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Silver-Tongued Devil (Sabina Kane #4)

by Jaye Wells (Goodreads Author)

4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 · rating details · 2,466 ratings · 216 reviews

Now that the threat of war has passed, Sabina Kane is ready to focus on the future. Her relationship with Adam Lazarus is getting stronger and she's helping her sister, Maisie, overcome the trauma of her captivity in New Orleans. Even Giguhl is managing to stay out of trouble thanks to the arrival of Pussy Willow and his new roller derby team. But as much as Sabina wants t...more

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Published January 1st 2012 by Orbit

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Dec 13, 2011 Maja rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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3.5 stars
*cue dramatic music*

Orphaned twin sisters, half vampires and half mages, were separated at birth. One was raised by the vampires, the other by the mages, one treated like a weapon and the other like a princess. They grew up unaware of each other’s existence, but they’ve recently been reunited and forced to fight their mortal enemy… and family. They came out as winners, but the cost is much greater than they ever imagined.
After spending their lives apart, Sabina and Maisie are finally t...more 3.5 stars
*cue dramatic music*

Orphaned twin sisters, half vampires and half mages, were separated at birth. One was raised by the vampires, the other by the mages, one treated like a weapon and the other like a princess. They grew up unaware of each other’s existence, but they’ve recently been reunited and forced to fight their mortal enemy… and family. They came out as winners, but the cost is much greater than they ever imagined.
After spending their lives apart, Sabina and Maisie are finally trying to become the sisters they were always meant to be. The person who stood in their way is gone, and they are free to live their lives however they see fit. But Maisie is still suffering the consequences of her kidnapping, and Sabina is unable to adjust to her new, peaceful and infinitely boring life. When you’re a retired killer, it’s only natural to get bloodthirsty from time to time. Fortunately, Sabina has her boyfriend Adam and her fateful sidekick Giguhl to help her with her troubles. Maisie, however, is turning down everyone willing to help her.
The time has come for Maisie, the Hekate Council’s Oracle, to deliver her annual prophecy, but in order to do that, she must dream, and she’s refusing to sleep. At the same time, dead bodies start appearing everywhere, and there is no doubt that a vampire drained them. With the new vampire leadership in town, Sabina must work hard to save her fragile sister, her relationship with Adam, Slade’s job and her own reputation. It would seem that the enemy they’d killed isn’t their biggest enemy after all. War between the races is even closer than they thought.

I had a feeling this book might be a little slower than the previous ones and I was right. After the big showdown in Green-Eyed Demon, things needed to settle down a bit, especially since the next book is going to be the last. All this is true about the first 85%, though - it’s basically build-up for the final installment. The last 15%, however, gave us a taste of what we can expect in Blue-Blooded Vamp. I especially like that Wells did all this, but she didn’t end her book with a nasty cliffhanger. The last book of the series will be released in June 2012 and I’m already jumping up and down with excitement. (Also, I’m addicted to pre-ordering books.)

While we silently debated whether to tell him, Giguhl spotted the glove. He grabbed it from my hand. “Oh, shit, is this one of those S&M gloves?”
I shot the demon an incredulous look. “How in the hell did you know that?”
He raised a scraggly black brow. “Bitch, please. I have all sorts of knowledge I haven’t even begun to lay on your ass.”
I raised my eyebrow and waited.
He grimaced. “Okay, fine. Cinnamon overheard Slade and Adam talking at Vein and called me. But still, I can totally help you guys. Can I pleeaaase go with you to the sex shop?”
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Jan 20, 2012 Anzu The Great Destroyer rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of boring clichéd heroines

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Tsk tsk my dear Sabina Kane, what the hell happened to you??

I was excited about this one. Nah, ok, you’re right. I wasn’t THAT excited. Just a little bit. However, I wanted a nice story especially since the previous book was pretty awesome. But this?? 40% boredom, 60% bullsh*t. I ended up skimming most of it.

Yes, this means that the next one won’t even be on my “to-read” shelf.

No, I won’t change my mind.

Yes, owls are extremely cute.

