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Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid #4)

by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)

4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 · rating details · 12,733 ratings · 576 reviews

Georgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus...

...which should be a good thing. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she's been so wicked that Seattle's über-demon Jerome, decides to "outsource" Georgina to a rival-and have her spy for him in the process.

Being exiled to the frozen north-okay, Vancouver-and leaving Se

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Published June 1st 2009 by Kensington

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Aug 29, 2012 Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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*Revision August 2012*

I'm awarding an extra half star to this book because dammit, I'm still talking about that office scene! I've read content from the mild to the taboo extreme in terms of steam level and this scene still remains one of my all time favorites of any book, any series. Why? Because it was unexpected from a character who I thought I had figured out. Man, I really loved the office scene.

Never mind that it's a Mead series, so of course I'm going to love the characters and plot. In t...more *Revision August 2012*

I'm awarding an extra half star to this book because dammit, I'm still talking about that office scene! I've read content from the mild to the taboo extreme in terms of steam level and this scene still remains one of my all time favorites of any book, any series. Why? Because it was unexpected from a character who I thought I had figured out. Man, I really loved the office scene.

Never mind that it's a Mead series, so of course I'm going to love the characters and plot. In this case, it really was all about that one scene. It's still in my head. I want to go back and re-read it again.

*Original review Feb. 2011* - mild spoilers for those who haven't read up through book 4

After all of my bitching about slow starts for the past 3 books, I finally hit book Nirvana again! Thank you Richelle for finally showing me what I already know you are capable of - making me care enough about the characters to find passion in what does or does not happen to them.

The books that get the highest ratings from me tend to be the ones that can make me feel a range of emotions. Whether it be fear, compassion, wistfulness, pain, hope, etc. it doesn't matter. I just want my stories to give me more than one note. Succubus Heat delivered on this and then some. One moment I was thrilled with Georgina finally getting to see the sunshine, only to be crushed when it was snatched away from her.

Seth was especially heartbreaking in this one. I almost feel like he's the Rose character in Vampire Academy (one of Mead's other series) - always wanting what he knows he shouldn't have, and putting himself at risk to try and get it. Georgie this time is the Dimitri. She puts her own happiness aside for the sake of those she loves. Albeit, this couple has a lot more heat on their side in this particular episode.

I'm so tempted to go a full 5 stars on this just because I really enjoyed the complexity of this particular read, with much less side character action, but I'm going with a 4 rating because the whole Vancouver plotline sort of stalled me for a minute. Even with that, I thoroughly enjoyed Succubus Heat and was excited to see the return of Roman too!(less)

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Feb 13, 2010 Leah rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Thank you GOD, Seth and Georgina finally had sex! Despite the fact that Seth cheated on Maddie to do it (Is this going to be a pattern, Seth?), I was utterly overjoyed that they could finally do it. More than once. I came into Succubus Heat wanting to hate Seth, but alas, I could not. He's just so adorable and sweet and he really loves Georgina and cares about her. And when he gave her the ARC of his book? I "aww"ed and giggled at the same time. I'm so glad they were able to finally be together....more

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Apr 20, 2010 Kat Kennedy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This book is well written and heart breakingly sad. I don't like Georgina Kincaid's choices and decisions in a lot of instances. She clearly lacks some serious impulse control.

On the otherhand, after reading seventeen books of Anita Blake being "forced" to be a whore by magic and other such things, and after all the other fiction I've read where women are "forced" to do the exact same things that Georgina does, I kind of really respect Richelle Mead. She doesn't take the easy way out.

If she wa...more

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May 12, 2011 Wendy Darling rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: pn-demons, pn-succubus, pnr-urban-fantasy, adult, read-2011

I think I've finally figured out why I'm not that into this series. I'm a fan of both Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy and Dark Swan series, but for some reason I've had a hard time connecting with this one, and it wasn't until Book 4 that I realized what was bothering me. (Yeah, I'm a little slow on the uptake.) It's simply this: I believe in fidelity. Both emotionally and sexually.

