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My Demon Hunter by Aurora Ascher

4 reviews

alexandria_sandoval's review

3.5
adventurous dark emotional funny 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

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amfelix's review

5.0
dark funny medium-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: No

Omg, I absolutely devoured this book in one whole sitting. I was on a road trip and thought this was the best time to read this and it did not disappoint. This book is definitely a whole lot different than the first one (My Funny Demon Valentine) in terms of focus. This one has some romance no doubt, but it also has some very good plot that goes along with the romance. 

Honestly, I personally really liked their relationship dynamic gradually growing as well as the acceptance of each other's differences.
With My Funny Demon Valentine, while I did enjoy it, it had a lot of sex scenes and not much plot other than Ash and Eva trying to figure out the whole demon reveal thing.
While with My Demon Hunter, I didn’t get a sex scene until like 200 pages and although it is romance, I felt very content with the plot driving the relationship into becoming what it became. When they finally got to the sex scene, I screamed and I was rooting for them because FINALLY! Honestly, the way that Mist makes Lily feel more comfortable in herself just by being and embracing who he is, demon and all, really makes their relationship wholesome. Like, Mist was a possessive gentleman but like that was the appeal and I understand Lily. There is a charm to a very honest but sincere person telling you how they feel and not regretting it. Also the way they ONLY fuck in his demon form is just CHEF KISS! Monsterfucking to its true definition. 

I also love how we got introduced to the character again in the first novel again. Like BELIAL MY CHEF YOU STILL ARE SHORT TEMPERED, and I am really interested in Meph and Iris (Lily’s sister) sudden dynamic.
Like, I am so proud of Belial keeping his promise with Skye but also I am slowly (very slowly) getting pissed off at how the rest of the demons are expecting Belial to be the hero of the entire scenario
and honestly I understand Belial because he’s having the first born older sibling syndrome. Let my man get his rest. Please. 
Maybe because I am more of a plot person and I don’t necessarily tend to read romance but this entire book officially made it to my READ AGAIN list. Like I love how the books are romance focused on the demon brothers getting with these badass women BUT I ALSO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE PLOT THAT IS HAPPENING AS WELL! I very genuinely have so many good things to say about this book and I can’t wait to read more of this series. 

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.25 ⭐️
4.5 🌶️

I never imagined myself giggling like a fool over an awkward demon buying icecream for the first time, and yet here I am, equally alarmed at how much I related to him in this moment…

My Demon Hunter is a funny, fast-paced fantasy+romance with demons and fallen angels and witches and plane-sized faceless slug monsters and of course, a giant serving of spice (though not with the slug monsters…gross.). But more than that, this book is about self-discovery and understanding your worth.

Our FMC, Lily, is curvy, self-concious and timid, and haunted by the tragic death of her parents. Mist, our MMC, is a demon who is bound in servitude to hunt the guilty and bring them back to hell to his evil mistress, but he's finding Earth a much more appealing location..

Our leads meet in the ice cream aisle of a corner store in Montreal and I swear I was grinning like a fool during the whole interaction. Mist's awkwardness is endearing and his honesty swoon-worthy; Lily's shyness and bewilderment at the male before her is all too relatable. And it's a wild ride from there. I had a great time listening to this audiobook. The characters are loveable, the story engaging, and the world has that great mix of reality/fantasy/myth/legend that makes suspending disbelief that much easier.

The narrator for the audiobook, Kirsten Leigh, was fantastic. Her voices for each character were spot on, especially for our leads. She nailed the confused, brutally honest and primal nature of our demon, Mist, without making him come across as a bumbling fool. And for Lily, who is Irish but trying her hardest to sound north-American…. Kirsten's narration was brilliant, bringing in a lilting Irish accent every now and then (especially in stressful situations!).

I didn't realise until after finishing that this book was 2nd in a series, which made some parts of the book make a bit more sense, but I hadn't read the earlier book and had no issues following along and enjoying this story for what it was. 

It would be easy to just enjoy this book for the fun story, the grumpy demons and the super hot spice, but if you want a little more depth, and characters that grow, you'll get that, too.


Thank you RBmedia for providing this audiobook for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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