Bilquis San Greal grows up knowing she will have to make sacrifices to be in the Knights Templar. Her childhood friend Kay uses King Solomon's curs...
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May 21, 2010
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
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Sep 23, 2011
AudryT
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There were bits that were not so good, mostly in the beginning when the character went to school, but the good parts were so good, and the climax so killer, that in the end, I had to give this book a high rating. It's a dark, merciless coming-of-age story, full of love and hate and immaturity, and -- at the very end -- agonizing sacrifice. Go and be devoured by it, just as I was.
Feb 19, 2012
Bitten By Books
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This book includes a fifteen year old girl, Bilquis SanGreal or Billi for short.. When her mother was murdered right before her eyes by a strange creature when she was five... Billi blames herself for not being able to save her mom. Her father Arthur then comes into the picture, and raises her on his own.... But her father hid the truth of what really happen to her mother, and and the truth of what she, her father, and his friends truly are... So when she discovers the trut More...
This book includes a fifteen year old girl, Bilquis SanGreal or Billi for short.. When her mother was murdered right before her eyes by a strange creature when she was five... Billi blames herself for not being able to save her mom. Her father Arthur then comes into the picture, and raises her on his own.... But her father hid the truth of what really happen to her mother, and and the truth of what she, her father, and his friends truly are... So when she discovers the trut More...
Jan 06, 2012
Misty
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I love books that are filled with action!! A little romance stuck in the middle is great (Duh, I’m a girl) But the epic fighting scene are what keep me reading. Give me grade A crises situations, give me kung-fu and flying daggers, give me a 15 year old girl with an attitude and a fondness for shiny swords, and I am 1 very happy girl.
I have read an ungodly amount of literature focused on demons and the undead, but I had never (until now of course) read anything that focused on the Knig More...
I have read an ungodly amount of literature focused on demons and the undead, but I had never (until now of course) read anything that focused on the Knig More...
Dec 29, 2011
Clarabel
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A quinze ans seulement, Billi est la plus jeune des chevaliers de l'Ordre du Temple. Elle doit ce privilège à son papa, Arthur SanGreal, mais a sacrifié l'insouciance de sa jeunesse. Car en fait, tout ce qu'elle rêverait d'avoir, c'est une existence ordinaire, aller au lycée, sortir entre filles et avoir un petit copain, en gros ne plus laisser son père dicter sa vie !
Le sort en a décidé autrement, et Billi doit prendre les armes, se battre contre les forces du mal et protéger l'humanité e More...
Le sort en a décidé autrement, et Billi doit prendre les armes, se battre contre les forces du mal et protéger l'humanité e More...
Sep 15, 2011
Katie
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Life hasn't been easy for Bilquis "Billy" SanGreal. Her father Arthur is the Master of the Order of Templar. Founded in the Middle Ages to protect nights on their way to the crusades, the Knights Templar have now taken up the fight against the unholy, battling werewolves, ghuls, and fallen angels. When Billi was five, her mother Jamila died protecting her from a Ghul attack.
Ten years later, Billi is about the be initiated into the order herself, the first woman ever to beco More...
Ten years later, Billi is about the be initiated into the order herself, the first woman ever to beco More...
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Jul 27, 2011
Saimah
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The protagonist of Devil's Kiss, Bilqis SanGreal, or Billi, wants to live a normal life, just like a usual teenager- shopping, hanging out, dating; however she doesn't have a choice. She has been chosen as the youngest and the only female member of the Knights Templar. As much as she refuses being one, she has to train herself as a Warrior in their war against the Unholy - vampires, werewolves, watchers and all other evil spirits.
Kay, her childhood friend and now an Oracle for the Templar, retur More...
Kay, her childhood friend and now an Oracle for the Templar, retur More...
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Jul 18, 2011
Brooke
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Okay... be prepared... I read some weird books and this is one of them.
So all in all this book was alright. I always like a really intense story. This definitely was. (So this is where it gets weird)... The main character Billi (a female by the way) is part of this order that fights evil. They have no magical powers or anything so they have to battle these mythical creatures through pure hard work and talent. And, boy, do they got skillz. (That's right. Skills with a 'z'. That's how hard c More...
So all in all this book was alright. I always like a really intense story. This definitely was. (So this is where it gets weird)... The main character Billi (a female by the way) is part of this order that fights evil. They have no magical powers or anything so they have to battle these mythical creatures through pure hard work and talent. And, boy, do they got skillz. (That's right. Skills with a 'z'. That's how hard c More...
