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Demon Hunting #1
Demon Hunting in Dixie
A warrior, a demon, and the girl next door. . .
Looking For Trouble
Addy Corwin is a florist with an attitude. A bad attitude, or so her mama says, 'cause she's not looking for a man. Mama's wrong. Addy has looked. There's just not much to choose from in Hannah, her small Alabama hometown. Until Brand Dalvahni shows up, a supernaturally sexy, breathtakingly well-built hunk of a warrior from - well, not from around here, that's for sure. Mama thinks he might be European or maybe even a Yankee. Brand says he's from another dimension.
Addy couldn't care less where he's from. He's gorgeous. Serious muscles. Disturbing green eyes. Brand really gets her going. Too bad he's a whack job. Says he's come to rescue her from a demon. Puh-lease. But right after Brand shows up, strange things start to happen. Dogs talk and reanimated corpses stalk the quiet streets of Hannah. Her mortal enemy Meredith, otherwise known as the Death Starr, breaks out in a severe and inexplicable case of butt boils. Addy might not know what's going on, but she definitely wants a certain sexy demon hunter by her side when it all goes down. . .
374 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2011
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Lexi George
9 books236 followersLexi grew up in South Alabama in a rural community with one flashing light and a small country store that sold everything from gas to pickled eggs. Her father, a circuit judge, collected clocks — chiming clocks that binged and banged all night long in rhythm with the trains that chugged and wailed down the railroad track not a hundred yards from Lexi’s girlhood home. Needless to say, Lexi is a very sound sleeper. And to this day, the lonely sound of a train whistle does something to her.
She grew up surrounded by cotton fields and wide open spaces. She was a major tomboy. Dressed in a boy cousin’s hand-me-downs, she ran barefoot, climbed trees, played in ditches, and picked sun-warmed dew berries off their prickly vines. Sometimes, her parents drove her into town to play with her city cousins. They played dress-up, made forts, charged up and down dirt mounds in noisy games of King of the Hill and chased the mosquito truck on their bikes.
Lexi’s mother was a high school English teacher who instilled in her daughter a love of reading and books. The muse first struck Lexi in the third grade, when she began to write poetry. Bad poetry.
She continued to flay the English language throughout high school and college.
And then she went to law school and the muse left her.
The muse HATED law school.
Lexi wasn’t too crazy about it either, especially the rule against perpetuities, but with a public relations major and English minor, it seemed the sensible thing to do.
After passing the Alabama state bar exam on her first attempt, Lexi got a job as an appellate attorney with a big state agency where she’s happily worked ever since. Her day job involves writing briefs and reading criminal transcripts – transcripts where people do rude things to one another.
In Lexi’s experience, the human capacity for rudeness is unlimited. No doubt, a daily diet of man’s inhumanity to man . . . and woman . . . and children . . . and dogs and cats is somewhat responsible for Lexi’s desire to escape reality in the pages of a good book. Preferably a romance, her favorite genre.
Demon Hunting in DixieSome fifteen years ago, the muse abruptly returned from Fiji or Wawbeek or wherever the heck she went, and Lexi started writing again. Novels, not poetry. She joined a writer’s group and wrote and wrote and wrote.
DEMON HUNTING IN DIXIE, a paranormal romance, is her debut novel. It is peopled with funny characters and sexy demon hunters and lots of supernatural woo woo. And the other kind of ‘woo woo’ as well.
The story has a happy ending.
Since being traumatized by OLD YELLER at the age of nine, Lexi is all about the happily ever after.
She grew up surrounded by cotton fields and wide open spaces. She was a major tomboy. Dressed in a boy cousin’s hand-me-downs, she ran barefoot, climbed trees, played in ditches, and picked sun-warmed dew berries off their prickly vines. Sometimes, her parents drove her into town to play with her city cousins. They played dress-up, made forts, charged up and down dirt mounds in noisy games of King of the Hill and chased the mosquito truck on their bikes.
Lexi’s mother was a high school English teacher who instilled in her daughter a love of reading and books. The muse first struck Lexi in the third grade, when she began to write poetry. Bad poetry.
She continued to flay the English language throughout high school and college.
And then she went to law school and the muse left her.
The muse HATED law school.
Lexi wasn’t too crazy about it either, especially the rule against perpetuities, but with a public relations major and English minor, it seemed the sensible thing to do.
After passing the Alabama state bar exam on her first attempt, Lexi got a job as an appellate attorney with a big state agency where she’s happily worked ever since. Her day job involves writing briefs and reading criminal transcripts – transcripts where people do rude things to one another.
In Lexi’s experience, the human capacity for rudeness is unlimited. No doubt, a daily diet of man’s inhumanity to man . . . and woman . . . and children . . . and dogs and cats is somewhat responsible for Lexi’s desire to escape reality in the pages of a good book. Preferably a romance, her favorite genre.
Demon Hunting in DixieSome fifteen years ago, the muse abruptly returned from Fiji or Wawbeek or wherever the heck she went, and Lexi started writing again. Novels, not poetry. She joined a writer’s group and wrote and wrote and wrote.
DEMON HUNTING IN DIXIE, a paranormal romance, is her debut novel. It is peopled with funny characters and sexy demon hunters and lots of supernatural woo woo. And the other kind of ‘woo woo’ as well.
The story has a happy ending.
Since being traumatized by OLD YELLER at the age of nine, Lexi is all about the happily ever after.
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January 6, 2021
Demon Hunting in Dixie by Lexi George
1st book in the Demon Hunting series by Lexi George. Contemporary Paranormal romance.
Humorous with lots of southern flair. Engaging. I will read more of this series.
Abby is a florist in her small town of Hannah, Alabama. When Brand shows up to rescue her from a demon, she’s unbelieving. Until strange things start popping up and the dog starts talking. Next thing she knows, the entire town has way more layers and supernatural history than expected. And Brand becomes an important part of her own life and the towns safety.
1st book in the Demon Hunting series by Lexi George. Contemporary Paranormal romance.
Humorous with lots of southern flair. Engaging. I will read more of this series.
Abby is a florist in her small town of Hannah, Alabama. When Brand shows up to rescue her from a demon, she’s unbelieving. Until strange things start popping up and the dog starts talking. Next thing she knows, the entire town has way more layers and supernatural history than expected. And Brand becomes an important part of her own life and the towns safety.
July 28, 2012
Take number 3 since my computer crashed and ate my review.
I loved this fun and witty story about, well, not much really, but that's half the fun. There's a plot about demon hunting, but it's not quite the main focus of the book. The book is a witty and fun romp about chasing demons, reanimated dead guys, talking dogs, falling in love, and watching some Dahlvani warriors get intoxicated on chocolate. Trust me, this is one you won't want to miss.
Quick recap: Addy is out jogging with her dog,Dooley, one night and as soon as Addy starts to get that "I'm being watched" feeling, Dooley goes nuts and runs off into the woods. Addy goes after her and when she finds her dog, she also finds some freaky shadowy demon things, and a super hot hunka burning alien. The Dahlvani is hunting the demon and sees the demons swarming this beautiful human, he has to do something.
Next thing we know, this emotionless alien has lots and lots of emotion directed towards Addy. His brother warrior Ansgar gives him a hard time, but for some reason, those pesky feelings bother him too...about Addy's friend Evangeline. Meanwhile, the demons are gearing up to take over Earth, or at least Hannah, Alabama. Can Addy, Brand, Ansgar and Evie save Hannah, Ala?
The majority of the book is just fun. I can't think of another word for this book. The Country fried storyline is one that will have you cracking up throughout the whole book.
My favorite part was where two older women were brawling at a funeral.
