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Touch of the Demon (Kara Gillian #5)

by Diana Rowland (Goodreads Author)

4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 · rating details · 1,321 ratings · 259 reviews

Kara Gillian is in some seriously deep trouble.

She’s used to summoning supernatural creatures from the demon realm to our world, but now the tables have been turned and she’s the one who’s been summoned. Kara is the prisoner of yet another demonic lord, but she quickly discovers that she’s far more than a mere hostage. Yet waiting for rescue has never been her style, and K...more

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Published December 31st 2012 by DAW

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Jan 11, 2013 BamaGal rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, pnr-uf

3.5 Stars. Okay, I guess I'm going to be totally swimming against the tide on this; but I have to say that I wasn't particularly thrilled with this book. The series has completely left the UF style of the first four books and hopped fully and abruptly into the realm of high fantasy. There were parts of the story where I was totally fascinated with the Demon World; but there were many, many times when I was quite frankly bored to tears. Had this not been a book in the middle of a highly favored s...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm conflicted about this one. While I did really enjoy finally getting answers to all the questions from the previous books & learning more about the demon realm & all the arcane mechanics I REALLY missed the cop/investigation/case procedural element from previous installments. Also it felt like there was WAY TOO MUCH downtime & all the characters I had grown attached to barely make a cameo appearance. All that did allow me to relate more to Kara's state of mind because as the reade...more

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Jan 16, 2013 LuvlyDisast3r rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

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You mean I stalked one of my favorite author's Facebook page, website and twitter for THIS? To have Rowland pull a Hamilton out of left field and wave goodbye to Kara Gillian and hello to Anita Blake? Oh hell no. Hated seeing another one of my all time favorite characters reduced to spreading her legs and flashing her magic kitty box all around the demon realm. Come on. I'm all for edgy but this is ridiculous. As usual, Rowland shows us a world in vivid, splendid detail(how she got...more

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LuvlyDisast3r Yes it was but I always hope for the best with my faves. I shoulda known with how her Merry Gentry series was that eventually Anita would go the same...more
Jan 30, 2013 08:24pm

Ann I don't at all see Kara going down a road of 'sleeping with everyone'. She's slept with 2 people in 5 books, and the first 'relationship' was where I...more
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Dec 31, 2012 Cstillsquare rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The one was a bit of a disappointment for me. The installment takes a turn toward high fantasy, which bogs down the first half. Unlike other readers, I didn't find the mid-point pivot as satisfying. The elements that ultimately drew me into this series--the police procedural elements, the Kara-Ryan interplay, and a very grounded urban fantasy world--were largely absent. The descriptions, dialogue, and characterization of Kara remain wonderful however.

As some readers suggest, this may be a necess...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Ami rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 1.5 stars

Even now, hours after I read it, and I already slept on it, I still felt VERY BITTER about this book. So forgive me, because this is not going to be a proper review. This is going to be A RANT. Plain and simple. It is also VERY SPOILERY. You've been warned.
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Three words: Frustrated. Disappointed. Pissed-off.

HATED IT. HATED IT. HATED IT.

Those are the feelings I have for this book. I have never been this pissed off and annoyed with a PNF/UF series before. Even the ones I gave up (becaus...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Cristina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Just finished the book had to wait for my pay check. All I have to say is holy fucking shit! ....now the long and grueling task of pining away for the next installment DAMN IT!!!!!!

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Jan 09, 2013 Katt rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: uf

I realize I’m in the minority on this, but IMO this book was a mess. This installment shifts from urban fantasy to high fantasy. I wouldn’t mind that if it was well done. Instead this book meandered all over the place, abolished previously established rules and introduced a slew of new characters. The first half of the book consists of descriptions, and little else, in the mass world building. I was so bored reading about the way all the different demons look, talk etc. Also about the castles an...more I realize I’m in the minority on this, but IMO this book was a mess. This installment shifts from urban fantasy to high fantasy. I wouldn’t mind that if it was well done. Instead this book meandered all over the place, abolished previously established rules and introduced a slew of new characters. The first half of the book consists of descriptions, and little else, in the mass world building. I was so bored reading about the way all the different demons look, talk etc. Also about the castles and flowers and birds and walls and mountains and seas… And don’t get me started on the sigils, rituals and potencies which were delved into at great detail. The descriptions just went on and on; pages and pages of zero dialogue, nothing at all happening. Which brings me to my issues with pacing. What little plot there was, it was stilted and unbalanced. Parts of this book were honestly tedious to read.

