A review by lexactuallyreads
The Bombshell Devil's Advocate by Nikkita Bell

adventurous dark funny tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

HAPPY PUB DAY TO THIS BAD B!!

She’s The Devil’s Second, her job is reap souls and  wreak havoc…
🦂🔥 The Bombshell Devil’s Advocate by Nikkita Bell 🔥🦂

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“Who needs email when you have blood sacrifice?”

Someone has just slotted themselves into my top five reads for the year. This has been, by far my favorite ARC read, probably ever. October Winters is 100% that b***h, she does not f**k around, is feisty as hell and can put up one hell of a fight. She’s is such a force to be reckoned with that even the demons are afraid of her. Enter Declan Lovejoy, the hauntingly handsome Demon Hunting Angel. Declan and October have been in a twisted tango of forbidden love for almost a century. Despite the odds, they cannot get enough of each other. 

When The Devil, himself, gives October the ultimatum of collecting 1,000 souls or receiving sudden death, on her birthday of all days, we go along for the ride of October’s journey of reaping, debauchery and seduction across Los Angeles. This book has so many vibes, and its absolutely delicious. I gobbled it UP, babe. Set in the late 90s, early 2000s Los Angeles/Hollywood area with heavy metal and the goth scene at the forefront, October Winters is going to get her rocks off, whether it be on the pole, pissing off demons and hunters, or wreaking havoc across the city. Nero, her scorpion familiar, deserves his own special moment—for never uttering a single world but still being able to crawl his way into my heart and soul. In addition to the darkness and horror of it all, there is so much good comedy that I found myself laughing, giggling, kicking my feet and just purely cackling like the witch I am. Nikkita Bell is building the world, dropping the lore and making it hot.  Its very apparent that the author is a visual artist because Every. Single. Scene. Came to life my mind. It’s almost like she put the visuals in my head via direct implant. I can’t wait for the next installment of this series. Thank you, Nikkita, for this ARC! You have a gift. 

“I’ve survived lifetimes; acquaintances have come and gone, never quite crossing the threshold into true friendship, and lovers? Well, they've all fallen prey to my soul-collecting proclivities. All except one. Declan Lovejoy.”

“Careful, my little scorpion. You and I both know that in our world, ‘dead’ is a… flexible term.”


“Nothing saps a gal's energy quite like a wicked cocktail of road trips, espionage, demonic transactions, and sexcapades.”

“Ah, humans. Such fragile, pathetic creatures cursed to be my precious commodity. Their fear fills me like the electric currents from a heavy guitar riff, and their despair is a delicacy I can almost taste. Each panicked heartbeat calls to me, a siren song of vulnerability.”

 

Summary: 

Six sunrises. Six sunsets. 
Six days. That’s how long October Winters has to collect and deliver a thousand souls. 
After a year on the run, Lucifer’s right-hand-witch finds herself knee-deep in the tawdry trenches of Hollywood, seeking refuge in the neon-lit chaos to escape the consequences of her actions. But her immortality comes with a price, and the Devil has come to collect: one soul for every year she has taken breath. Anything less and she can kiss this world goodbye.
With monsters lurking around every corner, October finds herself in a high-stakes race against time. As the deadline looms, her past comes crashing back in the form of Declan Lovejoy, a demon hunter who is as formidable as he is handsome. Driven by his own vendetta against the forces of evil, Declan enlists her help in a covert mission, one that complicates her impossible task and may soil her reputation within the Underworld. 
In a city where danger and desire intertwine, October faces the battle of a millennium to save her soul. Will she manage to outwit the Devil and reclaim her life, or will her forbidden love be her undoing?

“Hell can have me when it earns me. I’m not going down because of a stumble. When I fall, it’ll be spectacular—and entirely on my terms.”

Genre: Adult, Dark Urban Fantasy, Romance, Horror
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