(bit of backstory, Addy is a florist-the only florist in town-so she's there for both the flowers and the funeral. The decedent's wife Shirley cut off his manhood and is flaunting it at his mistress Bessie Mae, oh and the body's missing)
"Tramp!" Shirley yelled, pounding Bessie Mae's head into the floor.
"Sicko weenie whacker, " Bessie Mae flung back...she seemed oblivious to the fact that her Playtex 18-hour bra showed, she'd lost a shoe, and there was a big hole in one of her support stockings.
The whole book is full of crazy fun scenes like that. Paranormal lite doesn't always work for me, but this one's a keeper.
So if you're in a reading funk and want something totally different, this is the book for you!
favorite phrases:
Slut Monkey
Super Slut Puppy
Sugar Scrotum
Cheese dick monkey turd
Brazen Hussy
Great googly mooglies
"Holy happy horse shit!"
"They serve the best BBQ around and fried chicken that'll make you wanna slap yo' mama."
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***Thank you to Kensington Publishing for the ARC
I loved this fun and witty story about, well, not much really, but that's half the fun. There's a plot about demon hunting, but it's not quite the main focus of the book. The book is a witty and fun romp about chasing demons, reanimated dead guys, talking dogs, falling in love, and watching some Dahlvani warriors get intoxicated on chocolate. Trust me, this is one you won't want to miss.
Quick recap: Addy is out jogging with her dog,Dooley, one night and as soon as Addy starts to get that "I'm being watched" feeling, Dooley goes nuts and runs off into the woods. Addy goes after her and when she finds her dog, she also finds some freaky shadowy demon things, and a super hot hunka burning alien. The Dahlvani is hunting the demon and sees the demons swarming this beautiful human, he has to do something.
Next thing we know, this emotionless alien has lots and lots of emotion directed towards Addy. His brother warrior Ansgar gives him a hard time, but for some reason, those pesky feelings bother him too...about Addy's friend Evangeline. Meanwhile, the demons are gearing up to take over Earth, or at least Hannah, Alabama. Can Addy, Brand, Ansgar and Evie save Hannah, Ala?
The majority of the book is just fun. I can't think of another word for this book. The Country fried storyline is one that will have you cracking up throughout the whole book.
My favorite part was where two older women were brawling at a funeral.
(bit of backstory, Addy is a florist-the only florist in town-so she's there for both the flowers and the funeral. The decedent's wife Shirley cut off his manhood and is flaunting it at his mistress Bessie Mae, oh and the body's missing)
"Tramp!" Shirley yelled, pounding Bessie Mae's head into the floor.
"Sicko weenie whacker, " Bessie Mae flung back...she seemed oblivious to the fact that her Playtex 18-hour bra showed, she'd lost a shoe, and there was a big hole in one of her support stockings.
The whole book is full of crazy fun scenes like that. Paranormal lite doesn't always work for me, but this one's a keeper.
So if you're in a reading funk and want something totally different, this is the book for you!
favorite phrases:
Slut Monkey
Super Slut Puppy
Sugar Scrotum
Cheese dick monkey turd
Brazen Hussy
Great googly mooglies
"Holy happy horse shit!"
"They serve the best BBQ around and fried chicken that'll make you wanna slap yo' mama."
http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.co...
***Thank you to Kensington Publishing for the ARC
April 30, 2017
First in the Demon Hunting paranormal-romance series.
My Take
Well, it's essentially two really hot guys who are clueless about Earth/American culture who fall in love with two ladies in a small town in the Deep South in Alabama. I can't decide if the story is supposed to be a joke or if it's just plain bad. Think up every cliche you can imagine about the South and it's in here. I think it's supposed to be funny.
It is rather funny to watch the contortions Addy goes through trying to explain Brand and Ansgar's 24/7 presence in town and around her.
I did like the bit about how gentlemen try to help ladies who have something stuck in their throats out:
The Story
A late night run with her dog Dooley leaves Addy Corwin vulnerable to demons while Brand, a Dalvahni demon slayer, is feeling the need to protect her. It's totally wrong of course. Of which his fellow demon slayer, Ansgar, is quite willing to remind him. Frequently. But Brand is too far in lust to listen.
It's not enough that Addy has all this man-drama goin' on but Dwight Farris' funeral is producing a lot of drama of its own with the fight between his widow and his girlfriend over who gets to keep the weenie his wife whacked off.
The drama ratchets up when dead men start walking and they're tracking Addy right through the Goober Gala with its celebration of all things peanut. And just when Addy thinks she's safe, the djegrali comes after her again.
The Characters
Addy Corwin owns the only floral shop in town as her brother, Shep, owns the only funeral home. Dooley is her dog while Brand somehow lands her with Mr. Fluffy, a fairy cat. Her best friend, Evie, is a sweet and curvaceous woman who creates homemade soaps and bath salts. Together they have a common enemy---the Death Starr, oops, I mean Meredith Starr Peterson, town bitch.
Brand and Ansgar are Dalvahni, demon slayers. They have lived 10,000 years focused entirely on their chosen path, their emotions bled off through sex thralls.
Muddy is Addy's great-aunt, Edmuntina, who sold her floral shop to Addy and in whose house Addy is staying. Mr. Collier is the town crazy as well as the town drunk. Only. It turns out he had some good reasons for how he turned out. Turns out he's not so crazy either! Poor Shep is in bad shape. His wife, Marilee, has run off with the tennis instructor and lied to her kids and family about it. As for the funeral home, Shep felt he had no choice but to run it when their dad died. At least. Not until Lenora came along. Ah, Lenora. A thrall who makes Shep feel so damn good.
Bitsy Corwin is Addy's mama and a force to be reckoned with when it comes to manners and expectations; she's seeing the town's police chief Carl E. Davis. Her main ambition in life appears to be marrying her daughter off.
The Cover and Title
The cover looks like a humid night in Dixie with all those wisps of fog floating around Addy in her sexy red halter dress, a full moon over her right shoulder while Brand looks on.
The title is very accurate as eventually they do get on with some Demon Hunting in Dixie.
My Take
Well, it's essentially two really hot guys who are clueless about Earth/American culture who fall in love with two ladies in a small town in the Deep South in Alabama. I can't decide if the story is supposed to be a joke or if it's just plain bad. Think up every cliche you can imagine about the South and it's in here. I think it's supposed to be funny.
It is rather funny to watch the contortions Addy goes through trying to explain Brand and Ansgar's 24/7 presence in town and around her.
I did like the bit about how gentlemen try to help ladies who have something stuck in their throats out:
'Mama, what's that man doing to that lady?'George does have a number of funny scenes throughout such as the one where Brand and Ansgar get drunk on chocolate. It's just that they're connected with such lame ones as well.
'She's got something stuck in her throat, Little Will, He's trying to get it out.'
'With his tongue? Yuck, grown-ups are weird...You ever get something caught in your mouth like that, Mama?'
'Course not, Little Will. Don't be silly.'
'Then how come I saw Mr. Lucas sticking his tongue in your mouth down at the hardware store last Saturday? You want me to tell Daddy? Maybe he can help you get it out?'
The Story
A late night run with her dog Dooley leaves Addy Corwin vulnerable to demons while Brand, a Dalvahni demon slayer, is feeling the need to protect her. It's totally wrong of course. Of which his fellow demon slayer, Ansgar, is quite willing to remind him. Frequently. But Brand is too far in lust to listen.
It's not enough that Addy has all this man-drama goin' on but Dwight Farris' funeral is producing a lot of drama of its own with the fight between his widow and his girlfriend over who gets to keep the weenie his wife whacked off.
The drama ratchets up when dead men start walking and they're tracking Addy right through the Goober Gala with its celebration of all things peanut. And just when Addy thinks she's safe, the djegrali comes after her again.