The thing is, I'm pretty live and let live, so it doesn't really faze me if people want to live their lives in open...more

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Apr 01, 2010 I ♥ Bookie Nookie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Mar 30, 2010 crayolaab rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, books-i-own, paranormal

I was lucky enough to get this book a little bit early at a book signing today and dove right in. The previous book in this series was more than a little sad, and this book wasn't any different. It starts out with Georgina really struggling to find her equilibrium again after losing Seth to a coworker, affecting both her work at the bookstore and for Jerome. Jerome, fed up with her attitude, decides to use her to help solve a problem he's facing with a neighboring archdemon up in Vancouver, BC....more

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Aug 05, 2011 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: those who easily forgive liars and cheaters

Shelves: 2009, urban-fantasy, 2011, tres-annoying, series-dropped-lost-steam

Well, it's been much less agonizing to re-read this installment than the one before. Why? Because why worry about rotten people and their love troubles? It is a bold move on the author's part to create a couple as flawed as Georgina and Seth and expect readers to continue rooting for them. Now I only enjoy this rompy series for its cast of characters, killer dialog and smut. And when I hear Seth and Georgina praising each other's virtues or proclaiming their super-special soul mate love while (v ...more

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Jun 17, 2009 SummerReader rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Dec 08, 2011 J.A. Belfield rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Warning: About to toss out random musings ....

Okay, whilst I'm not ecstaticly happy about the 'Seth situation', I'm by no means as unhappy as I was at the end of Succubus Dreams. This book went a long way to appeasing my annoyance at the author, even if the 'solution' was far from ideal and we all knew it wouldn't truly end with the white picket fence.
I was oddly and perversely pleased to see (view spoiler)Dante. Um ... yeah, I'll admit: I totally say that one coming. Talk...more

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May 18, 2011 Isamlq rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wowzah!
What’s gotten into Seth?!

And what’s up with the men in her life?
To review: First there was Roman, suave confident, but crazy and murderous. Then there was Seth, the good guy, or so I thought! Since all good things do come to an end, we have her moving onto Dante, of questionable moral standing, a little skeevy but at least upfront to a point. Could she not get a good one, or a good one that lasts?

And here I am, still reading… because… because I’m a sucker for tortured love affairs tha...more

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Sep 24, 2011 Jen {The Book Twins} rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, favourite, angels, series, richelle-mead, urban-fantasy, vampires

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May 15, 2010 Harper rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, series, romance, fantasy, paranormal, read-in-2010

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I ended this book feeling so bad for Maddie! Not only did both Seth and Georgina betray her, but then Seth proposes out of guilt and gives her a diamond engagement ring, which he’d told Georgina he would never do for his future bride-to-be because he considered diamonds “ordinary” and he thought getting married was “extraordinary.” I don’t feel bad that his soul was tarnished as a result of his affair with Georgina because I thought that if he was really as good as everyone claimed he was, he wo...more I ended this book feeling so bad for Maddie! Not only did both Seth and Georgina betray her, but then Seth proposes out of guilt and gives her a diamond engagement ring, which he’d told Georgina he would never do for his future bride-to-be because he considered diamonds “ordinary” and he thought getting married was “extraordinary.” I don’t feel bad that his soul was tarnished as a result of his affair with Georgina because I thought that if he was really as good as everyone claimed he was, he would never have cheated on Maddie. He was so willing to walk away from Georgina before, supposedly to spare her pain, but the moment it became possible for her to have sex with him without any consequences to his life energy, he suddenly wanted to be back in the picture. And, yeah, later he said he’d be willing to break up with Maddie so that he could try to be with Georgina again, but that only made me mad at him because it showed just how disloyal he was and how easily he could dismiss Maddie even though he claimed to “love” her. Bah. I ended this book without any love for Seth, despite the fact that his sex scenes with Georgina were pretty hot. Right now I’m of the opinion that the whole Seth/Georgina relationship has taken up too much of the books so far, especially considering the fact that they probably won’t wind up together in the end anyway.

