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The Demon Court by Emma Hamm

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Really loved this one! It’s 5* from me for a story with great world building, a (somewhat) relatable heroine, and a very hot MMC. The story immediately grabbed me and I read this really quickly (after a bit of a slump tbh). 

Emma Hamm’s style is lovely to read. The pacing is good, and I like the way she writes her characters and the POV chapters. I’ll forgive the inevitable miscommunication trope for the delightfully inventive physical contact scenes (not just the sex ones – I really loved the descriptions of deliberate touches.) 

I did also like the ending though it was really quite sappy. But then, that’s what I ordered, so I’m noting, not complaining. She also tied in the MMC of the next book in the series, Greed, quite nicely, though I didn’t get as much of a sense of him as I’d liked. 

The one thing I’d have loved to have is more information about Selene’s powers. It’s hinted throughout the book that she has more than one,
but is it the “frozen lake/showing powers deep” one? And is that utterly unique? What happens to it, she has it at the end and decides not to use it, but it’s still there?
, it’s just never really explained why that matters or what it is. Feels a bit like a loose thread, or maybe I missed the explanation (very late nights reading…) 

Overall, hugely recommended if you like… lusty demons, a general twist on the deadly sins, some kinky spice, queer sex/desire being a normal thing (plus a twinkle of non-binary representation). 

This book is on my list of possible re-reads, just because the process here was such a joy! There are scenes that I’ll remember for a while, and in the wild soup of (dark) romance books I’ve read this year that is quite a feat. 
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