I wanted to give you this earlier but i've got a serious cold that made me get behind my schedule so before i go back to rest and fighting this nasty cold i want to share this with you.
To tell you the truth i thought about reviewing another book first but something happened... for those who know me they know i'm very and i mean very sensitive and emotionnal ( even worse when i'm sick) so when one of the little bird coming to eat at home didn't make it ( be it the cold, illness, heartattack etc we will never know) i was devastated.. really i cried all morning , i didn't want to eat = total disaster. However, i had to read and since the main topic for this month will demons, i though hey it can't be worse, demons means dark and i'm in a dark mood so i took a book, one that i really really couldn't wait any longer to start and.... i laughed... oh not just a little but really laughed during all the book. This book was simply perfect and it took my mind miles away from any negative waves.
It's the reason i decided to share this one with you first because you perhaps need this little light too to make you smile while reading a really good story because it's so rare to get demon in a book and Humour mixed with romance.
So here comes Demon hunting in Dixie, first book of the demon hunting series, by Lexi George!
Happy reading and have fun!
Publisher: Brava
Publication: 2011
ISBN: 0758263090
Genre: paranormal romance, humour
Violence: strong
Language: mild
sex: mild+
Public: 18+
Source: boughtViolence: strong
Language: mild
sex: mild+
Public: 18+
A warrior, a demon, and the girl next door. . .
Looking For Trouble
Addy Corwin is a florist with an attitude. A bad attitude, or so her mama says, 'cause she's not looking for a man. Mama's wrong. Addy has looked. There's just not much to choose from in Hannah, her small
Addy couldn't care less where he's from. He's gorgeous. Serious muscles. Disturbing green eyes. Brand really gets her going. Too bad he's a whack job. Says he's come to rescue her from a demon. Puh-lease. But right after Brand shows up, strange things start to happen. Dogs talk and reanimated corpses stalk the quiet streets of Hannah. Her mortal enemy Meredith, otherwise known as the Death Starr, breaks out in a severe and inexplicable case of butt boils. Addy might not know what's going on, but she definitely wants a certain sexy demon hunter by her side when it all goes down. . .
My opinion:
Fabulous! I didn’t laugh as much in a long time and never with a book
about demons. Generally when you pick a book with demon it’s at least a little
dark or filled with tension at least, yes there are demons with honour and a
set of rules, not all “demons” are evil etc
but until now I’ve never encountered a book with them included that made me laugh for more than 90% of the
story , the 10% left were for the action, tension part and the romance when
humour was low or no present but in a whole this book made me smile when i
thought it impossible and when i started i couldn’t stop! Lexi George really
managed to create a wonderful universe filled with action, romance and humour
where everything has its place.
In this universe, demons called “djegrali” as
well as those who hunt them come from an alternate universe, they can jump in
time and between worlds without difficulty. The hunters or “Dalvahni” are
tripped of all emotions, their sole goal is to hunt the demons to imprison or
destroy them. They have a huge (and i mean HUGE) appetite, some special powers
like immortality, invisibility etc and to better accomplish their mission they
do have some advantage like an understanding of all languages, special purse
that deliver money of any kind at will and they can alter memories. One other
good point is: they are terribly gorgeous.
Brand is one of those famous warriors
and while pursuing some Djegralis in our world, in Alabama
Confronted to a choice, Brand decides to
save his new ally however it’s something forbidden or at least no recommended
since his has an impact on the human. Now, Addy can hear and understand her dog
and when she gets angry strange things happens…. which start to happen a little
to often as Brand and his fellow warrior Ansgard, who has the worst timing
ever, are around.
Lexi George use the fact they are coming
from another universe to play with the languages because if they understand it…
it’s only the basics one and not all the idioms, sayings typical from the south
and that gives some interesting and so funny scene. Add to that fact that Brand
is chivalrous, polite, possessive alpha with a tendency to tell the truth to
easily without prior knowledge of the privacy or the taboo of some topics and
you get hilarious scenes. He is making Addy as furious as possible all while
getting completely out of control suddenly overwhelmed by unknown feelings.
The action is there, like I said Ansgard has a
terrible timing that made me sorry for Addy and Brand, even more when he has
such an icy attitude at first.
We get the romance between Adara and Brand but
despite all his rhetoric and rules the icy warrior isn’t immune to human charm
either since he got easily transfixed by Evie, Evangeline, the best friend of
Addy who has the particularity to see faeries. Because, as Addy will learn, her
little town isn’t as boring and simple as it seems. Lot of demons and demons
descendants are living there as well as humans with some magical power. The
name of the town also means something for the Dalvahni even if we are still a
little unsure of what at the moment.
Really this is a wonderful read if you
need to relax a little, to smile but want action and romance this is the book
for you. I can’t wait to have the other books in the series (without forgetting
the novellas, it’s really to good to miss). I really recommend you to try it
Score: 5/5
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and
no compensation was received in exchange for this review
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