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A Demon Bound
Title | A Demon Bound |
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Date | 2025-01-26 08:18:10 |
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Desciption
Samantha Martin is an imp, enjoying an extended vacation from Hel. All she wants to do is drink beer by the pool, play mischievous pranks on the humans, and get her hot neighbor in the sack. It’s a relaxing break from her infernal home, as long as she manages to avoid the angels, who won’t hesitate to execute her on sight.But when her naughty hellhound lands her in trouble with the local werewolf pack, Sam is blackmailed into helping track and catch a killer. The steps she must take to appease the werewolves will put her right in the crosshairs of the angels. And with angels, there is no second chance.
Review
“I could hardly tell him I was obsessed with him and that he better get used to me stalking him like a creeper in a white van.” 4.5 StarA very funny, unique Urban Fantasy opening - Samantha isn't an imp who pretends to be a good person. She's slipped out of Hel over forty years ago and since then has become a successful slum lord. She keeps her powers under the radar so as not to attract the attention of avenging angels, and she mainly spends her day flirting with her next door neighbor who has slowly become her first and best friend. Things turn complicated when the local werewolf diva blackmails her into exposing herself and helping their cause.To say this book is funny would be an understatement. While Samantha isn't a "good" character, she's not actually an evil one either, especially compared to the other paranormal creatures walking around. The humor lies in her not understanding what humans are talking about half the time, trying to figure out relationships, and warring with a particularly vengeful angel who is strangely drawn to her. We do get to see some of her powers pop up, but not in traditional ways. All fun times. While it's light and quirky, there's the inevitable dark stuff that goes with this sort of world-building and magic.The Hel and Angels in this book aren't from the legendary or Christian mythos. They aren't ascending from Heaven or Hell so it's all based on the authors' imagination crafted for this series in particular.Samantha loves annoying people and getting under the skin, which makes some of the best parts of the series. I absoluately heart Wyatt - he may not have the angel power thing going on, but he's awesomely loyal, sounds yummy mowing the lawn even to me from book page description, and totally stays in Samantha's corner the whole way. I'm not as into the angel Gregory, although scenes with him turned out fun sometimes too - a love triangle seems in the picture, possibly, but hopefully the author quashes that. Time will tell but I see some confusion in the next sequel at least. I'm team Wyatt but have a feeling....Hard to put down, fun and 'different', I recommend this to Urban Fantasy fans on the hunt for something new. I'm delighted to see this series has tons of books under its name too, so I'll be digging into the second right away.