The character assassination was somewhat expected, but said character is made into over-the-top deranged lunatic. On the other hand the NEW LORD ends up coming across as a perfect knight who says and does all that is perfect (in the second half anyways). Meh…boring. I was told he’s mysterious and scary and broody, but I was not shown anything to make me believe it, or get on his band wagon. Him not having a frank conversation with Kara after he summoned her was an obvious plot device. It made little sense, even after he explained his inane reasons. He was a poor carbon copy of any hero in a paranormal romance book. This series already had one very boring male lead – Ryan. Do we need another one?

Finally, my biggest problem - Kara. What happened to this woman? She was such an original heroine in the first couple of books. Mature, real, logical and analytical what you’d think a detective would be. Now she is an impulsive and very crude 16 yr old trapped in a grown woman’s body (and every male wants her). She is all powerful, yet needy and most of the time helpless. I would say she has morphed into a hybrid of a typical UF heroine. Gone is all that made her different. In general, this book was not fun to read, I don’t care what happens next, everything is pretty predictable. In short, I’m done with this series, a real shame for me, since it was one of my favourites.
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Sep 21, 2012 is mee... kissa marked it as to-read

Chapter 1 - http://dianarowland.com/TOTD_chapter_...

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If that's not a freaky cover, I don't know what is.

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Sins of the Demon ended in such a cliffhanger! I seriously need to get my hands on this book right now. I was pretty confused with the ending of the previous book. I need information on this Lord and Summoning Chamber! Plus! I want more Rhyzkahl! please give me more Rhyzkahl, I felt thoroughly deprived of him in the previous book =(

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Jan 10, 2012 Zelda rated it 3 of 5 stars

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!! this series. Why do I have to wait SOOOOO long for this book!

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Jan 24, 2013 Myonlycookie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Real Rating: 2.5/5

Ugh, this was a hard one. I immensely enjoyed all the Kara Gillian books up until this one; I fully expected to rate it 4 stars like all the others. Unfortunately, this one didn't cut it for me. There are plenty of people who gave it wonderful ratings, however. My review probably sounds like I hated it. I didn't. I still like the series, but I was disappointed with this book.

What people are either going to love or hate about Rowland's 5th Gillian book is the abrupt change in st...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Mara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I'm not sure what other people's reaction is to a book that was highly anticipated. I have different reactions myself: sometime I gobble it down without breathing and sometimes I look at it in wonder and can't even open it.

Sin of the Demon had ended with such a high peak (and a cliff-hanger) that I was leery of reading this one. I pre-ordered it, got it on kindle for New Year, re-ordered the paperback (I love this series) and then went to wait. (Don't ask, I don't know why I do act this way.)

As...more
I'm not sure what other people's reaction is to a book that was highly anticipated. I have different reactions myself: sometime I gobble it down without breathing and sometimes I look at it in wonder and can't even open it.

Sin of the Demon had ended with such a high peak (and a cliff-hanger) that I was leery of reading this one. I pre-ordered it, got it on kindle for New Year, re-ordered the paperback (I love this series) and then went to wait. (Don't ask, I don't know why I do act this way.)

As I noted with Naysa a few days ago in a comment, every one is gleefully useless in their happiness over a book, but every one else hates it for a different reason. So I tend to agree on this book rating, but for my own reasons.

I did not mind the game-changing, I did not mind the switch to fantasy, I did not mind losing the procedural for a book. But God I did mind all the rest.

Pace: the book was pretty intense for the first half, then as soon as she went back to Mazral, boom, it went downhill and stopped. Half a book of almost nothing was a bit too much. There are plenty of books made this way and I do not mind when the plot is good (it was good). But stopping it midway is like having a car wreck while speeding. The damage is bigger.