The Characters
Addy Corwin owns the only floral shop in town as her brother, Shep, owns the only funeral home. Dooley is her dog while Brand somehow lands her with Mr. Fluffy, a fairy cat. Her best friend, Evie, is a sweet and curvaceous woman who creates homemade soaps and bath salts. Together they have a common enemy---the Death Starr, oops, I mean Meredith Starr Peterson, town bitch.
Brand and Ansgar are Dalvahni, demon slayers. They have lived 10,000 years focused entirely on their chosen path, their emotions bled off through sex thralls.
Muddy is Addy's great-aunt, Edmuntina, who sold her floral shop to Addy and in whose house Addy is staying. Mr. Collier is the town crazy as well as the town drunk. Only. It turns out he had some good reasons for how he turned out. Turns out he's not so crazy either! Poor Shep is in bad shape. His wife, Marilee, has run off with the tennis instructor and lied to her kids and family about it. As for the funeral home, Shep felt he had no choice but to run it when their dad died. At least. Not until Lenora came along. Ah, Lenora. A thrall who makes Shep feel so damn good.
Bitsy Corwin is Addy's mama and a force to be reckoned with when it comes to manners and expectations; she's seeing the town's police chief Carl E. Davis. Her main ambition in life appears to be marrying her daughter off.
The Cover and Title
The cover looks like a humid night in Dixie with all those wisps of fog floating around Addy in her sexy red halter dress, a full moon over her right shoulder while Brand looks on.
The title is very accurate as eventually they do get on with some Demon Hunting in Dixie.
June 7, 2015
God, this book was annoying. It actually has a good plot & interesting story, the problem is the superfluous and exaggerated descriptions & dialogue. The book goes on and on and on about the whole life stories of every character encountered in the book, even if the character appears only once & never again. It is so very annoying. And there's a blatant overuse of Southern-isms - by that, I mean the author has drenched this book in cliched Southern euphemisms and dialect. It's all too much. If someone had edited this book correctly and cut out all the unnecessary descriptions, this would've been 3.5 stars, instead it gets 1. I actually started skimming the last 200 pages so I could finish the book, otherwise I would've DNF-ed it.
August 29, 2016
This was a cute, sexy and comedic paranormal romance. Although Addy and her unique slang talk took a while to get used to , eventually I got the hang of it. Brand was his own kind of H. A Dalvahni (inter-dimensional demon hunting warrior) with old world charm. This whole thing really worked for me. I liked his over protectiveness, his possessiveness and that he didn't deny his feeling for Addy. Its always nice to read an H who doesnt follow the usually "in denial 'til the Bitter End" trope in a romance and Brand passed with flying colors ;)
This was a read that was easy on the drama and although it had an interesting subplot of murder and demons running rampant in a middle of nowhere town, it was overshadowed by the insta lust that seems contagious is Hannah, AL.
Although Brand and Addy are the prime MCs we also have Addy's best friend Evie and Ansgar, Brand's Dalvahni brother, Addy's aunt Muddy and Mr. Collier, and Addy's big brother Shep and Lenora's stories unfolding. Typically I don't like these side stories because I end up resenting time spent away from the main couple but these characters were just as attention grabbing as the MCs. Cant wait to find out what is happening with Evie and Ansgar!
The only thing I had an issue with was the separation period where Addy goes all depressed shrew on us when Brand gets summoned back. It didn't jive with the smart ass tough chick she'd been prior to Brand leaving. The reunion was cute and it ends with a marriage proposal and hints of more in the next installment. If the author can stay away from cringe worthy scenes like penises shrink wrapped and bagged like leftovers and maybe focus more on these yummy demon hunter hotties, I can live with that!
This was a read that was easy on the drama and although it had an interesting subplot of murder and demons running rampant in a middle of nowhere town, it was overshadowed by the insta lust that seems contagious is Hannah, AL.
Although Brand and Addy are the prime MCs we also have Addy's best friend Evie and Ansgar, Brand's Dalvahni brother, Addy's aunt Muddy and Mr. Collier, and Addy's big brother Shep and Lenora's stories unfolding. Typically I don't like these side stories because I end up resenting time spent away from the main couple but these characters were just as attention grabbing as the MCs. Cant wait to find out what is happening with Evie and Ansgar!
The only thing I had an issue with was the separation period where Addy goes all depressed shrew on us when Brand gets summoned back. It didn't jive with the smart ass tough chick she'd been prior to Brand leaving. The reunion was cute and it ends with a marriage proposal and hints of more in the next installment. If the author can stay away from cringe worthy scenes like penises shrink wrapped and bagged like leftovers and maybe focus more on these yummy demon hunter hotties, I can live with that!
March 30, 2011
I have sat here all morning after finishing this book trying to figure out the right words and descriptions to summarize my reading experience of this book. I am finding it difficult to write the review because while there were many things I enjoyed about this book, there were also some things that weren't so great about it.
First of all, this author knows her Southern charm and manners. The way the characters act and speak were reminiscent of Southern hospitality. The phrases the characters would blurt out were ones you would expect and come to enjoy as you read the book. There was the perfect amount of snark and humor that kept me laughing from one page to the next which is hard to do unless the author can create characters that can handle this type of personality.
Addy was a laugh out loud a minute character. She always had something smart and witty to say to anyone who crossed her path. She was not afraid to speak her mind and not one person besides her Mother was exempt from the things she would have fly out of her mouth. I absolutely loved her personality! Brand was just as humorous since he was from another dimension and found himself trying to figure out what Addy was saying most of the time. Some of the things he understood, but most of the time he had to have some of the phrases broken down for him which Addy was glad to elaborate on. My favorite scene in the entire book had to be when they were at the funeral home and Shirley and Bessie Mae were fighting over a dead guys private parts! The whole entire scene had me in tears from laughing so hard.
Addy's Mother was the typical stuck up snob of the group who was determined to make sure everyone spoke properly and act like ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to strangle her at times just like Addy wanted to. Aunt Muddy was a riot. I loved her spunk and funny entrance into the series. Talk about bad timing for Addy when Aunt Muddy returns from her trip! Evie, Addy's best friend, was charming and shy which balanced the relationship between the two. Where Addy was spontaneous and full of life, Evie was reserved and graceful. Ansgar, Brand's warrior brother, was cold and at times a stick in the mud. Yet, when Ansgar meets Evie, the cold thaws and you get to see a softer side of him My heart broke towards the end of the book for this character. I hope he gets a story of his own.
Even though the characters were fun and I laughed through most of the book, the story and plot were not as strong. Brand and Ansgar are suppose to be demon hunters, but there was not a lot of action and fighting in the book. They hardly engaged in battle and the action sort of took a backseat to the humor and personal lives of the characters. It didn't seem to balance well and left the story feeling a little off. While I liked the personalities of Addy and Evie, their acceptance of demons and such was a little too accepting. They didn't really struggle with finding out about paranormal creatures and such, they just seemed to accept it and move on. There is also a lot of characters in the book to keep track of. Not only is it full of different people, but the book also created small stories involving Addy's brother and friends as well. While sometimes this can be a good thing, I felt the author could have toned down a little bit on the character overload and gradually paced their stories to use in future books.
Overall, I loved the characters but I wasn't a big fan of the story and speed of the book. Will I read the next book? Definitely! I need my Addy fix and I am dying to know if Ansgar is going to work things out as well.
First of all, this author knows her Southern charm and manners. The way the characters act and speak were reminiscent of Southern hospitality. The phrases the characters would blurt out were ones you would expect and come to enjoy as you read the book. There was the perfect amount of snark and humor that kept me laughing from one page to the next which is hard to do unless the author can create characters that can handle this type of personality.
