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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Although I wish I'd read these in order, I may say this is a very creative world.
I've actually removed one star from my previous rating which no-doubt was due to too much enthusiasm. It's a cute story, but just that. It's perfect as a nouvella.
3.25 stars
Hades/Cat(Cataclysm)
This might be my least fave in the Demonica series. I didn’t feel much attachment towards the characters and felt the need to just get past it to get to the next book. I understand Azagoth’s continued punishment of Hades, considering his past actions. I don’t think it’s fair for Cataclysm to have lost her wings because of the Gethel situation, but the archangels always seem to have sticks up their asses.
"Hades had a lot of names. Lord of the Dead. Keeper of Souls. Jailor of the Baddies. Asshole. He owned them all."
Hadessssssss 🔥 And no, this is not a Hades & Persephone re-telling. Larissa Ione is more creative than that 💁🏽♀️
Cat is an Unfallen working for the Grim Reaper in Sheoul-gra, which is a holding tank for demon souls. Cat has a mega crush on the infamous Hades who barely notices her. Or does he? 😏 Cat is pretty clumsy and one day, she makes a huge mistake. She tries to fix her mistake by infiltrating the Inner Sanctum AKA Hades's prison. But instead of making things better, her presence unintentionally starts a demon riot in the Inner Sanctum. Oops?
So now, Cat is stuck with Hades in the Inner Sanctum as they try to fix the problems Cat mistakenly caused. I loooooooooooved Cat and Hades. Their chemistry together is 🔥 It's so adorable how Cat was initially nervous around Hades. Of course, Hades noticed Cat from the very beginning...but freaking Azagoth had to interfere.
Hades has an interesting backstory that I did not really see coming. His dynamic with Azagoth is particularly interesting. This novella made me so angry at Azagoth because of all the restrictions he placed on Hades. Never thought I'd feel so protective of the asshole with the blue Mohawk, but here we are LOL. As it is common with the heroes of this series, Hades has been so lonely for thousands of years. It actually made me so sad 🥺
Given that this is a novella, part of the action during the climax is cut short. But we still get some kick ass fighting scenes with Hades, who got pissed his Mohawk was ruined by an axe lmao. The relationship development was really well-done, given the short length of this novella. And the HEA was soooooo satisfying 🥺 I really loved Cat and Hades together and I hope we get to see more of them in future novellas 🥰
Cat is an Unfallen working for the Grim Reaper in Sheoul-gra, which is a holding tank for demon souls. Cat has a mega crush on the infamous Hades who barely notices her. Or does he? 😏 Cat is pretty clumsy and one day, she makes a huge mistake. She tries to fix her mistake by infiltrating the Inner Sanctum AKA Hades's prison. But instead of making things better, her presence unintentionally starts a demon riot in the Inner Sanctum. Oops?
So now, Cat is stuck with Hades in the Inner Sanctum as they try to fix the problems Cat mistakenly caused. I loooooooooooved Cat and Hades. Their chemistry together is 🔥 It's so adorable how Cat was initially nervous around Hades. Of course, Hades noticed Cat from the very beginning...but freaking Azagoth had to interfere.
Hades has an interesting backstory that I did not really see coming. His dynamic with Azagoth is particularly interesting. This novella made me so angry at Azagoth because of all the restrictions he placed on Hades. Never thought I'd feel so protective of the asshole with the blue Mohawk, but here we are LOL. As it is common with the heroes of this series, Hades has been so lonely for thousands of years. It actually made me so sad 🥺
Given that this is a novella, part of the action during the climax is cut short. But we still get some kick ass fighting scenes with Hades, who got pissed his Mohawk was ruined by an axe lmao. The relationship development was really well-done, given the short length of this novella. And the HEA was soooooo satisfying 🥺 I really loved Cat and Hades together and I hope we get to see more of them in future novellas 🥰
Rating ~ 4 stars
ARC was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I never thought that someone can actually make me like or even have sympathy for Hades, I mean the guy is called the Lord of the Dead amongst other not so nice things.
Cataclysm aka Cat was just recently kicked out of Heaven, now a fallen angel she works for Azagoth in Sheoul-gra (hell). Cat is trying to earn her way back to heaven. Though all she can manage to do at this point is make a mess at Azagoth’s home.
Hades is as I said earlier, the lord of the Dead and is responsible for the torture and punishment of the souls in hell. He takes direct orders from the Grim reaper himself Azagoth.
We already had met Hades and Cataclysm in the previous books in the series of course and they both seemed pretty darn interesting especially Hades with his blue mohawk, not something that one would except from a jailor of the souls in hell.
