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The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas
3.0
She was my only
Clare has lost her demon, known simply as Her. She was driven out of Clare and Clare hasn't been the same since. Clare would do anything to get her back and Her knew this would happen and left instructions for Clare. What follows is her attempt to get her demon back.
Well, I must say this book was not what I expected. It was just okay. A little too much in some ways, not enough in others. It's supposed to be Southern Gothic horror and maybe it's a light version of that. The main character despite her behavior seemed juvenile. She smoked, drank and cursed. Did pretty much whatever she wanted but somehow she came across as naive.
She hooks up with the preacher's son who also happened to be present for her exorcism. Roy is definitely child like and sheltered, believing everything he's been taught his whole life. Their interactions were a bit weird, two strange kids a lot younger mentally than they really are.
I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to take away from this book. It didn't really go anywhere. And if I think too hard about certain aspects of it I might get angry. But overall I just might think meh. Hence the three stars, don't hate it, don't love it. Moving on.
Clare has lost her demon, known simply as Her. She was driven out of Clare and Clare hasn't been the same since. Clare would do anything to get her back and Her knew this would happen and left instructions for Clare. What follows is her attempt to get her demon back.
Well, I must say this book was not what I expected. It was just okay. A little too much in some ways, not enough in others. It's supposed to be Southern Gothic horror and maybe it's a light version of that. The main character despite her behavior seemed juvenile. She smoked, drank and cursed. Did pretty much whatever she wanted but somehow she came across as naive.
She hooks up with the preacher's son who also happened to be present for her exorcism. Roy is definitely child like and sheltered, believing everything he's been taught his whole life. Their interactions were a bit weird, two strange kids a lot younger mentally than they really are.
I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to take away from this book. It didn't really go anywhere. And if I think too hard about certain aspects of it I might get angry. But overall I just might think meh. Hence the three stars, don't hate it, don't love it. Moving on.