Speak of the Devil (Morgan Kingsley, #4)

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Speak of the Devil (Morgan Kingsley #4)

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FOR A KICK-ASS EXORCIST, IT’S ALL ABOUT STAYING ALIVE….

Morgan Kingsley, America’s most successful exorcist, is paying the price for an exorcism gone wrong. The victim’s family is suing the daylights out of her, the Exorcism Board has suspended her, and now she’s living on a diet of ramen noodles and bad coffee. But Morgan has a few good men at her side. One is her current...more

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Published July 28th 2009 by Dell

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Aug 11, 2011 The Holy Terror rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons, urban-fantasy, owned, wtf-is-wrong-with-me, color-orange, color-yellow

This really felt like a transition novel, more filler than anything. The book before was pretty action-packed and all kinds of things happened. This one was just kind of blah. It really feels like things are getting stretched out and the main storyline was boring.

Here's what happens in a nutshell, practically spoiler-free:

Morgan gets in trouble with bad guys
Morgan has to ask for Adam's help reluctantly
Morgan gets mad at Adam because he tells her she needs help and a bodyguard
Dominic makes some...more

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May 04, 2010 Jackie (Literary Escapism) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons, urban-fantasy, read-2009, signed

Overall, Speak of the Devil does some major development on a lot of the characters as Black gives us more glimpses into Morgan and her inner circle than ever before. Quite honestly, this isn’t going to be one of those novels that keeps your attention because of the insane action, but instead because you get to learn more about a favorite character and actually watch her grow emotionally. I know this cover tends to get a lot of flak for being “trampy”, but Speak of the Devil has such an incredibl...more

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Aug 19, 2011 Kathy Davie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, urban

Fourth in the Morgan Kingsley urban fantasy romance series taking place in Philadelphia. The primary focus of the series is finding a way to keep Lugh, King of the Demons, safe from a coup attempt by his brother, Dougal.

The Story
In Speak of the Devil, Lugh's problem takes a backseat to Morgan's. In an engineered frame-up by the girlfriend of a demon/host, Morgan exorcises a demon from the young Maguire, which triggers a lawsuit against Morgan. That leads to her suspension by the U.S. Exorcism Bo...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Bookmom rated it 5 of 5 stars

Morgan is the most powerful exorcist on the planet, but things have gone sour since she's been illegally hosting the king of demons in an effort to keep his enemies from finding him; in the long run, saving humanity.

Insurance has yet to pay out on her house fire. She's being sued by the father of a demon host the court ordered her to have exorcised, because the host ended up brain dead. She's broke since being suspended by the exorcism board pending the outcome of the lawsuit and investigation....more

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Jan 01, 2011 Yolanda Sfetsos rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

This is the 4th book in the Morgan Kingsley series, and as you've probably guessed: I loved it!

Morgan's another tough chick that I love to read about. She happens to be an exorcist, but wait, she's also carrying a demon within her, who happens to be a very important guy. It's been a great ride, to watch Morgan grow and accept what she's become. She struggled with Lugh a lot in the beginning, and while it's still not a picnic, at least they have a good rapport now and work with each other.

The few...more

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Nov 11, 2010 Tracy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Jenna Black writes a good book. I've been with the Morgan Kingsley series since the beginning, and while I thought the first and the fourth were weaker than the second and third for various reasons, I do enjoy the world she's created and the characters in them. Well, most of the characters.

Well paced and with a nice blend of continuity and ingenuity, Speak of the Devil is a nice read. There's quite a bit going wrong in Morgan's life right now, and not all of it self-induced. She's got a murder...more

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Oct 14, 2010 Jana rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotica, romance, scifi-fantasy

I tried to read the first book in this series once long ago. The covers are catchy, and the blurbs sound interesting. But I got a couple chapters in to that one and gave and gave up. I vaguely remember that book as having a jumpy plot with unrealistic and not very likable characters, and way too much attention to irrelevant detail. Picked this one up (again because of the cover) without realizing it was the same author/series. This time I made it through the book. Ms. Black seems to have matured...more

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Aug 08, 2009 Kay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, 2009

I think the author is dragging the series out. That's the thing about urban fantasy series. Publishers/readers get so caught up in characters and the world that we want more, more, more, and authors continue to give us more, more, more until... we don't want more, which isn't a good thing.

