Laurie S. (LaurieS) reviewed on 7/22/2009 + 504 more book reviews

I read this while on vacation a week because it sounded interesting enough and I had nothing better to do. Lizzie, a young school teacher discovers she's from a line of witches and that she's the latest "demon slayer" and has a destiny she's never known about. One minutes she's teaching little kids, the next her little doggie is talking to her and she's plopped on a Harley with a grandma she's only known for minutes and is expected to slay demons with next to no training and, of course, there's a hunky paranormal guy thrown in to save the day.

This book started out cutesy enough but devolved into a crazy, unexplained mess. Grandma is dragged into the second layer of hell and Lizzie must rescue her. Why? Don't ask me, I still can't make sense of it. And when the dog starts talking we are told by way of the dog as a way of explanation something along the lines of: "Oh he's been talking all along, Lizzie just now started listening." Sorry, not buying that lame explanation. There are many other issues such as this that make the book feel like it's mid series when in actuality it's the first in a new series. Not helping matters is the problem of Lizzie ineptness and dependence on others to bail her out and the fact that she's one of the dullest characters I've come across in one of these books. It gets old fast and is frustrating.

This is not a book for those who like things to make sense but I guess it's a decent enough read if you don't think too hard on any of it. I doubt I'll go out of my way to find the later books that complete the series though.

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