A review by thearieslibrary
Damned Curious (Armitage Black, #2) by Lisa Matthews

3.0

Local newsreader Dave Richmond has been found murdered. The murderer? A demon. Naturally Armitage’s curiosity is piqued and she starts her own investigation, which has deadly consequences…

I like the characters, although at times, I struggled with how curious Armitage is as she cannot let anything go and needs to get to the bottom of everything. I do like the sprinkle of romance and supernatural elements in this book, because the murders were quite graphic so they help to give it a lighter feel. Although, I thought by the second book the romance would be a bit further along - it’s like they go back and forwards between ‘should I, should I not’, which gives me having a crush in school vibes. 

I did enjoy this book more than the first in the series but to me, it started off slow and the pace didn’t seem to pick up until 40% mark where I found myself wanting to pick up the book more. A lot of aspects within this book are not realistic. I also don’t like the use of a derogatory slur against the disabled community that is included within this book.

⚠️ CWs: derogatory slur and language, slutshaming, murder, blood, alcohol use, person with alcohol use disorder, profanity, drunk driving, physical assault, mentions vomiting, drug use ⚠️