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Helpful Score: 2
First off, this is not for the light romance reader or someone who has trouble reading about some off-beat sexual practices. There is some consensual bdsm, but it might be much for someone who hasn't read such things before. The bdsm itself was strange. I'm not averse to reading about it, but it didn't make any sense to do it for the reasons given in the story. It's also not enjoyable if the dom doing it isn't into it and clearly this dom didn't want to do it so for those reasons, the whole scene made me cringe. If you want good bdsm, read one of Joey Hill's books.
There's much more action in this second book in the Demonica series. You have vampires, shape shifters, weres, demons, humans, evil humans, fallen angles, and even a fairy or two. If you like the series, you can't skip this book although it's not the best book in the series. The humor and light-hearted interactions in the first book are missing here.
This is the story of Shade, the brother of the hero, in the first book. Shade is another gorgeous humanoid demon who works as a paramedic. He's unfortunately under a curse that will haunt him if he ever falls in love. I have mixed feelings about the book. I enjoyed it enough to finish it over two days. However, it's not as good as the first Demonica book. There's something missing here. The heroine, a human who was once involved with the hero, is unlikable, at least to me. She's a timid mousy woman who turns into an angry bitter heroine. I just didn't find her as compelling as Tayla from the first book. There's quite a bit of character stupidity. If the hero had been more honest with the heroine about his curse, a lot of trouble could have been avoided.
For those who get turned off by cheating from the hero -pass on this book. The hero is a cheater.
There's much more action in this second book in the Demonica series. You have vampires, shape shifters, weres, demons, humans, evil humans, fallen angles, and even a fairy or two. If you like the series, you can't skip this book although it's not the best book in the series. The humor and light-hearted interactions in the first book are missing here.
This is the story of Shade, the brother of the hero, in the first book. Shade is another gorgeous humanoid demon who works as a paramedic. He's unfortunately under a curse that will haunt him if he ever falls in love. I have mixed feelings about the book. I enjoyed it enough to finish it over two days. However, it's not as good as the first Demonica book. There's something missing here. The heroine, a human who was once involved with the hero, is unlikable, at least to me. She's a timid mousy woman who turns into an angry bitter heroine. I just didn't find her as compelling as Tayla from the first book. There's quite a bit of character stupidity. If the hero had been more honest with the heroine about his curse, a lot of trouble could have been avoided.
For those who get turned off by cheating from the hero -pass on this book. The hero is a cheater.
