The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers (Demon Slayer, #2)

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers (Demon Slayer #2)

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Demon slaying powers should come with an instruction book ...



Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient demon-fighting hocus-pocus, my biker witch granny gives me just half a dozen switch stars and a rah-rah speech? Oh, and a talking terrier, but that's another story. It's not like my job as a preschool teacher prep

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Mass Market Paperback, 308 pages
Published April 28th 2009 by Love Spell
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Tracy
I was hoping for more from this book. I liked the plot, most of the characters and the descriptions. Yet, it took me three times as long to finish it because a lot more things were preferable than sitting down and reading about Lizzie bitch about her circumstances. 1) In the last 30 years she has missed out on getting to know her Fairy Godfather Phil, who is also her Uncle. 2) She had to get a Demon Slayer's learner permit before she could go to Las Vegas to try and save Phil from a Succubus. 3)...more
Jo
First of all, let me say that The Accidental Demon Slayer was awesome. Lizzie was kick-ass, the story was fast and bumpy, and Dmitri was super-hot and amazing. I loved Pirate (of course!) and the biker witches were all pretty cool. It took me a while to get my hands on The Dangerous Book, and I spent all that time desperately pining for another hit of demon slaying goodness.

I have to say, I was disappointed.

This is a good book. I enjoyed it. But that's about it.

Lizzie was... annoying. Frustrat...more
Kathy Davie
Second in the Demon Slayer urban fantasy series revolving around Lizzie Brown, a newbie demon slayer desperately trying to learn what she needs to know to stay alive.


My Take
The last book, The Accidental Demon Slayer set us up with the primary series characters. This installment provides us with Lizzie's backup crew as well as providing Lizzie herself with a bit more confidence in herself and her friends.

It still drove me a bit nuts---yeah, it's funny---it's also deep in Lizzie trying to shed...more
Sarahlynn Lester
This month I'm reviewing Angie Fox's paranormal romance The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers for Barrie Summy's Book Review Club.

Have you heard of the sophomore slump? For writers, this is what happens when you spend years working on your first novel: learning, preparing, plotting, drafting, revising, and workshopping. You submit it, it sells, and wham! you have a two book contract. Now what? You have to write the second novel in a matter of months. You've never done anything like that before; y...more
Ellz Readz
My thoughts...Book 2 of Angie Fox's Demon Slaying series takes readers on a magical tour of Sin City. This time she is up against a Succubus who has stolen her Fairy Godfather. All of my favorite characters were there including The Biker Witch gang, Dimitri and little Pirate. I saw a different side of Dimitri in this book, he was very vulnerable. Lizzy definitely grew into her black slayer books and her powers.

The plot was fun, and it taught the readers more about the mysteries of Fox's magical...more
Sabrina
Confession: I love paranormal romance – the kick ass heroine who saves the day while being smart and sassy is totally part of why I started Cheeky Reads. In my mind's eye, I picture myself as the girl who can always give the sassy comeback to any quip. In real life? Well, let's just say I try really hard, but my sassy girl tendencies run more to the quirky and comedic.

Which might be why I can't resist paranormal romances that make me laugh out loud. Give me MaryJanice Davidson, Kim Harrison, Jud...more
Lexie
When I first came into the first book, The Accidental Demon Slayer, I was convinced (for some reason) that this would be like Buffy but with an older protagonist. In some ways it is--its humorous, with a female lead who is flying by the seat of her pants and has a support circle that helps to save her often, but in others its not.

In Book 2 Lizzie seems to have things a little more under control and has accepted (if not happily) her genetic birthright. Unfortunately life has a way of messing thin...more
Heather
The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers by Angie Fox

Genre: Paranormal “Romance”

Ok, some details about this book. This is actually the second book in a series. The first book is called The Accidental Demon Slayer and that is the name of the series as well. I am pretty sure that there is going to be another one as well. I have not read the first book but that didn’t seem to be a problem while reading this one. There was just enough information to give a new reading background into what happened in...more
Dani
Lizzie Brown was just your average (if not slighlty OCD) preschool teacher until her 30th birthday when she found out she was a demon slayer. Since then nothing has been the same. Her sweet hyperactive Jack Russel terrier is now talking to her (or as he says she can finally understand him), her long lost grandmother is a biker witch with a coven of crazy witches at her side and Dimitri who is her "protector" (and love interest) just happens to be a shape shifting griffin.

