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Straight to Hell (Lilith Straight #1)
by
Michelle Scott (Goodreads Author)
The moment Lilith Straight dies, the Devil appears to claim her soul and cash in on a family curse. Now, Lilith has no choice but to work for him. The job is bad, the boss is worse and she can’t imagine how she’ll explain her new reincarnation to her eight-year-old daughter. But then an arrogant, yet oh so yummy, incubus shows up…and hell heats up just a little more.
Kindle Edition, 179 pages
Published
September 8th 2011
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Mar 08, 2012
Terri ♥ (aka Mrs. Christian Grey)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Terri ♥ (aka Mrs. Christian Grey) by:
RI&R
Shelves:
reviewed
Quick review
Cover: I think it works.
Rating R for mild adult & sexual situations.
Thumbs Up 2.5
Overall: Not sure this book was for me.
Characters: Developed.
Plot: Original.
Page Turner: I guess so.
Series Cont.? Maybe
Recommend To select people maybe
Book Boyfriend: Tommy
SUMMARY (50 word or less)
This wasn’t the book for me. Most of my reasons are personal and I think others could enjoy. The story was a different take on succubi than I’ve read. Not sure what I think about it though. Mostly my...more
Cover: I think it works.
Rating R for mild adult & sexual situations.
Thumbs Up 2.5
Overall: Not sure this book was for me.
Characters: Developed.
Plot: Original.
Page Turner: I guess so.
Series Cont.? Maybe
Recommend To select people maybe
Book Boyfriend: Tommy
SUMMARY (50 word or less)
This wasn’t the book for me. Most of my reasons are personal and I think others could enjoy. The story was a different take on succubi than I’ve read. Not sure what I think about it though. Mostly my...more
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The synopsis provided for this story was great and I was crazy excited to read it. The idea (Succubi and Incubi) was fresh and not over done. (One more vampire book and I may puke)
Things I liked:
I enjoyed the character of William
The idea was fresh
I enjoyed the inner struggle of good vs evil within Lilith.
Things I didn't enjoy so much:
The storytelling seemed a little erratic, which made reading it tedious.
The characters lacked depth. I wanted the bad guys to be bad. I wanted Lilith be less wishy...more
Things I liked:
I enjoyed the character of William
The idea was fresh
I enjoyed the inner struggle of good vs evil within Lilith.
Things I didn't enjoy so much:
The storytelling seemed a little erratic, which made reading it tedious.
The characters lacked depth. I wanted the bad guys to be bad. I wanted Lilith be less wishy...more
Full review is at the blog! This is a five-star read except for a personal preference in one small style thing...you know how Rachel Caine's Morganville vamps tend to continue on...and Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series doesn't exactly end on the last page...
From the blog:
A bargain and a good book to boot! Just finished reading Straight to Hell (The Lilith Straight Series) by Michelle Scott. It’s a bit chic-lit, a bit paranormal, and a whole lot of heart. At 99 cents, it’s a “You can’t go wrong!”...more
From the blog:
A bargain and a good book to boot! Just finished reading Straight to Hell (The Lilith Straight Series) by Michelle Scott. It’s a bit chic-lit, a bit paranormal, and a whole lot of heart. At 99 cents, it’s a “You can’t go wrong!”...more
Straight to Hell is about a woman who finds that she has inherited a family curse after she dies. The beginning of the book is a little over the top and funny however it progresses somewhat slowly; later the author cleverly reveals certain situations that makes the story take off. I really connected with the characters especially Lillith because I am a mom and empathized with her predicaments. All in all I enjoyed the book, original storyline, and great characters. The ending offered enough of a...more
Very good book. I wasnt sure at first if I would like this book or not, because at the very beginning, I really thought the main character would be just another one of those characters from the Real Housewives. But I was certainly wrong regarding that and the story really kept my attention the whole way through. The main character Lilith Straight, who is a really good person, becomes a succubus after being struck and killed by a car and has to struggle throughout the book between right and wrong...more
When I started the book, I though uh-oh this is sounding like a Queen Betsy rip off – right from the first page Lilith mentions the day she died...and she was hit by a car. But Lilith doesn't rise from the dead, instead she must fulfil her family's destiny and become a succubus, in the employ of the devil... or Miss Spry as the case may be. Don't worry, it's not all about sex either, true to her name, Lilith is a temptress but must use her seductive skills to sway the decisions of humans and gai...more
This is a very interesting take on a supernatural creature that I don't know a lot about. Succubi are not a topic often covered by authors, but that is exactly what Lilith Straight became upon her death. It turns out that it is a family curse pretty much. It goes all the way back to the Salem Witch trials where a woman who was accused of witch craft actually turned to the devil to get herself out of being killed as a witch. Ironic huh? In order to not be killed, the devil (or whoever was her con...more
Originally posted on my blog http://ufreview.com/2012/03/08/straig...
