Speak of the Demon
Stacia Stark
Overall: 3/5
Plot and themes: 3/5
Characters: 2/5
Writing style: 3/5
Attention-grabbing: 3/5
Speak of the Demon is the first book in the Deals with Demons series that's dual-narrated by Danica and Samael. She's a witch and he's a demon, she's also a bounty hunter who has a lot of beef with demons so there relationship has that very typical flawed base. When she's caught breaking his rules in his territory, he binds her to service and tasks her with hunting a murderer. There's obviously a lot of conflict on that front but more tension than anything else for their unspoken unbreakable and inexplicable bond.
The main problem with the story is how little it's separated from any other book in the same kind of genre. Nothing original happens with the plot and nothing amazing happens to make me love the characters. It was alright but forgettable. Not poorly written, but not inspirational either. I didn't have all that many problems with it aside from the cringey moments, but it didn't have anything super special.
I think I would still read a sequel when it comes out though because I think it has potential to be more interesting if we get some more insight into Danica's backstory. Right now, she has that super typical single parent life with a mystical probably all-powerful father that kind of just falls into the norm for this genre. But wasn't bad enough that I don't think it couldn't later grab my interest.
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