BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL, MAN AND DEMON, SHE’S ABOUT TO FACE THE ONE THING SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE.
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Jun 02, 2010
Alisha
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Unlike book 1 (Mark of the Demon), I had no doubt in my mind when it came time to assign a rating to this book. It was a solid piece of paranormal detective fiction.
Speaking of which. I give it the classification of "paranormal detective fiction," but I must say, the main mystery of the book is heavier on the "detective" part than the "paranormal" (for the most part, that is). The biggest paranormal element of the book--and the series, for that matter--c More...
Speaking of which. I give it the classification of "paranormal detective fiction," but I must say, the main mystery of the book is heavier on the "detective" part than the "paranormal" (for the most part, that is). The biggest paranormal element of the book--and the series, for that matter--c More...
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Mar 23, 2011
Sheyla
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Is it bad that I root for the Demon on this one?
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Dec 29, 2011
Lesley
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3.5 Stars
This second book in Rowland’s Demon series is basically the same as the first with a few key differences. First, the mystery isn’t as easy to figure out. I would consider this a good thing if the suspects weren’t so easy to confuse with one another, thus making the mystery unnecessarily complicated. Secondly, suddenly almost every character either finds out about and accepts the supernatural or has some kind of supernatural gift themselves, which just seems ridiculously unr More...
This second book in Rowland’s Demon series is basically the same as the first with a few key differences. First, the mystery isn’t as easy to figure out. I would consider this a good thing if the suspects weren’t so easy to confuse with one another, thus making the mystery unnecessarily complicated. Secondly, suddenly almost every character either finds out about and accepts the supernatural or has some kind of supernatural gift themselves, which just seems ridiculously unr More...
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Feb 06, 2012
Fangs for the Fantasy
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Kara Gillian has a new case - there are more bodies piling up and while they seem to have natural causes (or common murder causes, anyway) there’s something more about the bodies. They’re completely ripped of all their essence, all their life force unnaturally torn away - and its getting worse. She’s again faced with investigating the murders as a police detective, but also using her arcane abilities and somehow passing that under the mortal authorities’ radar.
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Jan 28, 2012
Sarah
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Nach eine Ruhepause kehrt Kara Gillian zu ihrem Job und somit in den Alltag zurück, doch es bleibt nicht lange ruhig. Als die Leiche eines Kollegen gefunden wird, deutet alles auf einen Selbstmord hin, doch Kara sieht mehr: Sie erkennt nur noch Seelenfetzen, wo eigentlich ein Rest lebensenergie sein sollte. Aber ein Tod kommt selten alleine und so werden nach und nach weitere Tote aufgefunden, die alle eine Verbindung habe: Nur noch Seelenfetzen.
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Nach eine Ruhepause kehrt Kara Gillian zu ihrem Job und somit in den Alltag zurück, doch es bleibt nicht lange ruhig. Als die Leiche eines Kollegen gefunden wird, deutet alles auf einen Selbstmord hin, doch Kara sieht mehr: Sie erkennt nur noch Seelenfetzen, wo eigentlich ein Rest lebensenergie sein sollte. Aber ein Tod kommt selten alleine und so werden nach und nach weitere Tote aufgefunden, die alle eine Verbindung habe: Nur noch Seelenfetzen.
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Jan 06, 2012
Felicia
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I forgot this series, EEP! I downloaded them all, including the newest one, so I'll be caught up by Monday. REALLY ENJOY THIS! I think there are MANY Urban Fantasy heroines who feel forced, who are just tough because the genre says they need to be tough, and insecure because the genre SAYS they should be. I really like this main character because I believe that she just IS those things. And the demon world she's built is REALLY interesting, I think the lore is well thought-out without getti
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Sep 06, 2011
Cathy
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I loved this second book in the series as much as the first, Rowland has an a wonderful touch with her voice for Kara and I can't imagine anyone not loving her. She's smart, a bit sassy workout being at all obnoxious, vulnerable without being weak, just a great heroine. And Rowland's background as a police officer and morgue technician really shows in the work. The way that she seamless integrates the police and CSI work with the paranormal world that she's created is remarkable, it feels comple
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Aug 04, 2011
Amanda
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Summoner/Detective Kara Gillian returns in Blood of the Demon, or, playing off the common nickname for the book's predecessor, Mark of the Demon, CSI: Demonology 2. This time around, Kara investigates the strange murder of a rich and powerful member of her southern Louisiana town. The trophy wife is the obvious suspect, but, once Kara discovers that the victim's essence was ripped out, the arcane come into play. The mystery unfolds in exciting, action-paced twists that thicken with each page. As
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May 13, 2011
Grace
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You know, it just feels like Rowland slacked off on this one. The murder-mystery bit's well sketched out, and I guess the demony bits are still fine, but what rubbed me the wrong way here was characterization.