Review:
I got a copy of Straight to Hell through the Read it and Reap program on Goodreads, so thanks to the author and the program for making this happen. This book was not what I expected and yet at the same time it was...confusing right. From the description and the cover I expected a funny paranormal romance, a quick read and it did start out that way but about halfway through things change.
Lilith is a newly divorced single...more
Review:
I got a copy of Straight to Hell through the Read it and Reap program on Goodreads, so thanks to the author and the program for making this happen. This book was not what I expected and yet at the same time it was...confusing right. From the description and the cover I expected a funny paranormal romance, a quick read and it did start out that way but about halfway through things change.
Lilith is a newly divorced single...more
Mar 02, 2012
Lissa & Alexa The Novel Lasses
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Adult Readers of Paranormal
“Straight to Hell” has one of the covers once upon a time I would shy away from. Not anymore and just like first gem Michelle Scott does not disappoint. Not only does the storyline follow its title when Lilith has the added bad luck to be hit by a car and is sent straight to hell, her last name is Straight. It is a laugh out loud pun when you make the connection.
Lilith Straight is a divorced mother of one who is struggling to just get by day to day. As if that is not enough, let’s make things e...more
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Recently divorced Lilith Straight has a fairly normal life – crappy job, even crappier ex-husband and a generally crappy life. Her life couldn’t possible become any worse, she believes – until it does. While on her way to a meeting, Lilith dies…and become’s Hell’s minion. And in a twist of fate, for the first time in her life, she lives.
Life as a single mother, with a child, a delinquent niece and an unruly sister is hard enough. Add to that curbing your demon (literally) and battling your consc...more
Life as a single mother, with a child, a delinquent niece and an unruly sister is hard enough. Add to that curbing your demon (literally) and battling your consc...more
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I received this as a Read to Review - thanks as always to all the hard working folks that make this possible - writers and the the gals at PRN/UF.
This story follows Lilith's life...and afterlife. There are rules, and you need to follow them. Some are simple, and are good for various reasons. Like do not send text messages of weird things while crossing the street and not looking. That is exactly what Lilith did...and now she's dead...and an agent for corruption?! What do you do when there are tw...more
This story follows Lilith's life...and afterlife. There are rules, and you need to follow them. Some are simple, and are good for various reasons. Like do not send text messages of weird things while crossing the street and not looking. That is exactly what Lilith did...and now she's dead...and an agent for corruption?! What do you do when there are tw...more
Jan 19, 2012
Hazel G. ( I ♥ Mr. Grey) *Fifty Shades obsessed* .
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Hazel G. ( I ♥ Mr. Grey) *Fifty Shades obsessed* by:
R2R - PR&UFF
Shelves:
romance-suspense,
urban-fantasy
Straight to Hell is the first book in the Lilith Straight series written by Michelle Scott. I read this as part of a Read to Review and as always want to thank the ladies at Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Fanatics for the opportunity to participate.