This book felt like filler to me. I'm intrigued by the overall story arch of this series. I want to see what happens to Lugh. I want him to fight this big battle over the throne or at least take on Dougal and...more

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Jul 30, 2009 Julie (jjmachshev) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-reads

Morgan Kingsley is back in Jenna Black's latest release "Speak of the Devil". This series is one of the most original paranormals I've read. Black's demons are different from any other you'll read about and their interactions with humans will leave you wondering the next time you run into that certain someone at work (or maybe that's just me).

Exorcist extraordinairre Morgan Kingsley is back. This time Morgan is having either the worst run of bad luck...or someone is out to destroy her life. Firs...more

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Jun 03, 2011 Starry rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. things arnt going good for morgan...shes being sued by jordan, shes out of money, and her relationship with brian is getting more complicated.morgans life never got better when someone sent her a real cut off hand with adams return adress in it, and not to mention barbara(barbie) who turns out to be a private investigator hired by jordon or his lawyer(its his lawyer) to find clues to make morgans life more miserable or to use those evidence against her. so adam is now out to look for who sent th...more things arnt going good for morgan...shes being sued by jordan, shes out of money, and her relationship with brian is getting more complicated.morgans life never got better when someone sent her a real cut off hand with adams return adress in it, and not to mention barbara(barbie) who turns out to be a private investigator hired by jordon or his lawyer(its his lawyer) to find clues to make morgans life more miserable or to use those evidence against her. so adam is now out to look for who sent the cut off hand to morgan, barbara ruined morgans relationship with brian by sending him a picture of "adam and morgan" making out(which isnt a real picture btw) infront of adams house, and evidence that adam whiped morgan once in morgans life(which is true, but brian doesnt know that morgan got whipped by adam because morgan wanted adams help to save brian, brian thinks that morgan is having an affair with adam). now torn,in rage, and furious..morgans planning to fix things.but of course,she will need adams help and others.
so now barbie is helping(sort-of) morgan by finding info for her, and brian is still mad at morgan even though he found out that the note and the picture is a fake.morgan and lugh and everyone else found out that the cause of death being blamed on morgan is all the work of a demon that is out on revenge on morgan.why?who the heck knows.saul has sort of a spark of interest when he saw barbara for the first time.and he probaly still will.
raphael finds out later on that the reason the demon is out on revenge on morgan is because 1) when morgan did an exorcrism on jordon's demon, she didnt kill the demon but sent it back to the mortal plain where jordons demon told everyone what the other demon tried to do to jordons demon(the demon was building revenge on jordons demon, but morgan got in the way and did an exorcrism, thus sending jordons demon a quick way of escaping to the demon relm and ruining the demons reputation).
so towards the end morgan begins to learn how to trust some people, morgan is free of all charges against her, and she got brian back.the demon thats out on revenge on morgan(abraham) is dead.
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Mar 21, 2012 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, demons, hawt-heroes, paranormal-romance, sassy-heroines, supernatural, urban-fantasy

Again, I read one of these books in only a matter of hours. They're just too freakin' addicting.

Brian actually wised up and ditched Morgan. She rallied and got him back. Now to see if she's willing to continue to work on her act and keep him.

Saul got himself a girlfriend and it looks like some estrogen has finally been introduced into the council. I knew she would stick around the moment Saul took an interest in her. Now Raphael just needs himself a lover. He's all odd man out.