Well, enough of that; on to the actual plot of the book! This time the story revolved around Jerome’s disappearance, which we find out was a result of him being summoned and trapped in an object (almost like a genie). Once he was trapped, all of the lesser immortals under his control temporarily lost their powers. The vampires were free to roam in the sunlight and didn’t need blood, Hugh couldn’t see auras anymore, and Georgina lost her ability to shape-shift and her dependence on life energy for sustenance. Naturally, this opened up the door for her to have sex with Seth without any consequences (aside from the damage to his immortal soul, that is).

I thought that Mead did a better job with some of the mystery in this book. I didn’t figure out the identity of the demon who had helped summon Jerome until right before it was revealed. Unfortunately, I figured out that Dante was the human involved long before then. I also guessed that Roman was Georgina’s invisible helper right about the time the stove conveniently exploded, saving her from being raped by Greg. When Carter denied it later, my suspicion was confirmed.

On the subject of Carter, it sucked that he wasn’t around more. I don’t know why I’m so enamored of him when he rocks the grunge flannel look and rarely washes or combs his hair, but there it is. Perhaps it’s my lingering love for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana and the entire grunge era…or maybe it’s just that he’s awesome. I think it’s the latter.

Going back to the Seth/Georgina thing, I have to say that I really wish Georgina had some more self-control. She cheated on her mortal husband, cheated on Seth with Bastien, she cheated on Dante with Seth, and so on and so forth I’m sure. In this situation, I can’t honestly say I blame her. Despite the fact that I’ve never really understood it, her feelings for Seth have always been clear. She’s a creature of lust and caprice. There’s no surprise that when given the opportunity to sleep with him at will, she’d jump on it. Even though I knew it would happen, a part of me wished that Georgina would actually stop and think for once. If she would have, she would have known that it couldn’t end well and that sleeping with Seth would only increase her heartache. Ah, well. It’s to be expected.

I’m glad that Roman is back. I liked him in “Succubus Blues,” even if he was kind of crazy. It’ll be interesting to see if anything happens with him and Georgina in the next book. Other than his reappearance, we learned an interesting bit about Georgina’s contract. There was an imp who felt she owed Georgina a favor, so she looked into the contract and said that it looks to be in order. If there’d been a flaw with her contract, there would have been a way for Georgina to sue for the rights to her soul. BUT it’s possible that the wording of her contract is completely fine, but the results weren’t exactly as they should have been (like the example given in the last book where the woman was still able to have children through a surrogate because the imp her malicious ex-husband had sold his soul to hadn’t been thorough enough with her spell). So maybe not everyone completely forgot Georgina. Maybe her husband still killed himself. (Wasn’t his safety a part of the original contract? My copy of the first book is packed away, so I can’t go back and check right now.) Either way, I’m hoping there will be a way for her to reclaim her soul in the end. Oh, and let’s not forget that Jerome owes her a reward for rescuing him. I wonder how that will come into play later? I’ll have to try to get my hands on “Succubus Shadows” ASAP.

As an aside, lately I’ve been obsessed with Placebo’s cover of “Running Up That Hill.” I thought it was a pretty cool coincidence that the song was mentioned and quoted in this book when I’ve had it running through my head for days now. :)
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Oct 02, 2009 Mel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3,5 stars
Succubus Heat is the fourth installment in the Georgina Kincaid series.
Because of her constant sulking state after her break up with Seth, Georgina is sent to Canada to investigate a satanic cult which seems to be embarrasing the demon world. In the mean time she has to spy on the region's arch demon Cedric. But... there are other powers at work and Georgina soon gets caught up in much bigger trouble.
There is an up side to it all, though, as Georgina and her friends loose their pow.....more

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May 30, 2009 Jacqueline rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, read-in-2009, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

In Georgina's fourth outing Mead continues the heartrending tone that initiated by it's predecessor, Succubus Dreams. Our heroine is deep in a funk and from page one it seems like the hits just keep coming for her. Don't take that as a negative though. This installment provides everything that readers have come to expect and love from Mead, and some. Heat doesn't lack for any of the love, passion, mystery and action that made the first three novels so gripping. But for each bit of those elements...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Sarah ~Slow reader, or slowly reading? ;) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, angels, demons, i-vant-to-suck-your-blood, succubi-oh-my, witchcraft-and-wizardry, urban-fantasy, paranormal