I liked this book. It was a nice little quick read coming in at about 180 pages. Lilith Straight is a very likable, well developed character, as was her supporting characters and the story was intriguing enough to keep me reading through the p...more
I liked this book. It was a nice little quick read coming in at about 180 pages. Lilith Straight is a very likable, well developed character, as was her supporting characters and the story was intriguing enough to keep me reading through the p...more
I was given the opportunity to read and review this book through PR/UF Addicts. Thank you!
I tend to judge a book by its cover. I do that a lot. I also read summaries and all that, but I still judge. And when I checked out the cover for this book, I immediately though Paranormal Chick-lit. Straight to Hell was exactly that - a guilty pleasure, good to the last drop paranormal chick-lit book.
I like to sprinkle my reading with the occasional chick-lit book. I'm not madly in love with the genre and...more
I tend to judge a book by its cover. I do that a lot. I also read summaries and all that, but I still judge. And when I checked out the cover for this book, I immediately though Paranormal Chick-lit. Straight to Hell was exactly that - a guilty pleasure, good to the last drop paranormal chick-lit book.
I like to sprinkle my reading with the occasional chick-lit book. I'm not madly in love with the genre and...more
I liked it so much better than I expected to and this is quite a difficult review to write with no spoilers.
At the ripe old age of 34, Lilith finds she has inherited the mantle of the family business - which she didn't even know existed. This turn of events just adds more to her already overflowing plate of life. She's lost her life of luxury, her friends, her husband, her mom dies, her house is burned down, she's taken in her sister that won't work & her ex-husband's troubled niece and she...more
At the ripe old age of 34, Lilith finds she has inherited the mantle of the family business - which she didn't even know existed. This turn of events just adds more to her already overflowing plate of life. She's lost her life of luxury, her friends, her husband, her mom dies, her house is burned down, she's taken in her sister that won't work & her ex-husband's troubled niece and she...more
This story isn't about a succubus. It's about a very human woman named Lillith struggling to do the best she can with what she's got. She's so strong that she's keeping it all together pretty well after a divorce, her house burning down, and relocating. Relocating to not only a new home, but a very greatly reduced style of living than she was accustomed to. She went from being an 'elite' to' trying to make ends meet'. She has a tiny support system and several dependents. Doesn't wallow in self p...more
3.5 stars - Lilith Straight had it all, the rich husband, the fabulous house, in short, the perfect life, but no more. Then just when she thinks that everything in her life has has gone to hell, Lilith dies and goes to Hell (literally) and back. Now Lilith's a newly made Succubus single mom trying to balance her new duties with her family and her old values.
I accidently ended buying this book - it is just too easy to click the "Buy" instead of the "See Details" - but it was only ninety nine cen...more
I accidently ended buying this book - it is just too easy to click the "Buy" instead of the "See Details" - but it was only ninety nine cen...more
I wasn't expecting much from this book - I'm not sure why, either. I didn't expect it to be bad, I just didn't expect it to be amazingly good and keep my attention. It did. To the point that instead of being sat at work, counting down the hours to get home, have a shower and sleep, I was counting down to get back to my laptop and continue reading the wonderful e-book.
It didn't take long for me to get in to it and trying to make guesses on what was going to happen. I decided from near enough the...more
It didn't take long for me to get in to it and trying to make guesses on what was going to happen. I decided from near enough the...more
I received this book to review for the Read2Review program in the Paranormal Romance/Fantasy Addicts group. Thanks to the mods and the author for providing this book for us to read.
I absolutely adored this book. I love that this book revolves around an adult, particularly a mom. Lilith is a 30-something mother who lives in a house that is absolutely packed. She's got her lazy, slacker step-sister, her step-sister's man friend, her daughter, and her ex-husband's niece who is a handful on her own....more
I absolutely adored this book. I love that this book revolves around an adult, particularly a mom. Lilith is a 30-something mother who lives in a house that is absolutely packed. She's got her lazy, slacker step-sister, her step-sister's man friend, her daughter, and her ex-husband's niece who is a handful on her own....more
Lillith Straight is a thirty-something divorced mother of an eight year old daughter who is struggling to make ends meet. To further complicate her life, she has her ex-husband’s young niece and her stepsister living with her. And, oh, by the way, she “dies” after being hit by a car, the Devil appears to claim her soul and she now has to work for him as a reincarnated succubus.