Addy was a laugh out loud a minute character. She always had something smart and witty to say to anyone who crossed her path. She was not afraid to speak her mind and not one person besides her Mother was exempt from the things she would have fly out of her mouth. I absolutely loved her personality! Brand was just as humorous since he was from another dimension and found himself trying to figure out what Addy was saying most of the time. Some of the things he understood, but most of the time he had to have some of the phrases broken down for him which Addy was glad to elaborate on. My favorite scene in the entire book had to be when they were at the funeral home and Shirley and Bessie Mae were fighting over a dead guys private parts! The whole entire scene had me in tears from laughing so hard.
Addy's Mother was the typical stuck up snob of the group who was determined to make sure everyone spoke properly and act like ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to strangle her at times just like Addy wanted to. Aunt Muddy was a riot. I loved her spunk and funny entrance into the series. Talk about bad timing for Addy when Aunt Muddy returns from her trip! Evie, Addy's best friend, was charming and shy which balanced the relationship between the two. Where Addy was spontaneous and full of life, Evie was reserved and graceful. Ansgar, Brand's warrior brother, was cold and at times a stick in the mud. Yet, when Ansgar meets Evie, the cold thaws and you get to see a softer side of him My heart broke towards the end of the book for this character. I hope he gets a story of his own.
Even though the characters were fun and I laughed through most of the book, the story and plot were not as strong. Brand and Ansgar are suppose to be demon hunters, but there was not a lot of action and fighting in the book. They hardly engaged in battle and the action sort of took a backseat to the humor and personal lives of the characters. It didn't seem to balance well and left the story feeling a little off. While I liked the personalities of Addy and Evie, their acceptance of demons and such was a little too accepting. They didn't really struggle with finding out about paranormal creatures and such, they just seemed to accept it and move on. There is also a lot of characters in the book to keep track of. Not only is it full of different people, but the book also created small stories involving Addy's brother and friends as well. While sometimes this can be a good thing, I felt the author could have toned down a little bit on the character overload and gradually paced their stories to use in future books.
Overall, I loved the characters but I wasn't a big fan of the story and speed of the book. Will I read the next book? Definitely! I need my Addy fix and I am dying to know if Ansgar is going to work things out as well.
March 13, 2013
1.5 stars - the 1/2 upgrade is because it was amusing ... some of the time.
Out of 320 pages, 1/4 was semi-erotica (& not even terribly interesting), 1/4 was trying to fit every southern trope you've ever heard into the dialogue, 1/4 was just BAD "comedy", and the remaining 1/4 was divided between the actual plot/story and amusingly bad "so bad it's funny" comedy. That's right - 40 pages tops of storytelling, and it includes the *at most* thimble-full of character development that occurred. Most of what I got from the story was the demon-hunting dudes were SOOO HOTT and that the "heroine" was an idiot and a ninny.
This was a B&N "Nook Deal of the Day" & their reviews were fairly positive. Unfortunately for me, Goodreads was down & I couldn't check reviews, so I unwisely spent my $3. I won't bother with any of the others in this series even if they're free. I really don't like leaving harsh reviews, but this book/series is just not for me.
Out of 320 pages, 1/4 was semi-erotica (& not even terribly interesting), 1/4 was trying to fit every southern trope you've ever heard into the dialogue, 1/4 was just BAD "comedy", and the remaining 1/4 was divided between the actual plot/story and amusingly bad "so bad it's funny" comedy. That's right - 40 pages tops of storytelling, and it includes the *at most* thimble-full of character development that occurred. Most of what I got from the story was the demon-hunting dudes were SOOO HOTT and that the "heroine" was an idiot and a ninny.
This was a B&N "Nook Deal of the Day" & their reviews were fairly positive. Unfortunately for me, Goodreads was down & I couldn't check reviews, so I unwisely spent my $3. I won't bother with any of the others in this series even if they're free. I really don't like leaving harsh reviews, but this book/series is just not for me.
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July 15, 2020Holy southern colloquialism, Batman. I have never seen a book so totally packed with them. Brialliantly done though. There is a fine line between "over the top funny" and "over done" and Lexi George walks that line perfectly. And pretty much does it through out the whole book. I laughed the whole way through. The funeral scenes... woo boy! worth it for that alone. My only issure was Addy's full name. Adara is the name of a kingdom in a whole different fantasy series so i had a bit of disconnect for the first half of the book.
July 3, 2012
A charming protagonist and hunky romantic interest are just not enough to save this book from itself. It's not half bad when Addy and Brand are the only ones on stage, and it doesn't degenerate too bad when Brand's fellow-warrior enters, either. But add any other human character and the whole thing devolves into cartoonish stupidity. Sad.
September 5, 2020
This might be the most over the top book i've have ever read. Addy has the most snarky bad attitude, wrapped up as a southern daughter. Life is ok until Brand, demon hunting sexy hunk of muscles shows up to save her. Well, what happens next is a frantic, silly, sexy, wild romp through this town, dealing with her momma, the townspeople and avoiding Brand. And oh yeah, a whole lot of dead people and magic.
June 21, 2021
Oh, my glitter bugs! This book has got to be one of the funniest books I've read in a coons age. It's filled with quirky characters, flying cats, talking dogs, reanimated corpses. Although Shep wasn't happy when the dead guy for the funeral that was fixing to commence decided to take a walkabout town.
I can't wait to read the rest of this series. I've already got them downloaded to my Kindle.
I can't wait to read the rest of this series. I've already got them downloaded to my Kindle.
November 19, 2013
Within the first 15 pages of the book, the main character has seen a guy with a flaming sword kill something ominous that goes through her, she wakes to find him in her room and decides it's a good idea to let this guy kiss her and fondle her. Yea... Just not my type of book. Don't get me wrong, I like reading about fuck fests as much as the next person, but at least those books aren't trying to have a real storyline. This one is trying, but the rest is getting in the way... 50 pages into it, and I give up. This is just not the book or series for me.
June 5, 2017
This is not what I expected it to be. I didn't expect it to be pure PNR, I didn't expect it to be very humorous. It was both, except that neither of these things were what I was looking for in a book to read in my present slump.
The book toooooooook forever to get through for me because of this ultimate slump I've been in. The slump of all slumps where nothing and no one can get you out of it. I thought I found the one but I was mistaken.
Firstly this book is IMO trying just a bit too hard to be humorous I found it slightly annoying, perhaps if I wasn't in this epic slump I'd have found it funny but in this case I found it irritating rather than funny. Secondly, I expected more to the plot of the story, but there is a HUGE chunk in the middle that really isn't pushing the plot forward. Brand, the epic uber hot alpha male demon hunter doesn't go out looking for said demons, nope he hangs around Addy because she evokes feelings in him and he needs to protect her. Which seems dumb, he's supposed to be able to feel(?) the demons and basically have an instinct locator or something to find them and take them back to their realm or kill them. Instead he bangs Addy and marinates in his feelings. He isn't badass at all, he doesn't do much badass in fact the most action we get as far as badassery is in the first few chapters and the last few chapters. After that it's a snore fest. The day to day of Addy was BOR-ING. I couldn't careless how the town was built, how so and so thought about so and so and their virtue and gossip and all that. The story is called Demon Hunting in Dixie and yet there is a severe lack of Demon Hunting happening.
Then there's this part so you can see my frustration sure the whole demon aspect was "fixed" -ish but not enough of the plot was explained.
I hate that this book was so meh for me. about 80% in things get interesting enough for me to go from meh to ok maybe I'm slightly interested. The story has potential but left a lot to be desired. I'm kind of disappointed this wasn't better.