The Big Bad this t...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Naomi Clark rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As a general rule, I've enjoyed every book in the Morgan Kingsley series, but found the second one, The Devil You Know, rather forgettable compared to the first and third. It didn't seem to have much to do with the overall arc of the series, and the plot felt a little random, like nobody really knew what they were doing or why. The fourth volume, Speak of the Devil, suffers from the same problem. This is a only a five-book series. By the penultimate book, I expect battle lines to be drawn, stake...more As a general rule, I've enjoyed every book in the Morgan Kingsley series, but found the second one, The Devil You Know, rather forgettable compared to the first and third. It didn't seem to have much to do with the overall arc of the series, and the plot felt a little random, like nobody really knew what they were doing or why. The fourth volume, Speak of the Devil, suffers from the same problem. This is a only a five-book series. By the penultimate book, I expect battle lines to be drawn, stakes to be raised, and our heroes to be marshalling their forces for a big old show-down.

Instead, most of Speak of the Devil focuses on Morgan's personal problems. Someone has fabricated evidence to make it look like she's having an affair with Adam, a demon-possessed cop, and so her boyfriend finishes with her, and she spends a lot of time flipping between heartbreak and fury. Which is fair enough, and Black is a good enough writer that I really sympathised with Morgan's position. But I was waiting for the "someone" who's working so hard to destroy Morgan to be revealed as part of Dougal's inner circle, out to destroy Lugh. Because that would make sense, right? (For those not familiar with the series, Lugh is the rightful king of the demons currently hiding out in Morgan's body, and Dougal (I have a lot of trouble taking a villain called Dougal seriously, by the way) is his brother, who plans to usurp him and take control of the human world).

Anyway, the "someone" turns out to be nothing to do with Dougal or Lugh, and whilst this was definitely an unexpected twist, I felt it jarred. Like I said, by book four in a series of five, I expect the pace to be escalating, but in Speak of the Devil it was slowed right down so Morgan could cry a lot and worry about whether she and Brian were meant to be. For the record, I don't think they are. These are two people who just seem to bring out the worst in each other, except in bed, and that's another problem I have with the book, but we'll get to that...

So, the plot is a little meandering and nothing is added to the overall arc. What I did like was the introduction of Barbie, a PI hired to scoop the dirt on Morgan, but who ends up joining forces with her. One thing this series has lacked is female presence besides Morgan. Morgan frequently admits she relates better to men than women, but even so I felt the introduction of a potential girl friend for Morgan added something to the book, balancing out the male-heavy environment and giving Morgan someone she can talk to who doesn't immediately mock or dismiss her. I also continue to love Adam and Dominic. It's refreshing to read gay characters who are real people, not just comedy sidekicks (I've read far too many books with "wacky" gay friends and it drives me mad). The fact that they have easily the healthiest relationship in the series, and that their interest in BDSM isn't used a short-hand for "messed up" or "evil" is also nice.

Speaking of sex, the reason I can only really rate this book as three stars instead of any higher, is the sex. Wait, let me explain! So we've established that Morgan and Brian spend this book at odds with each other because he thought she was having an affair. We've established that the only area they seem to truly connect is in the bedroom. Fair enough. But at the end of the book, when Morgan decides to invite Brian to a little S&M session to prove she trusts him and they should stay together, my jaw dropped. I just ... wow. For one thing, I don't really buy that Morgan or Brian are interested in S&M, despite Black trying to convey it. There's a world of difference between a little rough sex and full-on bondage, and it didn't ring true to me that the only way Morgan could think to convince Brian they should give their relationship another go was to present herself at his house with a case full of bondage gear.

For another, if you know the root of your relationship problems is lack of trust, a little rough sex isn't going to fix that and it doesn't prove anything except. Or at least it wouldn't to me. If Morgan genuinely believes she can slap a band-aid on their problems with some kinky bedroom shenanigans, she and Brian are definitely doomed. Am I wrong here? Sure, sex is important in a relationship, but if it's all you've got, which seems to be the case here, then it's not a relationship to begin with.