This time Lizzie and th...more
Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews
Synopsis: Accidental demon slayer Lizzie Brown and her grandma's coven of Harley riding biker witches have rolled into Sin City to take out a super-sexy succubus who has her eye on world domination-and worse, Lizzie's man and she also has her sights set on Lizzie's fairy godfather that she had no clue existed. Lizzie also must pass a mandatory licensing test or she will be hunted down and killed.

Okay, seriously, this series is as silly as they come, but it also has it moments. The licensing test...more
Michelle
This was a great, fun, quick read for me. I picked this up in the wrong order, so even though it’s the second in the series it was the first I had read. I would recommend to new readers to go back and read the first in the series. There were a few points that I think I was a little unsure of that probably would have been cleared up if I started from the beginning. Other than that this was a great read. I loved our heroine, Lizzie. She was strong and quick thinking. Her talking dog, Pirate, was a...more
Nely
Lizzie is back in this sequel and it seems she has chosen to embrace her calling and truly become a full-time demon slayer. As the story commences, Lizzie is in quite a bind - firstly, she is fined by the DIP (Department of Intramagical Procedures) for all the ruckus that the first book entailed (The Accidental Demon Slayer). And secondly, she is informed that her uncle has "shacked up" with none other than a demon in Las Vegas. On a permit (no license - since she failed her demon-slaying test a...more
Mrs. Missive
This was a solid three an a half stars for me. This book had a lot going on. We start out with Lizzie trying to save her Fairy Godfather. While trying to get her Demon Slayer lisence (this whole part could have been left out in my opinion), she learns of a demonic invasion, stays in a magical hotel, has evil numbers appearing on her body, discovers a gateway to hell, all while trying not to have sex with her eye-color changing boyfriend so she can save the planet from the apocolypse. I don't kno...more
Debbie
This book was funny and kept moving at a good pace but I can't say I loved it. I did not read the first book in the series (and it did not feel like you had to) but I am not sure if that made a difference. Lizzie's grandmother cracked me up and I loved her dog, Pirate! Lizzie is one of those perfect good girls who has never gotten a ticket and not even an over due library book fine but she needs to learn how to kick some major butt fast as she tries to rescue her uncle from a succubi. Then she f...more
Erin
You know what? This was a good solid 3 stars. I enjoyed it. It was a refreshing change from the last couple of books I read in that it didn't feel like a total life suck.

I read the first book in this series about a year ago and liked it. Not enough to rush right out and buy the next book but enough that I remembered what happened. (Honestly, I often forget a book's plot five minutes after I finish reading.)

This series is pretty much what I recalled. It's not groundbreaking. There not much new h...more
Blodeuedd Finland
Must write a quickie since I should have written this one a week ago.

Plot:
Lizzy's uncle has been seduced by a succubus in Las Vegas and the gang set out to save him. But first she needs a demon slayer license and that will not be easy. And Dimitri sets out on his own. She has her hands full.


Characters:
Lizzy learned a whole lot of new tricks, Pirate was awesome, they found a new friend. Dimitri was rather elusive. The biker witches, oh they make this book. And the fairies were a nice touch to it....more
Seduced By Books
Ok, I have to do these reviews together, because I snagged these up at a sale, and blew through them all in one weekend, so it was like one big fun book all together.

The story line was a little reminiscent of Katie MacAlister’s Aisling Grey series, which I LOVE. Our poor girl, gets sucked into a world she didn’t know anything about, her dog starts talking and she has a gorgeous shifter. Fox definitely kept it fun.

In Book 1, Fox tosses you right into Lizzie, and the craziness kicks up in full g...more
Lisakmoody
This is the second installment in the Demon Slayer series. Lizzie must take on succubi causing trouble in Las Vegas. There is the thrill of continuing on with a character who you enjoyed in a previous book. You can see the growth of where they were before and where they are going now, this is definitely true with Lizzie. She was thrown a lot of curve balls in the first book where her life changed drastically (pre-school teacher to demon slayer).

I enjoyed the continuing development of the relatio...more
Carmaletta Hilton
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Linda
I still really like this series, but have to agree with a couple of other readers, it wasn't as good as the first one. Lizzie is a bit more annoying in this one. I still like her and I also get why she can be frustrated given there is no one to really teach her how to be the slayer yet be expected to slay every demon she meets. Not fair!

