Forsaken (The Demon Trappers, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Feb 17, 2011 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-young-adult, subject-pn-witches-warlocks-magic, subject-pn-demons, subject-pn-other-par-creatures, read-2011

4.5/5 I have been on a reading slump so it was good to finally read something that hopefully will keep me out of it. I love Demon stories almost as much as vampires so this story really caught my attention. The story line is very intriguing and has so much potential so I can't wait to see what happens next. I have seen a few people complain about the female lead but I think she is classic example of a 17 year old girl that has been through what she has. I can't wait to see her mature through out ...more

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Dec 31, 2010 Melissa-The Book Addict rated it it was amazing

I don't know why it took so long for me to start this book. I have heard nothing but good things about it. Mrs. Oliver has come up with a main character that has wormed her way into my heart. Riley was awesome! She showed determination, spunk, strength, and had a kick-ass attitude that make me say. "I am in love!" more than once. Her sarcasm, whit, and snark had me giggling at times. As soon as I flipped the last page of this book I dove into the next. I wanted so badly to know what happened nex ...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Samantha rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: meh, 2012, ya

2.5-stars- I can see some potential for this series, but this introduction to Riley's world of demon trapping was definitely lacking in some areas. A lot of the conflict between Riley and Beck is so ridiculously manufactured that it made me cringe. This series actually reminded me a lot of Rachel Vincent's Shifters series, especially in regard to the immaturity of our heroine. I'll read the next to see if it gets any better, but any worse and it'll be good riddance to this series. ...more

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