Can I just say I love Hades, I mean not only did he retain his humor for god knows how long centuries he spent in hell and in service to Azagoth who was quite angry at him. He is scarastic, a bit damaged, too cocky for his own good (though Cat doesn’t seem to mind this at all) but you can’t help but love him.
Hades and Cat’s relationship was great, it had witty banter, some seduction by Cat, some running away from Hades (who doesn’t want to read that?) and all around great chemistry and eventually love. It’s was also great to see their development of what they both wanted at the start of the book and what they got so much better.
Random thing: Just throwing it out there, Really Azagoth Really ? I love you but you can be such a jerk at times.
Quibbles: I wanted more of them, they were both very intriguing characters and they have lived quite a long time on hell/heaven and I wanted to know more about than just parts of their history and I just generally wanted this book to be longer especially since I think this book will be it from the series for a while now.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and it’s a great addition to the series. Happy Reading!
ARC was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I never thought that someone can actually make me like or even have sympathy for Hades, I mean the guy is called the Lord of the Dead amongst other not so nice things.
Cataclysm aka Cat was just recently kicked out of Heaven, now a fallen angel she works for Azagoth in Sheoul-gra (hell). Cat is trying to earn her way back to heaven. Though all she can manage to do at this point is make a mess at Azagoth’s home.
Hades is as I said earlier, the lord of the Dead and is responsible for the torture and punishment of the souls in hell. He takes direct orders from the Grim reaper himself Azagoth.
We already had met Hades and Cataclysm in the previous books in the series of course and they both seemed pretty darn interesting especially Hades with his blue mohawk, not something that one would except from a jailor of the souls in hell.
Can I just say I love Hades, I mean not only did he retain his humor for god knows how long centuries he spent in hell and in service to Azagoth who was quite angry at him. He is scarastic, a bit damaged, too cocky for his own good (though Cat doesn’t seem to mind this at all) but you can’t help but love him.
Hades and Cat’s relationship was great, it had witty banter, some seduction by Cat, some running away from Hades (who doesn’t want to read that?) and all around great chemistry and eventually love. It’s was also great to see their development of what they both wanted at the start of the book and what they got so much better.
Random thing: Just throwing it out there, Really Azagoth Really ? I love you but you can be such a jerk at times.
Quibbles: I wanted more of them, they were both very intriguing characters and they have lived quite a long time on hell/heaven and I wanted to know more about than just parts of their history and I just generally wanted this book to be longer especially since I think this book will be it from the series for a while now.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and it’s a great addition to the series. Happy Reading!
While not my favorite book in this series I still love everything about this world so much. Hades and Cat were no exception. I just adore how well Larissa Ione writes her bad boy characters who should be irredeemable in the mythology, yet are never truly as horrid as they seem. Hades maybe the Lord of the Dead and the torturer of all things evil and demon, but he still has good in his soul. He just needs the right spark to bring it out.
Cat was lovely. I loved her bumbling nature. She tries so hard to do the right thing, but yet makes mistakes all over the place. Admittedly, and one of the main reasons this book loses half a star for me, I wish there'd been a little less of the "me big strong man must protect weak female" theme. Cat wanted to be a bigger part in all the redemption, but she was never allowed. I kept waiting for her big kick butt moment. And it never quite came to my full satisfaction.
Still I really enjoyed the read over all. I do so love this world and all the characters in it. :) ★★★★½
Cat was lovely. I loved her bumbling nature. She tries so hard to do the right thing, but yet makes mistakes all over the place. Admittedly, and one of the main reasons this book loses half a star for me, I wish there'd been a little less of the "me big strong man must protect weak female" theme. Cat wanted to be a bigger part in all the redemption, but she was never allowed. I kept waiting for her big kick butt moment. And it never quite came to my full satisfaction.
Still I really enjoyed the read over all. I do so love this world and all the characters in it. :) ★★★★½
Yay Hades! This was a fantastic novella. Even though there weren't many pages, it was packed with drama, lust, innocence, "accidents", redemption, and finally love. I've always been a fan of Hades. Cat was the purr-fect choice for him!
Loved listening to this one!! Hades was so yummy!!
Yep. I've been looking forward to reading Hades' story since we've met him forever ago! He's hot, sarcastic and always rocking to blue Mohawk and always shirtless. His cool, shrug everything off demeanor isn't what it seems and Cat has a way of seeing through that and getting him to show his vulnerability. This really should have been a full length novel since there was so much going on.. but that's okay.. I'll take what I can get!