The book toooooooook forever to get through for me because of this ultimate slump I've been in. The slump of all slumps where nothing and no one can get you out of it. I thought I found the one but I was mistaken.
Firstly this book is IMO trying just a bit too hard to be humorous I found it slightly annoying, perhaps if I wasn't in this epic slump I'd have found it funny but in this case I found it irritating rather than funny. Secondly, I expected more to the plot of the story, but there is a HUGE chunk in the middle that really isn't pushing the plot forward. Brand, the epic uber hot alpha male demon hunter doesn't go out looking for said demons, nope he hangs around Addy because she evokes feelings in him and he needs to protect her. Which seems dumb, he's supposed to be able to feel(?) the demons and basically have an instinct locator or something to find them and take them back to their realm or kill them. Instead he bangs Addy and marinates in his feelings. He isn't badass at all, he doesn't do much badass in fact the most action we get as far as badassery is in the first few chapters and the last few chapters. After that it's a snore fest. The day to day of Addy was BOR-ING. I couldn't careless how the town was built, how so and so thought about so and so and their virtue and gossip and all that. The story is called Demon Hunting in Dixie and yet there is a severe lack of Demon Hunting happening.
Then there's this part so you can see my frustration sure the whole demon aspect was "fixed" -ish but not enough of the plot was explained.
I hate that this book was so meh for me. about 80% in things get interesting enough for me to go from meh to ok maybe I'm slightly interested. The story has potential but left a lot to be desired. I'm kind of disappointed this wasn't better.
September 20, 2015
Deep breath. There was a moment that really pissed me off. Let's get that out of the way first. If I wasn't reading this for Bingo, it probably would have been DNF'd.
Brand and Addy (Adara) are the main characters. So, of course, Brand is a walking wet dream. I guess that gives him the excuse to behave in less than desirable ways. Okay, so the first kiss happens very fast, especially (or because of) "The Dalvahni do not experience emotion." The he leaves after an interruption. Comes back when Addy is in the shower, goes to bed, and proceeds to watch her sleep. Watching her shower and sleep is such a turn-on that he proceeds to touch her while she is sleeping. Addy, or course, responds to said touching and gradually wakes up. They get interrupted again. Her first response is not (I repeat not) what the fuck are you doing?! No her first reaction is this, "God she was such a skank, a hoochie mama, a slut of biblical proportions." Instead of getting pissed at Brand, she disses herself. Argh!
Luckily it did get better, but this did stick with me and the rating does reflect the above.
I wish Addy had stood up to Brand more. Way too popular phrases in this book: "This I will not allow." and "You will...." (add what you want here). Addy's mom Bitsy is too overbearing even if she grows on you as the book progresses. On one of the first meetings with her in the book, Addy thought this: "She felt her liver curl and her lungs shrivel to husks under the heat of that maternal stare."
Okay, now the good/funny:
Dooley the talking dog, Brand and Ansgar not getting the slang and pop culture of modern day AL, the widow cutting off her dead husband's penis (he was cheating), the boys getting drunk on chocolate, Ansgar's nickname "Prince Flaxen Fart," and Meredith getting her comeuppance.
There are 2 other books in this series. Won't be reading them.
Brand and Addy (Adara) are the main characters. So, of course, Brand is a walking wet dream. I guess that gives him the excuse to behave in less than desirable ways. Okay, so the first kiss happens very fast, especially (or because of) "The Dalvahni do not experience emotion." The he leaves after an interruption. Comes back when Addy is in the shower, goes to bed, and proceeds to watch her sleep. Watching her shower and sleep is such a turn-on that he proceeds to touch her while she is sleeping. Addy, or course, responds to said touching and gradually wakes up. They get interrupted again. Her first response is not (I repeat not) what the fuck are you doing?! No her first reaction is this, "God she was such a skank, a hoochie mama, a slut of biblical proportions." Instead of getting pissed at Brand, she disses herself. Argh!
Luckily it did get better, but this did stick with me and the rating does reflect the above.
I wish Addy had stood up to Brand more. Way too popular phrases in this book: "This I will not allow." and "You will...." (add what you want here). Addy's mom Bitsy is too overbearing even if she grows on you as the book progresses. On one of the first meetings with her in the book, Addy thought this: "She felt her liver curl and her lungs shrivel to husks under the heat of that maternal stare."
Okay, now the good/funny:
Dooley the talking dog, Brand and Ansgar not getting the slang and pop culture of modern day AL, the widow cutting off her dead husband's penis (he was cheating), the boys getting drunk on chocolate, Ansgar's nickname "Prince Flaxen Fart," and Meredith getting her comeuppance.
There are 2 other books in this series. Won't be reading them.
July 30, 2011
I was a bit hesitant to read this one because it was recommended to me by someone who would generally prefer to read a cozy mystery to a really naughty romance. Whereas I LOVE the super naughty reads. She said it was funnny and I was like, yeah...sure...I'll read this one. And I did. And it was AWESOME!! I LOVED this book. In fact, the first thing I did after reading this was see if there was anything else by her. I couldn't find anything, with the exception of So I Married a Demon Slayer by Kathy Love, Angie Fox and Lexi George.
I definitely think this hilariously sexy read has potential for being a series....so here's hoping it will be out soon! :)
I definitely think this hilariously sexy read has potential for being a series....so here's hoping it will be out soon! :)
September 16, 2012
What started out promising quickly became annoying. I can see why Lexi George could be compared to Janet Evanovich BUT, Evanovich can pull off the snark and George cannot. It's too over the top. One or two characters can have an attitude or snark as I already said but every one in the town of Hannah, AL seems to have this characteristic and that just isn't realistic. Not to meantion the book's pretty much about nothing. Just little scenes that are thrown in for no real reason. I find myself skipping over whole sections until I see conversation. I will admit to laughing at certain scenes but for the most part, it feels like George is pushing funny on me and it isn't working.
September 22, 2013
While at Authors After Dark 2013 I attended “Are You Smarter Than A Romance Author” sponsored by Dianna Love. While there she introduced Lexi George and asked her to give us a short reading from her book Demon Hunting in Dixie. She had us rolling in the aisles with laughter. I had to purchase and read this book. It was no fluke, this is one hilarious book. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next in the series.
August 30, 2017
This is one of those reads that is not deep, but is deeply entertaining as it careens from action, to ludicrous humor, to steamy romance, to rom-con, and back around again. Some of the characters and characterizations are so over the top they veer into caricature and there are several plot holes. That said, there is also a likable heroine, a hot supernatural warrior, a talking dog, and a flying kitten. 3.5 stars rounded to 4 for originality.
August 13, 2016
Hilarious - with a dash of wickedly wonderful romance - Demon Hunting in Dixie is a book filled with wit & magic. Who knew so much paranormal activity was hidden away in small towns?!
July 19, 2022
Oh man, I wanted to love this so much! I’m sad but it’s a DNF for me. I was plodding through, but when the words great googlie mooglies was used, I tapped out.
September 20, 2020
What a great read this was from Lexi George. Demon hunting in Dixie was action packed from he very first page. The main story follow Addy who is a flower shop owner who one day gets attacks by this creatures and Brand shows up and saved her from it.
Since the moment Brand saw Addy he had a feeling that he had to protect her from what ever demon came for her.
The story also follows Evie and Ansgar. Evie is Addy best friend. Addy and evie have a very strong relationship and then there is Ansgar who is Brand best friend basically that doesn't totally understand why Brand is acting so foolish over addy thay is until he meets evie and everything changes. He would do anything for her.
I can't wait to read the next book.in this series and see where the story takes me next.
Since the moment Brand saw Addy he had a feeling that he had to protect her from what ever demon came for her.