Jun 15, 2011
Heather
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May 20, 2011
Anoolka
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2.5
I did not really feel any of the characters. I did not much care about them. The only interesting relationship was between the heroine and her father and that got resolved in an unsatisfactory way, for me. Too easy.
The vilain was not that scary. He had a lot of promise but it kind of fizzled out. The action felt very removed from the present, from the outside world - at the begining there's mention of Billi going to school but later on it feels like there is nothing but the More...
I did not really feel any of the characters. I did not much care about them. The only interesting relationship was between the heroine and her father and that got resolved in an unsatisfactory way, for me. Too easy.
The vilain was not that scary. He had a lot of promise but it kind of fizzled out. The action felt very removed from the present, from the outside world - at the begining there's mention of Billi going to school but later on it feels like there is nothing but the More...
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Apr 06, 2011
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When I first stumbled upon the Billi SanGreal novels, my thoughts were - "Templar lore? Strong heroine? A little romance thrown in? Yes, please!" And Devil's Kiss did not disappoint.
Billi has been raised to be a fighter for the Knights Templar - she has been trained, tested, and accepted. But it is a hard life, and even when her one and only friend returns from his time away in training, Billi is still longing for a mea More...
When I first stumbled upon the Billi SanGreal novels, my thoughts were - "Templar lore? Strong heroine? A little romance thrown in? Yes, please!" And Devil's Kiss did not disappoint.
Billi has been raised to be a fighter for the Knights Templar - she has been trained, tested, and accepted. But it is a hard life, and even when her one and only friend returns from his time away in training, Billi is still longing for a mea More...
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Apr 05, 2011
A&E
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This book opens with a bang. The first line...
Killing him should be easy; He's only six.
To die for (pun intended)! Loved it! Then it rolls right into a great action sequence.The pace stays fast. Chadda's characterization, description and plot development is very good. I enjoyed the history/folklore of the Knights Templar. There was enough to be interesting and move the story along without bogging it down. I thought the endless description of their vast array of weapons got a More...
Killing him should be easy; He's only six.
To die for (pun intended)! Loved it! Then it rolls right into a great action sequence.The pace stays fast. Chadda's characterization, description and plot development is very good. I enjoyed the history/folklore of the Knights Templar. There was enough to be interesting and move the story along without bogging it down. I thought the endless description of their vast array of weapons got a More...
Mar 18, 2011
Sara
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Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda follows Billi the youngest and only female member of the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar protect the human world from evil soulless creatures that roam the earth. Billi is a tough girl who has lived a tough life with a father who cares more for the Templar's than for her. She finds herself fighting a war against the dark Angels who wish to bring a plague back to earth.
I had mixed feelings about this book, there were portions that were brilliant and More...
I had mixed feelings about this book, there were portions that were brilliant and More...
Mar 16, 2011
Cassandra
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I like it. A lot. The thing I like most about it, apart from well-developed plot and a smart (in so many ways!) heroine, is the work that went into creating the world in which Billi lives. As an academic, I can truly appreciate the amount of research that went into creating his universe. It is hard to not be impressed by an author who only makes up what he has to. He uses what is already out there in the world to his advantage. Why start from scratch if it is not necessary?
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I also gr More...
Mar 06, 2011
Kristen
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Billi SanGreal wants to be normal, not some soilder of a long but forgotten society of warriors. She just wants to have friends, go to the movies or maybe even have a boyfriend. But no she just happens to be the youngest member of the world's most famous society the Knights Templar. But the Knight's Templar is not what it once was. It was the most respected and feared and not just a shell of what it once was. From numbers at one time being in the thousands are now down to 9. 9 people to defend h
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Feb 15, 2011
Debbie
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3.5 stars
This book took me a couple tries to get into since I think I just wasn't in the right frame of mind the first few times I tried to read it. Once I did get into it it was a mesmerizing story and although I never truly liked Billi, I appreciated the complex character she was. She's grown up being trained to become a warrior despite wishing to live a life of a normal teenage girl. Her mother died when she was only 5 and her father is a total ass to her. She's an outcast in school More...
This book took me a couple tries to get into since I think I just wasn't in the right frame of mind the first few times I tried to read it. Once I did get into it it was a mesmerizing story and although I never truly liked Billi, I appreciated the complex character she was. She's grown up being trained to become a warrior despite wishing to live a life of a normal teenage girl. Her mother died when she was only 5 and her father is a total ass to her. She's an outcast in school More...