Yes, I do have a picture of an owl wearing a top hat and a mon...more

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May 08, 2013 Brandi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Ok, so in case this is the first review of mine that you have come across let me warn you about something. I am not the most polished writer, and I tend to write more on how I felt during a story versus being able to adequately break down devises and such. When I rate books as five stars it is because I have been affected somehow by the book, or series, and know that I will read it again and again, or even have a hard time moving onto the next on my TBR list.

This is one of those series for me. I...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars
This story takes about three months after the event in Green-Eyed Demon. Sabina and Giguhl stay in New York now, along with Sabina's mage boyfriend, Adam. While Maisie (Sabina's twin) is yet fully recovered. Then a couple of brutal murders happen right before the peace treaty is signed between the mage, the vampire, and the fae community. Sabina and Adam, along with a vampire Enforcer, Alexis, are told to investigate. Only the aftermath of this is not what everybody ever expected.

If I h...more 3.5 stars
This story takes about three months after the event in Green-Eyed Demon. Sabina and Giguhl stay in New York now, along with Sabina's mage boyfriend, Adam. While Maisie (Sabina's twin) is yet fully recovered. Then a couple of brutal murders happen right before the peace treaty is signed between the mage, the vampire, and the fae community. Sabina and Adam, along with a vampire Enforcer, Alexis, are told to investigate. Only the aftermath of this is not what everybody ever expected.

If I have to be honest, Sabina is not on my 'favorite heroine' list. I always feel like she likes to antagonize people and a bit of a drama queen, always think that people don't understand her because she's a mixed blood. It's lucky that I love her demon best friend, Giguhl, so that their friendship softens my feeling for Sabina. I think Giguhl is the star of this books, he provides humor and sense of loyalty and friendship I need, whenever I get annoyed with either Sabina or Adam. Yes, Adam does annoyed me as well, for I also see him as never fully embraced Sabina's dark side as vampire -- no matter what he says. I admit that the 'drama' they are showing here, makes me feel disappointed a bit, considering how much I love book #3.

Anyway, there is no doubt who is behind the mayhem. I think all roads are going there, seeing book #5 is set as the final of the Sabina Kane saga. I do admit that I'm a bit surprised to see the outcome though. It's a major casualty on Sabina's camp.

It's still a fast-paced book (despite my being annoyed with Sabina); there are some drama going on (Sabina against Adam; Giguhl and Pussy-Willow; the vampire Georgia and her lesbian werewolf Mac) and only one is truly being 'solved'. So along with the important quest to beat the mastermind of the mayhem, I totally want to read more about what will happen to the other characters (for example ... will Georgia and Mac get back together, now that Mac is officially mated to another werewolf?)

So I'm definitely in for that last adventure ... and the good thing is? It will be released this year too!(less)

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Jan 04, 2012 Say rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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slow and uneventful start but towards the middle and the end....love it! gotta sleep first review to follow....=)

OK AFTER SLEEPING.....AND WORKING.....=)

Now now don't get me wrong, I love this series. Sabina Kane is one of my favorite kick-ass chic out there. But why only four stars? Well, as I said earlier it started out slow not much was happening and even Giguhl (my favorite demon minion) just lost his spark on being funny as always. Mainly that was it but all in all I still enjoyed reading i...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Lady Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: urban fantasy/paranormal romance fans

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What can I say.. I've gobbled up the last three books in this series over the last couple of days and have thoroughly the enjoyed the adventure the Author has taken me on!

Sabina's character has 'evolved' from a 'broken, insecure, selfish, childlike being' into a force to be reckoned with.
She now has family and friends she cares for and trusts, and is willing to do anything to protect what she considers 'hers'.