For the highlights:
Lizzie does not get to go to Greece with Dimitri. Instead, she has to head to Vegas to save an uncle she did not even know she had. Surprisin...more
Jennifer Defoy
This was a pretty good book. I've recently gotten into PR & UF books and I'm finding that I'm liking them.

The story is about Lizzie Brown, who recently found out she was a demon slayer. Lizzie has to travel to Vegas to stop a succubus with plans to unleash Armageddon on earth. Along to help her is a coven of biker witches, her griffin boyfriend, and her dog - Pirate.

I really liked the writing in this one. The author is able to write conversations in a relevant way. The characters speech is...more
Lee
This book had an interesting world, characters, and overall concept. The story and plot were fine. The writing itself, the execution, was where it failed. It just wasn't written in a captivating or compelling manner. The main romance, Lizzie/Dimitri, was very boring. It felt like Dimitri was just there as a plot device and afterthought, a cardboard sexy and supporting love interest for the main character. His personality and character felt very underdeveloped and lacking, and his motivations and...more
Tracey Cheesman
I normally don't read sequels before I read the first book in a series but I will definitely keep an eye out for the first one. Good paranormal romance, especially if you like your books to have less cussing and such. Personally, her mode of cursing (ultra-vanilla phrases like "Oh Sheboygan") kind of made me roll my eyes but I got used to it and by the second half I the book I was enjoying it more and I might steal a few phrases. The plot had plenty of twists and turns, so just when you think yo...more
Jessica
The problem with starting a new book is jumping into a series without reading book 1. I didn't have book 1 and wasn't sure if I wanted to buy it, so I read this book blind to the first. It wasn't too bad either. I might go back and read the first one if I find myself without a book, but I have another book to read now. Another freebie I got at RT. Then when I finish with that one, Blood Song should have come in the mail by then!

Overall this book was entertaining. I like the way Angie writes. Not...more
Amanda
Lizzie, accompanied by the geriatric biker gang, the Red Skulls, and her griffin boyfriend, Dmitri, is off to Las Vegas to attempt to save her fairy godfather from a succubus. This book is an improvement over the first with a tighter storyline, rounder characterization, and better-written action. I enjoyed the central plot-point of Lizzie attempting to determine what exactly the demon slayer truth "sacrifice yourself" means. However, the sex scenes with Dmitri are still cringe-inducing. Thankful...more
chucklesthescot
Lizzie is a beginner demon slayer, still trying to work out what she is doing. Uncle Phil has been seduced by a succubus and is being used as part of a plan for world domination and only Lizzie, the biker witch gang and her griffin boyfriend Dimitri can save the world. Add in a cute talking Jack Russell and you have your plot.

The best thing about the book is the biker witches who don't get enough exposure. I'd rather have read more about them than Dimitri and his sex obsession when more importa...more
Jennifer
More like 3.5* I am a fan of this series, but I find myself irritated with all of the characters at different times and for different reasons. They are all stubborn and foolish and why can't Grandma just tell Lizzie important things already?! Sometimes I just want to yell at the characters to get over themselves and start being productive instead of secretive. However, as irritated as I get, I do still really like the series and I am looking forward to reading the next one.
Aileen
Wacky characters, a zany tale and saving Las Vegas...Lizzie still struggles to understand her newfound powers, but learns to put them to use quickly. Angie Fox again writes a thrilling, fun book with the most memorable cast of biker witches around. One wonders if the next book will bring a reunion with Lizzie's long-lost mother or siblings, which could catapult the family dynamics into Jerry Springer territory. But with a boyfriend like Dimitri, who needs a family?
Heather
Still reading it. I read the first one, "Accidental Demon Slayer". It is pretty good. Just something to read for fun. I love her Witches that she travels with. Her hunky boyfriend isn't in this book as much. I am really missing him. I am only about 1/3 through it. I probably just need to be patient to get to the action of the story.

Okay, just finished it. The end was good but I was glad to finish. It was 'okay'.
The Listmaker
Not quite up to par with the first book in the series - but only because the humor wasn't quite as prevalent. It's the humor that made the first book so enjoyable.

I must say that Ms. Fox has a way with profanities. Oh Sheboygan! That was funny.

It's a good book and the series has great potential. I'm looking forward to the next book.
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Angie Fox is the New York Times bestselling author of several books about vampires, werewolves and things that go bump in the night. She is best known for her Accidental Demon Slayer urban fantasy series. She is also writing a series about a group of paranormal MASH surgeons.

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