Maybe I'm being too harsh. I don't know. But this final chapter meant the book ended on an odd note for me. After watching Morgan struggle with her feelings for the whole book, feeling betrayed that Brian hadn't trusted her, admitting to herself that sometimes love just isn't enough, it felt ... sad to see her beg Brian to take her back. It won't put me off finishing the series (especially as I already own the last book), but I'm in the position here where I think Morgan would be better off alone, at least until the whole demon war thing is resolved.(less)

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Jul 30, 2009 marlene rated it 5 of 5 stars

Poor Morgan. in a short period of time she has had a heck of a lot of bad things happen to her. This time around it is a demon with a grudge the size of texas.

when it comes to brian sometimes i want to smack Morgan. she doesn't give that man an inch then wonders why he leaves. on the other hand with all that is going on one would think he would be a little more forgiving as well. just a little. once we got to the last few pages i deiced all of that fighting was perfectly ok to due to the great...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 2 of 5 stars

Conclusion: Things you need to know about this book.

1. Morgan has her exorcism license suspended, gets sued, and in the end, it gets dropped.
2. Morgan cries and whines her way throughout the book after having lost Brian because she can't trust anyone. ::sigh::
3. Morgan tries to use S&M to lure Brian back into her good graces and it appears to work...who didn't see that coming?
4. Lugh's taking over of Morgans body makes her deathy sick where she wallows in self pity the entire time. (Kind of...more

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Jun 30, 2010 Angela (Reading Angels) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Morgan Kingsley, excorist extrodinaire, is always in trouble. She flies by the seat of her pants from one disaster to another. Hosting the King of demons in her body, and keeping it a secret, is no picnic. In this book Morgan has been suspended from her job as an exorcist pending a law suit. After an exorcism left Jordan Maguire Jr. a vegetable, his father is sueing Morgan.

In the midst of dealing with this Morgan recieves a severed hand in the mail. Her boyfriend recieves a picture that shows h...more

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Jan 30, 2012 mlady_rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction__speculative, fiction__part_of_a_series, genre__urban_fantasy, genre_sub__demons_or_angels, pov__first_person_female, author__jenna_black, 2012, sex__bdsm_ds, own_series_box_8, troupe__mindlink_mates, format__mass_market_pb

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. We'll mark this spoilers, since the scene that most struck me came at the end of the book.

What Brian wants more than anything is Morgan's trust and just to know all her little secrets, what Lugh automatically has because he's possessing Morgan. Lugh sees no conflict between seducing Morgan in her sleep and encouraging Brian to seduce her when she's awake.

(Forgive me if I'm bringing up events from the last book; they've blended a bit in my head.)

Lugh once again brings Morgan to orgasm watching D...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Steph rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-read