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Oct 27, 2011 Rochelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-read, fantasy-and-paranormal, romantic-fantasy_and_paranormal, urban-fantasy, reading-again, re-read

Read from January 23 to 25, 2011
This book is back up at the 5-star rating, despite the expected resolution of Seth and Georgina's relationship.
Georgina's "boss" has gone missing, and she's the only one brave enough to take on the task of finding him. While the demon is gone, all of her underlings have lost their Hell-ish powers. That means no shape-shifting for Georgina, and also no stealing of souls.
The ending didn't shock me because I had read the summary of book #5, Succubus Shadows. Normal...more

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Sep 27, 2011 Mitabird rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, re-read

Succubus Heat was excellent. I think that Georgina is a very complex character. Even though she is works for Hell, she has a good heart. Most of the things she does, she does out of kindness. However, we see a selfish side to her in this book, but a lot that happens is bittersweet. I had reservations when I read the blurb, but the execution of the story was perfect. The author pulled out a lot of different emotions as I was reading this. This is a wonderful series and I feel a connection with ea...more

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Jun 08, 2009 Shalon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Better than book 3. Renewed my interest in the series. I thought book 3 was kinda boring.

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Sep 02, 2012 Kirsten rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked Maddie when she first appeared-really, I swear I did. Now, I just want to take a blow torch to her face every. Single. Time. She's even casually mentioned. And it's really not her fault either. It's all Seth's. But still. Seth deserves to go live in Hell for his shenanigans.
Okay, rant over. Now onto my true review.
I had a lot of fun with this book. Mainly despairing over the fact that Georgina and Seth were not together(yes, I know I know even though I hated him) and that she was...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Vivian rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2012

I'm surprised by how much I'm loving this series and how quickly I'm tearing through these books. I've already started book 5 and am completely sucked into Georgina's world.

This was the first book where I didn't completely know who the big bad was from the very beginning, which is always a plus.

I'm not from Canada, but I did laugh at a lot of the Canadian references. I expect Canadians would get a chuckle or two out of them. In addition to that, the book is truly entertaining. It's full of wit a...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Noodle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: top-reads, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

I have spent the entire day reading, obsessing and crying over this book. Not necessarily in that order. Richelle Mead, you owe me a day - I didn't get a blind bit of work done!

So, after the emotional upheaval that was book 4, Succubus Dreams, I thought I was prepared for more Mead emotional roller coastering. But alas, I was caught off guard again.

Having been very irate at Seth in the last book - yes I know he was doing it to spare Georgina more heartache, but did he have to rub her nose in it?...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Sarri rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Vauhti sen kuin vain paranee näissä succubus Georgina Kincaid -romaaneissa. Georgina on ollut pahalla päällä ja demoni Jerome päättää lähettää hänet naapuriterritorion demonin "avuksi". Kanadan puolella joukko satanisteja on tehnyt hupsuja tempauksia ja herättäneet epähuomiota, mikä on suuresti harmittanut kanadan demonia. Kesken Georginan pienimuotoisten tutkimusten Jerome häviää ja kaikki Jeromen alaiset menettävät yliluonnolliset voimansa. Tässä on siis jotain suurempaa takana. Kaiken keskell...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Nalla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mit "Succubus Heat - Heißer wird's nicht" hat Richelle Mead sich wieder mal selbst übertroffen. In Band vier ihrer Georgina Kincaid-Reihe wird der Buchtitel zu einem passenden Begleitlitel.

Sukkubus Georgina ist deprimiert. Dass sich ihr Freund Seth von ihr getrennt hat, schlägt ihr sehr stark auf's Gemüt und sorgt dafür, dass sie sich wie eine Zicke aufführt, denen es völlig egal ist wie sie hinterher mit ihren ausgesaugten Opfern umgeht oder wie ihre Vampir- und Koboldfreunde über sie denken. S...more Mit "Succubus Heat - Heißer wird's nicht" hat Richelle Mead sich wieder mal selbst übertroffen. In Band vier ihrer Georgina Kincaid-Reihe wird der Buchtitel zu einem passenden Begleitlitel.

