Praise to Hayes

This was one of the second books that I read from the author and I have to say that while people don't give it enough credit I find myself listening to the audiobook every once in a while. It's a fun story, no murder, no graphic sex or violence, has some decent comedy elements, and 1 or 2 f-bombs. Overall, I think that it is a good novel.
I recommend this for people 13 and older.

Plot:
Several contestants win a trip to a tropical island where they accidentally free a god. From there they have to get a sacred pear and reach another island, but the fun is in the journey.

Characters:
Clint is the main character of the story. He works as a corporate scape goat and lives at a retirement home despite being young. He sees desires as a pathway into self-destruction and is the average guy in a group over achievers and weirdos.

Thunder is the frat boy life of the party character but there is more to his character than just that. In a book that could have just had him be a dumb 2-dimensional character he surprisingly has more depth to him.

Kaia is native of the island who gives the group a tour of her home. She provides much of the lore. She has something of a existential crisis when she discovers that there are gods in the world.

April is unfortunately the weak link in the characters. She's acts as the sceptic in the story.

Falcon acts like a hippie but like Thunder has a history.

What I like:
It's a good book, has some decent lore, and the author did a good job changing what could have been a bunch of 2D characters into people with fun back stories and fun motivations.

What I don't like:
I can't think of a moment that I didn't enjoy.

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