Jan 30, 2011
Vinaya
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The Vinaya Monologues
Vinaya: So, I'm not sure what to think of The Devil's Kiss
Vinaya's
: Not much to think about, love, it wasn't some profound oeuvre.
Vinaya's
: But it was interesting in parts.
V's little devil: *snorts* "In parts" ain't good enough for me!
V's angel: "In parts" is better than the unmitigated boredom of books like Hush, Hush and Fallen. Huh, those fallen angels aren't very interesting, are they? *preens*
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Vinaya: So, I'm not sure what to think of The Devil's Kiss
Vinaya's
: Not much to think about, love, it wasn't some profound oeuvre. Vinaya's
: But it was interesting in parts.V's little devil: *snorts* "In parts" ain't good enough for me!
V's angel: "In parts" is better than the unmitigated boredom of books like Hush, Hush and Fallen. Huh, those fallen angels aren't very interesting, are they? *preens*
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Oct 31, 2010
Truly
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Exorcizo te, omnis spriritus immunde, in nomine Dei patris omnipotentis
Ego to linio oleo salutis in Christo jesu Domino nostro, ut habeas vitam aeternam
Aku ingin kau membunuh ayahmu!
Sepintas Billi terlihat seperti seorang anak remaja berusia 15 tahun lainnya. Namun jika diperhatikan dengan seksama, sekujur tubuhnya penuh dengan bekas luka. Alih-alih menghafal bait-bait lagu dari penyanyi idola, ia malah harus hafal doa mengusir setan. Belum lagi ia harus menghadap More...
Ego to linio oleo salutis in Christo jesu Domino nostro, ut habeas vitam aeternam
Aku ingin kau membunuh ayahmu!
Sepintas Billi terlihat seperti seorang anak remaja berusia 15 tahun lainnya. Namun jika diperhatikan dengan seksama, sekujur tubuhnya penuh dengan bekas luka. Alih-alih menghafal bait-bait lagu dari penyanyi idola, ia malah harus hafal doa mengusir setan. Belum lagi ia harus menghadap More...
Oct 05, 2010
Kay
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Sarwat's book hasn't gotten too much press outside the UK. I have no friggin' idea why though, because it is awesome. This was, seriously, some fantastic YA urban fantasy that I think would easily appeal to adults. Sure, Billi is only 15 - but she has had to grow up really fast and it has made her more mature than some of the adult characters I read! (*cough* Faythe *cough*)
Billi is fighting the good-fight against the demonic forces - and it comes with casualties. There are angels, v More...
Billi is fighting the good-fight against the demonic forces - and it comes with casualties. There are angels, v More...
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Sep 13, 2010
ALPHAreader
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Sarwat Chadda’s first book in the ‘Devil’s Kiss’ series is a revelation!
Truly, I have slogged through some God-awful (pardon the pun) books about angels. Becca Fitzpatrick’s ‘Hush, Hush’ and JR Ward’s ‘Covet’ almost ruined the entire angel-theme for me. But Chadda’s novel has managed to change my thinking entirely!
Billi SanGreal is a member of the Knights Templar. Once known and revered as the ‘Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon’, this religious order n More...
Truly, I have slogged through some God-awful (pardon the pun) books about angels. Becca Fitzpatrick’s ‘Hush, Hush’ and JR Ward’s ‘Covet’ almost ruined the entire angel-theme for me. But Chadda’s novel has managed to change my thinking entirely!
Billi SanGreal is a member of the Knights Templar. Once known and revered as the ‘Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon’, this religious order n More...
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Aug 04, 2010
Vicki
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I was looking forward to reading this book. I'd recieved the sequel, Dark Goddess, for review and although I'd been assured it wasn't necessary to read Devil's Kiss, I decided to anyway as everyone seemed to think very highly of it. Unfortunatly I was disappointed and found Devils Kiss a bit of a struggle.
The book starts very well. Billi is confronting a demon who has possessed a six year old child. Torn between wanting to protect the little boy and knowing she would have to destroy More...
The book starts very well. Billi is confronting a demon who has possessed a six year old child. Torn between wanting to protect the little boy and knowing she would have to destroy More...
Aug 03, 2010
Sammee
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4.5 Stars
I was completely and utterly gripped with this book from page one. I really liked how it’s based around the ancient Templar legend. I enjoyed all the mythology and religious references – and completely fell in love with the author’s take on the supernatural. In this book the ‘unholy’ are feared – which makes it scary and action packed. I also liked the way the story is based around actual myths and legends and feels very plausible as a result.
I absolutely loved B More...