A lot of the characters turn into two-dimensional plot points. Their behaviours and moods don't seem particularly organic, and sometimes their dialogue looks like this:
Guy: "[Pop culture reference that will be outdated in far less than a decade]"
Girl: inte More...
A lot of the characters turn into two-dimensional plot points. Their behaviours and moods don't seem particularly organic, and sometimes their dialogue looks like this:
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Apr 03, 2011
Tracy
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No Sophomore Slump Here ~ Blood of the Demon is Excellent
Beaulac, Louisiana's favorite homicide detective Kara Gillian is back in book two of the Kara Gillian series, and what a treat it is for readers! In this second book, which is perhaps even better than the first, Kara's just trying to be a good cop and a decent summoner of demons in the essence-absence of her aunt and mentor, Tessa, after dying...for a little while (courtesy of the demon Lord Rhyzkahl - the "little while" par More...
Beaulac, Louisiana's favorite homicide detective Kara Gillian is back in book two of the Kara Gillian series, and what a treat it is for readers! In this second book, which is perhaps even better than the first, Kara's just trying to be a good cop and a decent summoner of demons in the essence-absence of her aunt and mentor, Tessa, after dying...for a little while (courtesy of the demon Lord Rhyzkahl - the "little while" par More...
Feb 28, 2010
Nicola
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The first two sentence of this book:
The demon was little more than a mist of fog and teeth, barely visible to normal sight. It coiled in slow undulations in the backseat of my Taurus as I drove through the night, the tires of the car humming on the asphalt in low rhythmic counterpoint to the movement of the demon.
Right from the beginning, Rowland makes me smile at the thought of a demon in a Taurus, at the same time that she sets an vividly atmospheric scene. I love the j More...
The demon was little more than a mist of fog and teeth, barely visible to normal sight. It coiled in slow undulations in the backseat of my Taurus as I drove through the night, the tires of the car humming on the asphalt in low rhythmic counterpoint to the movement of the demon.
Right from the beginning, Rowland makes me smile at the thought of a demon in a Taurus, at the same time that she sets an vividly atmospheric scene. I love the j More...
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Dec 30, 2011
BamaGal
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I read the first book of this series, Mark of the Demon a while back, and liked it 'okay'. I was ambivalent about the book, and had no real thought one way or the other of continuing the series. While whittling down my massive tbr pile this week, I decided to give book 2 a shot.
I enjoyed this one a great deal more than the first book. It wasn't perfect by any means, but interesting enough to make me want to keep going with the series. I actually liked the police procedural part of t More...
I enjoyed this one a great deal more than the first book. It wasn't perfect by any means, but interesting enough to make me want to keep going with the series. I actually liked the police procedural part of t More...
May 01, 2010
Melindeeloo
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Blood of the Demon is the second book in Rowland's paranormal series starring demon-summoning homicide detective, Kara. With a great crime mystery and a touch of steam ,this book was every bit as good as the first.
This time, unlike her mundane compatriots, Kara can tell that a series of seemingly unrelated suicides have the same arcane signature - some entity is tearing the life force from the bodies and gobbling it down. Along with the crime investigation Kara is desperately tryin More...
This time, unlike her mundane compatriots, Kara can tell that a series of seemingly unrelated suicides have the same arcane signature - some entity is tearing the life force from the bodies and gobbling it down. Along with the crime investigation Kara is desperately tryin More...
Feb 22, 2010
Lola
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Another case draws Kara Gillian in involving Brian, a narcotics detective, his supposed suicide and his wife. A second murder tells her there is more involved as both cases have their 'essences' consumed. Kara has the gift othersight and the ability to summon demons only a few knows. I liked the UF aspect and how the author knows her stuff without too many plot-holes, but draws more questions with so many things hinted but unanswered. There are definitely more we need to learn about, especially
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Aug 26, 2011
mlady_rebecca
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I'm loving this series. Good mix all around. I was reading the praise for the first book before starting this one and apparently the author has been a street cop, a detective, a computer forensics specialist, a crime scene investigator, and a morgue assistant. Makes the mystery part all the more realistic. It shows. That part of the story never seems awkward, which is more than I can say for another series I'm thinking of, where the author doesn't have that sort of background.
