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kathydavie's review
2.0
Fourth in the Dante Valentine fantasy series, Saint City Sinners continues with the demon hunt to which Japh and Dante have agreed although it takes second place to the disaster which has struck Eddie and Gabe.
My Take
I’m hoping she profits by this insight as she’s driving me mad with her stopping in the middle of a disaster and demanding explanations. Jesus, even I know you get to a safe place first and then ask! Then there’s the fact that she has to have it confirmed from an outside source that "yes, Japhimeral will die if she dies". Japh has been telling her this since Dead Man Rising, 2. Gee, I wonder what else that Japh has been telling her is true — that he loves her, that he is only happy when he knows she’s safe, that…gimme a break!
The Story
Flying back to Santiago City, Dante promises to find Eddie’s killer and protect their daughter if something should happen to Gabe. Between the hunt for Eddie’s killer, avoiding the hell-escaped demons and their hellhounds, and staying under Japh’s radar, Dante finds herself questioning her new perspective on humans and gains insight as to how she appears to Japh.
My Take
I’m hoping she profits by this insight as she’s driving me mad with her stopping in the middle of a disaster and demanding explanations. Jesus, even I know you get to a safe place first and then ask! Then there’s the fact that she has to have it confirmed from an outside source that "yes, Japhimeral will die if she dies". Japh has been telling her this since Dead Man Rising, 2. Gee, I wonder what else that Japh has been telling her is true — that he loves her, that he is only happy when he knows she’s safe, that…gimme a break!
The Story
Flying back to Santiago City, Dante promises to find Eddie’s killer and protect their daughter if something should happen to Gabe. Between the hunt for Eddie’s killer, avoiding the hell-escaped demons and their hellhounds, and staying under Japh’s radar, Dante finds herself questioning her new perspective on humans and gains insight as to how she appears to Japh.
kk7's review
3.0
I found myself skimming over chunks of this book. This girl takes zero responsibility for her own actions, completely disregards the one person who loves her most and then wants to throw a dang fit if he does anything to help her see reality.
mamap's review
2.0
R-rated for language.
It's getting worse. Nobody's talking and there are so many betrayals.
It's not loving someone if you won't let them be themselves.
It's getting worse. Nobody's talking and there are so many betrayals.
It's not loving someone if you won't let them be themselves.
claire_loves_books's review
2.0
This really frustrated me. Danny just seems to spend the whole book making stupid angry decisions, at times she seems to almost take pride in being totally oblivious. She complains that Japh never tells her anything but she doesn't really talk to him at all. Japh is also pretty horrible in this book as well.
I found the plot quite confusing swell- everyone has different agendas and is secretive so none of them know what the others are doing. Danny spends a lot of the time confused and so did I.
Also Danny complains about how all the demons except Eve manipulate her - newsflash Eve is manipulating you too! She asks nicely because that's the best way to get Dante to do exactly what she wants.
I found the plot quite confusing swell- everyone has different agendas and is secretive so none of them know what the others are doing. Danny spends a lot of the time confused and so did I.
Also Danny complains about how all the demons except Eve manipulate her - newsflash Eve is manipulating you too! She asks nicely because that's the best way to get Dante to do exactly what she wants.
danidoll91's review
3.0
So I liked that this book went back to having an awesome dante but at the same time I keep wishing we would get more information on what she is and what Japh is. Everytime I finish one of these books I feel like a didn't read a novel just a teaser for the next book.
reasonpassion's review
3.0
Thankfully this one was better than the last one, with a lot of the angst removed or at least better understood as to why it exists. The sheer amount of deception going on clearly here combines with Dante's history of betrayal to push her into cutting off the one person she's near pathologically incapable of understanding and, as part of the plot, the only person capable of helping her survive. That Dante starts finally understanding the depth of Japh's secrets is juxtaposed with her finally beginning to understand what it means to be hedaira, not just for you, but more importantly and differently, for him. The result is a lot of anger, justified, and a lot of stupid childishness, not necessarily justified. The action is great, the supporting characters carry the story and the crazy extent of the machiavellian games being played start opening up. All of that makes working past Dante's actions worth reading through.
creolelitbelle's review
4.0
A wild ride with confusing bits at times due to so many different factions after Dante. Leaving the reader slightly confused, though, I think adds to the impact of the story, because for most of the novel Dante herself is very confused as to what exactly is going on, the WHY of everything. I find that in this case having the reader somewhat confused helps you get into Dante’s headspace.
This 4th installment of the Dante Valentine books is action-packed from beginning to end. Dante is constantly on the move, which leaves the story ever-developing. I loved that aspect of it. While Dante was away from Saint City, life back home kept moving forward for the better and the worse. The big question is how all this will impact Dante later. If she lives to see later, a question she has begun to often ask herself.
Urban fantasy that I plow through large sections of most times I pick it up. I’m always weary about futuristic novels, but the mysticism in this series compounded with the futuristic technology works well to me.
This 4th installment of the Dante Valentine books is action-packed from beginning to end. Dante is constantly on the move, which leaves the story ever-developing. I loved that aspect of it. While Dante was away from Saint City, life back home kept moving forward for the better and the worse. The big question is how all this will impact Dante later. If she lives to see later, a question she has begun to often ask herself.