Characters. Ok I get that the demon lord R had to go. But having him going mental was really over the top. He could simply be the demon Lord with his own agenda ready to screw her over. Nope he had to be lunatic all of a sudden.
What happened to Kara? Where's the logical cop? The strong minded heroine? I loved her snark, yes, but here she was only that, Miss Snarky. I get that she is powerless and scared. I understand she's masking her fear. And yet...
And yet she has been betrayed, tortured, betrayed again. And nothing happens to the character. Trust is such a delicate flower. Once shattered, it takes years to have it grow back. Here, it snaps back as one of the demons in the story...

There was no place in this book for sex. Sex is trust and you do not have sex (after a near death experience) with a guy that has betrayed you exactly like the one who tortured you in the beginning. Or maybe you can have sex, but not the rest (friendship, kinship, again (I'm a broken record today) trust).
I'm kind of flabbergasted. (Except for a few panic attacks it would really seem nothing bad had happened to her....)

And what of Ryan? What was the reason for the his romantic involvement? For all the Elinor back story there's no real explanation of that thread. (less)

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Dec 15, 2012 Bonnie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, pn-demons, arcs-read, read-in-2012, owned-arc, arc-via-publisher-or-author

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
A copy of Touch of the Demon was provided to me by DAW/Penguin Group (USA) for review purposes. Thank you!

Diana Rowland's Kara Gillian series has been a favorite of mine from the very beginning, but with 'Touch of the Demon' she's truly taken this series to a whole new level and as Kara is so fond of saying, "Shit just got real." ‘Touch of the Demon’ truly mixed things up and allowed this series to remain outstanding for many more installments.

Touch of the Demon picks up...more My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
A copy of Touch of the Demon was provided to me by DAW/Penguin Group (USA) for review purposes. Thank you!

Diana Rowland's Kara Gillian series has been a favorite of mine from the very beginning, but with 'Touch of the Demon' she's truly taken this series to a whole new level and as Kara is so fond of saying, "Shit just got real." ‘Touch of the Demon’ truly mixed things up and allowed this series to remain outstanding for many more installments.

Touch of the Demon picks up right where the last one left off with that dreaded cliffhanger that I think had us all pulling our hair out. Kara finds herself in the demon realm and she's being held against her will by the demonic Lord Mzatal. Unclear as to why he's keeping her but positive that it's not for anything good she finally manages to escape and get to Rhyzkahl but she finds herself in any even worse situation. It’s a complex story that has Kara spinning in confusion trying to figure out how to get out of this situation and finally get home, to Earth.

The best part of this story was the imagery Diana created. Her depictions of the demon realm were meticulous allowing you to visualize it completely. From details of the palaces she stayed in to the trees to the various different demons that she had never encountered before. Each additional detail really added something distinctive to making this story highly creative. There are so much more that could be said but there were so many intricate aspects to this story-line that each detail is essentially a part of the spoiler… and I would hate to ruin this for anyone. If you’ve been a fan of this series though, you will definitely love this one.

Touch of the Demon is hands down the darkest, grittiest installment yet, and it was absolutely fantastic. The cliffhanger lacking ending was music to my ears and still managed to set in motion potentially awesome storylines. I can’t wait to see where Diana Rowland takes us next on this brilliant endeavor!

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Jan 08, 2013 Aira rated it 2 of 5 stars

I miss the old Cara, no longer urban fantasy but now in the realms of ridiculously tedious, taken a completely different direction like no longer the same series about a cop but a high fantasy about a summoner

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Sep 21, 2012 Vivian marked it as to-read

Are you serious? I have to wait to next year? Are you shitting us? After what you did to us with the latest addition, you want us to bloody WAIT? I swear, they should just release it all in one go, to save us the angst. Geez, I bet Ms Rowland loves dropping these mega cliffhanger bombs on us for fun, just to see us spazz.

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*tears of happiness*

First chapter.

Already on the edge of my seat.

*More tears of happiness*

-le sigh-

This will be the start of a beautiful friendship :')

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Feb 20, 2013 WeaklingNo14 marked it as have

How could this be???!?! **wailing** 2013?!!!!!?????

UPDATE: 19/09/12

Diana Rowland just posted Chapter 1, check it out here: http://dianarowland.com/TOTD_chapter_...