Sukkubus Georgina ist deprimiert. Dass sich ihr Freund Seth von ihr getrennt hat, schlägt ihr sehr stark auf's Gemüt und sorgt dafür, dass sie sich wie eine Zicke aufführt, denen es völlig egal ist wie sie hinterher mit ihren ausgesaugten Opfern umgeht oder wie ihre Vampir- und Koboldfreunde über sie denken. Sie besäuft sich in regelmäßigen Abständen und versucht Seth dabei gut aus dem Weg zu gehen. Doch das er nun mit ihrer Freundin Maddie zusammen ist - ebenfalls eine Angestellte in der Buchhandlung - sorgt nur noch mehr für ihr persönliches Unwohlbefinden. Georgina muss sich immer wieder daran erinnern, dass Maddie, als sie mit Seth in der Kiste landete, nicht wusste, was zwischen ihm und Georgina war, also bemüht sie sich ihrer Nachfolgerin gegenüber um Fairness, doch ihr Groll ist unerbittlich.
Als der Erzdämon Jerome sie an einen anderen Dämonen nach Kanada ausleiht, wird Georgina bewusst wie sehr sie es bei ihm mit ihrem Verhalten auf die Spitze getrieben hat.
Warum musste sie, nachdem Jerome ihr Therapiesitzungen anordnete, auch ausgerechnet mit ihrem Therapeuten in die Kiste hüpfen? Sonst wäre sie nie in Vancouver gelandet, wo sie sich mit möchtegern Satanisten rumärgern müsste und wäre nie zu einem Dämonenspielball geworden.

Nach der Trennung von Seth ließ sich Georgina auf den Schwindler Dante ein. Mit seinem Charakter wurde ich nie ganz warm. Er ist einerseits sehr Arrogant, aber in Band vier zeigt er auch eine ganz andere Seite. Georginas Freunde sind sich einig, dass es sie definitiv besser treffen könnte, aber irgendwie passt Dante's düstere Aura einfach zu ihrer eigenen Stimmung. Dass Dante noch eine Schlüsselrolle in der Geschichte innehatte, war eine verblüffende Überraschung!

Nach Band drei hat sich in mir eine riesengroße Erwartung angestaut und ich bin mehr als erstaunt, dass Richelle Mead meine hohen Erwartungen so übertroffen hat. Georgina war schon immer eine ausdrucksstarke Protagonistin, die ich sofort gern gewonnen habe, aber nach dem letzten Band fehlte ihr die typische Spritzigkeit. All das, was sie so besonders machte, war mit einem Mal weg und ich bin mehr als erleichtert die alte Georgina Kincaid zurückzuhaben. Doch sehr zu meiner Freude gab es eine unerwartete Entwicklung. Jerome ist der zuständige Chef in Seattle. Er verwaltet die Unsterblichen und als er durch eine unbekannte Macht beschworen wird, stellt das auch seinen Bezirk auf den Kopf. Georgina wird plötzlich schlecht und schwindelig - etwas völlig undenkbares! Sie wird nie, nie krank! Richtig bewusst, was mit ihr nicht stimmt, wird ihr erst als ihre Vampirfreunde Peter und Cody mittem am hellichten Tage in ihrer Wohnung auftauchen und von sonnenbaden reden. Georgina hat nicht länger ihre Sukkubus-Fähigkeiten. Zum ersten Mal sieht sie das Leben wieder aus menschlicher Sicht und hinterfragt ihre Unsterblichkeit.

Der Buchtitel passt perfekt zu Georgina's und Seth' Beziehung. Die neuen Möglichkeiten, die wegen Jeromes Beschwörung möglich sind, scheinen zu gut um wahr zu sein und haben mir einige tolle Lesemomente geschenkt. Die Beiden gehören irgendwie einfach zusammen und Seth zeigt nun zum ersten Mal richtig, dass er auch eine andere Seite hat - wo er mal keine Schlaftablette ist, sondern eine eigene Meinung hat, die er auch vehement vertreten kann.
Ich muss sagen, dass mir die Georgina-Seth-Momente am besten gefallen haben, weil die Beiden einfach meine Lieblingsakteure sind.

