Paperback, 128 pages
English language
Published Feb. 1, 2022 by Boom! Studios.
Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is out of a job… or is she?
Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past?
I picked this up today at the library. It was a whim, I wasn’t even there to get a book, but the cover art was intriguing and so I took it home. Once the kids were asleep, I laid in bed and read it cover to cover and it was captivating.
A baby is born, and when this child grows up he will discover the secret to immortality. The goddess of death is laid off and sent to Earth in a mortal body. She hopes that she can kill the child, or at least persuade him not to defeat death, so that she can get her old job back. In the process, she learns about the beauty of life.
Beautiful and enchanting, and gave me a new outlook on life. I'll probably cry about this book later when it really hits me. It was behind excellent.