Book 4 out of 5 in the Morgan Kingsley series.
Brian wants Morgan to get a lawer because on top of all of her problems, like hosting the Demon King and seemingly always the target of some crazy demon assassin, she is being sued by a father who lost his son (who became brain dead after Morgon exorcised his abusive illegal demon).
On e of the things I really liked about this book was that we got to learn a lot more about Saul. Adam asks Morgan to let Saul move in with her because Saul staying with...more Book 4 out of 5 in the Morgan Kingsley series.
Brian wants Morgan to get a lawer because on top of all of her problems, like hosting the Demon King and seemingly always the target of some crazy demon assassin, she is being sued by a father who lost his son (who became brain dead after Morgon exorcised his abusive illegal demon).
On e of the things I really liked about this book was that we got to learn a lot more about Saul. Adam asks Morgan to let Saul move in with her because Saul staying with him and Dom is not really working, what with them all being lovers in the past... unrequited sexual tension much? ;) Morgan doesn't know Saul at all so she refuses, but as usual Lugh interferes while she sleeps and Morgan wakes up with a new flat mate. I'm not really sure waht won me over with Saul but there was just something about him I warmed to. I hope to see more of him and his new love interest. I think he needs someone to love and let's not forget about his sexual preferences that need taking care of (now that's a scene I'd like to see).
I mentionioned that Lugh was back and as meddlesome as ever but we also got to learn a few little details from his past that unfortuantely include Saul's mother (Lugh's wife Delilah), and his brother Raphael's horrible decision to stop Lugh from making himself weak enough to be eliminated, landing the throne into Dougal's hands. It was a really sad story but I can see why Raphael acted the way he did, to save his brother even though he knew Lugh might never forgive him. I have said in a previous review that I don't think we will ever know Raphael's true motives, that is still the case even now. However know I believe that Raphael truly loves his brother Lugh and wants him back in his rightful place on the throne. We see tiny little hints that show he really is a good guy. I feel a bit sorry for him really, the only reason people hate him is because he is the one that makes those horrible decisions that no one else wants to make even though they all know it needed to be done. He takes the heat from them all even though they know he did the right thing. Will he always be a lying asshole? Yes probably, but I love him. He's a great character.
As usual this book had a great story running along-side the main plotline which had about as many twists and turns as Morgan has bitchy thoughts.
I can never put any of these books down once I get started and I am really sad that book 5 will be the last in the series. I am desperate to start reading The Devil's Playground but I don't want this series to be over yet :((less)

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Aug 11, 2009 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009

This is a great series. The world is a fun one. So much like ours only demons can possess people legally. Learning more about that and the process is fun. But the best part about this series is Morgan. She is a great character. What I like about her is that she is very flawed, knows it about herself, and while maybe doesn't like it, she accepts it. This book certainly shows her flaws, her biggest her trust issues and keeping people at arm's length. Watching her manuver around her world with demo...more

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Jul 12, 2010 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

Morgan is in trouble again, she is being sued by the family of a client she exorcised after he was left brain dead and she has been suspended from her job while the case is ongoing. She has no money and no income and doesn't know how she can afford to pay for a lawyer to defend her. To top it all off her stalker's behaviour has started to escalate, starting with a severed human hand in the mail, but what else are they capable of?

I love the premise of this series, Jenna Black has created an orig...more Morgan is in trouble again, she is being sued by the family of a client she exorcised after he was left brain dead and she has been suspended from her job while the case is ongoing. She has no money and no income and doesn't know how she can afford to pay for a lawyer to defend her. To top it all off her stalker's behaviour has started to escalate, starting with a severed human hand in the mail, but what else are they capable of?

I love the premise of this series, Jenna Black has created an original world with a fab take on demons who possess human bodies. The ongoing war between Lugh (the demon king who just happens to be riding along in Morgan's body) and his brother Dougal is intriguing and I'm very curious about how things are going to turn out. Overall I feel like I should absolutely love this series but it always seems to miss just a little for me and while I still enjoy each installment none of the books so far have blown me away.

I find it hard to like Morgan at times, she can be very self-centred and her trust issues drive me crazy. She is like a bear with a sore head most of the time but then every so often she says or does something that make me really want to like her. I was pleased to see a lot of growth from her in Speak of the Devil, not as much as I was hoping for but still a significant amount that gives me hope for her in the next book in the series.

I actually like most of the secondary characters a lot more than I like Morgan. I found myself starting to really like Adam in the last book and this has continued as we get to see more of how much he cares for Dominic (and even Morgan) in this one. I love Adam and Dom as a couple and am glad to see that things are going well for them. It was Raphael's turn to surprise me in this book - I've never liked or trusted him but we get to see a nicer side to him which has made me start to see why he is in Lugh's council. It was nice to see Brian stick up for himself a bit more but I would have liked to have seen more of Lugh.

