Amanda M. (tapcat16) reviewed The Last of the Demon Slayers (Accidental Demon Slayers, Bk 4) on + 150 more book reviews
Lizzie is back from Greece with her hunky griffin boyfriend, Dimitri, and the geriatric witch biker gang (not to mention her talking dog Pirate and Pirate's pet adolescent dragon Flappy) with plans to help the witches finally set up a real home at a New Jersey biker bar after years on the run. Of course nothing has ever gone according to Lizzie's plans since the day she turned 30 and inherited her demon slayer powers. Naturally, her birth father shows up in a pillar of fire begging her to help free him from a bad situation with an even badder demon in California. Thus, Lizzie and the gang wind up following fairy trails across the country in an attempt to stop the demon, who just so happens to be out to kill demon slayers too.
I really wanted to love this entry in the series, and at first I was! But then two things happened: first there's the appearance of more demon slayers. I hate that tactic. A lot. Also the new demon slayer, Roxie, is painfully feminine, which isn't a good contrast with Lizzie....who is also very feminine.
Second there's the continuing relationship with Dimitri. I just don't like him, and I don't see what Lizzie sees in him, and I don't think they're a good match. It's not good when you keep rooting for the main couple to break up, and they just don't.
Thankfully, there's the ever delightful sidekicks to distract from this--Pirate, Flappy, the biker witches, a hippie who runs a commune, Max, Lizzie's biological dad, etc... They are what keeps me reading the series, and they are still strong.
It's interesting how I can't stop reading this series even though I can't seem to make up my mind how much I like it. I've rated entries everywhere from 3 to 5 stars. I think in general the experience of the hilarious side-kicks and minor characters off-sets the annoying main couple enough that I can kinda sorta mostly ignore them. There's also always the hope that they'll break up, which I root for in every book.
Overall, if you've stuck with the series this far, you'll enjoy this entry. It takes the focus off the griffins and puts it back on Lizzie and her biological family. The ever-expanding cast of characters all fit together smoothly and hilariously.
Check out my full review. (Link will be live on August 31, 2011)
I really wanted to love this entry in the series, and at first I was! But then two things happened: first there's the appearance of more demon slayers. I hate that tactic. A lot. Also the new demon slayer, Roxie, is painfully feminine, which isn't a good contrast with Lizzie....who is also very feminine.
Second there's the continuing relationship with Dimitri. I just don't like him, and I don't see what Lizzie sees in him, and I don't think they're a good match. It's not good when you keep rooting for the main couple to break up, and they just don't.
Thankfully, there's the ever delightful sidekicks to distract from this--Pirate, Flappy, the biker witches, a hippie who runs a commune, Max, Lizzie's biological dad, etc... They are what keeps me reading the series, and they are still strong.
It's interesting how I can't stop reading this series even though I can't seem to make up my mind how much I like it. I've rated entries everywhere from 3 to 5 stars. I think in general the experience of the hilarious side-kicks and minor characters off-sets the annoying main couple enough that I can kinda sorta mostly ignore them. There's also always the hope that they'll break up, which I root for in every book.
Overall, if you've stuck with the series this far, you'll enjoy this entry. It takes the focus off the griffins and puts it back on Lizzie and her biological family. The ever-expanding cast of characters all fit together smoothly and hilariously.
Check out my full review. (Link will be live on August 31, 2011)
