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The Demon Familiar
by Tamsin Hawthorn
The Demon Familiar picks up a couple of weeks following The Spell Caster, with Lyla (the strongest Spell Caster of her generation) and Costi finding out there is more to their lifelong friendship than meets the eye; that he is her demon familiar. The first half of this book primarily deals with them figuring out this new development in their relationship while also - finally - dealing with the tension between them. The second half of the book picks up with the main plot from the first book - the Angels attacking the Witch Circles and the power struggle Between Calamus Grey/his father and Lyla. With so much division in the Circle, it's unclear how or if they will be able to work together to defeat their enemy or if they will self-destruct from within.
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| The Demon Familiar is a strong second book, and I enjoyed it a little more than the first book. The characters feel more well-rounded, which is largely because the first half of the book focuses on Lyla, and Costi, and their relationship. It was fun seeing them interact with very little interference from the Council or Calamus. I especially loved that they were looking into Costi's past and I hope we get more answers and information about his family and life in the Demon World in book three. Hawthorn also did an amazing job of showing how a government takeover happens. In this world, the Witches believe that they will have failed if Inperium comes into play - a hierarchy. Throughout both books you get little snippets of Councilor Grey laying the groundwork to take more power. It is subtle at first and becomes more and more obvious as the story progresses
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| until you hit the climax of this book and it all becomes very apparent. I love the dialogue Hawthorn included about how this change in government happens and what it means to everyone who is under that government's purview. The dialogue between characters is a little off and is very formal. For characters who are supposed to be in their early 20s and 40s, it just doesn't seem very conversational. This wasn't very noticeable throughout the book, but there was one point where Lyla was talking to a cashier and he was speaking like he was an old English Lord. It's not a big thing but took me out of the story at that moment.
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| The Demon Familiar is a strong second book, and I enjoyed it a little more than the first book. The characters feel more well-rounded, which is largely because the first half of the book focuses on Lyla, and Costi, and their relationship. It was fun seeing them interact with very little interference from the Council or Calamus. I especially loved that they were looking into Costi's past and I hope we get more answers and information about his family and life in the Demon World in book three. Hawthorn also did an amazing job of showing how a government takeover happens. In this world, the Witches believe that they will have failed if Inperium comes into play - a hierarchy. Throughout both books you get little snippets of Councilor Grey laying the groundwork to take more power. It is subtle at first and becomes more and more obvious as the story progresses
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| until you hit the climax of this book and it all becomes very apparent. I love the dialogue Hawthorn included about how this change in government happens and what it means to everyone who is under that government's purview. The dialogue between characters is a little off and is very formal. For characters who are supposed to be in their early 20s and 40s, it just doesn't seem very conversational. This wasn't very noticeable throughout the book, but there was one point where Lyla was talking to a cashier and he was speaking like he was an old English Lord. It's not a big thing but took me out of the story at that moment.