Giguhl is probably my 'all time' favorite Minion/Familiar/Sidekick/Best-friend/Demon.....more

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Feb 20, 2012 Kayla Beck rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal, mature, favorites, vampire, netgalley, 2012-release

In Silver-Tongued Devil by Jaye Wells, we find our heroine, Sabina Kane, in a bit of a rut. The immediate threat of war is no longer hanging over her head. She’s living happily with her loved ones in an apartment in New York City. Life should be good right? As a former vampire assassin living on bagged blood and afterglow, things are getting a bit stagnant for Sabina, not to mention the guilt she feels about what happened to Maisie in New Orleans. Luckily for her, a murder investigation gives he...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Lynsey (The Demon Librarian) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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It was great to be back with Sabina and her pals in this, the fourth instalment of the Sabina Kane series. I very much enjoyed the first three books and was desperately wishing good things on Sabina and Adam in the previous book so that they might finally get it together. ('cause, you know, if you wish for something hard enough, it will happen). And how good was the end of Green-eyed Demon? So good, is the answer to that. Sabina finally stopped being a Fraidy Cat and admitted she loved Adam afte...more It was great to be back with Sabina and her pals in this, the fourth instalment of the Sabina Kane series. I very much enjoyed the first three books and was desperately wishing good things on Sabina and Adam in the previous book so that they might finally get it together. ('cause, you know, if you wish for something hard enough, it will happen). And how good was the end of Green-eyed Demon? So good, is the answer to that. Sabina finally stopped being a Fraidy Cat and admitted she loved Adam after nearly losing him to mad Maisie, and we all breathed a sigh of contented relief.

It was a slight disappointment then, after all the high emotion and drama from the end of that book, to discover that three months later at the beginning of this one, they have morphed into the world's dullest couple. Adam is being Mr. Judgy Von Holier Than Thou about Sabina's vamp side. And their shows of affection are mostly limited to unromantic pecks on the cheek and an occasional arm draped around a shoulder. I realise once the main couple get together the sexual tension part will be missing as we move towards more comfortable togetherness, but surely there should still be sexual attraction? I would have liked to think that after only a matter of weeks they still find each other more appealing than this.

And it wasn't until much further into the book that I began to understand the possible reason for Wells writing them this way, and by the midway point, the drama stakes for these two have been upped almost beyond bearing for both of them. And all was forgiven. I still love Adam and Sabina as a couple despite their problems and now having finished the novel I am back to being optimistic for them at the very least. Who ever said love was easy, eh?

The mystery plot was also a little slow to get going. I have to say if this book was a football match, all the goals were scored in the second half and I did have a moment in the middle wondering what had happened to these characters that used to be such fun. Even the ever glamorous Pussy Willow has turned from a fun-loving cross dressing fae with a heart of gold, to a drag queen bitch diva from hell. Her and Gighul are having some kind of "issues". I'm not at all sure what's going on there but I hope we get the old PW back soon.

All in all, not the finest of the series so far, but a must read in terms of plot development. This is one of those occasions where I wish for half stars because I would give it 3.5, but since the end was so good I'll round up to 4.

4 Stars! ★★★★

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Dec 29, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-releases, urban-fantasy, netgalley-arc

*Rating* 4.0
*Genre* Urban Fantasy

*Review*

Silver-Tongued Devil, the 4th book in the Sabina Kane series, has alot of important issues for Sabina to resolve. Sabina is really forced to dig down deep and find out who she really is. Is she the so-called Chosen one, or another version of Lilith? Or, is she the dark vampire assassin she was before she realized that her own race betrayed her and why is Cain so obsessed with her?

Her relationship with Adam is severely tested at times because of an earlier...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Ghadeer A rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Aug 26, 2012 Adam rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Adam by: Debi

Okay, what can I say about this book series that I haven't already said. It is the kind of series that not only grows on you over time, but you begin to feel closer to the characters as the story progresses. I have to say, without a doubt, this book in the series is the best one thus far. Can't wait for the final culmination and showdown.

Without giving anything away, this book has several what I like to call "holy crap" moments in it - some good and some, well... you know. You can see where the...more

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Jul 12, 2012 MaryBookSwarm rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, Sabina and Maisie are finally reunited after a terrible trial and battle but their relationship is seriously damaged. Maisie is suffering PTSD, consequences of her kidnapping, and Sabina's having a very hard time adjusting to her now-relatively boring life.