To say Lillith struggles with her new circumstances is putting it mildly. She’s pretty bad at being a succubus initially...more
To say Lillith struggles with her new circumstances is putting it mildly. She’s pretty bad at being a succubus initially...more
Straight to Hell was a decent book. I never found myself wondering what happened next though. The book was very short (a one sitting book.)
Lilith is a seemingly rebellious individual, and rather whiny I may add. She has a horrible ex husband, a horrible job, a horrible demon, a horrible house. She doesn't like the hands she is dealt and wont do anything about them. She has one shot at redemption and she doesn't take it simply because she has to make amends with her ex. Now she has condemned he...more
Lilith is a seemingly rebellious individual, and rather whiny I may add. She has a horrible ex husband, a horrible job, a horrible demon, a horrible house. She doesn't like the hands she is dealt and wont do anything about them. She has one shot at redemption and she doesn't take it simply because she has to make amends with her ex. Now she has condemned he...more
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Don't pay attention to the unfortunate cover, this book is funny, smart and sad at the same time, and certainly worth your time.
It works, simply because each of us can relate to Lilith. She is thirty something, recently divorced, saddled with a daughter whom she loves dearly, a distantly related hellion niece who accidentally burned her house, and a beautiful step-sister, who can't grow up and get a job.
Lilith is a substitute teacher, out of work, with bills piling up and credit cards maxing ou...more
It works, simply because each of us can relate to Lilith. She is thirty something, recently divorced, saddled with a daughter whom she loves dearly, a distantly related hellion niece who accidentally burned her house, and a beautiful step-sister, who can't grow up and get a job.
Lilith is a substitute teacher, out of work, with bills piling up and credit cards maxing ou...more
Just so's you know: I received this book through the R2R scheme.
I'd been in a bit of a reading slump since New Year--or at least, I thought I had. Turns out I just hadn't found the right book. Because despite any cons I may state below, this book was a fun read and I sped through it with total ease.
On the plus side, it made me laugh a fair bit, and I was (not for the first time) pleased to see that a succubus tale doesn't mean the story has to revolve around constant undulations. And the pacin...more
I'd been in a bit of a reading slump since New Year--or at least, I thought I had. Turns out I just hadn't found the right book. Because despite any cons I may state below, this book was a fun read and I sped through it with total ease.
On the plus side, it made me laugh a fair bit, and I was (not for the first time) pleased to see that a succubus tale doesn't mean the story has to revolve around constant undulations. And the pacin...more
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Disclosure: I received Straight to Hell in exchange for a review from Shut Up & Read.
This is a pretty difficult book to review. Initially when I started this novel, I thought it would be one of my favorites. I had a hard time putting it down, in fact, but when I picked it back up again I had a really hard time finding what I enjoyed about it.
In the beginning at least, I had a really easy time getting into the novel. I felt like Lilith was one of my bffs and I was looking into the life of so...more
This is a pretty difficult book to review. Initially when I started this novel, I thought it would be one of my favorites. I had a hard time putting it down, in fact, but when I picked it back up again I had a really hard time finding what I enjoyed about it.
In the beginning at least, I had a really easy time getting into the novel. I felt like Lilith was one of my bffs and I was looking into the life of so...more
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I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, in fact to be completely honest I was expecting a very amusing chick lit book with a paranormal flare. And if I am being completely honest I did get a bit of that flare but at the same time the book was so much more than I was expecting.
While I could definitely see how this book would appeal to a readership who enjoy chick lit, which for the record I too enjoy all forms o...more
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, in fact to be completely honest I was expecting a very amusing chick lit book with a paranormal flare. And if I am being completely honest I did get a bit of that flare but at the same time the book was so much more than I was expecting.
