Genre: Fantasy, Romance
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild
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About The Book
Seventeen-year-old Zeke Graham grew up the black sheep of his ultra-conservative fundamentalist family, with parents who rule with an iron fist and siblings who scorn him for not being perfect enough. The night he finds out the older brother he never knew about has died, his world starts tumbling down. Luckily for him, not even death can stop his brother Gabe from meddling.
With the support of his newly demonic brother and other unexpected allies, Zeke is determined to bring down his abusive parents and make a life for himself. Now he just has to figure out if that life will be in the living world or with the family in Hell he’s rapidly coming to care deeply for. Either way, it just might have to include an oddly familiar vampire who seems to delight in making him turn red. One thing’s for certain: Hell’s emotional climate is far better than he expected, and he’s not sure he wants to leave.
Go for the Climate is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains slow-burn paranormal romance, first loves, karmic justice, and a guaranteed Happily Ever Afterlife.
The Review
Zeke Graham is a young man, growing up with extreme fundamentalist parents who head a megachurch. Zeke has siblings, but he is the one who receives all of the abuse. Both his mother and father use him as a punching bag, and no one tries to help him. His parents are wealthy, the school he attends is controlled by his father, and as punishment his parents use food as a weapon.
At seventeen years old, Zeke thought things couldn’t get any worse, but he was wrong. Sneaking into his father’s office one day, he finds pictures of children from the church being abused by his father, the sheriff, the chief and other people in power. Zeke wants to bring his parents to justice, but who does he go to when the people he should be able to trust are involved?
Everything changes for Zeke when he finds out that he had an older brother named Gabe, who died. When his mother is notified, she is happy that he is gone, but Zeke is devastated not to have known his brother. He has lucid dreams. Then he meets Gage.
His dreams are his escape from the torture he faces daily from his parents, and when he dreams of a house with a conservatory, he finally is at peace – at least until he wakes up. Gabe tells Zeke that he will help him, and gives him a card. He is to go to Denny’s drop the card, and Gabe will come. Zeke had no idea that it will lead him to Hell.
Gabe is a demon, and his boyfriend is Stan (Satan). That’s when Zeke discovers that he’s half-demon. Zeke is worried about his younger sister, Abigail (Abby), who has also met their father’s fist. Zeke finally has an ally, and together they work at getting away.
Zeke is surprised at what he finds out that Gabe and Stan are dedicated to him and his happiness. Gabe is a man who pushes everyone’s buttons, but with love. I loved reading about Gabe again, since I first met him in Go for the Company, Lark’s first Carnival of Mysteries story.
This book has it all – demons, surprises, and romance. The abuse is heartbreaking and may be hard for some to read.
Another wonderful addition to the Carnival of Mysteries series.
The Reviewer
I am an avid reader the mother of 3 sons and grandmother to seven grandchildren. Since retiring I have been doing more reading while volunteering as a CASA worker. CASA is an organization that works with the family court system to ensure that children are in the best living situation. There are way too many children that get overlooked in the foster care system and I visit homes and make visits to the parents. I was born and raised in New York and my husband of 50 years and I live in Upstate New York.
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