This book is slower-paced than the previous in the series mostly because everyone is trying to rebuild their lives, return to some semblance of normalcy. It's also a set-up for another bump in the story arc, getting all the pieces into pl...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If I had only one word to describe this book, I would have to EPIC. Okay fair warning folks, I am a huge Jaye Wells fanpoodle.

For the first time in her life things seem to be okay for Sabina. Her relationship with Adam is going great and she is happy. The treaty to unite the dark races is only days away from being signed, when on her way to Slade's vampire club, Sabina comes across a dead human body completely drained of blood. Sabina sees this as vampire business and since she now sees herself...more If I had only one word to describe this book, I would have to EPIC. Okay fair warning folks, I am a huge Jaye Wells fanpoodle.

For the first time in her life things seem to be okay for Sabina. Her relationship with Adam is going great and she is happy. The treaty to unite the dark races is only days away from being signed, when on her way to Slade's vampire club, Sabina comes across a dead human body completely drained of blood. Sabina sees this as vampire business and since she now sees herself largely as a mage, having killed her grandmother Lavina in the last book, Sabina keeps moving. Things escalate when she gets to the club and a mage dies, as Pussy Willow is having her debut.

Sabina does not want to get involved but she is ordered to investigate. She quickly learns that there is a connection between the mage death and the human death and believes that this is an attempt to destabilize Slade's leadership of the vampires in New York. If that were not enough, Maisie has yet to recover from the horror that Lavina has subjected her to and her PTSD is stopping her from having a vision about the future. No matter how she reaches out to her twin, Sabina keeps being rejected.

The peace that she has worked so hard to achieve is crumbling around and Sabina realises that perhaps the reason is because they are up against the evil of all evils - Cain. Can Sabina somehow unite the dark races and keep the people she loves safe from harm?

Silver Tounged Devil starts agonizingly slow and the bickering between the characters is distracting but when it all comes together, one realizes how necessary this is for the conclusion of the book. The climax of the story is so shocking and unexpected that it is impossible to put the book down until the last page is read.

Okay, I suppose I should add some critique, even though my mind is screaming don't attack the precious, must protect the precious. Unfortunately, there is a deal of ableism in this story. A side character in the story is Goldie and she is a little person. On page 136, she is referred to as a "midget", though the preferred term is little person, or person of short stature. To her credit, Goldie Schwartz does call out the usage of the term midget but says, "And I'm not a fucking midget. I prefer the term fun-sized." As in Green Eyed Demon, she is also called the gimp. Obviously, this is far from the ideal and is completely unnecessary to the story. The only thing we learn about Goldie is that she is disabled and that she is into water sports.

There's also the issue of Pussy Willow, who was formerly Brooks. After being attacked, Brooks assumed a female persona as a way of dealing with the tragedy. Pussy Willow completely identifies as female and lives her life as a woman on a full-time basis and this is why the usage of the terms transvestite and cross dresser are not fitting. Part of my issue is that it took a trauma for this to happen, which suggests that anyone who transgresses the gender binary is damaged in someway. When Pussy Willow is banned from participating in the roller derby, Giguhl says:

"It's the whole penis thing." He shrugged. "Somehow the league found out she was smuggling extra equipment in her skirt. They're refusing to bend about the whole 'only biological females are allowed on to be on the teams' thing. So I had to tell her she can't play." [pg 164]

Okay, what Pussy Willow is dealing with is cissexism or transphobia. It is certainly not "phallocentric tyranny." If you are going to include an ism, it needs to be called exactly what it is. To make matters worse, though we're told that Pussy Willow is upset by the exclusion, the very next scene in which she appears, she is happy to be an announcer, rather than a participant. This makes it appear as though the cisgender characters are more concerned about the bigotry aimed at her than she is.