The story also follows Evie and Ansgar. Evie is Addy best friend. Addy and evie have a very strong relationship and then there is Ansgar who is Brand best friend basically that doesn't totally understand why Brand is acting so foolish over addy thay is until he meets evie and everything changes. He would do anything for her.
I can't wait to read the next book.in this series and see where the story takes me next.
January 1, 2021
This book was a fun one to end the year on!
If you have read Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones, I feel as if you’ll enjoy this book as the main female character reminded me so much of Charley. It is a tad lighter than that series, but I kept giggling at Charley moments.
The main character also reminded me a tad bit of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse at times.
I think I am forgetting one other thing that I wanted to mention here as to what it reminded me of, but suffice it to say that I enjoyed it!
The plot was interesting enough, but the characters and the town stole the show. The two male characters and their taking everything literally provided me with a few fun giggly moments. I will read more.
If you have read Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones, I feel as if you’ll enjoy this book as the main female character reminded me so much of Charley. It is a tad lighter than that series, but I kept giggling at Charley moments.
The main character also reminded me a tad bit of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse at times.
I think I am forgetting one other thing that I wanted to mention here as to what it reminded me of, but suffice it to say that I enjoyed it!
The plot was interesting enough, but the characters and the town stole the show. The two male characters and their taking everything literally provided me with a few fun giggly moments. I will read more.
September 6, 2020
Demon Hunting in Dixie started off fast paced and didn't slow down for one second. Every character had an over the top personality and the small town of Hannah came to life with their shenanigans. Being from a small town in south Georgia, it was even more amusing because the way they all talked and act was spot on even if it seemed like too much at times. Addy and Brand were the perfect example of opposites attracting. Their language barrier was hilarious and added to their quirky relationship. I can't wait to submerse myself into book two and continue the series.
February 14, 2021
Get ready for a ride of your life. This books takes place in a small town with lots of what I am going to call country folks and all that entails and if you are from the South, you know exactly what I mean. It has a little bit of everything - warriours, damsels in distressed, strong willed characters, and opposites attracting. It even sports characters from another world. I enjoyed reading this book and was glad that I got it in. I am looking foward to reading the next in series.
February 6, 2023
Addy has a pretty quiet life in small town Alabama until Brand shows up. Demons are in the small town. When Brand saves Addy, she ends up with some unique powers. I laughed out loud when Addy's enemy ends up with acne and butt boils. I liked that Addy is a strong woman. Brand wants to protect her, but Addy doesn't want to accept it. Having help doesn't mean that you're not also strong.
I listened to the audiobook. I liked the narrator but I did up the speed.
I listened to the audiobook. I liked the narrator but I did up the speed.
October 4, 2012
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales
Quick & Dirty: A cute story of a demon hunter from another dimension and a small town southern gal, hunting down demons and dodging the local gossips.
Opening Sentence: Addy glanced up at the rumble of thunder, her pace slowing to a jog.
The Review:
Hannah, Alabama is a small, quiet southern town where everybody knows everyone else’s secrets. Well, except that Hannah seems to be a hot bed of demon activity. Never the less, Addy Corwin is in for a surprise when she gets in the middle of a demon fight and comes out stabbed. So much for Southern Hospitality; these demons, the djegrali, have got to go. She can only hope that the djegrali hunters, the Dalvahni, can take care of business before her mama finds out that she’s helping them: If she can’t, no amount of demon powers will be able to save any of them from the wrath of “the mama.”
The Dalvahni demon hunters travel across time and space hunting and destroying the djegrali. They are warriors of unparalleled might, but have little use of any emotions that make a man weak. The Dalvahni do not get involved with anyone, they do not tell others of themselves, and they certainly don’t share their essence with human women that happen to get involved. Brand has broken all the rules when it comes to Addy, but I don’t think that he cares. Brand’s character may be 10,000 years old, but his grasp of women and their minds are sadly lacking. He lacks the understanding of quaint Southern-isms and pop culture references and it makes him a very entertaining conversationalist. What he wants to do to Addy’s body, on the other hand, requires no interpreters.
Adara “Addy” Corwin is a typical southern gal from a small town. She does her best to be charming and accommodating, especially around her mama. When Brand comes in and shakes her whole world, she realizes that there may be something more out there for her than what she always expected would happen; nothing. For a human, Addy seems to adjust to the situation really well. She is a true friend and isn’t afraid to fall in love, or at least in lust. It’s very amusing seeing her explain her family, neighbors, and culture to Brand and his brother warrior, Ansgar. Let’s face it, Addy and her family’s antics really make this book for me.
Full of hilarious hillbilly hijinks, Demon Hunting in Dixie leaves a reader laughing long after the book is over. This book is a great read and a delight that I don’t mind recommending to anyone looking for a light and fun filled book with a splash of good ole fashion southern “hospitality.”
Notable Scene:
Crap, busted. Time to try a diversionary tactic.
“Mama, you look different. Have you changed salons?”
“What? No, I-“ Bitsy gave her hair a perfunctory pat. Her hand stilled. “What in the world?”
Spinning on her heels, she trotted over to the gold and umber beveled mirror that hung by the door. She stiffened in horror.
“Incoming. Duck,” Addy said.
“What?”
“Cover your ears, Brand.”
“Merciful heavens, my hair,” Bitsy shrieked. “And look, at my makeup! I look like somebody melted a clown. Car-lee saw me like this? Adara Jean Corwin, how could you?”
The Mom-i-nator whirled about. Flames and lightning bolts and promises of retribution shot from her eyes.
“Run,” Addy said. “Run like the wind.”
Demon Hunting Series:
1. Demon Hunting in Dixie
2. Demon Hunting in the Deep South
3. Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar (January 29, 2013)
FTC Advisory: Kensington/Brava graciously provided me with a copy of Demon Hunting in Dixie. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. The only payment received came in the form of hugs and kisses from my little boys.
Quick & Dirty: A cute story of a demon hunter from another dimension and a small town southern gal, hunting down demons and dodging the local gossips.
Opening Sentence: Addy glanced up at the rumble of thunder, her pace slowing to a jog.
The Review:
Hannah, Alabama is a small, quiet southern town where everybody knows everyone else’s secrets. Well, except that Hannah seems to be a hot bed of demon activity. Never the less, Addy Corwin is in for a surprise when she gets in the middle of a demon fight and comes out stabbed. So much for Southern Hospitality; these demons, the djegrali, have got to go. She can only hope that the djegrali hunters, the Dalvahni, can take care of business before her mama finds out that she’s helping them: If she can’t, no amount of demon powers will be able to save any of them from the wrath of “the mama.”
The Dalvahni demon hunters travel across time and space hunting and destroying the djegrali. They are warriors of unparalleled might, but have little use of any emotions that make a man weak. The Dalvahni do not get involved with anyone, they do not tell others of themselves, and they certainly don’t share their essence with human women that happen to get involved. Brand has broken all the rules when it comes to Addy, but I don’t think that he cares. Brand’s character may be 10,000 years old, but his grasp of women and their minds are sadly lacking. He lacks the understanding of quaint Southern-isms and pop culture references and it makes him a very entertaining conversationalist. What he wants to do to Addy’s body, on the other hand, requires no interpreters.
Adara “Addy” Corwin is a typical southern gal from a small town. She does her best to be charming and accommodating, especially around her mama. When Brand comes in and shakes her whole world, she realizes that there may be something more out there for her than what she always expected would happen; nothing. For a human, Addy seems to adjust to the situation really well. She is a true friend and isn’t afraid to fall in love, or at least in lust. It’s very amusing seeing her explain her family, neighbors, and culture to Brand and his brother warrior, Ansgar. Let’s face it, Addy and her family’s antics really make this book for me.