Overall in Speak of the Devil we get to see quite a lot of character growth and there is enough of a plot to keep the story moving along. If you're a fan of the series it is worth checking this one out and if you're looking for a new series to try then I would recommend this one. Be aware that each book does include some M/M and BDSM but in most cases these scenes are fairly mild so even if that isn't your usual reading material you shouldn't find it too heavy going. I'm looking forward to reading the next book (The Devil's Playground) but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more character development with Morgan and hopefully some more action from Lugh and Dougal.(less)

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Aug 23, 2009 Anita rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance

Book 4 in a contemporary urban fantasy series set in Philly where demon possessions are commonplace, and often welcome. Morgan Kingsley, the heroine, is an exorcist who is possessed by king of the demons, but she has a genetic anomaly that allows her to stay in control of her body most of the time despite the possession. It's a really interesting twist on urban fantasy that I haven't found in any other series, and I read a lot in this genre.

Moving on, this particular book finds Morgan broke, on...more

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Jun 17, 2011 Danika rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

Oh, Morgan.

I think this book frustrated me in that it was more of a transition into the meat of the actual intended direction of the series. But while there was a lot happening to set up the next part, I felt like nothing actually happened in this book. It was like... lead up, lead up, lead up, and mystery, mystery, mystery and suddenly the mystery was solved and the big ending battle was, well, rather pathetic. While it would have been visually pleasing if it were on the big screen, I was bored...more

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Jul 23, 2010 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

I'm still digging this series. Morgan's having a crappy week. She's been suspended by the Exorcism Board. She's fighting a lawsuit. And now someone is sending her severed body parts in the mail. Fun? Not so much. Good thing she knows a few good demons that don't mind kicking butt and taking names. You know, I'm not 100% behind the whole Morgan/Brian thing. Mostly because I really can't see why he puts up with so much shit from her. She lies to him constantly and keeps him out of the loop every o...more

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Nov 22, 2009 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, traded, reviewed

When Morgan tasered Saul so she could go alone to the lawyers office I was about ready to throw the book against the wall. I don't mind an unlikeable heroine, I don't mind a flawed heroine, but Morgan is just beyond bitchy and stupid. She treats everyone around her like crap. In this book I think she was doing stupid things because the author wouldn't have had a story without that behavior. So basically, the whole plot of this book revolved around Morgan acting like an idiot (or at least the plo...more

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May 14, 2012 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I strongly suggest you read the previous books (Devil Inside, The Devil You Know and The Devil's Due) in order before reading this installment.

In the cruel world that Jenna Black has built, humans can legally register and volunteer to host demons. Some great upsides for humans, when possessed they become nearly indestructible, and are able to achieve and contribute many great things to humanity. However, some downsides to human possession are they cease control of decision making and motor funct...more I strongly suggest you read the previous books (Devil Inside, The Devil You Know and The Devil's Due) in order before reading this installment.

In the cruel world that Jenna Black has built, humans can legally register and volunteer to host demons. Some great upsides for humans, when possessed they become nearly indestructible, and are able to achieve and contribute many great things to humanity. However, some downsides to human possession are they cease control of decision making and motor functions, are usually aware and helpless to control what is happening around them and are basically reduced to ride as passengers in their own body.

Morgan Kingsley is the strongest exorcist in her profession but since she's been possessed by Lugh, the King of the Demons involuntarily, her career has taken a nose dive. Unfortunately for Morgan, things are about to get a lot worse than her poor diet of Ramen noodles. She has a stalker who has been very good at making her life hell. This stalker is responsible for Morgan being personally sued for a exorcism gone wrong, has evilly vandalized her car, perversely sends her presents of severed body parts and successfully sets out to take everything she loves away from her, including Brian.

While I enjoyed this installment immensely, I had to deduct a star. Morgan Kingsley exhibits qualities that I hate in a heroine and after all this time has not grown much personally. She is still a tad bit whiny, over abundantly sassy with tendencies of being too-stupid-to-live and the worse of her atrocities, her mind is as thick and as impenetrable to common sense as a solid brick wall. She often overreacts and blows her gasket, still misses the obvious and is way too stubborn.

