Satania

Written by: Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët

First line: For crying the hell out loud!

Why you should read this book: Charlie and a party of like-minded explorers have penetrated deep into the cave where her brother disappeared on a quest to prove the existence of Hell, based partly on Darwin's theory of evolution and partly on his mother's hysterical ranting that she was raped by a demon, when a local priest comes to warn them that they're going to die in a flood if they don't get out of the system before the rain starts. Unfortunately for everyone, the priest is too late and the party must penetrate deeper and deeper into the earth to escape the water, discovering that some parts of Charlie's brother's theories are frighteningly true, and other parts of incredibly off base. Charlie and her surviving companions are about to discover the terrifying and shocking truth about what exists in the depths of our world, and what lengths humans will go to if they wish to survive there.

Why you shouldn't read this book: No matter what your theology or scientific beliefs, it's not likely to jibe with them.