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Jun 11, 2012 SATIN SUE rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this series Sabina has given up her old life as a vampire assian to live her new live as a mage. being half vamp and half mage this isn't an easy thing for her to do. She finds the more she tries to ignore her darker vampire side the more she wants to come out and play. which starts to crate problems for her. Being half mage has brought its own problems lately as well, in the last book we see Sabina's sister taken by there evil grandmother and Sabina and the gang have to set out to rescue her...more In this series Sabina has given up her old life as a vampire assian to live her new live as a mage. being half vamp and half mage this isn't an easy thing for her to do. She finds the more she tries to ignore her darker vampire side the more she wants to come out and play. which starts to crate problems for her. Being half mage has brought its own problems lately as well, in the last book we see Sabina's sister taken by there evil grandmother and Sabina and the gang have to set out to rescue her, leading to her sister Maisie attacking Adam Sabina's hot mage bf and feeding from him when she was blood crazed. Back to this book we see the gang coming to terms with what has happened to them and all looking forward- to a peace treaty being signed between all the dark races but there is some murders taking place and it looks like someone doesn't want the treaty to go ahead. all fingers point to a vampire being the culprit and Sabina and the gang set out to find out who the killer is. The gang thing they have the killer because all killings stop so its back to normal life and things with the treaty being back on track. But normal life isn't so good for Sabina when her bf finds she is hiding a big secret from him. this leads to the two splitting and us seeing Sabin's softer side coming out when her heart is broken.

Any way while all this is going on it looks like Sabina's sister Maisie is not coping with what has happened to her and she is having nightmares about what happened to her and she stops sleeping, this isn't good because she is the oracle and she needs to sleep to have a dream to let people know if they can trust the treaty. As it goes Sabina and Reah drug Maisie to help her sleep and hope she has a dream. but all goes wrong when it turns out that Maisie is hiding more then they know and turns out to be the killer and has been visited by Cain in her dreams and he wants to use Maisie and Sabina to take back Lilith as his own. Cain then sadly kills Maisie and this is where my heart breaks for Sabina and when Cain escapes she vows to get him back and punish him for what he's done.

Now iv gave you an outline to this story but it left out loads so i didn't spoil this book for you. This has to be one of my favourite series EVER!!!.I thing Jaye Wells has an amazing way words and describing things. she gets you hooked right from the start. The characters in this book come to life the more you read, with there own personality's theres not one I don't love in there own way.
I love the Adam and Sabina romance but I cant help feeling sorry for Slade and I look forward to him finding his true love in the next book. but I hope its not Alexis because she doesn't have many nice quality's lol. This is the 4th book in the series and I have to say its just getting stronger. I cant see this series ending anytime soon and for that I'm thankful because I don't know what Id do with out my Sabina fix. If you haven't started reading this series yet then I have to say what are you waiting for. I promise it wont let you down, it has something for everyone. xx
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Feb 13, 2012 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vampires, magic, witches-wizards-mages-sorcerers

On the brink of the eve of a peace treaty between the three dark races, a series of brutal murders look to be a move to stir up distrust and to block the signing of the pact. And it is ironic that Sabina who has spent her life feeling like an abomination since she is the product of a forbidden union between a mage and a vamp, will be the one that the leaders choose to lead the investigation.

While I was reading Silver-Tongued Devil, I realizes that one of the things that I like about this series...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: demons, fae, mages, magic, shapeshifters, urban-fantasy, vamps

Alrighty, this book was slower than previous installments up until the end. Man, that Cain is something else.

There was a lot of emotional conflict in this volume. Sabina had a fight with just about everyone. I'm with Giguhl on Pussy Willow needing to get her act together. The Mac and Georgia thing was sad. I wonder if Sabina has that letter she promised to deliver. Just about everyone yelled their lungs out at Sabina at some point. The fights with Adam made me want to cry. Hopefully, this two wi...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First and foremost, there will follow a few tiny spoilers. Silver-Tongued Devil had me in TEARS through the last third of this edition with our Heroine "The Red-Headed Stepchild", Sabina Kane. After rescuing her blood crazed identical twin Sister from their insane power hungry Grandmother, Sabina brings her sister Maisie home to recover. But with a powerful Peace Treaty signing fast approaching, the Heads of State for the Dark races want an Oracle reading from Maisie to ensure Peace is a viable...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Bamafever rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a book I had been waiting for and it was well worth my anticipation. What's not to love about a series where a six foot mischief demon who turns into a hairless pussycat, a sexy mage, a transvestite named Pussy Willow, and a half mage/half vampire ( who also was an assassin and can use the dead) joins together to take on evil.