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Apr 09, 2013 Marsha is currently reading it

I really should pace myself when I get these books! I think I read each one faster than the previous one. Now, the wait begins.....

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Jan 10, 2013 Michelle rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have been a HUGE fan of this series from the start! I hated the ending of the last book because it left the reader hanging and waiting for more. Maybe the anticipation had me expecting to be blown away and thoroughly in love with book five. I'm very saddened to report that I wasn't!

This book began with me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened next. And while there were a few 'oh my God!' moments for me there were also a lot of 'Oh heck NO!' moments!

As a dedicated fan I am invest...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Kindle-aholic rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: tbr-dec-2012, uf

Throughout the series there have been hints at a greater arc and here we really see that come into play, enough that I'm going to have to re-read the series. There have been times that I wanted to shake Kara and tell her to knock off the high school romantic angst crap, but it has paid off. Maybe not romance-wise, but story-wise? Aw yeah.

Now, I can't really talk about the fifth book without being more than a bit spoilery about the first four, so you've been warned. If you don't want to be surpri...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Kagama-the Literaturevixen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons-devil-angels

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I was so looking forward to this book its one of those addictive bookseries like the Darkfever series by Moning Karen Mari or The Disillusionist series by Carolyn Crane.

The more you read the more questions you get and you have to read on to get the bottom of these secrets.Its engrossing. Like watching LOST.

But this...was kind of a let down to say the least.

If you read the previous book you remember that it ended on quite the cliffhanger with Kara being transported into the demon realm and taken...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Anita rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: angels-and-demons, five-star-favorites, paranormal-mystery, urban-fantasy

This is book 5 in an urban fantasy series and it is excellent. The 3 books leading up to it weren't as strong, but pretty good. I'm so glad I stuck with it. I felt the same way about the Kate Daniel's series and now it's one of my top favorites. This has no angels, just demons, and demons are actually just beings from another world that can be reached through magic summoning. (Just an energy source that is hard to manipulate on earth, but much easier on the demon world.)

This book takes place al...more

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Jan 13, 2013 Pam rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It's taken me a few days to put together a review for this book, but I can't - not the way I usually write one. The following will have to suffice as it's the only way I can put into words what I think about "Touch of the Demon" as they pop into my head.

- Did I love it? No! Did I hate it? No!
- What the FUCK!
- Holy crap! How many demons, reyzas, faas, and everything else under the demon sun are we supposed to keep track of? Mind you, I did love Faruk, Jekki and Gestamar.
- Don't even ask me for...more It's taken me a few days to put together a review for this book, but I can't - not the way I usually write one. The following will have to suffice as it's the only way I can put into words what I think about "Touch of the Demon" as they pop into my head.

- Did I love it? No! Did I hate it? No!
- What the FUCK!
- Holy crap! How many demons, reyzas, faas, and everything else under the demon sun are we supposed to keep track of? Mind you, I did love Faruk, Jekki and Gestamar.
- Don't even ask me for the names of all the lords and demons because there are just way too many.
- Where the hell is Ryan? Zac? Jill? Tessa? On that note, what happened to planet Earth? Do you still have a job or do you need to bring in a note to explain your absence?
- Swearing is one thing Kara, but seriously, give your mouth a rest. You sound like an immature, over-dramatic teen.
- You're a detective. Why are you not using your skills? You're an idiot.
- Rhyzkahl, you SUCK! SUCK! SUCK!!! You broke my heart. How could you? I've been rooting for you since book 1. You piece of shit!
- Kara, what is going on in your head? You're screwing Rhyzkahl while you're going on about your love for Ryan. Really? Then you turn around and screw Mzatal? By the way, I knew you would eventually but the way it happened, not really romantic. I mean you come back from your umpteenth bath and he's there in the bedroom and what, he just looks at you and that's it, you screw? Then you give Ryan a deep, passionate kiss at the end? You can't fool me. Everyone knows you're going to screw Mzatal if not once, a hundred times while you're with him.
- I was so excited after reading the last book in the series. What a cliff-hangar. I couldn't stop thinking about it. But what the hell? To wait all this time for the new book only for Kara to stay stuck in demon hell for pretty much the entire book?
- I'd like an explanation as to why she's getting power from the grove.
- What the hell does Elinor have to do with Kara? I don't understand the connection.
- Kara, your gut-feelings suck. Pay attention! Get a clue!
- You quit your job?! What the hell? How do plan on making money?
- Will I be reading the next book? Yeah, most likely. I just hope it's better than this one.
- Shit! Now I'm wondering why I gave it three stars. Okay, I'll be generous and give it 2-1/2 stars.