Lieblingszitat:
"In Ordnung. Kanadische Satanisten. Was in aller Welt stellen die an, das so ein großes Problem darstellt? Stricken sie '666' auf die Rücken von Eishockey-Trikots?"
(Georgina)

Fazit:
Richelle Mead hat wieder den Deckel der Geheimniskiste weit aufgemacht und einige neue Aspekte reingestreut, die in den weiteren Büchern hoffentlich endlich geklärt werden. Mein Leseherz prickelt und ist gierig auf die Fortsetzung! Georgina's Traum, den sie in Band drei von Nyx eingebläut bekommen hat, zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch die Geschichte. Und mit dem Auftauchen des Nephilim Roman, der in Band eins Georgina's Lover war und ihr die Schuld an dem Tod seiner Schwester gibt, weswegen er ihr eigentlich das Leben nehmen will, wird die Bandreite der männlichen Protagonistin, die mich als Leserin zum sabbern bringen, sogar noch vielfältiger. (less)

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Mar 19, 2012 Cassandra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, fiction, uf

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Poor Seth. I hadn't really thought about what cheating on Maddie with G would do to his soul. Stupid really. But he hadn't felt the guilt until the very end of the book, which is why Hugh noticed. He should have known better and so should G have, but oh well.

I'm not really surprised that it was Dante that summoned Jerome. Grace did surprise me some. I wonder if Mei knew something about it, since they started working independently of each other. that seemed really odd, since in the other books t...more

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Oct 05, 2011 Christi Snow rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My Review:
Book #3 left Georgina and me in a weeping puddle, but now it is about 4 months later, and rather than weepy, Georgina has turned bitter, cold, and depressed. Jerome, her archdemon, is tired of dealing with her attitude so he decides that a bit of work away from Seattle might be good for everyone, so she is hopping between Seattle and Canada, and getting caught up in demon politics.

This series has 6 books in it and, for me, this book...#4...was the one that didn't quite do it for me. It...more My Review:
Book #3 left Georgina and me in a weeping puddle, but now it is about 4 months later, and rather than weepy, Georgina has turned bitter, cold, and depressed. Jerome, her archdemon, is tired of dealing with her attitude so he decides that a bit of work away from Seattle might be good for everyone, so she is hopping between Seattle and Canada, and getting caught up in demon politics.

This series has 6 books in it and, for me, this book...#4...was the one that didn't quite do it for me. It's still a good book, but overall, it just has a depressing feel to it. Things aren't in a happy place for anyone and that affects the overall feel for the entire book. Jerome mysteriously disappears which does have a good side-effect for Georgina & Seth, but not so much for their significant others, Dante & Maddie. This didn't sit quite well for me. It just didn't seem to be in-character for either of them and I know that there were extenuating circumstances, but these two care about other people and, as a general rule to their moral fiber, they don't hurt other people if they can help it. But that just goes to show you just how bad of a place that everyone's mentality is at.

There was one really good high point for me in this book though... the return of Roman. Roman was the serial killer nephilim in Book #1, but even with his psychotic tendencies, I liked him and how he treated Georgina. I loved the way that Richelle wrote him back into the story. I like that he is keeping Georgina safe and actually acting as her protector while she still isn't sure that he isn't there to kill her.

There were some shocking revelations at the end of this book that once again were just really not happy. I liked the suspense aspect of the book with Georgina & Roman trying to recover Jerome and what developed from there. I also liked the addition that Seth's niece Kayla added to the story. Her psychic abilities always add a surprising observation to what is happening.

In comparison with the rest of this series, the was a "meh" book for me, but in a series like this, you are almost always going to have one of those. It just makes the others when they come along, that much better.(less)

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Sep 06, 2011 Kathy Davie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, urban

Fourth in the Georgina Kincaid urban fantasy series revolving around a succubus, Georgina, who is based in Seattle with a job as manager at a bookstore.