I was completely and utterly gripped with this book from page one. I really liked how it’s based around the ancient Templar legend. I enjoyed all the mythology and religious references – and completely fell in love with the author’s take on the supernatural. In this book the ‘unholy’ are feared – which makes it scary and action packed. I also liked the way the story is based around actual myths and legends and feels very plausible as a result.
I absolutely loved B More...
Jun 26, 2010
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Billi Sangreal is a 15 year old who is part of a secret organization called the Kights of Templar, and they fight all the monsters (zombies, vampires, and fallen angels ) in the name of God. Billi really hates being a knight because her father is cruel and doesn’t care about her, only how good of a knight she is. She’s just been officially entered into the covenant when her BFF Kay come back but she hates him because her dad likes him more than her and he keeps reading More...
Billi Sangreal is a 15 year old who is part of a secret organization called the Kights of Templar, and they fight all the monsters (zombies, vampires, and fallen angels ) in the name of God. Billi really hates being a knight because her father is cruel and doesn’t care about her, only how good of a knight she is. She’s just been officially entered into the covenant when her BFF Kay come back but she hates him because her dad likes him more than her and he keeps reading More...
Jun 18, 2010
Karen
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Bilqis SanGreal's world is filled with shadows. Though she struggles to appear normal to strangers, her constant bruises, cuts and broken bones tell their own story. Her schoolmates, her teachers, even Child Services - they all think they know the cause: her father, cold, ruthless and suspected of murdering Billi's mother. And they're right - he is to blame for Billi's routinely battered body. But they are also very, very wrong.
Arthur SanGreal will never win a prize for world's best Da More...
Arthur SanGreal will never win a prize for world's best Da More...
Apr 02, 2010
Hayley
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Sarwat Chadda, an interesting name and an interesting author. I bought this book, unaware that I would be sucked into the life of Billi SanGreal, with no way of escaping. I found that, the more I read, the harder it was to put down this book.During the three days that it took me to read this 300+ paged book, I lost hours of sleep, which I am still working to gain back.
Poor Billi's feelings and emotions have been ignored by her hardened father, who is one of the scariest men on eart
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Mar 24, 2010
Courtney
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I'm one of those readers to whom you can say the phrase "Knights Templar" and I've already opened the book and read to page 20. So you can imagine my disappointment when I realized this book doesn't have a tremendous amount of Templar lore, just a bitter protagonist who seems WAY older than her chronological age. Fallen angels, a love interest, a pandemic - all of these elements should have made me so happy, but I didn't like any of the characters enough to actually care about them.
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Mar 17, 2010
Amy
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This is, without a doubt, the best book I have read this year.
Something about it makes me classify this more as adult fiction than teen fiction, even though the main character herself is very young.
This book contains such a powerful message, from the questioning of religion, to the degrees of loyalty, to the power and weakness of love. And the main theme it revolves around is human nature. What is human nature? What propells us forward to the cause? And most of all what is right exac More...
Something about it makes me classify this more as adult fiction than teen fiction, even though the main character herself is very young.
This book contains such a powerful message, from the questioning of religion, to the degrees of loyalty, to the power and weakness of love. And the main theme it revolves around is human nature. What is human nature? What propells us forward to the cause? And most of all what is right exac More...
Mar 01, 2010
Chels
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Feb 24, 2010
Sandi
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What I really liked about this book was that the hero was a strong female. I also loved loved loved the premise that a group was dedicated to fighting monsters and things that go bump in the night.
What bothered me mostly was that the antagonist was Michael. Now don't get me wrong, angels really want their big bombastic apocalypse, I've no doubt, but Michael wasn't acting as any agent of Heaven, he was rather renegade. Now, that too I could handle, but Chadda made Michael into th More...
What bothered me mostly was that the antagonist was Michael. Now don't get me wrong, angels really want their big bombastic apocalypse, I've no doubt, but Michael wasn't acting as any agent of Heaven, he was rather renegade. Now, that too I could handle, but Chadda made Michael into th More...
Jan 19, 2010
Nina
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As a History student I love to read books with a historical content. Last year on my birthday I got a book about the templars and found it very interesting how they where found good men in the beginning, but after a while a ´pain in the ass´ for the pope. I was really interested in this book and how the facts where going to be used.
Billy Sangreal, not a typical teenager, has to do whatever her father says her to do. She has no other choice than follow the footsteps of her father and More...
Billy Sangreal, not a typical teenager, has to do whatever her father says her to do. She has no other choice than follow the footsteps of her father and More...