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Jan 22, 2013 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, wishlist, 2012-releases

*Genre* UF/PNR Hybrid
*Rating* 3.0-3.5

*Full Review coming shortly*

I really don't know how to review this book right now. It took me 3 long days to complete it which is highly unusual for me because I kept falling asleep. I had to stop and review the types of demons, the 12 demon lords, and the betrayal by a certain lord. Add in the revelation about who Ryan is, (as if we didn't already figure that out!) and you have a very drawn out story.

Gone is the kick-ass cop (she quits) from the first three...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-need-this-now

I fucking loved it, and nothing else matters. A proper review would be full of spoilers and it wouldn't be fair. I enjoyed the emotinal rollacoaster, and I'm not a fan of angts, so not to worry. This book needs a second reading, I don't have much patience at 4am, so I did a lot of jumps here and there. Oh my gosh, I really loved it! It's a new world, it's a new life for Kara Gillians. I will miss him, them, everyone, but really, no regrets. Mzatal all the way! (I don't know why It sounds like ma...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Shmilblix rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'll review the series as a whole. (warning : English isn't my main language)
I must say, I find this series a bit disappointing. It was great at first though, and I really enjoyed the initial first books but the series changed too abruptly between the fourth and the fifth episodes, and frankly it don't feel it's the same universe... I really enjoyed the whole detective + summoner thing and that is what I preferred in the first three books, and it is possible that the whole change (there was almo...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Barbara rated it 2 of 5 stars

I don't usually give bad reviews, and I debated between one and two stars. I finally settled on two, even though I felt more a one because if this was a first book in a series, it would have been okay for me, but for a fifth in a series where I felt I had a grasp on the character and where the book was headed, it just veered in a direction that at best had me wrinkling my nose while I read (very fast)through it.
I'm mainly writing this to remind myself when the next one comes out why I don't wan...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Anton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Spectacular book, showing potential and promise beyond any of the prior books of the series. Basically, I loved it.

There has been plenty said about the story content in other reviews. My thought is that this book was a perfect mid-series installment, tying together information from previous books and weaving in some 'new blood' with the potential to boost the rest of the series off the charts.

My favorite installment of the Kara Gillian series so far and my expectations for the next one are now s...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Soo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

Of the books in the Kara Gillian series, this one is by far the best. I wasn't sure how I felt about the story as I went along but the ending clarified my feelings.

Kara Gillian is a summoner of demons. We're not talking about the kind of demons that steal souls and take innocents into the bowels of hell. These demons are beings that live in another world like Earth but magic is a part of life rather than an mystery shrouded in fables. In the past year, since Kara made her first successful summo...more Of the books in the Kara Gillian series, this one is by far the best. I wasn't sure how I felt about the story as I went along but the ending clarified my feelings.

Kara Gillian is a summoner of demons. We're not talking about the kind of demons that steal souls and take innocents into the bowels of hell. These demons are beings that live in another world like Earth but magic is a part of life rather than an mystery shrouded in fables. In the past year, since Kara made her first successful summoning of a high level demon, life has been thrown into a whirlwind of danger, bursts of joy, twinges of uncertainty and wild passionate ride with a demonic lord. Just when she didn't think it could get worse, Kara's is yanked into the demon's world and bound by more than a magic nullifying collar. With each answer rises more questions and everything Kara knows is pushed beyond all limits, shattering everything she is and far beyond anything she knows.

Kara.

Here.

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There's a ton of potential for this world and characters. I hope it lives to be much more than my hopes! Can't wait for the publication date for the next book to be released.
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Jan 10, 2013 Katie rated it 4 of 5 stars

There was definitely a lot going on in this book. It was a bit overwhelming and frustrating at times. I'm upset about the Ryan/Kara thing. They "love" each other but she has no qualms hopping into bed with other "people"?

