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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Review: The book has an interesting premise - the main character is a demon Hunter, which is a hereditary position, passed from mother to daughter. Along with that role she gets demons that are bound to her. If she dies, they die. During the day they are tattoos on her body, protecting her from all harm. At night they peel off and help her fight the evil that lurks in the dark. Someday, out of self interest they'll abandon her in favor of her daughter and those that she's hunted will turn on her.
Unfortunately, the premise was all that was interesting. From the beginning it's clear that the author is trying to build tension for a big event at the end of the book. However, for that to work I have to care about either the characters or the world. The world is a modern setting, but we don't see much of it except for a homeless shelter and the bad part of town. I read 74 out of 305 pages and did feel connected to the main character at all. I just read a big confrontation between the main character and a demon, one where she expected to die. I found I didn't really care either way if she did, and was almost hoping that she would so that I could go read something else. The supporting cast were given very brief introductions that didn't really make me want to know more about them either.
The book reads a bit like the 2nd book in a series. It feels like you are supposed to know the characters, what they do and some of the world specific definitions already (like the non-standard use of "zombie").
Review: The book has an interesting premise - the main character is a demon Hunter, which is a hereditary position, passed from mother to daughter. Along with that role she gets demons that are bound to her. If she dies, they die. During the day they are tattoos on her body, protecting her from all harm. At night they peel off and help her fight the evil that lurks in the dark. Someday, out of self interest they'll abandon her in favor of her daughter and those that she's hunted will turn on her.
Unfortunately, the premise was all that was interesting. From the beginning it's clear that the author is trying to build tension for a big event at the end of the book. However, for that to work I have to care about either the characters or the world. The world is a modern setting, but we don't see much of it except for a homeless shelter and the bad part of town. I read 74 out of 305 pages and did feel connected to the main character at all. I just read a big confrontation between the main character and a demon, one where she expected to die. I found I didn't really care either way if she did, and was almost hoping that she would so that I could go read something else. The supporting cast were given very brief introductions that didn't really make me want to know more about them either.
The book reads a bit like the 2nd book in a series. It feels like you are supposed to know the characters, what they do and some of the world specific definitions already (like the non-standard use of "zombie").
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