Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8)
by Kelley Armstrong
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Author: Kelley ArmstrongEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-30
ISBN: 0553588206
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Bantam
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- ISBN13: 9780553588200
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8)
Book Review: One of the weaker books in the series, but still entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
Book #8 in the Women of the Otherworld series and definitely one of the weakest.
Hope Adams (originally introduced in the novella Chaotic in Dates From Hell), a tabloid reporter and a half-demon who feeds on chaos, is called upon by Benicio Cortez to infiltrate a gang of supernaturals who have been creating some trouble for Cabal in Miami. Hope fits in very quickly and soon starts enjoying not only the chaos created by the gang's criminal activities but the company of one gang member. The fun stops when Hope's new flame and his friend disappear and all trails lead to the Cortez Cabal. What is happening, who are the bad guys, and what do they want? Hope will find out with the help of her werewolf ex Karl, sorcerer Lucas and his witch wife Paige.
Like all Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld books, Personal Demon is entertaining and well-paced and yet it just doesn't hit the mark.
More than any other book in the series this story reads like an average mystery and not urban fantasy. My favorite books in the series are those that have a lot of supernatural mythology explored (Armstrong is great at creating convincing lore) - Bitten, Haunted, No Humans Involved. Personal Demon is pretty thin on the lore. Take out Hope and her ability to sense chaos (totally useless in the context of the novel), and you have a mediocre whodunit set in a corporate world.
Hope's character is underutilized. She has an interesting background of being a journalist and a socialite, but it is barely explored in the story. Pretty much any woman of the Otherworld could have been placed into this novel - it would have made no difference.
The romance angle is also underwhelming. I remember loving Hope/Karl dynamic in Chaotic. In this book it just falls flat. The nature of Hope's "powers" makes her faint at any overload of chaos, thus turning her into a damsel-in-distress and Karl into an overbearing, protective, and possessive grandpa. Not sexy. Even a few smut scenes didn't change my opinion about this couple. More humor and playfulness would have made this book better.
Almost half of the book is narrated from Lucas's POV, not sure why. I guess the thinness of Hope's character and her abilities called for some filler. Lucas's chapters are OK, although he appears to be a tad more depressing upclose.
Personal Demon is a pretty mediocre addition to the series which I will probably never have a desire to re-read, but not so bad as for me to say I didn't enjoy it at all.
Summary of Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8)
In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, Kelley Armstrong has created a scintillating realm where the supernatural and the human coexist on the edge of darkness, romance, and eternity. Now Armstrong tells the captivating tale of a young woman with an insatiable lust for danger. She can?t help it. It?s in her blood.Tabloid reporter Hope Adams appears to live the life of an ordinary working girl. But in addition to possessing the beauty of a Bollywood princess, Hope has other unique traits. For she is a half demon?a human fathered by a demon. And she?s inherited a hunger for chaos. Naturally, when she?s chosen by a very dangerous group for a very dangerous mission that will take her through Miami?s hot spots, she jumps at the chance. But Hope is a little too good at this job. And soon she?s in a little too deep. To save herself, she?ll have to unleash her most primal instincts?and open herself, mind and body, to everything she most fears . . . and desires.
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