devil and become the most powerful demon ever. Beelzebub's plan for total domination includes plagues, utter destruction, and the collection of numerous souls --- especially Bug's. With her immortality on the line, Bug must once again find a way to save her soul.

In his debut novel, David Macinnis Gill has created an offbeat protagonist who is both endearing and genuine. Bug is an everyday down-on-your-luck individual who refuses to give in to what is easy. Instead, she works hard for what she holds most dear, even when she thinks she doesn't deserve it. Most people would give in to the Devil and become a soul enchilada --- a simple snack --- but Bug displays a level of decency in a most unsuspecting individual. Gill shows us that good and honest people still exist in all walks of life.

What would I sell my soul to the Devil for? I kept wondering about this question as I read the book. Would I give in for something as simple as a classic car, or would I wait for something bigger? Is there anything temporary that would be worth enough? These questions have been explored in literature throughout the centuries, and SOUL ENCHILADA provides an enjoyable and hilarious contemporary look at how the Devil still provides those little temptations that make us second-guess our motivations and desires.

--- Reviewed by Benjamin Boche
Eunice “Bug” Smoot got game.
Meaning, no one hassles her. Not the landlord banging on her door, demanding rent money that she doesn’t have. Not her skanky boss, who passes her a bad check on her final day of work. Not the demon in the front seat of her old Cadillac...
Wait…what?
As if nearly living on the streets, being out of a job, and having no one to turn to wasn’t enough. Now she has some Nephilim – Mr. Beals by name—trying to repossess her car. Which does not make sense, considering the Caddy was willed to her by her grandfather before he died.
Ah, that’s where the problem comes in—her darling Papa C., desperate to own that car, had made a deal he couldn’t, or wouldn’t make good on. And he had made her an unwitting pawn in the transaction.
Now it’s going to take a lot more than game to get out of this one. It’s going to take a team of paranormal experts, a lawyer who’s had previous experience with Mr. Beals, a middle-aged bruja, and the occasional help from a coyote. Not to mention the support of Pesto, a man she has no right to love, considering the circumstances.
Her fate hangs in the balance—and time is short. Ticktock.

The title itself drew me in right away; when I saw it, I knew it was a story I could not pass up. And I was well-rewarded.
What impressed me most was the ease with which the author writes. With some books, local vernacular or slang is difficult to take seriously, because it seems so stilted coming from someone not of that age. However, Mr. Macinnis Gill does it with ease.
I loved the humor in this tale; no doubt I’ll be finding myself using phrases like, “pinching pennies until snot came out of Abe Lincoln’s nose” from now on.
The relationship between Bug and Pesto (you gotta love those names!) is one that isn’t a full-blown gaga love relationship at the get-go, which I like. Instead, they grow into a closeness, which takes practically the whole book. It’s a gradual process, which is a lot more real than a lot of book/story relationships.
Great story line—very original. All in all, I’d give it five stars—more if I could.
Captures the essence of teen angst beautifully, while spinning an outrageous tale of demons, repo cars, and basketball. This book is a lark. Enjoy!