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Jul 15, 2011
Bonnie
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The second installation in the Kara Gillian series made me just as excitable as the first. I absolutely love love love this series. Did I mention I love this series? I don’t know WHAT it is about this series but I love absolutely everything about it. This is me, reading this series:
In ‘Blood of the Demon’ Kara is investigating a series of suicides where the individuals essence wasn’t released from their body the way a normal death would; their essence appeared to have been ri More...
In ‘Blood of the Demon’ Kara is investigating a series of suicides where the individuals essence wasn’t released from their body the way a normal death would; their essence appeared to have been ri More...
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Jan 24, 2012
Vanessa
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"Blood of the Demon" is the second book in Diana Rowland's Kara Gillian series. The story is told from Kara's perspective - a police officer who is also a summoner of demons. Just like the first book in the series, the balance between police procedural/mystery, character development, world-building and romance was excellent in "Blood of the Demon".
"Blood of the Demon" is really fast-paced, the reader is pulled in right from the start. I found the myst More...
"Blood of the Demon" is really fast-paced, the reader is pulled in right from the start. I found the myst More...
Nov 02, 2011
Ratkin
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Think of it more as "three and a half stars." I read the first book in the series, and then segued directly into reading the second (this one). I like main character Kara Gillian, her environment, and the main supporting characters (including a few cops, a few Feds, a BFF crime scene tech, an assortment of demons, an acerbic aunt). For reasons I won't give away, the aunt gets only one line in this book, btw.
What lessened my enjoyment of this book was that I felt the p More...
What lessened my enjoyment of this book was that I felt the p More...
Apr 27, 2010
Jenn
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Great follow up to the first book in the series. I read this book in one sitting, immediately after finishing the first book. I really like the way the author is developing the regular characters in the book. The main love interest, Ryan, came off a little flat in the previous book but Rowland has done a good job of making him an intersting mystery.
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I did find the story's main mystery a little easy to figure out especially when you consider her aunt's condition and how it related More...
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Mar 12, 2010
Donna
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Blood of the Demon is the second novel in the Kara Gillian series by Diana Rowland and it's one that I've been anticipating since reading Mark of the Demon last year.
Kara Gillian is a newly promoted detective for the Beaulac Police Department in Louisiana and she's just returned to her job after being presumed dead for several weeks. She's still emotionally distraught over the state and well being of her aunt's health plus the fact that the first two cases she lands aren’t typical mu More...
Kara Gillian is a newly promoted detective for the Beaulac Police Department in Louisiana and she's just returned to her job after being presumed dead for several weeks. She's still emotionally distraught over the state and well being of her aunt's health plus the fact that the first two cases she lands aren’t typical mu More...
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Jan 29, 2012
Julie
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I wouldn't have thought this book would rate any higher than a 4 at the absolute highest, but it definitely, & happily exceeded my expectations. I normally get a little squicked out with books with demons, but I really enjoyed how Diana Rowland revealed them to actually just be beings from an alternate plane that have been believed to be evil in the past, such as healers were charged unfairly as being witches in history. And the way in which she's made this hierarchical society have a strict cod
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Feb 28, 2010
Marsha
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I really enjoyed the second installment of the character,Kara Gillian. She is tought yet vulnerable and real. Some of the herione's out there right now are all super, tough women without any vulnerability and therefore, to me without realism. However, that is not the case with Diana Rowland's Kara. She is smart enough to know when she is over her head and is not above asking for assistance as a last resort to save the people she cares about even if it is from dangerous sources and even when th
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Nov 15, 2011
Kristina
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Okay so here it it is.....
This is more a detective/forensic type novel...while there are paranormal elements( the main being that kara is a demon summoner0 it seemed to me like the main emphasis was more on the police work than the summonning.
However, dont get me wrong..I loved this book! There was just enough paranormal to keep me in it! karais a summoner so thats what she does..summons(lol)...a Demon Lord at that. By the end of this book you will be intranced in the way ever More...
This is more a detective/forensic type novel...while there are paranormal elements( the main being that kara is a demon summoner0 it seemed to me like the main emphasis was more on the police work than the summonning.
However, dont get me wrong..I loved this book! There was just enough paranormal to keep me in it! karais a summoner so thats what she does..summons(lol)...a Demon Lord at that. By the end of this book you will be intranced in the way ever More...
May 13, 2010
Mishel
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So MARK OF THE DEMON was pretty awesome. But BLOOD OF THE DEMON was even better! The crime novel aspect of this installment is pretty damn inventive. It seems the rich and powerful are the ones being hunted down and they aren’t just being killed either. Their souls are being ripped away and eaten by something that only Kara Gillian can find.