Urban fantasy that I plow through large sections of most times I pick it up. I’m always weary about futuristic novels, but the mysticism in this series compounded with the futuristic technology works well to me.
cajeck's review
5.0
This book literally picks up where the last left off. I enjoyed this installment, like all its predecessors. It has good action, a fascinating setting, great tension, and a complex romance. I don't know what I can say about it, though, that I haven't already said of the previous books. Because Saint City Sinners picks up where The Devil's Right Hand leaves off, it has much of the same flavor. All that said, I did feel like there was a small lack of focus in the plot.
Dante is called back to Saint City when her best friend Gabe calls for her help. The investigation she hands over to Danny ends up taking a backseat half the time to the demonic power struggle from the previous book. I feel that Saintcrow managed to keep things from getting too unwieldy, but perhaps only just. Also, it took another review to remind me of this, but Dante certainly gets disagreeable in this book, even to the reader. For example: At one point, she holds her breath in a fit of pique. No, I'm not kidding. In The Devil's Right Hand, while her (at-times) petulant behavior could frustrate the reader, you could at least be somewhat sympathetic to her situation. That's less so, in this book. It didn't scare me off, though. Not at all.
In summary: Yes this is another great book, if you can forgive Dante slipping more into her yin versus her yang. I wish I could give half stars, though. While Saint City Sinners has a lot of the same flavor as The Devil's Right Hand, it doesn't quite have its tight focus and finesse. So in my head, this book rates more like a 4 1/2 stars instead of 5.
Dante is called back to Saint City when her best friend Gabe calls for her help. The investigation she hands over to Danny ends up taking a backseat half the time to the demonic power struggle from the previous book. I feel that Saintcrow managed to keep things from getting too unwieldy, but perhaps only just. Also, it took another review to remind me of this, but Dante certainly gets disagreeable in this book, even to the reader. For example: At one point, she holds her breath in a fit of pique. No, I'm not kidding. In The Devil's Right Hand, while her (at-times) petulant behavior could frustrate the reader, you could at least be somewhat sympathetic to her situation. That's less so, in this book. It didn't scare me off, though. Not at all.
In summary: Yes this is another great book, if you can forgive Dante slipping more into her yin versus her yang. I wish I could give half stars, though. While Saint City Sinners has a lot of the same flavor as The Devil's Right Hand, it doesn't quite have its tight focus and finesse. So in my head, this book rates more like a 4 1/2 stars instead of 5.
anzuk's review against another edition
3.0
*spoilers ahead
What is up with the cheesy lines? If it weren’t for Working for the Devil I wouldn’t even bother with a book that had that rubbish on the cover. I feel forced to read this. I know I have one book left till I’m done with this series and I’m extremely happy about it.
Saint City Sinners is all about crying, shrugging, almost bruises, manhandling, unspoken feelings and annoying monologues. Maybe the cover should look more like this:
What else is happening in Saint City Sinners? Japh is still an insensitive dick.
Yeah yeah, I know, he’s a demon and he doesn’t understand how humans work, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s behaving like a dick, and the fact that I very much hate him.
As for Dante..
:fart sound:
She’s such a bore with all her tantrums and bullshit. She bores me. This book bores me. This series bores me.
Oh, and about the heart-breaking deaths, I feel like I’m supposed to feel sad for Eddie dying. I’m supposed to be even sadder for Gabe dying. But I’m not. I feel like Saintcrow is trying too hard to make this book sad. Hell, she’s been trying to make all this series sad. Trying too hard. And it’s obvious. And it doesn’t work with me. So I’m just left scratching my head and wondering how the hell I’m going to conjure the patience to finish this book. Or all her other books. Minus Working for the Devil, of course. Working for the Devil was awesome.
In the end I don’t like any character anymore. I don’t like the events that are taking place. Thinking about it, I don’t like anything related to the Dante Valentine series anymore. Just be done already!!
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Hell has nothing on Saint City
What is up with the cheesy lines? If it weren’t for Working for the Devil I wouldn’t even bother with a book that had that rubbish on the cover. I feel forced to read this. I know I have one book left till I’m done with this series and I’m extremely happy about it.
Saint City Sinners is all about crying, shrugging, almost bruises, manhandling, unspoken feelings and annoying monologues. Maybe the cover should look more like this:
What else is happening in Saint City Sinners? Japh is still an insensitive dick.
Yeah yeah, I know, he’s a demon and he doesn’t understand how humans work, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s behaving like a dick, and the fact that I very much hate him.
As for Dante..
:fart sound:
She’s such a bore with all her tantrums and bullshit. She bores me. This book bores me. This series bores me.
Oh, and about the heart-breaking deaths, I feel like I’m supposed to feel sad for Eddie dying. I’m supposed to be even sadder for Gabe dying. But I’m not. I feel like Saintcrow is trying too hard to make this book sad. Hell, she’s been trying to make all this series sad. Trying too hard. And it’s obvious. And it doesn’t work with me. So I’m just left scratching my head and wondering how the hell I’m going to conjure the patience to finish this book. Or all her other books. Minus Working for the Devil, of course. Working for the Devil was awesome.
In the end I don’t like any character anymore. I don’t like the events that are taking place. Thinking about it, I don’t like anything related to the Dante Valentine series anymore. Just be done already!!
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