While I could definitely see how this book would appeal to a readership who enjoy chick lit, which for the record I too enjoy all forms o...more
I tired so hard to get into this book but I just couldn't, and for the life of me I have no idea why!!
It was a fun read and I did enjoy the story because it was so original. It also gave a lighter side to serious stuff like death and funerals etc. The problem was that I just wasn't able to connect with it in any way. The character of Lilith Straight was just that, a character, she didn't feel very real to me, and I love characters who I can relate to in some way or another.
Unfortunately there w...more
It was a fun read and I did enjoy the story because it was so original. It also gave a lighter side to serious stuff like death and funerals etc. The problem was that I just wasn't able to connect with it in any way. The character of Lilith Straight was just that, a character, she didn't feel very real to me, and I love characters who I can relate to in some way or another.
Unfortunately there w...more
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I have some serious mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it was pretty well-written (some issues that should have been caught in proofreading, which are pretty easily forgiven). I liked the main character, Lilith. In fact, I liked most of the characters, who are a pretty interesting crew. I'm not usually a kid person, but I really enjoyed Lilith's niece, Ariel, and the situations that arose with her. To a certain extent, I liked watching Lilith struggle with what had happened to her,...more
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When I started reading Straight to Hell, I was instantly gripped by the narrative. The books I tend to enjoy reading the most, are those that immediately reach out to the reader and speak to them as though they're having a conversation with a friend - and Michelle has certainly achieved that here! I was instantly drawn into Lilith's hectic life, and it took ve...more
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When I started reading Straight to Hell, I was instantly gripped by the narrative. The books I tend to enjoy reading the most, are those that immediately reach out to the reader and speak to them as though they're having a conversation with a friend - and Michelle has certainly achieved that here! I was instantly drawn into Lilith's hectic life, and it took ve...more
When the author asked me to review this book and I read the synopsis, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. This book just sounds so fun, and it didn’t disappoint at all.
Lilith Straight had it all, the rich husband, the socialite friends, the car, the house, until she discovered her husband cheating on her, so like any sane woman, she divorced him, but that sent her rich life down the drain. Now, she’s living in a townhouse, trying to make ends meet, not to mention taking care of her daughter, her nie...more
Lilith Straight had it all, the rich husband, the socialite friends, the car, the house, until she discovered her husband cheating on her, so like any sane woman, she divorced him, but that sent her rich life down the drain. Now, she’s living in a townhouse, trying to make ends meet, not to mention taking care of her daughter, her nie...more
I recieved this book for review but that has in no way effected my opinion.
Lilith Straight is divorced, raising her daughter, her ex-husbands niece and has just taken in her half-sister. She is in an accident and dies only to find out she will return to her life, but she is now a Succubus.
Overall I did enjoy this story, the storyline and the differences in the characters. However the main character is extremely boastful which was quite irritating especially in the beginning of the book.
I do thin...more
Lilith Straight is divorced, raising her daughter, her ex-husbands niece and has just taken in her half-sister. She is in an accident and dies only to find out she will return to her life, but she is now a Succubus.
Overall I did enjoy this story, the storyline and the differences in the characters. However the main character is extremely boastful which was quite irritating especially in the beginning of the book.
I do thin...more
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I am both a traditionally published and an indie author. I write the urban fantasy/chick lit Lilith Straight series
and
and newly released
My YA books include Uncommon Magic and a vampire romance, Blood Sisters which are available in e-formats.
My traditionally published books, The Dragons of Hazlett and An Anthem for the Battle Lands are available through Mundania Press, LLC.
More about Michelle Scott...
and
and newly released
My YA books include Uncommon Magic and a vampire romance, Blood Sisters which are available in e-formats.
My traditionally published books, The Dragons of Hazlett and An Anthem for the Battle Lands are available through Mundania Press, LLC.
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