The Story
Jerome is so angry with Georgina that he's loaned her out to a rival demon in Vancouver to help quash a cult of Satanists who are making evil look bad. Yeah, who knew??!

Then Georgina loses her powers—she can't shapeshift new clothes, accessories. She even has to do her own hair…and she had no idea it got so dang frizzy! All her friends h...more

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Aug 31, 2011 Carina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, all-time-fav-books, hell-to-the-yeah, highly-anticipated

For anyone who has read, and liked, any of Mrs. Mead's books. I'm sure I will not shock you at all that I keep praising her books, her series and her talent at writting some of the most exciting, mysterious, hear gripping and page grabbing books in the market.
This book was an emotional roller coaster ride. Georgina just can't stay out of trouble. Specially since she has thown her self to the gutters after being dumped by Seth. How can she ever recover? Well how about dating a bum who has pretty...more For anyone who has read, and liked, any of Mrs. Mead's books. I'm sure I will not shock you at all that I keep praising her books, her series and her talent at writting some of the most exciting, mysterious, hear gripping and page grabbing books in the market.
This book was an emotional roller coaster ride. Georgina just can't stay out of trouble. Specially since she has thown her self to the gutters after being dumped by Seth. How can she ever recover? Well how about dating a bum who has pretty much sealed his letter of acceptance to hell.
Not only is there trouble in paradise, but in the whole Seatle area. Jerome has been summoned and trapped by a human, with the help of a demon, and now all his subordinates are powerless. (view spoiler)
Dante, Georgi's current boyfriend, is bad. And I mean evil bad. But none the less, Georgina finds some redeamable qualities in him. I had a small suspicion about him but didn't give it much thought. By the end of the book, we discover exactly what I had feared about him, but even then, knowing that he did everything out of love for Georgina(and a monetary reward), I couldn't bring my self to dislike him.
The ending is even more heart breaking and it almost drove me to tears. But that is one of the wonderful things about Richelle Mead's writting. She's not only telling you a story, she's making you live along with it as you read.
Now to express my feeling to Mrs. Mead's writting, I would like to quote one of her scenes in this book. This is Georgina reading an advanced copy of the latest Seth Mortensen and explessing how the book, and Seth's writting, made her feel. I couldn't help feeling the same way about Richelle's writting, so here it is:
(WARNING. THE FOLLOWING QUOTE MIGHT BE SPOILERISH)

"At its basic level, this was just a mystery book, yet there was a wonderful, lyrical quality to Seth's writting that elevated him above the genre ghetto.
Sure, there was action and a trail of clues, but his characters were also evolving, always growing in ways both wonderful and heartbreaking. Seth had a way of describing their feelings and their reactions in a style that was so real, it resonated with my own life and left an ache in my chest."(less)

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Jul 26, 2011 Danni rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In the fourth book of the Georgina Kincaid series, Georgie finds herself once more in the middle of a supernatural crisis. This time, at least, she wasn't the one to put herself there. Sent up to Canada to look into a satanist cult (whose actions are only making those around them turn to good rather than evil) that she's supposed to stop. Unfortunately, when an 'Angel' appears to them and tells them not to trust her, it makes her life very difficult. Meanwhile, Jerome has been kidnapped and with...more In the fourth book of the Georgina Kincaid series, Georgie finds herself once more in the middle of a supernatural crisis. This time, at least, she wasn't the one to put herself there. Sent up to Canada to look into a satanist cult (whose actions are only making those around them turn to good rather than evil) that she's supposed to stop. Unfortunately, when an 'Angel' appears to them and tells them not to trust her, it makes her life very difficult. Meanwhile, Jerome has been kidnapped and without him all the lesser immortals in Seattle are in stasis. No abilities. The vampires walk by day, and Georgie no longer needs a mortal's energy to survive. What does this mean for her and Seth, who have long since broken up? And what about Dante her new boyfriend?

