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Title: Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8)
ISBN: 0553806610
Author:
Kelley Armstrong
Publicate Date: 2008-03-25
Publish: 2008-03-25
List Price: $20.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Hope Adams, half-demon tabloid reporter
In this 8th installment of the Women of the Otherworld series, we travel along with Hope Adams, half-demon tabloid reporter, who goes to Florida to make good on a favor she owes the head of the Cortez Cabal. Unbeknownst to her, ex-boyfriend-werewolf-jewel-thief and newly instated pack member, Karl Marsten, also comes to town to try to save the day.
Hope goes undercover in a gang who has been causing problems for the Cortez Cabal. She personally struggles between doing good and riding the high of the chaos vibes she gets hanging out with the bad guys. She begins to fall for enigmatic gang-banger Jaz, but too late realizes he is not what he appears to be. Hope discovers there is a mole in the cabal, and she ends up enlisting the help of sorceror Lucas and witch Paige Winterborne to help catch the spy.
The story is told alternately from Hope's and Lucas's point of view. Though Armstrong makes it clear who is telling the chapter, the constant switching of characters makes the story feel disjointed. More of the story is told from Hope's point of view, making it even more difficult to switch gears when it is Lucas's time to tell the story. Though Armstrong is a super storyteller, her weakness is well-defined voices, and the switching of character points of view in this novel makes that weakness stick out like Christopher Walken's hair.
Armstrong's next novel in the series is Living with the Dead, releasing October 28, 2008.
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2: Personal Demon
I loved this book. Kelley Armstrong wrote a short story called Chaotic about this narrator Hope Adams which was like an introduction to the characters in this book. I suggest you read the short story first. You will learn to love the characters and want to read more. Then you will love this book. I thought it was exciting and the plot twist caught me off guard. I couldn't put it down.
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3: Some parts were a little dry...
I loved Jaime Vegas' story. This one not so much. It dragged a bit and I found myself being more interested in the other series characters. Hope is not my favorite. The upcoming changes to the series should be exciting, though.
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4: I Was Surprised, Therefore Delighted by the Plot Twists
I know, that isn't very objective, but there you are. Armstrong's books just keep getting better and better.
This book features Hope and Lucas, but mostly Hope. Hope Adams is a tabloid reporter and an Expisco half-demon, daughter of Lucifer. As she says, "Not Satan. A totally different guy."
Hope is approached by Benicio Cortez to try to break in to a gang which seems to be wreaking havoc on the supernaturals of Miami. She agrees and immediately gets drawn into gang life. The gang is, apparently, trying to put an end to the Cortez Cabal. Clearly Benicio, as head of it, has an interest in finding out what's going on.
Having two narrators was confusing, if I forgot to read the title of the chapter to see who it was, otherwise, it was good to have both perspectives.
I don't want to give away the plot, but let's just say that Lucas reconsiders his anti-Cabal stance and may be working with his father more closely. Hope has the "adventure" she was looking for and explores her relationship with Karl more fully. The ending surprised me, which also delighted me. I think you'll enjoy it.
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5: Another Success
Personal Demon is another success in Ms. Armstrong's Women series. It's a departure from her typical formula in that we hear the story from Lucas's perspective now and again, but the alternation between him and Hope still keeps it focused on a woman.
Not so formulaic that you see the outcome a mile away, it isn't quite as unpredictable as her first few books. If you've come to love her world, it's still top-notch. Even if you don't know the setting, the book is balanced with references to non-Personal Demon scenarios that provide just enough recap to fill in new readers on background without annoying veterans.
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