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Jan 07, 2013 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 5 of 5 stars

It was awesome, go buy it.

Why are you still here? Go go now! Go buy and read it?

Have you read it yet? Then what are you doing here? Get reading! Never mind sleep, read, people, read. What, you haven’t read the previous books? Go read them too!

Ok, now I’m assuming you’ve read it, you’re allowed a brief diversion before reading it a second time.

I can’t even begin to recap this – so much happens and to truly grasp it I’d have to spoil which would be a crime. Kara enters the demon world, finds out s...more It was awesome, go buy it.

Why are you still here? Go go now! Go buy and read it?

Have you read it yet? Then what are you doing here? Get reading! Never mind sleep, read, people, read. What, you haven’t read the previous books? Go read them too!

Ok, now I’m assuming you’ve read it, you’re allowed a brief diversion before reading it a second time.

I can’t even begin to recap this – so much happens and to truly grasp it I’d have to spoil which would be a crime. Kara enters the demon world, finds out so much she knew was wrong, discovers a whole new reality, discovers so much more about her magic – and a lot more about the Lords, who she can trust and who she can’t. There are many twists in that, some awesome world building, a great plot and some excellent characters.

There was so much to love here. Kara is plunged into the demon world where everything is so different yet so similar to Earth. The lands and settings are described beautifully, enough information to get a true sense of the place while at the same time not drowning us in unnecessary detail or pages and pages of over the top description. I just loved the setting here and how it, in turn helped describe the demons, the different forms, their lives, the way they behave (like the demon snowball fight – which was awesome) without needing to create Wikipedia articles about each kind. We got all the information about them and them much more filled out by these events and daily behaviour than ever we could through dry lectures.

And info dumping was always going to be a risk here. Kara arrives on this brand new world, she’s surrounded by every kind of demon and she discovers that a lot of what she (and other demon summoners) thought they knew about the demons and the demon world was laughably wrong (I loved that as well, how her old knowledge wasn’t infallible). Then we’ve got to learn about the 11 demon lords, what actually happened to Szerin, the past cataclysm that nearly destroyed the world, the blades, this alien force, the groves not to mention Kara studying bran new forms of summoning and using symbols.

There was a lot of information there and none of it was dumped. Of course some was lectured in a teaching situation but it was all really well balanced. The pacing was excellent, events prevented us having long screeds of info. When Kara is traumatised it is presented respectfully without Kara getting over it over night and without endlessly melodramatic pages of angst and navel gazing – and she has ongoing issues, especially about trust and her appearance, that stem from that. It’s a very natural, very real presentation of her as a survivor and, again, is balanced perfectly with the plot and the world building and the exploration to prevent us having pages and pages of repetition or dry exposition that just drags. Kara doesn’t trust people around her, for obvious reasons, but it never reaches a point of foolishness or the whole plot scuppering over Kara failing to see the obvious out of sheer mistrust – even though it takes a long time to ever gain her full trust. Again, an excellent and real balance.

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Jan 06, 2013 Angeloflight rated it 5 of 5 stars

WOW... just WOW, this book blew me away, totally. I loved it, the story was fantastic. This book was the best one from the series and I can't wait for book six and to see how much Kara's power can grow.

There was just one thing that I didn't like (even though it didn't change how much I enjoyed this book), Kara's relationship with the men in her life, truth to be told I don't really believe she has any romantic feelings for Ryan, I believe she loves him but like a friend. Really, if she LOVES Rya...more

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Diana Rowland worked as a bartender, a blackjack dealer, a pit boss, a street cop, a detective, a computer forensics specialist, a crime scene investigator, and a morgue assistant, which means that she's seen a lot of weird crap. She won the marksmanship award in her Police Academy class, has a black belt in Hapkido, has handled numerous dead bodies in various states of decomposition, and can't ro...more

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“Hell, right now my only weapons were Obnoxious and Snark, and I intended to use them whenever possible.” — 6 people liked it

“Had I managed to fall into some sort of carnivorous plant? Yeah, bleed on the man-eating plant. Always a good plan.” — 4 people liked it

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