I can’t tell you how much fun Kara is. She’s such a down to earth character that happens to be very kick-ass at the same time. She’s tough and i More...
I can’t tell you how much fun Kara is. She’s such a down to earth character that happens to be very kick-ass at the same time. She’s tough and i More...
Oct 31, 2011
Debbie
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In Rowland's urban fantasy novel, Kara Gillian is a cop with a gift. Not only does she possess "othersight" and can see what others can't, but she is also a summoner. She summons a demon lord to help her with two unsolved cases. She works side-by-side with a sexy FBI agent but these cases can't be solved by him or her without help because they weren't just murdered, their souls were stolen. A case with roots in the arcane, the case is also rooted deep among the rich, powerful and c
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Mar 01, 2010
Elizabeth
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Blood of the Demon is the 2nd book in the Kara Gillian series by Diana Rowland. In the 1st book, Mark of the Demon, we learn all about Kara who is a Summoner of Demons as well as a homicide detective. We also get to meet federal agent Ryan Kristoff and the demon Lord Rhyzkahl.
In Blood of the Demon, Kara is just back on the job after being on medical leave following her closing of the Symbol Man serial murder case. Kara is once again investigating a series of deaths only this time it More...
In Blood of the Demon, Kara is just back on the job after being on medical leave following her closing of the Symbol Man serial murder case. Kara is once again investigating a series of deaths only this time it More...
Aug 31, 2011
Danielle
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Similiar to the first book I greatly enjoyed solving the murder mysteries as well as learning about the world of demons and summoning, but it was difficult for me to truly love the main character as I find her to be weak when she should be strong. I do not look for perfection and all characters are falliable which makes the story more realistic but the way she handles her relationships (intimate or not) are juvenille for her age and puts me back into my junior high years as opposed to feeling li
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Aug 11, 2011
Ivanna
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Kali ini Kara menangani kasus bunuh diri dari teman sesama detektif yang ternyata bukan cuma meninggal akan tetapi esensinya juga di makan sama demon. dan ada kasus2 lain yg serupa seperti itu..
Dengan rentetan pembunuhan yg ada, hubungan Kara dengan Ryan pun semakin deket.. cuma masih HTM..
di sisi lain Rhyzkahl meminta Kara untuk menjadi Summoner nya.. dan setiap pertemuan mereka juga semakin 'seru'
kadang bete siy sama sikap nya Ryan.. kayaknya siy suka juga sama Ka More...
Dengan rentetan pembunuhan yg ada, hubungan Kara dengan Ryan pun semakin deket.. cuma masih HTM..
di sisi lain Rhyzkahl meminta Kara untuk menjadi Summoner nya.. dan setiap pertemuan mereka juga semakin 'seru'
kadang bete siy sama sikap nya Ryan.. kayaknya siy suka juga sama Ka More...
Mar 27, 2010
All Things Urban Fantasy
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Review courtesy of AllThingsUrbanFantasy.blogspot.com
BLOOD OF THE DEMON the second book in the Kara Gillian series (Mark of The Demon, book 1, is available now) about a Homicide Detective/Demon Summoner in Louisiana. It reads like a perfect combination of Buffy (season 6) and The Closer.
The demon was little more than a mist of fog and teeth, barely visible to normal sight. It coiled in slow undulations in the backseat of my Taurus as I drove through the night, the More...
BLOOD OF THE DEMON the second book in the Kara Gillian series (Mark of The Demon, book 1, is available now) about a Homicide Detective/Demon Summoner in Louisiana. It reads like a perfect combination of Buffy (season 6) and The Closer.
The demon was little more than a mist of fog and teeth, barely visible to normal sight. It coiled in slow undulations in the backseat of my Taurus as I drove through the night, the More...
Dec 26, 2011
Trevor
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Much more romance than paranormal this time round. Bouts of emotional angst and "ohmigod, why won't Edward give me a clue" rants. Well, maybe not Edward, but it felt just about the same. The protagonist goes from tough police woman to weeping, angsty teen and back again. And again.
Clearly, I'm not part of the target audience, so my lack of empathy and any meaningful patience with the weepy, "maybe boyfriend" angst should be taken with a grain of salt. And a s More...
Clearly, I'm not part of the target audience, so my lack of empathy and any meaningful patience with the weepy, "maybe boyfriend" angst should be taken with a grain of salt. And a s More...