Believe me you won't be able to help
laughing throughout the book. Just imagine a Demon coaching a roller derby team full of supernaturals wringing his hands.

Sab...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Ranting Dragon rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review contains spoilers for Red-Headed Stepchild, Mage in Black and Green-Eyed Demon.

Sabina and company have returned from the city of New Orleans after the final showdown with her grandmother. Maisie hasn’t fared well after the nightmarish ordeal and Sabina is having problems dealing with her place in mage society. Various other characters are all having their own little emotional problems. While this in itself might make for a somewhat decent drama...more

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May 02, 2012 Gef rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vampires

The first three books in the Sabina Kane series (Red-Headed Stepchild, The Mage in Black, and Green-Eyed Demon) wound up being an exciting trilogy, but the series as a whole is set out as five books--what is that, a quintology? Anyway, with two more books in the series, I had an idea of what the big showdown was going to look like, but no idea how it would be get there.

So, at the end of Green-Eyed Demon, Sabina Kane and her Scooby-Doo gang rescued Maisie (Sabina's prophetic twin sister), from th...more The first three books in the Sabina Kane series (Red-Headed Stepchild, The Mage in Black, and Green-Eyed Demon) wound up being an exciting trilogy, but the series as a whole is set out as five books--what is that, a quintology? Anyway, with two more books in the series, I had an idea of what the big showdown was going to look like, but no idea how it would be get there.

So, at the end of Green-Eyed Demon, Sabina Kane and her Scooby-Doo gang rescued Maisie (Sabina's prophetic twin sister), from the clutches of their grandmother and queen of the vampires, Lavinia. They saved the day, killed the evil queen, stopped the dastardly Cain from being resurrected. And although walking away scarred and bloodied, they did walk away.

Now, back in New York City, there's talk of a lasting peace between vampires and mages, Sabina and Adam are in full swing romantically, and nearly everything is peachy keen. Maisie, however, is suffering psychological trauma due to the torture she suffered at the hands of her grandmother. She can't sleep without nightmares involving the nefarious Cain who is still lurking in the background, and she's emotionally frayed to the point where she has become a recluse.

Throw in a new string of murders that threaten to rekindle the war between vamps and mages, and Sabina has her hands full. She also has a bit of competition in the form of the new vampire queen's personal guard, Alexis, who is every bit as bad-ass and quick-tempered as Sabina.

For me, the book felt like the kick-off to a brand new storyline, like a season premiere to a beloved TV show. Granted, readers would have a helluva time figuring out what's going on and why without reading the preceding novels. That's all fine by me, as I love the Sabina Kane character and have a cushy seat on the bandwagon. I just wish Silver-Tongued Demon didn't take so long to kick into high gear.

The first half of the book, while setting the stakes for how the rest of the series would go, also felt bogged down by a lot of soap opera caliber drama between the established characters. Sabina's still keeping her one-night stand with Slade a secret from Adam, Giguhl is going through his own drama with Pussy Willow over the ordeals they went through in New Orleans, and Mac and Georgia the werewolf/vampire lesbian couple are in town and bringing a whole truckload of drama with their relationship. All that would have been fine if spaced out over the whole book, but it all seemed to come to a head at the same time and hit a ridiculous peak. And, honestly, distracted me from what I found the much more compelling mystery of who was committing the murders and trying to sabotage the peace treaty.