Full of hilarious hillbilly hijinks, Demon Hunting in Dixie leaves a reader laughing long after the book is over. This book is a great read and a delight that I don’t mind recommending to anyone looking for a light and fun filled book with a splash of good ole fashion southern “hospitality.”
Notable Scene:
Crap, busted. Time to try a diversionary tactic.
“Mama, you look different. Have you changed salons?”
“What? No, I-“ Bitsy gave her hair a perfunctory pat. Her hand stilled. “What in the world?”
Spinning on her heels, she trotted over to the gold and umber beveled mirror that hung by the door. She stiffened in horror.
“Incoming. Duck,” Addy said.
“What?”
“Cover your ears, Brand.”
“Merciful heavens, my hair,” Bitsy shrieked. “And look, at my makeup! I look like somebody melted a clown. Car-lee saw me like this? Adara Jean Corwin, how could you?”
The Mom-i-nator whirled about. Flames and lightning bolts and promises of retribution shot from her eyes.
“Run,” Addy said. “Run like the wind.”
Demon Hunting Series:
1. Demon Hunting in Dixie
2. Demon Hunting in the Deep South
3. Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar (January 29, 2013)
FTC Advisory: Kensington/Brava graciously provided me with a copy of Demon Hunting in Dixie. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. The only payment received came in the form of hugs and kisses from my little boys.
April 28, 2011
3.5 Stars
A Fiendishly Bookish Review (and one grumpy cat)
Lexi George’s charming Southern paranormal Demon Hunting in Dixie is an exercise in small town life gone gonzo. Ripe and almost to the point of bursting, George populates her mild mannered hamlet of Hannah, Alabama with all-you-can-eat zany characters and a demon infestation in the works. All of this makes for a boisterous paranormal with a strong romantic theme albeit light in conflict.
The sultry romance that springs up between Dalvahni warrior Brand and Addy is the big draw to Demon Hunting. It’s hot, believable and there’s plenty of it. For Southern beauty Adara Jean Corwin, life in a small town means everybody’s nose is in your business. She has a monster Southern mama named Bitsy to keep her in check, a perky floral business, a great BFF and an attitude to boot. What more could she want?
When Addy interrupts a strange scene in the woods that involves a flaming sword named Uriel, a super hottie stepping out of a portal, and wraith-like spectre, all bets are off. After tracking several djegrali to Hannah, Brand and his brother-in-arms Ansgar realize that Hannah is part of a fabled Dalvahni prophecy that foretells the end of time. Their paths and those of the infiltrating demons will converge to some unknown end.
What becomes a simple extermination mission is complicated by the fact that when Adara is marked by a djegrali, her mystery hottie Brand makes it his business to protect her. So begin the shenanigans in Hannah and Lexi George takes it to the limit with her Southern fried cast of characters.
Demon Hunting simmers with romance, and a large part of the book is devoted to it, perhaps too much so. The reader is never able to find out much about the Dalvahni, what set them on their quest, or why the djegrali and morkyn are their enemies. The backstory to Brand, Ansgar, and their entire race is nearly nonexistent, as is any movement of conflict in George’s novel. Some readers might wonder “Where’s the beef?” expecting more than a hilarious romp. Others might simply enjoy a light-hearted romance with a barrel full of laughs.
What shuttles Demon Hunting to the front of the class is its irresistible high jinx. Lexi George pummels readers with shot after shot of hilarious situations. Unforgettable scenes like The Grand Goober escapade, the mad shotgun dash to make a trophy of the god of Gorth-Sildhjort the silver stag, Roadkill Chic, “Whammying the Death Starr”, and my personal fav: the cat fight between Bessie Mae and Shirley over Dwight Farris’ “Johnson” (aka Sugar Scrotum’s lollipop), I nearly cried from laughing at that one.
It is only in the last thirty pages of the book where the real action occurs. When the big demon invasion descends on Hannah, it is simply a sight to be seen. Clad in the bodies of felons recently escaped from a local penitentiary, the djegrali make like hell-on-earth, and the Dalvahni break out the firepower. Little town life never had it so exciting. George does it well, and leaves a few cliffhangers by way of Ansgar and Evie, and the fact that some of Hannah’s residents might actually be djegrali descendants.
Characterization and comedy is clearly George’s forte, and Hannah teems with a plethora of quirky, but genuinely animated characters that will appeal to fans of Mary Janice Davidson, Molly Harper, and Dakota Cassidy who make tickling your funny bone high art.
A Fiendishly Bookish Review (and one grumpy cat)
July 27, 2019
This was silly humor with just the right touch from an author spoofing both her native land and the conventions of paranormal romance, and I certainly enjoyed it! All the characters are larger than life and all the stereotypes you can think of for a small deep-Southern town are wildly exaggerated in tiny Hannah, Alabama just north of the Florida line. And since the sign at the entrance to the town lost its last four letters, how very appropriate that it would be mistaken for the fabled Hannahala by two stern, serious Dalvahni warriors whose sole mission in life is to travel across dimensions vanquishing Djegrali demons and of course appear on this unfamiliar planet Earth as incredibly attractive males who produce instant hormone attacks in our main character Addy and her sidekick Evie.
But wait, there's more. In chapter one Addy is attacked by Djegrali demons and Brand Dalvahni saves her by putting a tiny bit of himself (DNA I think) into her so that from then on she has slightly enhanced powers:
I should warn you about the cover to this edition, though. Addy has light brown hair, and that woman with black hair in the red dress & attitude can only be Lenora, the thrall assigned to refresh Brand after his demon-hunting; when she finds out that Addy has been giving Brand all the sex he needs, she decides to seduce Addy's brother Shep instead, and sure enough, the guy in the background looking rather stupefied couldn't be a Dalvahni warrior--no, it must be Shep after a bit of ravishment.
As you could easily have expected, Brand and Ashgar Dalvahni have been hunting demons for ten thousand years without ever experiencing an emotion only to discover powerful feelings as soon as they meet those two nice Alabama girls, Addy and Evie, and of course they struggle manfully with this new phenomenon in their psyches through the course of the story. Apart from the hot monkey sex, Brand and Addy going at it over and over, both Dalvahnis assign themselves to protect the females from the demons that seem to inhabit quite a few local folks, including a walking corpse who has to be returned to Shep's funeral home...when he's finally buried, we get the best scene in the book as his widow and his mistress sock it out.
Addy's mother, match-maker extreme, is well done but I think she shows up a little too often; her aunt Muddy, of course, has a paranormal side, and it turns out that the thing that's been wrong with the town drunkard for 30 years is that he sees the demons that inhabit Hannah, Alabama so he and Muddy get together for romantic coupling #3. The police and the other townspeople are more one-dimensional (stay in your stereotype, officer!), and the climactic confrontation is off the wall. If you want your parodies to be touched with sarcasm, you won't get it here--this is silly fun!
But wait, there's more. In chapter one Addy is attacked by Djegrali demons and Brand Dalvahni saves her by putting a tiny bit of himself (DNA I think) into her so that from then on she has slightly enhanced powers:
The old Addy had terrible night vision, but the new and improved Addy could pick fly sh*t out of pepper.For the next six days or so, Addy can barely disentangle herself from Brand and tells you excitedly just how everything feels. Her perky dialogue contrasts nicely with the Dalvahni warriors' stilted speech and their tendency to take all those cute Southern expressions literally.
I should warn you about the cover to this edition, though. Addy has light brown hair, and that woman with black hair in the red dress & attitude can only be Lenora, the thrall assigned to refresh Brand after his demon-hunting; when she finds out that Addy has been giving Brand all the sex he needs, she decides to seduce Addy's brother Shep instead, and sure enough, the guy in the background looking rather stupefied couldn't be a Dalvahni warrior--no, it must be Shep after a bit of ravishment.
