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joyousreads132's review
4.0
If Lucifer walks among us, where would he be? Washington D.C. of course! Maybe it was intentional, but I thought that having the devil and his minions in the capital was befitting. After all, if you wanted to spread evil, the first thing to do was incite blind ambition to the politicians who would bargain with the devil himself.
This is the story of Lucifer, his fall and his eventual salvation. I've got to be honest though, I've got this idealism that the Devil procures gore. Well, was I disappointed or what? Aside from a couple of tolerable torture scenes, this book is as violent as a level 2 hurricane. Lucifer works in the background, puppet master who controls every famine, disasters, and war mongering dictators from the third world countries...and then he met Gianna O'Keefe. His downfall and well, you guessed it, his eventual salvation.
I liked this book. The banters were intelligent and the discussion of religion was not in-your-face. It will make you think over and over again about the self debate you have when your life is so horrible, you question whether or not you should live. Then you ask, if God is omnipresent, omniscient, why do all bad things happen to good people?
This is the story of Lucifer, his fall and his eventual salvation. I've got to be honest though, I've got this idealism that the Devil procures gore. Well, was I disappointed or what? Aside from a couple of tolerable torture scenes, this book is as violent as a level 2 hurricane. Lucifer works in the background, puppet master who controls every famine, disasters, and war mongering dictators from the third world countries...and then he met Gianna O'Keefe. His downfall and well, you guessed it, his eventual salvation.
I liked this book. The banters were intelligent and the discussion of religion was not in-your-face. It will make you think over and over again about the self debate you have when your life is so horrible, you question whether or not you should live. Then you ask, if God is omnipresent, omniscient, why do all bad things happen to good people?
jsoltys's review
5.0
I would give this book 6 stars or more if i could. I absolutley loved it. It's a great story of love and redemption, but also amusing and fun. I think this is the first time i have actually cried my eyes out with a book, but it was great!
ladyyluna's review
5.0
I love this book, I really really do, and once I have it in my hands I'll probably carry it wherever I go.
Honestly, if I ever become rich or something, I'd PAY to have this book made into a movie, and if they let me, I'll make it myself to make SURE it's exactly like the book, as much as it can possibly be.
Some important notes that bear mentioning: first, reviews are highly subjective, including mine. My opinion is meant to give an overview of what I saw/felt when I read it (and how it may or may not have made my brain explode). What I see might not be what you see, and what I like (or don't) might not be what you enjoy, which is just fine. My advice to anyone looking into a book? Read the premise, and if it interests you enough, give it a chance and form your own opinion.
Spoiler
This book holds the story of the devil, and more than that, the devil falling in love. It's the story of him finding redemption through love, of him willing to leave behind everything he is for the one thing he never thought could and would touch him, and even though he can barely hold on to it because of who and what he is, he holds on, and through that, you could say he loses everything but gains the one thing he was searching for all along, but had stopped looking, because of love.Honestly, if I ever become rich or something, I'd PAY to have this book made into a movie, and if they let me, I'll make it myself to make SURE it's exactly like the book, as much as it can possibly be.
Some important notes that bear mentioning: first, reviews are highly subjective, including mine. My opinion is meant to give an overview of what I saw/felt when I read it (and how it may or may not have made my brain explode). What I see might not be what you see, and what I like (or don't) might not be what you enjoy, which is just fine. My advice to anyone looking into a book? Read the premise, and if it interests you enough, give it a chance and form your own opinion.
asmushy's review
4.0
Rating: 4.25/5
I never thought that one day I would say this, but I think that I'm having a serious case of "Sympathy For The Devil".
This book... Seriously, I have no idea how to write down my feelings about it. It tricked me so many times that I don't trust myself with my thoughts right now; the author did a fine job misleading me everytime I thought I knew which way the story was going, but then she would take an entirely different path, leaving me breathless and gasping until the very end.
And my GOD, what was that ending?! It should have been predictable, and yes I was rooting for him to have his way and for his plan to work, but he is the Devil, so why should he...
See? even now I'm confused..
It goes without saying that the story of Lucifer "Lou" and Gianna is one I'm not ready to forget anytime soon.
I never thought that one day I would say this, but I think that I'm having a serious case of "Sympathy For The Devil".
This book... Seriously, I have no idea how to write down my feelings about it. It tricked me so many times that I don't trust myself with my thoughts right now; the author did a fine job misleading me everytime I thought I knew which way the story was going, but then she would take an entirely different path, leaving me breathless and gasping until the very end.
And my GOD, what was that ending?! It should have been predictable, and yes I was rooting for him to have his way and for his plan to work, but he is the Devil, so why should he...
See? even now I'm confused..
It goes without saying that the story of Lucifer "Lou" and Gianna is one I'm not ready to forget anytime soon.
book_hoarding_dragon's review
3.0
Most people who know me would be surprised in my reading of this book and even liking it. If I'm reading a cover jacket or back of the book and said book is about angels or anything to do with Judeo-Christianity; then, I will put it back and avoid it like the Plague (however I had made an exception with Hush, Hush. But it was an ARC and let us not speak of it again).
I had come across Jeri Smith-Ready through her WVMP Radio series which I adore and thought I'd give her other work a try. I didn't really like Eyes of Crow, but I really enjoyed this book.
The book has snarkiness which I love and it does have almost a dark sense of humor to it at times which I do have. It doesn't have the ordinary take on Judeo-Christianity that I remember as a child (my dad used to love watch Touched By An Angel and other shows along that calibre). In fact, there wasn't a lot of overtures on it in the book, I thought.
I had come across Jeri Smith-Ready through her WVMP Radio series which I adore and thought I'd give her other work a try. I didn't really like Eyes of Crow, but I really enjoyed this book.
The book has snarkiness which I love and it does have almost a dark sense of humor to it at times which I do have. It doesn't have the ordinary take on Judeo-Christianity that I remember as a child (my dad used to love watch Touched By An Angel and other shows along that calibre). In fact, there wasn't a lot of overtures on it in the book, I thought.
katiejackson's review
5.0
This book is amazing! was a reread for me, the first time I read it was about 6 years ago and I think I love it even more the second time around! brilliant plot, very interesting characters and a very good plot twist. 5 stars, would highly recommend! I would say that this book is maybe not suitable for anybody under the age of 16 though. but it's still an awesome book! :)
saltyred's review
5.0
I adored this book! I think I fell in love with the Devil myself--he was smart, sexy and snarky. My favorite part of the book--upon the girlfriend's grandmother finding out that her grandson was gay and and losing it at the Christmas dinner table:
"Her grandmother continued to bawl. Rosa (the girlfriend's mom) put her hand to her mouth and rushed out of the room. I had a mad desire to stand up and shout 'He may be gay, but I'm the Devil!' at the top of my lungs."I laughed out loud, which doesn't happen too often when I'm reading.