A slow start to the book had the lifesaver of a great ending, albeit a bit cliffhanger-ish with its lead in to the final book, but doesn't end without leaving all the bases covered. I'm definitely excited to read the last book in the series, Blue-Blood Vamp, but oddly disappointed Silver-Tongued Devil didn't have a more potent kickoff.
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Feb 17, 2012 Naoms rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library, paranormal-urban-fantasy, read-in-2012, witches-magic-users-shamans, vampires

Three stars, because I spent a lot of this book annoyed with a lot of people. It just seemed that everyone was looking for drama, everyone wanted to fight. A lot of the drama in this book, is personal and relationship drama. Sure, they're hunting a killer early on, but that fizzles out somewhere in the middle. Lots of problems from earlier books came to the forefront in climactic proportions which was fine, but it was so much of it. Mac/Georgia, Giguhl/PW and of course Sabina/Adam. There was als...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Monica Williams rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I started this book I was thinking maybe it would have been best to end the series at book 3 which did resolve some plot lines, but since I did enjoy the characters I figured I would keep going. Well, let it be said that the storyline is not done and what happened in book 3 continues to impact events in this book and will no doubt be an issue in the conclusion in book 5. This volume in the series allows the characters to more fully develop and explore other sides of their personalities. The...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Marsha rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own-read, urban-fantasy

Okay Sabina (and J. Wells) - this book didn't quite live up to the previous three in theis series. It seemed like it wanted to go somewhere and it eventually got somewhere, but it sort of had a hard time getting there. Make sense? It felt like the story wasn't fully worked through before it was written. Sabina is back, now living and learning with/from the Mages. She's trying to be a team player both with her Team Awesome and with others around her. She is forced to participate in politics when...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Marsha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Adult lovers of Paranormal Mysteries

I just have one question, how does Jaye Wells manage to keep me totally engrossed, bewildered and entertained time after time? The woman is a genius. "Silver-Tongued Devil" finds Sabina questioning who she is. After non stop changes in her life including her first true love relationship, she is not sure she recognizes who she is anymore. What is so interesting for me is that Sabina has never been more of herself. Yes, she has changed and she is in love; however, that only makes her stronger not...more I just have one question, how does Jaye Wells manage to keep me totally engrossed, bewildered and entertained time after time? The woman is a genius. "Silver-Tongued Devil" finds Sabina questioning who she is. After non stop changes in her life including her first true love relationship, she is not sure she recognizes who she is anymore. What is so interesting for me is that Sabina has never been more of herself. Yes, she has changed and she is in love; however, that only makes her stronger not weaker. The core Sabina, the one who refuses to back down from a fight is still there and stronger than ever.

Of all of the Sabina Kane books, STD (ha!) is the most serious. You can feel the tension and stress building and building. Like most of the other books, I was on the edge of my seat and found it hard to breathe while I sped through the best reading ride of my life. One of my favorite aspects of this book is that many of my favorite characters from book 3 return in this installment. Sabina is not the only character that will be undergoing serious changes. Some of our favorite supporting characters will experience the changes of their lives.

The murder of a human is linked to the murder of a mage. Sabina is called in to investigate despite her desire to stay out of it. Additionally, the new Despina, Tanith is in town with her personal guard, a young brass vampire, Alexis. She wants to prove herself and let everyone know that Sabina is past her prime. Good luck with that Alexis!

There were so many moments in this book that left me almost in tears. So many characters I've learned to care about, lives are left in turmoil and so was I. I loved this book and hated so much that occurred as well. However, that is what a good writer does. Jaye Wells sends her readers on the ride of their lives, leaving us wanting more. In so many ways, I cannot wait for the final book "Blue-Blooded Vamp" but at the same time, I am dreading the end of one of the most exciting series I've read in a long time. Talk about addiction!(less)

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Jan 13, 2012 Julie-anne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

So I've had a huge change of mind since I read Green-Eyed Demon, I don't like Brooks anymore ..... or rather I don't like his new alter ego Pussy Willow. She's a bitch! And she's changed Giguhl and I'm NOT a fan of anything that changes Giguhl.

