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A review by nerdybookster
A Demon's Book of Shadows by Amanda Casey
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
I'm prefacing with the fact I have exactly zero recollection of signing up for this eARC. Not that I particularly mind when that happens. It's a fun surprise.
That said, I'm not entirely sure this particular book was for me. The connection between Amon and Lucy seemed really contrived. There were many many moments throughout the book that gave me a bit of ick. I really didn't understand their absolute obsession with sex all the time. That it's only sex that will cure/solve any kind of problem.
Lucy is a librarian. She has not been practicing magic for quite some time. And that seems to be causing interesting things to happen in Midhaven. And by that, I just mean a bunch of demons that showed up and opened a magical bar that I guess only other magical folk can see, you know, demons or witches. That was a unique thing that happened, but then there was no explanation that it was only demons and witches (and probably vampires, I don't know, they are mentioned in passing) that could even see and interact with the place. Lucy ignores it, focusing instead on her work with the library and then going home to be an introverted bookworm.
Until Amon, a demon, begins basically stalking her and harrassing her. He's looking for this grimoire that his parents wrote that he lost. I think that he lost something like 300 years ago. In that time, he hasn't found it? Or even knew where it had ended up? You'd think something like that would have been a higher priority, but who am I to say anything.
There were many times that I considered DNFing this book, but I wanted to see if it got any better or at least not so pent up? This was so just awkward, reading about them thinking about sleeping with each other and then just not bothering. It was like watching a very slow car accident.
It did pick up a little bit after they finally get together, but by then my interest had wholly waned with the book. I think I would have been far more interested in it had there been more about the relationship between Familiars and Witches, a history of what happened at the Earth Uprising, more on the Bone Threader, the history between Melrose, Jeffery, and Amon. It felt really rushed at the end because she only gave herself half the book for all of this to happen.
That said, I'm not entirely sure this particular book was for me. The connection between Amon and Lucy seemed really contrived. There were many many moments throughout the book that gave me a bit of ick. I really didn't understand their absolute obsession with sex all the time. That it's only sex that will cure/solve any kind of problem.
Lucy is a librarian. She has not been practicing magic for quite some time. And that seems to be causing interesting things to happen in Midhaven. And by that, I just mean a bunch of demons that showed up and opened a magical bar that I guess only other magical folk can see, you know, demons or witches. That was a unique thing that happened, but then there was no explanation that it was only demons and witches (and probably vampires, I don't know, they are mentioned in passing) that could even see and interact with the place. Lucy ignores it, focusing instead on her work with the library and then going home to be an introverted bookworm.
Until Amon, a demon, begins basically stalking her and harrassing her. He's looking for this grimoire that his parents wrote that he lost. I think that he lost something like 300 years ago. In that time, he hasn't found it? Or even knew where it had ended up? You'd think something like that would have been a higher priority, but who am I to say anything.
There were many times that I considered DNFing this book, but I wanted to see if it got any better or at least not so pent up? This was so just awkward, reading about them thinking about sleeping with each other and then just not bothering. It was like watching a very slow car accident.
It did pick up a little bit after they finally get together, but by then my interest had wholly waned with the book. I think I would have been far more interested in it had there been more about the relationship between Familiars and Witches, a history of what happened at the Earth Uprising, more on the Bone Threader, the history between Melrose, Jeffery, and Amon. It felt really rushed at the end because she only gave herself half the book for all of this to happen.