As you could easily have expected, Brand and Ashgar Dalvahni have been hunting demons for ten thousand years without ever experiencing an emotion only to discover powerful feelings as soon as they meet those two nice Alabama girls, Addy and Evie, and of course they struggle manfully with this new phenomenon in their psyches through the course of the story. Apart from the hot monkey sex, Brand and Addy going at it over and over, both Dalvahnis assign themselves to protect the females from the demons that seem to inhabit quite a few local folks, including a walking corpse who has to be returned to Shep's funeral home...when he's finally buried, we get the best scene in the book as his widow and his mistress sock it out.
Addy's mother, match-maker extreme, is well done but I think she shows up a little too often; her aunt Muddy, of course, has a paranormal side, and it turns out that the thing that's been wrong with the town drunkard for 30 years is that he sees the demons that inhabit Hannah, Alabama so he and Muddy get together for romantic coupling #3. The police and the other townspeople are more one-dimensional (stay in your stereotype, officer!), and the climactic confrontation is off the wall. If you want your parodies to be touched with sarcasm, you won't get it here--this is silly fun!
June 27, 2011
originally posted at http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.c...
She was just trying to retrieve her run away dog; she didn’t intend to run into a demon and a ten thousand year old Dalvahni warrior!
This author writes a paranormal romance novel that is outstanding. She creates Addy, a southern girl that knows all the rules for proper behavior and has a mother that thinks she should get married. Ms. George’s style reads a bit like Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum. Addy is an independent lady who says outrageous things and made me laugh out loud while reading it. There are more synonyms for penis in this book than I have ever seen elsewhere. And when the wife and the mistress have a fight at the funeral of a horny old man, the action is just getting started.
There are two warriors, a lot more demons, and characters with unusual abilities to know when company is coming or seeing demons and fairies. Ms. George makes her warriors godlike in both abilities and looks, and Addy and her friend Evie find themselves loving them and wanting them. Oh, there’s a talking dog, too, as well as a cat fairy.
The action is hot and heavy, both in the bedroom and while fighting demons. The conversations are unforgettable. Addy’s warrior, Brand, always answers questions literally, which is not a good thing when he’s visiting with her mother…
This book grabbed me in the first few pages, and I didn’t want to set it down. There is so much action, so many silly doings, great warrior action and rampant sex. It’s all great fun. I mean, after all, how many times does the lead female character get to give her sworn mortal enemy pimples on her butt?
If you enjoy silly madcap humor and a good love story, this book is for you. I just wish one of these warriors would show up and fall in love with me.
Also, I smell another story coming. Evie’s love interest has gone back to his world and his work and won’t be a weakened patsy like Brand, but he seems to be feeling lonely. I’d love to go visit these characters one more time. Can’t wait.
She was just trying to retrieve her run away dog; she didn’t intend to run into a demon and a ten thousand year old Dalvahni warrior!
This author writes a paranormal romance novel that is outstanding. She creates Addy, a southern girl that knows all the rules for proper behavior and has a mother that thinks she should get married. Ms. George’s style reads a bit like Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum. Addy is an independent lady who says outrageous things and made me laugh out loud while reading it. There are more synonyms for penis in this book than I have ever seen elsewhere. And when the wife and the mistress have a fight at the funeral of a horny old man, the action is just getting started.
There are two warriors, a lot more demons, and characters with unusual abilities to know when company is coming or seeing demons and fairies. Ms. George makes her warriors godlike in both abilities and looks, and Addy and her friend Evie find themselves loving them and wanting them. Oh, there’s a talking dog, too, as well as a cat fairy.
The action is hot and heavy, both in the bedroom and while fighting demons. The conversations are unforgettable. Addy’s warrior, Brand, always answers questions literally, which is not a good thing when he’s visiting with her mother…
This book grabbed me in the first few pages, and I didn’t want to set it down. There is so much action, so many silly doings, great warrior action and rampant sex. It’s all great fun. I mean, after all, how many times does the lead female character get to give her sworn mortal enemy pimples on her butt?
If you enjoy silly madcap humor and a good love story, this book is for you. I just wish one of these warriors would show up and fall in love with me.
Also, I smell another story coming. Evie’s love interest has gone back to his world and his work and won’t be a weakened patsy like Brand, but he seems to be feeling lonely. I’d love to go visit these characters one more time. Can’t wait.
November 4, 2011
In the beginning of the story, you met Addy and her dog Dooley, as they take their nightly run. Her dog breaks loose and runs into a forest that wasn’t there before. She feels like evil is watching her and is attacked by a Djegrali Demon. Then a man appears out of a portal, who brandishes a flaming sword. There are two of the demons and the man, Brand kills one of the creatures. Before the second creature escapes it stabs her with its poisonous claws and she passes out.
She wakes in her house with the mysterious man Brand beside her, who tells her he’s a Dalvahni warrior, who’s lived over 10,000 years and that he hunts Djegrali demons through the realms. He wants to stay and protect her because when the demon stabbed her, he marked her and will be back to finish her off. To make matters more interesting she asks him how he knew where she lived and he informs her that Dooley told him. At this point, she’s thinking he’s just a gorgeous lunatic. Addy is disbelieving until he calls her dog over and tells her to speak and Dooley obliges by speaking English.
The book has a Southern charm feel to it. Like how Addy lives in one of those small towns in Hannah, Alabama. The kind of town where everyone gossips and everyone knows everyone else’s business. Throughout the book Addy is more terrified of her mama than she is of a demon hunting her. Believe me, when you meet her mama, you’ll be running scared too.
Besides the southern charm, Demon Hunting Dixie has an abundant amount of humor splashed throughout the pages. To put it mildly there are Demons, possessed dead bodies roaming the town, a talking dog, a flying fae kitten with gorgeous wings, a scary mama, magical abilities, and much more.
I don’t normally read this kind of paranormal, but this book kept my attention and was a nice change from my normal paranormal. If you like feisty Southern heroines with quirky sayings, thrown into the supernatural world, without a life preserver, than you’ll like this book.
I did receive this book for Free to give my honest review. This did not affect the rating on the book and my rating/review is strictly my own opinion.
Reviewed by Paranormal Addicts
She wakes in her house with the mysterious man Brand beside her, who tells her he’s a Dalvahni warrior, who’s lived over 10,000 years and that he hunts Djegrali demons through the realms. He wants to stay and protect her because when the demon stabbed her, he marked her and will be back to finish her off. To make matters more interesting she asks him how he knew where she lived and he informs her that Dooley told him. At this point, she’s thinking he’s just a gorgeous lunatic. Addy is disbelieving until he calls her dog over and tells her to speak and Dooley obliges by speaking English.
The book has a Southern charm feel to it. Like how Addy lives in one of those small towns in Hannah, Alabama. The kind of town where everyone gossips and everyone knows everyone else’s business. Throughout the book Addy is more terrified of her mama than she is of a demon hunting her. Believe me, when you meet her mama, you’ll be running scared too.
Besides the southern charm, Demon Hunting Dixie has an abundant amount of humor splashed throughout the pages. To put it mildly there are Demons, possessed dead bodies roaming the town, a talking dog, a flying fae kitten with gorgeous wings, a scary mama, magical abilities, and much more.
I don’t normally read this kind of paranormal, but this book kept my attention and was a nice change from my normal paranormal. If you like feisty Southern heroines with quirky sayings, thrown into the supernatural world, without a life preserver, than you’ll like this book.
I did receive this book for Free to give my honest review. This did not affect the rating on the book and my rating/review is strictly my own opinion.
Reviewed by Paranormal Addicts
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