Okay, first and foremost. As a Canadian, I often find myself laughing at the cliches thrown into books or shows about us. When it starts to occur over and over, however, my amusement fades. Just slightly. I didn't mind the initial comments, but after awhile, I got a little annoyed by them. Rest assured, it didn't put me off this series, which is fast becoming one of my favorites.

I need to talk about Dante for a minute. Throughout this entire book Georgie's friends tell her that she can do better than him, which is certainly true. What I didn't understand is why they couldn't understand that she was coping with a loss. I very much doubt that she would have ended up with the guy forever. She may be the one that sold her soul, but she was definitely the moral one of the duo, and that's just not right. She would have figured that out eventually.

As always the writing was terrific. I didn't find myself questioning any of the decisions Mead made while reading it, which is unusual for me. The characters grew and changed. Characters that I have loved in the past became characters that I almost wanted to get rid of (though not because I love them less, simply because they complicated situations that were already complicated enough)

In the end, I loved reading this book. I wasn't even supposed to read it yet, but I just couldn't wait...I would definitely recommend this book to anyone. Though, if you haven't read the others in the series, I definitely recommend you do so. This series is completely worth it.(less)

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Jul 21, 2011 Nikki rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This series just gets better and better. I picked this up last night just to read a few chapters while I was killing some time waiting for a phone call. I ended up staying up until 2AM so I could finish it. I was having such a good time reading it I just couldn't put it down.

(view spoiler) That being said, Dante makes for a nice contrast to Georgina. Bot...more This series just gets better and better. I picked this up last night just to read a few chapters while I was killing some time waiting for a phone call. I ended up staying up until 2AM so I could finish it. I was having such a good time reading it I just couldn't put it down.

(view spoiler) That being said, Dante makes for a nice contrast to Georgina. Both characters made really stupid decisions and turned themselves over to evil as a result of that decision. But Georgina sold her soul to spare others pain rather than to gain anything for herself and I think that's why they end up so different. The way they influence each other, and the role they see themselves playing in each other's lives, is very interesting to watch. Is she going to reform him or is he going to corrupt her? It's an interesting balance that keeps shifting throughout the novel.

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Georgina's pretty much star-crossed romance with Seth is beautifully portrayed in this novel. There's still a lot of pain and love and anger and guilt. Watching things unfold between Seth and Georgina in this story was great. My only criticism here is just to say I really hope that Richelle Mead develops the character of Maddie in future books. Right now she seems like very little more than a way to make Georgina feel guilty about loving Seth. She's almost creepily helpful and so eager to please Georgina for what seems like very little reason at all. I'm trying to decide if I'm too cynical or just clever, but I just don't buy it. No one is that nice for no reason at all. I really wouldn't be surprised to discover that Maddie really is a bad guy sent to torment Georgina.

I was just so impressed by the consequences for Seth at the end of this one too. (view spoiler) I'm very curious as to what's next for him and what role he'll play in Georgina's life going forward.

The only reason I didn't give this book five stars is that the "plot" of Jerome missing feels disconnected. The romance was at the forefront of this novel in a big way, which I don't mind so much, but I felt like the search for Jerome was just something to have Georgina do during the day. It's clear to me that Ms. Mead wanted a way to give Georgina a chance to explore her relationships without her succubus side complicating matters, and I like the idea, but the situation just didn't feel organic to me.(less)

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Jul 05, 2011 Shxrxn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

How could he understand what it was like to have your heart smashed? To be ripped from the person you loved most in the world? My whole existence had lost meaning, and eternity had seemed impossible to bear.
- Georgina
It had been three months. Why wasn’t I over him? Why did I still want to cry or break something whenever I saw him?
- Georgina
Don’t ask the question if you don’t want to hear the answer.
- Georgina
The best way to pull one past people was to make a big deal about something else. Misdir...more

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It was another of those rare moments when I’d surprised Carter. I waited for the glib answer I’d mentioned to Seth, something along the lines of goodness being its own reward. The angel considered for several seconds. "Humans make those deals all the time," he said finally. "They just don’t make them with God."

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