A fun read and I gave it all the stars purely because of the artwork, which is brilliant. I loved the references to Dante - from Virgil and Milton to the fires of Brimstone but I'd have loved to see more of this world and more of that comical context because I think most (the overwhelming majority?) of young readers won't get the references at all. It feels like something's missing if the joke can't be fully appreciated by the core target audience. Especially when there's so much fun to be had with it! Absolutely love the concept. And that artwork really made me smile.

This was loads of fun! Like Wimpy Kid, but in hell essentially. Made me chuckle. It’s full of puns, friendship and learning to look at life with a bit of optimism!

I like Brian Gordon, and a middle grader called Dante N. (full name is revealed in the book) Ferno sounded like an interesting character, so I requested to read this book.
My 10-year-old is a fan of witty books that read like diaries written by a child character.
So, another bonus.
I want to do this justice here - the concept and Dante are interesting. Lots of fire and brimstones in this book.
The target audience (7+) might enjoy this, however I expected more in terms of the plot, jokes and characterisation.
My child gave it 3.5/5.
I thought it was well-designed and had some funny jokes and cute moments but that the real potential of this was not fully explored.
2.5/5 from me.