PW is a huge dampener but thankfully she's not a major character so she's not in the book all that much. Sabina is trying to settle into her new mage life, which means no feeding off humans. It's bagged blood only for this magepire. But, as usually happens...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Moji-Sola rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sabina-kane

-_--_- I have to say that this is the most disappointing book of the series so far. WHAT THE HELL is up with Sabina getting pussy whipped left, right and center from everyone especially MINOR characters. I was so frustrated to see the hot-tempered trigger finger ex assassin get a verbal beat down from Alexsis and Pussy Willow, not to mention Giguhl's traitorous behavior was getting on my last nerve. Sabina's woe is me behavior and inappropriate temper flare ups wasn't making the situation better...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Cyndi rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Everyone knows how much I adore Jaye Wells as a person and as a writer, so I want you to know how hard it is for me to say that I think Silver-tongued Devil is her weakest book in the series. Yes, it had lots of action (and Gighul and PW), but it also had too much drama. Sabina is thinking too much about her life and problems and not enough about what is going on around her. I miss her sharpness. Much like Laurell K. Hamilton's character Anita Blake, Sabina may ultimately flame out, and this wor...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After recovering her sister and having Lavinia killed, Sabina, Adam and giguhl are living together in NY and hoping the peace treaty goes through without a hitch. Of course that isn't meant to be, partially because of Maisie and her inability to get past the trauma she went through at the hands of her grandmother. A human and a mage are killed shortly after the arrival of the new vampire leader and Sabina and Adam are recruited along with the vampire enforcer Alexis to find the perpetrator. Whil...more

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Dec 19, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I received this e-ARC from Hachette Book Group via Netgalley

I so love Jaye Wells' Sabina Kane series, Silver-Tongued Devil was just freaking awesome! We're talking Roller Derbys, murder, mayhem, and oh so much more! Wells once again manages to write an action packed novel that leaves you breathless from excitement!

A well paced novel that plunges right into the story when Sabina comes across a murder, but it's not just a simple murder either. With the peace treaty for Vampires and Mages on the ri...more I received this e-ARC from Hachette Book Group via Netgalley

I so love Jaye Wells' Sabina Kane series, Silver-Tongued Devil was just freaking awesome! We're talking Roller Derbys, murder, mayhem, and oh so much more! Wells once again manages to write an action packed novel that leaves you breathless from excitement!

A well paced novel that plunges right into the story when Sabina comes across a murder, but it's not just a simple murder either. With the peace treaty for Vampires and Mages on the rise, this is not what they need, but it's only the beginning of the problem.

Not only does Sabina have to try to solve a murder, she also has to work with another vampire chick, who takes the vampire image to a whole other level, plus she's definitely a teacher's pet where Tanith is concerned. So yeah, they don't get along that much! But it makes for good fun! There's also problems (small) with the weres, but there's not a whole lot of focus on them, which makes me wonder if they'll come back in the next book.

The main problem is that Maisie is not well. It's not a simple cold or anything, she's still healing from her ordure from the last book and finally killing her (bitchy) grandmother. But there's a lot of other repercussions she has to deal with as well, and Sabina wants to do everything she can to make her better, even if it means betraying her.
There's also romance trouble with Sabina and Adam. There's a big secret Sabina's been hording that threatens to tear the two apart, but that just barely scratches the surface to the hidden issues.

The end was where the excitement and big climax comes! Total shocks and surprises that will take you away! I mean I thought something big was going to happen based on the description, but still this was way bigger than I imagined! The twists all come together, but the story is so not over. There's a bit of a cliffhanger, nothing major, just the sense that the storm is about to hit, now we just have to wait til May 22 when Blue-Blooded Vamp releases!

Overall rating 4.5/5 stars

Silver-Tongued Devil releases December 27, 2011

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Feb 25, 2013 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: has-read

So Um, WOW! This book had me on such an emotional roller coaster that I can't even come up with a good coherent first sentence.

I honestly didn't like Adam this go around. Not that I liked Sabina better with anyone else, I just thought he was incredibly petty. Yea I said it. The whole shit that happened with Slade it rears it's ugly head in this book. Not being spoilerish, just pointing out how incredibly stupid I was in my review of the last book by saying I was glad that the "secret" was not an...more

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Jaye Wells is a USA Today-bestselling author of urban fantasy and speculative crime fiction. Raised by booksellers, she loved reading books from a very young ago. That gateway drug eventually led to a full-blown writing addiction. When she’s not chasing the word dragon, she loves to travel, drink good bourbon and do things that scare her so she can put them in her books. Jaye lives in Texas with h...more

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