A review by spellingbat
Demon Derby by Carrie Harris

3.0

A mash-up with some fun parts, but suffering from trying to be too many things at once: a cancer survivor's story of after-cancer, a demon-slaying monster fight, a grrl power romp, and a derby girl action story. The best parts are where the main character, Casey, talks about her anger and frustration with being less physical than she once was, and with people hovering over her and being protective (although the over-protectiveness is very inconsistent throughout the story). It's got some funny parts, but there is no romantic build up for why she's attracted to Michael, her trainer and derby coach who's also part celestial being, and he is very one dimensional and frankly not that interesting...plus he's described as looking almost plastic, so I kept picturing a Ken doll, which wasn't particularly appealing.

A recommendation maybe for someone wanting a sports story with a female heroine, but although there are quite a few derby references, the story isn't about "winning the big game" or even really about the team coming together.

But I bet there might be a sequel.