Despite these vastly annoying qualities, this was still a fabulous installment. The premise alone of demons being from another realm existing solely as incorporeal entities of energy is fascinating. The story was fast paced, exciting, interesting and creative. I highly recommend this book and series to dark urban fantasy readers and look forward to the next installment The Devil's Playground due out 2/23/2010.

I also recommend:
Three Days to Dead
Soul Catcher (The Outsider Series)
Darkness Calls
Servant: The Awakening
Street Magic (Black London Novels) (less)

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Aug 21, 2011 Ni_kii rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: male-male, dreamy-men, demons

I liked this instalment. Morgan is still a bit of pain, but she is starting to learn that the world is not simply black and white. The story is basically the same as the previous ones; demons want to kill Morgan.

She performs an exorcist which leaves the human host a vegetable. Is this normal? of course it is, because some Demons don't care enough about their human hosts. The hosts family don't see it this way and sue her. Alongside this, someone is sending her death threats. All in all it takes...more

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Mar 26, 2010 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook-owned

3.5 really, like all of the series. Quite good but not quite a 4 for me. Maybe it's strange considering the BDSM elements (pretty mild) but they're too ordinary for 4s. The woman is the same complaining, smart-mouth, can't-trust-anyone woman I've read about many times before. I can barely remember her name. But I still like her. And the men are hot. And the demon posession and war elements are interesting, but take second place to the woman's issues in what feels like an attempt to drag out the...more

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Dec 30, 2009 Aimee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Morgan Kingsley is back in the fourth book of the Morgan Kingsley series, Speak of the Devil. In this one, she's being sued for the death of one of her clients. Her license is suspended and she's broke. On top of all that, she's being stalked by a psycho demon out to make her life a living hell.

I really like this series. The one was no exception to that. I only have two small complaints. 1). The recapping is a bit much. It felt like there were pages and pages of recapping from past books. It was...more

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Nov 09, 2009 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Book 4... yes, Morgan and her issues. Morgan is suspended from her job, she is being sued, her insurance money is held up...what else can go wrong. Someone is leaving phone threats, sends her a severed hand and smashes her car. Throughout all of this she messes up her relationship with Brian... again.

Our heroine is as whiny, argumentative and bitchy as ever. Morgan has plenty of time on her hands now that she wallows in self-pity. I guess you can say this book is a continuation of in-depth chara...more

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Jan 18, 2010 Natasha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Speak of the Devil is the fourth installment in the Morgan Kingsly series. In Speak of the Devil we're back to the world of Morgan, a freelance exorcist, and semi-unwilling host to Lugh, who's the demon king.

The story starts shortly after the end of the previous book, The Devil's Due. She's paying the price for an exorcism gone wrong. The victim’s family is suing her, she's suspended from exorcising and her life as she knows it, is in chaos. Her relationship is Brian was already still shaky fro...more

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Nov 20, 2011 Bookworms rated it 5 of 5 stars

The life isn’t easy for Morgan. Someone want’s to ruin her life and this enemy almost successed. And with Bryan, the man she love, isn’t it very good, too. But she find a way with her friends to handle it all. It’s a very good story and very fast, you don’t want to lay the book down. It was amazing how good this book was to read.

The character Morgan learns a lot in this book. She learns that she can trust people and that she have friends who want to help her. She isn’t alone and I think at the e...more

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“If you've gone along with Morgan's plan enough to get this note, then I presume you're planning to go through with it. Let me give you some friendly advice about the toys in this case. First, if you don't know what it is, don't even think about using it. Second, if you don't know how to use it properly, don't even think about using it. (Hint: You don't know how to use the crop, the flogger, or the paddle, even if you think you do.) Third make sure Morgan always has a way to signal she wants to stop, and respect the signal if she gives it. And last but not least, if you ignore my advice, I'm going to come over there personally and kick your ass! Don't think because I'm gay I can't do it. Respect and treasure the power she's putting in your hands, and don't abuse it. (Dominic)” — 17 people liked it

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